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Solicitor General Sylvia Jones has requested that the Ontario Civilian Police Commission investigate Thunder Bay police Chief Sylvie Hauth and Deputy Chief Ryan Hughes, along with the administration of the service.

A prosecutor in Mexico said Tuesday the killing of two Canadians at a Caribbean coast resort last week was motivated by debts between international gangs apparently dedicated to drug and weapons trafficking.

Restaurants will once again be allowed to reopen at half capacity as of Monday, and very small, private, indoor gatherings will also be permitted.

Quebec Premier François Legault provides an update on COVID-19 in the province, alongside Health Minister Christian Dubé and the province's interim public health director, Dr. Luc Boileau.

Hassan Diab's supporters are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject any further attempts by France to extradite him to stand trial — and to push French prosecutors to drop all terrorism charges against the Ottawa academic.

The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected from industry to pay for it, but critics immediately called it a massive underestimate.

Letters from top Ontario officials to Windsor's acting medical officer of health scold him for sending now-rescinded written directives to businesses to halt the arrival of temporary foreign workers, CBC News has learned. 

Late Monday, Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young posted an open letter to his personal website, demanding that music streamer Spotify remove his music from its service. 

The identity of a man whose remains were found in Banff National Park more than 23 years ago continues to elude police despite a treasure trove of found items, including an address.

Calgary’s lone Liberal MP says he has paid a fine after a doorbell camera captured him removing an opponent’s campaign flyer and replacing it with one of his own on the eve of the federal election.

A publication ban is now in effect on one of the most high-profile military sexual assault cases that's before a civilian criminal court. Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military's former head of human relations, was charged in Dec. 2021 with sexual assault and committing indecent acts. Edmundson has denied any wrongdoing.

Pfizer and BioNTech said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has eluded some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen.

A man who spent five years on the run from police after shooting a man to death in Nova Scotia has been released on day parole. Steven Douglas Skinner has been released after serving two years of a six-year sentence

Chief and council from the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) plan to release the preliminary geophysical results from the first phase of the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School investigation Tuesday afternoon.

A geophysical survey of a small segment of the land surrounding a former residential school in B.C.'s Central Interior has identified 93 sites that "display characteristics indicative of potential human burials," representatives of the Williams Lake First Nation announced on Tuesday.

A survey of a small segment of the land surrounding a former B.C. residential school has identified 93 sites of "potential human burials," according to representatives of a nearby First Nation.

While the NHL won’t be participating at the Olympics, it doesn’t mean Canada won’t be icing a medal-contending men's hockey squad. The team, which will be announced this morning at 11 a.m. ET in a press conference carried live on CBCSports.ca, is expected to feature a mix of championship-winning veterans and talented youngsters.

Twelve years after winning Olympic hockey gold in Vancouver, forward Eric Staal returns to lead a group of Canadian men into the Beijing tournament that begins Feb. 9.

An Amber Alert has been issued for missing six-year-old Kenton Murphy of Miramichi, N.B.

An Amber Alert has been issued for missing six-year-old Kenton Murphy of Miramichi, N.B.

Six-year-old Kenton Murphy, the subject of an Amber Alert issued Tuesday, was found safe, police say.

Quebec is easing more pandemic restrictions as of Jan. 31. Premier François Legault said after seeing the light at the end of the tunnel last week, he believes the province is now coming out the other end of the tunnel.

The mother of a seven-year-old girl allegedly abducted by her anti-vaccine father more than two months ago is urging Saskatchewan RCMP to issue an Amber Alert. But police say the case doesn't meet the standard.

London police said Tuesday they are now investigating parties during lockdown at Downing Street.

A new social media campaign is targeting shoppers in Massachusetts, warning them of rising prices and empty shelves as long as potatoes from Prince Edward Island are blocked from the United States. 

The number of shootings in the Halifax region skyrocketed last year, but the reasons for the escalating gun violence aren't clear and some say the repercussions are complex and far-reaching.

Proponents of a new approach to payroll called “early wage access” say time’s up for the traditional model of getting paid once every two weeks.

Two Indigenous community members are praising the way a Kitchener, Ont., church went about changing the name of its summer camp in Waterloo as a good example of reconciliation.

A quarter-point rate hike seems like it would make such little difference. But signs of alarm in the world of finance shows why Jerome Powell and Tiff Macklem have been so reluctant to pull the trigger.

The James Webb Space Telescope arrived safely at its new home on Monday, 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. Canadian astronomers are now waiting to look back in time to when our universe was in its infancy — and to unravel the secrets of our existence.

Greenview Aviaries Park and Zoo in Chatham-Kent in Ontario is up for sale for $4.5 million. While one of the owners says only serious offers will be considered, animal activists say better laws about the sale of exotic animals are needed.

Have you been wondering how Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill works? Or when it will be available? We asked health experts those questions and more.

After years of claims that sexual predators and harassers have been allowed to serve in the RCMP with few consequences, the federal government is promising to review how the police service disciplines its members.

After a month which saw nearly 2,000 Canadians die of COVID-19, the fiercest political debate going on at the federal level concerns the state of the nation's store shelves.

It took five sets, but Canadian Denis Shapovalov's impressive run at the Australian Open is over. Spain's Rafael Nadal outlasted the left-hander from Richmond Hill, Ont., winning a marathon five-set quarter-final match (6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3) at Rod Laver Stadium on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

It took five sets, but Canadian Denis Shapovalov's impressive run at the Australian Open is over. Spain's Rafael Nadal outlasted the left-hander from Richmond Hill, Ont., winning a marathon five-set quarter-final match (6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3) at Rod Laver Stadium on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

It took five sets, but Canadian Denis Shapovalov's impressive run at the Australian Open is over. Spain's Rafael Nadal outlasted the left-hander from Richmond Hill, Ont., winning a marathon five-set quarter-final match (6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3) at Rod Laver Stadium on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

U.S. President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic uttering a vulgarity about Fox News reporter at a White House event on Monday after the journalist shouted a question about the impact of rising inflation on this year's congressional elections.

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to an average seven-month decline in national life expectancy, the largest decrease recorded since 1921, according to Statistics Canada.

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander who was dismissed from his job as the head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault.

Britain's Boris Johnson was fighting to keep his job Monday after his office said his birthday in 2020 was marked by a gathering in 10 Downing Street, adding fuel to an investigation into government parties during COVID-19 lockdowns.