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A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Lawyers for the family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film Rust are suing Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers for wrongful death.

Dozens of charges have now been laid in relation to pandemic mandate protests in Windsor, Ont., that blocked Ambassador Bridge traffic for a week, police said in releasing new figures a day after the prime minister invoked the Emergencies Act.

B.C. will lift most COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., B.C. health officials announced Tuesday.

The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million US settlement in a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 children in first grade and six educators in 2012, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Nearly 70 years after the skeletal remains of two murdered boys were discovered in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, they have finally been identified, thanks to DNA technology.

Pavlopil sits about 15 kilometres north of the city of Mariupol, a key Ukrainian port on the Sea of Azov. The village has seen its share of fighting: in late 2014, fighters from the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic briefly captured the settlement, before a Ukrainian counter-offensive drove them out.

The first 11 protesters to be arrested in connection to the Coutts, Alta., border blockade made their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon on charges that include conspiracy to murder, mischief and possession of a weapon.

The first 11 protesters to be arrested in connection to the Coutts, Alta., border blockade made their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon on charges that include conspiracy to murder, mischief and possession of a weapon.

RCMP have laid charges against a group of protesters arrested in connection with a blockade at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing as the 11 men and women are set to make their first court appearance Tuesday morning.

The first 11 protesters to be arrested in connection to the Coutts, Alta., border blockade made their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon on charges that include conspiracy to murder, mischief and possession of a weapon.

Gaps in Ottawa's cyber defences could leave the government agencies holding vast amounts of data on Canadians and businesses susceptible to state-sponsored hackers from countries like China and Russia, says a new report from Parliament's security and intelligence committee.

While many people are still tiptoeing into a new normal, the Alberta premier has laced up the running shoes and is in a sprint to a post-pandemic world, writes Graham Thomson.

Vaccine mandate protesters began blocking the border crossing in Surrey, B.C. Saturday and local RCMP say arrests were made Monday and the border crossing to the U.S. is now open.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after a shooting at a Scarborough high school where an 18-year-old was killed Monday.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after a shooting at a Scarborough high school where an 18-year-old was killed Monday.

The Keeseekoose First Nation, the FSIN and the Minister of Crown and Indigenous Relations are set to announce findings from ground-penetrating radar surveys at residential school sites in or near Keeseekoose First Nation, near Kamsack, Sask., Tuesday.

The Keeseekoose First Nation, the FSIN and the Minister of Crown and Indigenous Relations are set to announce findings from ground-penetrating radar at residential school sites in or near Keeseekoose First Nation, near Kamsack, Sask., Tuesday.

Ground penetrating radar survey efforts at former residential school sites around Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan found 54 potential gravesites, the community announced Tuesday. 

Peter Sloly has resigned as Ottawa's police chief and will publicly announce his resignation after the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting today, sources tell CBC News.

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, according to a court filing Tuesday.

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, according to a court filing Tuesday.

After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year's awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards.

A number of flags could be seen flying at protests against vaccine mandates across the country the last few weeks, some of which might have been unfamiliar to many Canadians. But for experts who study political movements and extremism, the symbols were easily recognizable.

Cold weather did little to chill out Canada's red-hot housing market in January, with the Canadian Real Estate Association reporting that average house prices have increased by 21 per cent in the past year to $748,450 — the highest on record.

All 2,400 tickets for a controversial protest film screening in Vancouver were quickly sold out in an apparent show of solidarity with Hong Kong residents whose freedom is being chipped away under China's rule.       

Three crew members have been rescued and seven have been found deceased, with a search on to find the rest of the crew, says the Spanish government.

Three crew members have been rescued, with a search on to find the rest of the 22-member crew, says the Spanish government.

Three crew members have been rescued and 10 have been found deceased as of 8 p.m. NT, with a search on to find the rest of the crew, according to the Join Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax.

A B.C. doctor says as more people become infected, more research is needed to understand the impacts of long COVID.

The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced nominees for the 10th annual Canadian Screen Awards on Tuesday, with CBC’s Sort Of nabbing 13 nominations in the TV categories, and Night Raiders and Scarborough tied for 11 each in the film categories.

The house calls are a throwback to another era — "slow medicine," as one doctor calls it.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged the likelihood that U.S. and allied sanctions on Russia in retaliation for an invasion of Ukraine would have significant blowback on the American economy, including possible price hikes and disruption to the nation's energy supply.

Some troops in Russia's military districts adjacent to Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, a move that could de-escalate frictions between Moscow and the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency in a new sign of easing tensions. The statement came after Russia announced it is pulling back some troops from exercises that have raised fears of a potential invasion of Ukraine.

The issue of racism in health care is now on the desks of Nova Scotia's most senior health-care leaders, identified in a report advanced by the former CEO of the health authority and in the briefing book prepared for Health Minister Michelle Thompson.

A son and daughter of two of the men killed aboard the oil rig off the coast of Newfoundland in 1982 recount how their losses altered the course of their lives.

The timing of the bridge blockade in Windsor, Ont., couldn't be more awkward for Canada's economy. It comes at a historic moment for the auto industry, and U.S. lawmakers are looking for reasons to 'Buy American.' Here's what industry and political insiders expect will happen next.

Some blocks, including bus routes, are clear of protest vehicles in Ottawa after a weekend deal. An idea of next steps could come during two city meetings Tuesday.

The expected resignation of Ottawa's police chief has changed the tune of meeting of the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting Tuesday.

The resignation of Ottawa's police chief has changed the tune of meeting of the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting Tuesday, and the federal government says the RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police will now lead the police response to the ongoing protest in the downtown core.

Some blocks are clear of protest vehicles in Ottawa and some potential next steps could be presented during two city meetings Tuesday, including the Ottawa Police Services Board.

Some blocks are clear of protest vehicles in Ottawa and some potential next steps could be presented during an Ottawa Police Services Board meeting Tuesday.

A lawyer says families are being left in the dark about the final report on reinvestigations of the deaths of Indigenous people in northwestern Ontario. The report, which is expected to be released within weeks, will recommend that more deaths be investigated again and a new systemic review be launched.

A lawyer says families are being left in the dark about the final report on reinvestigations of the deaths of Indigenous people in northwestern Ontario. The report, which is expected to be released within weeks, will recommend that more deaths be investigated again and a new systemic review be launched.

In the wake of the Ottawa police chief's resignation, three levels of policing have come together to jointly run the response to the protests, now in their third week, in the capital. 

As I walked into my first job at CBC, I knew my experience of being what we then called a "battered wife" would have been deemed a bias, writes CBC podcast host Anna Maria Tremonti.

We all have that friend whose posts make us shudder or keep scrolling. The pandemic has made it clear that's no longer an option for me, writes Tenille Lafontaine.

For 44-year-old trucker George Dyck, faith led him to protest in Ottawa and faith is what keeps him there.