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Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) said urgent action had to be taken to give the stocks a chance to recover and ensure the long-term sustainability of East Coast fisheries. The decision is not sitting well with the fishing community.

Elliot Page has let fans of The Umbrella Academy know about a key development in the Netflix show's upcoming third season: His character will come out as transgender.

Sanjay Malaviya, a Canadian healthcare technology entrepreneur, is giving $1.2 million to support Team Canada athletes, meaning 130 Olympians and 53 Paralympians who won medals in at their respective Tokyo and Beijing Games will receive $5,000 each.

The sun has been alive with a flurry of activity over the past few days and that means that there's the increased chance we may see the northern lights Wednesday night.

A recent royal tour intensified a spotlight on Britain's colonial history, renewing questions about how much longer a double-digit list of Commonwealth countries — including Canada — will have a monarch as their head of state.

A Florida man will stand trial in Minnesota this summer on human smuggling charges following his January arrest after authorities just across the Canadian border found four migrants who had frozen to death during a blizzard, according to federal court documents filed Wednesday.

Bruce Wills is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech, his family announced Wednesday.

The People’s Alliance of New Brunswick is no more.

The People’s Alliance of New Brunswick is no more.

The World Health Organization has released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out three possible scenarios for how the pandemic will evolve this year.

Emil Grimsson, the founder of Arctic Trucks International, said it was a "mistake" to think the party heading south could rely on ice thickness data gathered just days before. He also said they never suspected such rapid change.

A new documentary from Toronto-based director Jennifer Baichwal will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Organizers say the non-fiction slate will launch with Into the Weeds, about a former groundskeeper who took on a multinational agrochemical corporation after his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The RCMP has introduced training and policies to rid its ranks of bias, but without tracking allegations it’s hard to know if it’s actually working, according to a new report from the national police force’s watchdog.

Northwestern Ontario’s beleaguered remote tourism operators say they're hoping for a good season after two years of economic devastation brought on by border closures. But many are also hampered by rising costs, delayed provincial recovery funding and vaccine requirements that U.S. customers may be unwilling to follow.

Many of the Indigenous delegates meeting the Pope this week finished a private tour of the Vatican Museums yesterday disappointed, but the leader of the Inuit delegation says he was told the Vatican is open to returning precious cultural belongings it has in its possession.

After a gunman set ablaze a home in Wentworth, N.S., during the April 2020 mass shooting, neighbours called for help and feared the worst. But even after a man’s body was discovered nearby, it took hours for RCMP to break the news to his wife just down the street.

Ontario is reporting 778 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Wednesday as health experts are cautioning people to keep wearing masks as the province sees a rise in hospital occupancy after further COVID-19 restrictions were pulled in the past few weeks.

Ontario is reporting 778 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Wednesday as health experts are cautioning people to keep wearing masks as the province sees a rise in hospital occupancy after further COVID-19 restrictions were pulled in the past few weeks.

Canada's former top military commander has pleaded guilty to a single charge of obstruction of justice in the highest profile case in the crisis of sexual misconduct that has shaken the Defence Department to its foundations.

Canada's former top military commander has pleaded guilty to a single charge of obstruction of justice — the latest episode in a sexual misconduct crisis that has shaken the Department of National Defence to its foundations.

A Canadian retail chain that made its name by selling things for a dollar is raising some of its prices to $5.

While school divisions across Alberta try to manage with a shortage of bus drivers, a transportation company in the province's north has been able to avoid the problem.

What started as a massive landslide triggered a tsunami, which in turn sent a vast torrent of water or "outburst flood" down a valley, leaving the landscape devastated in its wake.

A Durham, Ont., police officer is facing disciplinary charges after posting a video online earlier this year expressing support for the so-called Freedom Convoy while in uniform.

Ali Kharsa says seeing the war in Ukraine has brought his memories of fleeing Syria back to the forefront.

The prime minister is meeting the Williams Lake First Nation on Wednesday to discuss recent findings at a nearby residential school site and the role of the Canadian government in reconciliation.

The prime minister is meeting the Williams Lake First Nation on Wednesday to discuss recent findings at a nearby residential school site and the role of the Canadian government in reconciliation.

The popular tourist destination was turned into a healing camp in November for those who are homeless and struggling with addiction. Many of the guests CBC News spoke with, described it as life changing. But that might all come to an end on April 7, when the healing camp is scheduled to close. 

The Financial Consumer Affairs Authority is investigating the Epic Alliance group of companies in Saskatoon after millions went missing after its collapse.

Officials with soccer organizations in Thunder Bay say programs can’t accommodate all the kids who want to play today, and that’s only going to get tighter in the future.

Soccer programs in Thunder Bay, Ont., can’t accommodate all the kids who want to play, something expected to get worse in the future, owing to the popularity of Canada's national teams.

Premier Doug Ford's government will on Wednesday unveil the first phase of its plan to deal with the skyrocketing cost of buying a home in Ontario, CBC News has learned.

The community will be able to gather in person for the first time in two years, something that hasn't been possible due to COVID-19. The arrival of the holy month of Ramadan also coincides with the completion of a massive expansion to Charlottetown's mosque, which nearly doubles its capacity. 

The government has tabled a bill that, in part, takes aim at delays within planning at the municipal level, suggesting the approval process in place slows down home construction and drives up prices.

Premier Doug Ford's government is unveiling the first phase of its plan to deal with the skyrocketing cost of buying a home in Ontario.

P.E.I. workers have for years had the lowest pay in the country, and the construction industry is one of the larger contributors to that low-pay problem.

The community will be able to gather in person for the first time in two years, something that hasn't been possible due to COVID-19. The arrival of the holy month of Ramadan also coincides with the completion of a massive expansion to Charlottetown's mosque, which nearly doubles its capacity. 

The government has known for more than a month that there was more data stolen in an unprecedented 2021 cyberattack than they had made public.

Most in-person visits to inmates have been on hold since the beginning of the pandemic, more than two years ago. Inmates and their families say they are suffering, while Correctional Service Canada says it is prioritizing health and safety.

After the New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto in 2015, astronomers were surprised by several discoveries, including the possibility of ice volcanoes. Now, new evidence has found supporting evidence of these enigmatic features.

The Ontario government has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on the province’s nearly four-year fight to keep Premier Doug Ford’s mandate letters to his cabinet ministers secret.

A federal official blocked a request by a survivor's organization seeking access to a key register in a search for 100-year-old records they hope could identify four children who died at the Shingwauk and Wawanosh residential schools in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 

A federal official blocked a request by a survivor's organization seeking access to a key register in a search for 100-year-old records they hope could identify four children who died at the Shingwauk and Wawanosh residential schools in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 

In multiple countries, fourth doses are being explored as a way to ward off waning immunity. So does that mean you should rush out and get another shot if the opportunity arises? Not necessarily.

Addressing unnamed politicians who would say that the current moment — with the war in Ukraine stoking inflation and driving up gas prices — is a bad time for fighting climate change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his audience in Vancouver on Tuesday that “this is no time for excuses.”

Both Russia and Ukraine emerged from the latest round of so-called peace negotiations in Turkey on Tuesday suggesting progress had been made. But Ukrainians are deeply suspicious of any talk of a ceasefire as long as Russian troops remain on their soil.

A London, Ont., woman who handed over thousands of dollars to scammers hopes her story is a cautionary tale that will prevent other newcomers to Canada from being defrauded. 

The UN refugee agency says more than four million people have now fled Ukraine following Russia's invasion, a new milestone in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War.

Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to scale back military operations in those places to help negotiations along, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday.