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A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada's illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario.

A B.C. woman's Instagram account highlights the efforts people go to get photos of cherry blossoms.

Nearly nine months after a devastating fire swept through Lytton, B.C., one couple is rebuilding their house and other structures on their property — but this time they're taking steps to fireproof the buildings.

Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when multiple shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass shooting in five weeks in California's capital city, the city's police chief said.

Police in Sacramento, Calif., say six people are dead and at least nine others have been injured after a shooting downtown.

Police in Sacramento, Calif., say six people are dead and at least 12 others have been injured after a shooting downtown.

Police in Sacramento, Calif., say six people are dead and at least 10 others have been injured after a shooting downtown.

For 58 years, Norman Yakeula kept part of his residential school experience hidden, sharing only pieces at a time to protect himself from feeling the pain of the open wounds that remained.

Alena Neklyudova and her nine-year-old daughter fled Ukraine and now call Cambridge, Ont., home. But the journey was not easy. After leaving their family behind and getting scammed about a home in Montreal, Neklyudova's cry for help on social media was answered by a family of six.

The latest Heritage Minute highlights Canada's history of slavery and the path that led to its eventual demise — a story that "needed to be told," according the head of the organization behind the series.

The royal visit Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, just made to the Caribbean was met with both protests and eager crowds. It also included moments that left questions of whether such trips may need to evolve to appear more relevant and looking to the future, rather than seem as if they are from another era.

It’s time to ask for a raise — the best time, in fact. Rising inflation and employee shortages are giving workers the edge for the first time in decades when it comes to asking for more pay, according to employment agencies and career coaches.

On Wednesday, a little more than a week after the Liberals and New Democrats announced a historic confidence-and-supply agreement, NDP MP Laurel Collins rose in the House of Commons to rip into the government's new climate plan. Could New Democrats be feeling anxious about whether the public sees them as independent?

A raft of video game adaptations on the way could signal a sea change in how studios and audiences see storytelling in video games, as up to now they’ve been effectively cursed. But if video game stories have consistently failed when adapted so far, what’s changed now that might let them succeed?

It’s time to ask for a raise — the best time, in fact. Rising inflation and employee shortages are giving workers the edge for the first time in decades when it comes to asking for more pay, according to employment agencies and career coaches.

Maria Glavine became a first-time mother during the pandemic and took every precaution to keep her daughter, Clare, safe. But as mask mandates are lifted and the vaccine passports eliminated in most provinces, Clare has lost her only defence against the virus.

Vocal citizens and a coalition of disparate opposition parties united behind one leader hope to bring an end to the 12-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his far-right Fidesz party on Sunday.

Conservationists are renewing long-standing calls for a moratorium on Pacific herring fishing after fishermen failed to catch an already-reduced quota for a species prized by Asian markets for its roe.

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association estimates that 30 per cent of Canadian veterinarians and 50 per cent of veterinary technicians are in the advanced stages of burnout.

While war rages in Ukraine, interest in bespoke luxury bomb shelters is rising. But history shows why governments gave up on bunkers long ago.

In a comparison of 17 everyday items, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found prices at Dollar Tree were the same or higher in a price-per-unit analysis than at Dollarama or even Walmart, meaning Canadians may not always be getting the deal they think they are when shopping at popular dollar store chains.

Estelle Harris, who hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on Seinfeld and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, has died. She was 93.

After Canada settled for a single in the ninth end, the Czechs conceded before their final shot in the 10th as they had no chance at a game-tying pair. Gushue followed with an 8-7 win over Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell in the evening draw.

Canada's Brad Gushue defeated Lukas Klima of the Czech Republic 6-4 in Saturday's round-robin opener at the world men's curling championship.