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Cinthia Alaralak imagines her late father, John Illupalik, was longing for home when he painted a team of sled dogs resting beside two igloos, with an inukshuk on a mountain in the distance.

For the first time in three years, Swimming Canada is holding a full national trials featuring more than 500 swimmers from 131 clubs across Canada. It starts Tuesday at the Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, B.C.

Mi'kmaq children in the small community of Indian Island First Nation, N.B., were taught valuable lessons about the traditional uses of tobacco, one of the four sacred medicines, in a workshop on Monday.

Ontario’s police watchdog has closed its investigation of an interaction between a police horse and a woman during the convoy protest in Ottawa because her injury was not serious enough to fall under the organization’s jurisdiction.

Ontario’s police watchdog has closed its investigation of an interaction between a police horse and a woman during the convoy protest in Ottawa because her injury was not serious enough to fall under the organization’s jurisdiction.

John Zaritsky, the Academy Award-winning documentarian, has died at the age of 79.

Dozens of hungry sea lions have taken over a fish farm off the coast of Vancouver Island, feasting on untold numbers of farmed Atlantic salmon as staff struggle to kick them out.

Two Republican U.S. Senators announced Monday night they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic elevation to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden's nominee a burst of bipartisan support and all but assuring she'll become the first Black female justice.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden's nominee is still on track to be confirmed this week as the first Black woman on the high court. 

The federal government is planning to update its policy on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for its employees on Wednesday.

A Hamilton man says a scammer used his address and a picture of his home to falsely advertise a basement for rent. One woman even knocked on his door to say she paid first and last month's rent, and now "might end up living on the street." Experts offer advice on how to avoid getting scammed.

A Hamilton man says a scammer used his address and a picture of his home to falsely advertise a basement for rent. One woman even knocked on his door to say she paid first and last month's rent, and now "might end up living on the street." Experts offer advice on how to avoid getting scammed.

Sacramento police announced an arrest Monday connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California's capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives. 

Sacramento police announced an arrest Monday connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California's capital city on Sunday. 

Many in northwestern Ontario are still processing last week's events in Rome, including an apology from Pope Francis for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church relating to Canada's residential school system.

The Ontario government is investing in and fast tracking five electricity transmission infrastructure projects for the southwestern region that are meant to fuel the auto and agricultural industries in the Windsor-Essex area. 

B.C. Premier John Horgan has tested positive for COVID-19.

Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest said Monday a government led by him would spend much more money on Canada's armed forces and promised cash to buy new equipment and establish two new military bases in the Arctic.

Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, is leaving her position, less than a year after receiving a two-year contract extension.

The federal and Ontario governments are investing up to $259 million each in the General Motors plant in Oshawa plant and its CAMI facility in Ingersoll including for electric-vehicle production, they announced Monday.

The Hungarian government said the referendum was a vote on child protection laws, but critics say the questions amounted to discrimination against the LGBTQ community, and an attempt to whip up fear over what children are taught in school and exposed to in media. 

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reveals "a litany of broken climate promises" by governments and corporations, accusing them of stoking global warming by clinging to harmful fossil fuels.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reveals "a litany of broken climate promises" by governments and corporations, accusing them of stoking global warming by clinging to harmful fossil fuels.

"The mosque is not only a place to pray. It's a place to socialize, to talk to other Muslims," says Abdoul Karim Diakite.

Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter Inc. on Monday, prompting a massive run up in shares of the company that he is now the largest owner of.

Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter Inc. on Monday, prompting a massive run-up in shares of the company of which he is now the largest owner.

Métis and Inuit leaders, who met the Pope at the Vatican last week, return home with a lot of work ahead to move reconciliation and justice forward with the Roman Catholic Church, especially in preparation for a papal visit to Canada that could happen as early as July.

Métis and Inuit leaders, who met the Pope at the Vatican last week, return home with a lot of work ahead to move reconciliation and justice forward with the Roman Catholic Church — especially in preparation for an upcoming papal visit to Canada.

The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government's sanctions enforcement initiative to 'seize and freeze' giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites.

China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from around the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 from the military, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading outbreak in its largest city under its zero-COVID strategy.

After a tumultuous year of poor crop yields and loss of income following weeks of dry conditions, Saskatchewan farmers and agricultural associations say pandemic-induced inflation, fertilizer and supply shortages are making their input costs double and triple. 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing legislation to temporarily reduce gasoline and fuel taxes.

Retired doctor, Canio Polosa of London, Ont., started running at 60 but had to give it up at 80. Miraculously, Polosa rebounded in his 90s and is now breaking Canadian records. On Saturday he captured three more running bests.

A group of British hikers has captured footage of a rare Canadian tank built during the Second World War and left abandoned in an English field. 

As the Bay du Nord offshore drilling project awaits approval from Ottawa, the provincial government continues to suggest that Newfoundland's oil is a climate-friendly alternative to crude from elsewhere in the world.

The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) promoted a senior officer who’s the subject of a criminal investigation, according to sources. The service in northern Ontario also is at the centre of human rights complaints and external investigations, while the 2022 process for promotions has faced union opposition.

Since CBC News first reported the story in January, people around the world assigned to one Canadian immigration officer are finally seeing movement on their once dormant permanent residency applications. Some have even moved to Canada in the past few weeks.

The province’s legal iGaming market has officially opened. Ontario is the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling.

Since CBC News first reported the story in January, people around the world assigned to one Canadian immigration officer are finally seeing movement on their once dormant permanent residency applications. Some have even moved to Canada in the past few weeks.

While Latin artists and their music have made their way to the top of the charts over the years, many based in Canada say so much more can be done to promote their music at home.

While Latin artists and their music have made their way to the top of the charts over the years, many based in Canada say so much more can be done to promote their music at home.

More than 150 Russian journalists have left the country since a new "false information" law was passed at the beginning of March. And last week, one of Russia's last-remaining independent news outlets decided to join the other newsrooms who have stopped operating because of the restrictions on what they can publish.

I found the whole process deeply troubling, from the questions on the citizenship test that disingenuously framed Canada's history, to having to swear allegiance to the Queen, writes Callum Wratten.

Compelling car makers to sell a specific percentage of EVs has been proven to work not just in places like California but right here in Canada. Despite evident reluctance by manufacturers to make the shift to electric, this could be the turning point.

Toronto-based private investigator Tom Klatt wants to warn Canadian travellers about how hard it is to hold others accountable for injuries sustained on vacation abroad after his decade-long legal battle with a Sandals resort.

Toronto-based private investigator Tom Klatt wants to warn Canadian travellers about how hard it is to hold others accountable for injuries sustained on vacation abroad after his decade-long legal battle with a Sandals resort.

It's advertised as a safe and reliable way to move money, but an Ontario couple says the $10,000 wire transfer they sent their adult son in Alberta was deposited into the wrong account, and then disappeared. An expert says Canada's wire transfer system is flawed and prone to errors.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government will introduce legislation on Monday to cut gasoline and fuel taxes, CBC News has learned.