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South Korea's military says its navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it says violated the sea boundary early Monday.

Elton John fans in Vancouver dressed for the occasion and sang along Saturday as the singer and musician known as 'Rocket Man' performed one last time in Canada as part of a farewell tour set to wrap up globally in mid-2023.

Elton John fans in Vancouver dressed for the occasion and sang along Saturday as the singer and musician known as 'Rocket Man' performed one last time in Canada as part of a farewell tour set to wrap up globally in mid-2023.

Author Salman Rushdie was partially blind and could no longer use one of his hands after he was attacked on stage at a New York literary event in August, his agent said.

Ben Flanagan ran to his third Canadian road race record of the year on Sunday, completing the Valencia Half Marathon in 61 minutes for 18th place, a few strides ahead of Canada's fastest-ever marathoner.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his second consecutive ATP tennis final after beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's final of the ATP 250 European Open in Antwerp, Belgium.

Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was front-runner Sunday in the Conservative Party's race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, as he garnered the public support of over 100 Tory lawmakers to forge ahead of his two main rivals — ousted former prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt.

Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was the front-runner Sunday in the Conservative Party's race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, as he garnered the public support of over 100 Tory lawmakers to forge ahead of his two main rivals — ousted former prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt.

Johnson, who was forced out in July amid ethics scandals, was widely expected to run to replace Liz Truss, who quit last week.

A push by Russian lawmakers to more firmly restrict the public discussion of LGBTQ lives and issues will further isolate a community that faces ongoing peril, advocates say.

In 2003, hoops fans in Newfoundland and Labrador were moments away from seeing a rookie Lebron James make his pro debut. But it was not to be.

In 2003, hoops fans in Newfoundland and Labrador were moments away from seeing a rookie Lebron James make his pro debut. But it was not to be.

Noel Harder, the key witness in the largest organized crime bust in Saskatchewan history, has died.

The key witness in the largest organized crime bust in Saskatchewan history has died.

Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning and quickly moved inland.

Hurricane Roslyn is expected to deliver a treacherous storm surge to parts of Mexico Sunday after plowing over the Pacific as a powerful Category 4 storm just offshore from the resort of Puerto Vallarta.

President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tradition and promoted allies who support his vision of tighter control over society and the struggling economy.

Thousands of Canadians are calling on the federal government to lift a recent ban on imports of rescue dogs from countries with a "high risk" of canine rabies — but a representative of a veterinary association says the move was necessary to protect public health.

When a surgeon saw patients stuck waiting for orthopedic surgeries, he designed a better operating room that's publicly funded to do the procedures faster and more efficiently. It's a model other hospitals are interested in copying.

The moment from the Korean War that sticks with retired lieutenant-colonel Brian Simons happened at the beginning of the Battle of Hill 355 — a now largely forgotten struggle in an often overlooked war.

Vurjeet Madan was born in Saskatchewan, currently lives in Toronto and has family in India. While she loves the cities that she made her home in, she often misses what she has left behind — and wonders what it means to be “at home.”

The moment from the Korean War that sticks with retired lieutenant-colonel Brian Simons happened at the beginning of the Battle of Hill 355 — a now largely forgotten struggle in an often overlooked war.

Destiny Klym is the first Saskatchewan and Indigenous woman to compete in a Nascar-sanctioned race. What draws her most to the sport isn’t the thrill of the race or the trophies; it's the time she gets to spend with her father.

Stéphane Boudreau and Catherine Audet answered the call when a group of canoeists were tossed into frigid water by a sudden swell but their boat was beaten against a cliff during the rescue and they were left with a hefty repair bill.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

A five-year study by LinkedIn on nearly 20 million of its users raises ethical red flags since some unknowing participants in the social experiment likely had job opportunities curtailed, experts in data privacy and human resources suggest.  

Independent theatre owners say they can't show the films they want until the larger chains like Cineplex Entertainment and Landmark Cinemas are done with them, which the indies say is taking longer than ever and hurting their business.

A five-year study by LinkedIn on nearly 20 million of its users raises ethical red flags since some unknowing participants in the social experiment likely had job opportunities curtailed, experts in data privacy and human resources suggest.  

Square, a financial technology company that sell mobile payment devices, found Canadians are sitting on more than $33 million worth of unspent gift cards through its platform alone.

The moment from the Korean War that sticks with retired lieutenant-colonel Brian Simons happened at the beginning of the Battle of Hill 355 — a now largely forgotten struggle in an often overlooked war.

Premier Danielle Smith tried to rally party members who have just come through a year of division marked by a leadership review followed by the resignation of former leader and premier Jason Kenney.