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Broadcast journalist, host, Emmy winner, prolific war correspondent and iconic face of Canadian news coverage for decades Ann Medina was inducted into CBC's News Hall of Fame on Monday. 

Five of the pipeline opponents arrested at blockades of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C. have pleaded guilty to criminal contempt. They include Skyler Williams, a high-profile leader of the 1492 Land Back movement.

The Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to replace Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay.

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been dropped by his talent agency, and a completed documentary about him has been shelved, in the wake of his recent slew of antisemitic remarks. 

Historic drought devastated Manitoba's agricultural and farming sectors last year only for the pendulum to swing strongly in the other direction this year.

Defence Minister Anita Anand has appointed an external monitor to oversee efforts to address sexual misconduct and harassment at the Department of National Defence.

Uganda has reported nine more Ebola cases in the capital Kampala, bringing the total number of known infections to 14 in the last two days, the health minister says.

Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including Will & Grace and American Horror Story, has died at age 67.

A couple from Kelowna, B.C., who were escorted off their flight from Toronto in August have filed a lawsuit against Swoop Airlines and two of its employees, accusing all three of racial discrimination and defamation.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been summoned to testify at the Emergencies Act inquiry — but his government says he'll be challenging the summons in court.

Two men suspected of being Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei, according to court documents unsealed Monday.

Apple Inc. is raising the price of its digital streaming services in Canada for the first time.

Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia's use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin's talk of a possible "dirty bomb" attack has added another worrying dimension as the war enters its ninth month.

New premier's team has begun to understand that the rest of Alberta is now watching, too.

Canada's premier medical journal says it's eager to address the role it plays in perpetuating anti-Black racism in health care and spark the broader change needed to dismantle structural barriers to equitable care.

The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year, as it lost about two per cent of its population, but scientists warn the animal still faces existential threats and is losing breeding females too fast.

A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin. Another former officer waived his right to a jury trial, setting up an unusual proceeding in which the judge will issue a verdict after lawyers submit written arguments.

Embattled former senator Don Meredith will take on his accuser in court and tells CBC News he is "absolutely not guilty" of sex crimes.

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin resumed his testimony on the third day of his sexual assault trial Monday by attempting to prove that anyone could have entered the complainant's room in 1988.

The lawyer representing Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin in his sexual assault trial wrapped her closing arguments Monday in a Quebec courtroom by arguing that either the assault didn't happen or someone else did it.

The lawyer representing Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin in his sexual assault trial wrapped her closing arguments Monday in a Quebec courtroom by calling for an acquittal.

Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.

A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students and put an extraordinary focus on the boy's home life and the alleged role of his parents in the tragedy.

Four of the Vancouver police officers involved in the death of Myles Gray in 2015 were already under investigation because of an incident that left a man with a broken jaw just six weeks earlier, CBC News has learned.

Rishi Sunak has won the race to be leader of Britain's Conservative Party and will become the nation's next prime minister — the third this year.

A Claude Monet painting was not damaged when climate protesters threw mashed potatoes at the artwork in a German museum on Sunday to protest fossil fuel extraction.

A wax model of King Charles was on the receiving end of a chocolate cake on Monday, the latest demonstration in a string of activism meant to spur climate action.

The people who were living in the apartment that suffered the most damage had just moved out a few days ago.

The people who were living in the apartment that suffered the most damage had just moved out a few days ago.

When jury selection begins in the criminal trial of former U.S. president Donald Trump's company on Monday, prosecutors and the defence will likely be on alert for "stealth" jurors seeking to hide political biases in the hopes of being named to the panel, legal experts told Reuters.

Part of the blueprint to get Rachel Notley back into the premier’s office is to woo progressive conservative voters into leaning a little left. How? The convention offers some clues: Upping the emphasis on the economy and honing in on voters in Calgary.

Diwali is helping first-year international students find a second family in each other as they spend their first big holiday away from home.

The toolkit is a resource to identify and address hate in schools, according to the network, which monitors and reports on the activities of extreme-right groups. All the content is Canadian, and it makes reference to Saskatchewan three times. But the province says it doesn't meet their criteria.

The Manitoba government says it will no longer incarcerate migrants detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), according to information obtained by Radio-Canada/CBC.

The price of home heating oil has reached more than $2.12 per litre in Nova Scotia. This has organizations that work with low-income people worried about what's to come over the winter.

Halucenex Life Sciences Inc. in Windsor, N.S., is in the midst of the province's first clinical trial using the psychoactive substance psilocybin. Researchers hope to demonstrate the efficacy of the drug for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

Port aux Basques U13 hockey players are making "good deeds" a priority this year, whether there's a title on the line or not.

Voters across Ontario will head to the polls Monday as provincewide municipal elections get underway. CBC News tells you what you need to know ahead of the 2022 Ontario municipal elections and how you can track the results.

Nobody wants a recession, but experts say it might be the medicine that's needed to get back to what people normally expect when they're looking for a job, buying a home, or planning their household monthly budget.

Ken O’Leary acquired a bed sore ‘the size of an avocado’ while in an Ontario hospital — contributing to a painful death. He is one of thousands of Canadians who develop the excruciating and potentially deadly sores every year, after being admitted to hospital.

A CBC News analysis reveals the federal civil service grew by more than 35,000 people over the two-year COVID-19 pandemic — a 12 percent increase. Four government departments account for the lion's share of the new jobs.

Voters across Ontario will head to the polls Monday as provincewide municipal elections get underway. CBC News tells you what you need to know ahead of the 2022 Ontario municipal elections and how you can track the results.

Listening to her family's stories of leaving Vietnam seemed disconnected from Tiffanie Tri's life in Canada. But her grandfather's death made Tri realize why it's important to talk to her living ancestors before it's too late.

Elsie Kalu bought a home in April. Since then, she lost her job and her daughter with autism can't attend school or access enough therapy — all because the tenant that came with the Orléans townhome refuses to leave, and Ontario's Landlord Tenant Board is silent on when she can have a hearing to evict them.

Half a dozen homeowners in Ontario and Alberta said they were collectively owed the nearly $65,000 they paid toward solar power installation contracts with Sunwave Inc, a Toronto company that solicited their business through door-to-door sales. Sunwave has since refunded some of those customers.

Half a dozen homeowners in Ontario and Alberta say they’re collectively owed the nearly $65,000 they paid toward solar power installation contracts with Sunwave Inc, a Toronto company that solicited their business through door-to-door sales.

When the Sûreté du Québec solved a killing from 2000, it was the first big success for its revamped cold case squad. In contrast, Montreal's squad seems to have concentrated on more recent cases, leaving victims' families wondering when their turn will come.

Two police officers who wrongfully arrested an Indigenous man and his granddaughter when they tried to open a bank account in Vancouver will not be attending an apology ceremony in Bella Bella, B.C. on Monday.

A long-awaited apology ceremony for an Indigenous man and his granddaughter who were wrongfully handcuffed outside a bank in Vancouver will not be going ahead as planned Monday after the two arresting officers decided not to attend.

Two police officers who wrongfully arrested an Indigenous man and his granddaughter when they tried to open a bank account in Vancouver will not be attending an apology ceremony in Bella Bella, B.C. on Monday.