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Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday the federal government has officially denied a request to allow Rogers wholesale access to Shaw's wireless frequencies, but laid out conditions for a revamped proposal.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the federal government has officially denied a request to allow Rogers wholesale access to Shaw's wireless frequencies.

The decision won’t put an end to racial profiling overnight, Judge Michel Yergeau wrote in his ruling, but the court is giving the province six months to adjust laws so police can no longer pull people over without a reason such as a traffic infraction.

Antarctica's emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said, as it gave the bird new protections under its Endangered Species Act.

Government House Leader Mark Holland made an emotional plea for more compassion in politics Tuesday.

A well-known Haitian journalist survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday that left his car riddled with bullets in the capital of Port-au-Prince, officials said.

A $40-billion dollar First Nations child welfare agreement called “historic” by the federal government is on the verge of falling apart.

A $40-billion dollar First Nations child welfare agreement called “historic” by the federal government is on the verge of falling apart.

Hockey Canada says it will not collect a participant assessment fee for the upcoming season. The fee is typically $3 per player.

A partial solar eclipse, visible in Central Europe, Northeast Africa and the Middle East occurred briefly on Tuesday.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet delivered a provocative speech Tuesday condemning the monarchy as a "racist," "archaic," "almost archeological" and "humiliating" institution that should be scrapped.

More than 29,000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014, with 5,000 deaths in the last two years, the International Organization for Migration said in a report Tuesday.

The Liberals are now moving to get ahead of a recession — at least rhetorically. They may be trying to correct for how flat-footed they seemed this spring when global inflation refused to abate. Now they might be wishing they'd moved faster on EI reform.

Of the dozens of school board candidates running against gender inclusivity, only around 10 appeared set to win their campaigns, and most were incumbents whose social conservative views were already well-known to voters beforehand. 

Serena Williams on Monday said she has not retired from tennis and the chances of her returning are "very high" after she previously indicated she would step away from the sport after last month's U.S. Open.

With the new Nov. 1 deadline a week away, more providers are opting into the $10-a-day child-care program, following a series of tweaks and a deadline extension from the Ontario government.

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its claim that Ukraine plans to use a radioactive "dirty bomb"— an allegation Western allies dismissed as patently absurd and Ukraine said could be pretext for Russia's own alleged plans to detonate such a weapon.

At least two Canadian women have left a detention camp in Syria and will be arriving in Canada Wednesday morning, CBC News has learned.

Three Canadian women have left a detention camp in Syria holding ISIS fighters and their family members, CBC News has learned. 

Roach, who hails from Nova Scotia and now calls Toronto home, earned her spot in the tournament of champions this spring, when she won 23 consecutive games in the regular season.

High-ranking Vancouver police officers and board members came bearing gifts for what was set to be an apology feast in the Heiltsuk community of Bella Bella. But the gifts and apology were rejected after the two constables who handcuffed a Heiltsuk man and his granddaughter outside a Vancouver bank in 2019 failed to attend.

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington.

Reducing developer charges, allowing more units on one residential lot, and pursuing rent-to-own programs are among a host of measures Ontario announced Tuesday aimed at tackling the housing crisis.

As the number of Filipino and Tagalog speakers in Alberta grows, a basketball league in Grande Prairie is one place where these languages are being embraced.

A new social media campaign is asking customers not to buy into the sexy nurse costume and stereotype, saying it hurts the perception of the widely female-dominated profession.

Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman Gregory Lick is criticizing the military's treatment of ill and injured reservists and Canadian Rangers, saying the organization is failing to address long-standing gaps for Canada's part-time soldiers.

The wine is called Olivia the Brave, produced in memory of Charlie Baessler's Manitoba niece, whose young life was cut short by a congenital illness. 

Gap and Adidas have ended partnerships with Ye, the latest companies to cut ties with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, over his offensive and antisemitic remarks.

Adidas has ended its partnership with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportswear company said would hit its bottom line.

Israeli forces raided a stronghold of an armed group in the occupied West Bank's second-largest city, blowing up an explosives lab and engaging in a firefight, the military said Tuesday. Five Palestinians were killed and 20 were wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

Instead of using air cargo, an Alberta company is "hacking international shipping" by hiring airline passengers to transport items in their checked baggage.

Police have recommended charges against a British Columbia man accused of mounting a vitriolic online campaign — including death threats — against a prominent CNN anchor and staff at the station's New York headquarters.

Rishi Sunak was installed as Britain's third prime minister of the year by King Charles on Tuesday, and will next appoint a cabinet that will have to wrestle with the U.K.'s economic and political crises.

A Winnipeg physician says his emergency department is reaching its breaking point and, for the first time, he's thought of quitting. 

A Winnipeg physician says his emergency department is reaching its breaking point and, for the first time, he's thought of quitting. 

From babyhood to adulthood, Fran Henderson's differences made life challenging and frustrating. A diagnosis that she was on the autism spectrum allowed her to accept herself and celebrate her strengths.

The City of Toronto's current response to homeless encampments is not only inadequate but is also causing further harm to the unhoused people who are most affected, a new report says.

The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales continued to decline in 2021, according to the latest estimate. But the report suggested the decline is slowing, noting no right whale deaths have been reported in Canadian waters in three years.

Today on Front Burner, CBC’s Susan Ormiston reports on what's at stake for the Amazon in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election, and why climate activists say the rainforest won’t survive another Jair Bolsonaro term.

Keith Fitzpatrick says while mental health and addiction services in Labrador West have improved in recent years, much remains to be done to ensure people have good access to care.

Financial crises are hard to define, but central banks know them when they see them and must be ready to act. Massive unemployment, bank failures, a run on bonds, the collapse of pension funds, a severe collapse in real estate can all be the result.

Ottawa is finally moving on a nearly year-old court recommendation to review 11 cases of student-on-student abuse from one of the most notorious residential schools, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says.

When hundreds of thousands of vehicle owners are plugging in, we'll have to learn how — and when — to use power better.

While the vast majority of school-aged Canadians attend public schools, home-schooling saw its enrolment more than double in the first year of the pandemic.

While the vast majority of school-aged Canadians attend public schools, home-schooling saw its enrolment more than double in the first year of the pandemic.

86 year-old Candida Macarine was found dead \on the floor of her room in the ER at Montreal's Lakeshore General Hospital a year and a half ago. Her family says a coroners investigation 'inexplicably failed' to examine the case in a thorough manner, and now they're asking the coroner to reopen the file.

A team of astronomers has been awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering, which includes a $250,000 grant.

Chris O'Neill of Stittsville, Ont., says he lost his job last week because of a 33-year-old conviction for possession of cannabis — the only criminal conviction he's ever had. And he tells CBC News he's getting no help at all from the federal government's process for suspending criminal records for marijuana use.

Ryley Bauman, 16, who was arrested at a St. Albert playground earlier this month, is struggling to cope following his encounter with police, the boy’s parents say.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she is cancelling a health consulting agreement involving the World Economic Forum — an agency at the centre of global domination conspiracy theories — because she won't work with a group that talks about controlling governments.