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Canadian speed skaters Steven Dubois and Pascal Dion captured gold on home ice on Sunday at the season-opening short track World Cup stop in Montreal.

A regulator’s investigation into an explosion at a Vancouver Island military base last year has found that contractors working near a live natural gas line misunderstood the risk of a blast.

There are many reasons why you might leave your job. You could be bored, not feeling challenged, or perhaps working for a company that no longer aligns with your values. If you quit your job, or are strongly considering it, what was the last straw?

Manitoba bird experts are warning the public to think twice about feeding bread to wild birds, after two mallards were seen at Winnipeg’s St. Vital Park with signs of “angel wing” — a syndrome that affects aquatic birds like ducks and geese and can permanently deform their wings.

Manitoba bird experts are warning the public to think twice about feeding bread to wild birds, after two mallards were seen at Winnipeg’s St. Vital Park with signs of “angel wing” — a syndrome that affects aquatic birds like ducks and geese and can permanently deform their wings.

Children were among those killed when a suspension bridge collapsed into a river in India's western Gujarat state, leaving dozens of survivors clinging to cables while awaiting rescue.

At least 60 people are dead and rescuers are scrambling to save dozens of survivors clinging to cables, after a suspension bridge in India's western Gujarat state collapsed into a river.

Paul Pelosi is recovering in hospital after surgery for a skull fracture and arm injuries after an intruder broke into the U.S. Speaker's California home and attacked her husband with a hammer.

Paul Pelosi is recovering in hospital after surgery for a skull fracture and arm injuries after an intruder broke into the U.S. Speaker's California home and attacked her husband with a hammer.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday for his third consecutive ATP Tour title. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov fell short of winning his first title of the year, losing to Daniil Medvedev in Vienna.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday for his third consecutive ATP Tour title. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov fell short of winning his first title of the year, losing to Daniil Medvedev in Vienna.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday for his third consecutive ATP Tour title. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov fell short of winning his first title of the year, losing to Daniil Medvedev in Vienna.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says he doesn't have concerns about the independence of the bank, as it faces political pressure and criticism concerning the rising cost of living.

The Ontario government will table legislation Monday to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

The Ontario government will table legislation Monday to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

The Ontario government will table legislation Monday to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

The Ontario government tabled legislation Monday to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

The union representing about 55,000 Ontario education workers has given five days' notice of a potential provincewide strike.

The Ontario government and education workers are set to return to the bargaining table Sunday afternoon as pressure ratchets up for both sides to reach a deal that would prevent a provincewide strike by the end of the week.

“This place needs to be more human,” Government House leader Mark Holland told the House of Commons on Tuesday. In a narrow sense, Holland was making a case for continuing the hybrid Parliament. But maybe everything about our politics could stand to be more human.

More than half of people in British Columbia responding to a 2021 Statistics Canada survey said they have no religious affiliation. That number is the highest in the country by far.

More than half of people in British Columbia responding to a 2021 Statistics Canada survey said they have no religious affiliation. That number is the highest in the country by far.

“This place needs to be more human,” Government House leader Mark Holland told the House of Commons on Tuesday. In a narrow sense, Holland was making a case for continuing the hybrid Parliament. But maybe everything about our politics could stand to be more human.

Brazilians began voting Sunday morning in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past.

Brazilians began voting Sunday morning in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past.

Brazilians were voting Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past.

Brazilians were voting Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past.

Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.

Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.

Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of at least 151 people, mostly in their teens and 20s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.

Millions of Canadians are without a family doctor. While they look for a primary care provider, physicians have some tips on how to help people manage their health.

Dozens of new mayors recently elected in municipal races across the country previously served as MPs or members of provincial legislatures.

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

Increased controversy surrounding The Crown is in many ways a result of timing — both for the monarchy right now and the time period the next season of the Netflix drama focuses on, the 1990s, a decade more viewers will have a living memory of, and a time of considerable scandal for the House of Windsor itself.

Although the #MeToo movement had lasting effects on campuses, workplaces and in the legal realm in the U.S. and Canada, many survivors and activists acknowledge there is still much more work to be done to enact meaningful change.

Two hunters aim to reconcile stereotypes on seal-hunting and provide Inuit in Ottawa with cherished “country food.”

Dozens of new mayors recently elected in municipal races across the country previously served as MPs or members of provincial legislatures.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's Inuit background, her mother tongue of Inuktitut, her northern upbringing and commitment to reconciliation all influenced her new coat of arms.

Alberta's new premier wants to give companies royalty breaks to do something they're already required to do, writes economist Andrew Leach.

Events on the ground in Haiti — and the reluctance of both the U.S. and Canada to wade into a quagmire there — may finally be forcing Haiti's two most powerful donor nations to accept the Haitian opposition's argument that the current government must go.

Over 100 people attended a flashlight prayer vigil in Thompson, Man., to offer their condolences for four children who died in a fatal fire in the community earlier this week.

Over 100 people attended a flashlight prayer vigil in Thompson, Man., to offer their condolences for four children who died in a fatal fire in the community earlier this week.

Framber Valdez made a five-run lead stand up after Houston's lightning first-inning burst, Alex Bregman homered and the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Saturday night to tie the World Series at one game apiece.

A female former San Antonio Spurs employee has alleged that now-former Spurs guard Josh Primo exposed himself in her presence, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday night.

Sophia Smith, the season's Most Valuable Player, scored early and the Portland Thorns won their third National Women's Soccer League championship Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current.

Records fell at the FINA Swimming World Cup on Saturday as Canada's Summer McIntosh set a world junior mark in the women's 400-metre individual medley and American Katie Ledecky set a world record in the women's 1,500-metre freestyle.