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Arizona and Nevada election workers were toiling on Friday to tally hundreds of thousands of ballots that could determine control of the U.S. Senate and the shape of President Joe Biden's next two years in office, in a vote count that officials in the two battleground states warn could drag on for days.

Kevin Conroy, the prolific voice actor whose gravelly delivery on Batman: The Animated Series was for many Batman fans the definitive sound of the Caped Crusader, has died at 66.

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it will reduce the number of surgeries it performs starting on Monday in an effort to preserve its ability to provide critical care.

A British farmer says his flock of rare sheep have become “fashion icons all around the world" thanks to their pink hairdos.

Canada's carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even further this year as the return to normal has accelerated.

Emergency supplies of pain and fever medication are expected to arrive soon at hospitals overwhelmed by respiratory illnesses but observers say more can be done to guard against future drug shortages.

Emergency supplies of pain and fever medication are expected to arrive soon at hospitals overwhelmed by respiratory illnesses but observers say more can be done to guard against future drug shortages.

A look at the prices in Canada's grocery stores can be a turnoff recently, and that's especially the case when it comes to lettuce. Experts say the spike in prices is due to drought conditions and crop disease that affected supplies from California.

The Canadian crew of a passenger plane that has been unable to leave the Dominican Republic since April is finally being allowed to come home.

Students and staff received a message from the school shortly after 9 a.m. Friday morning ordering them to barricade themselves into closed rooms and keep the lights off. 

Students and staff received a message from the school shortly after 9 a.m. Friday morning ordering them to barricade themselves into closed rooms and keep the lights off. 

The months-long Ukrainian offensive to recapture the city of Kherson in the south of the country is coming to a head. Here's a look at what is happening and why Kherson is such an important city for both sides.

Fans will gather Friday to remember slain rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop trio Migos, in downtown Atlanta near where the 28-year-old grew up.

Fans gathered Friday to remember slain rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop trio Migos, in downtown Atlanta near where the 28-year-old grew up.

Mattea Roach lost Friday in the semifinals of the Jeopardy! tournament of champions, losing to a contestant who had a runaway victory.

Mattea Roach lost Friday in the semifinals of the Jeopardy! tournament of champions, losing to a contestant who had a runaway victory.

Cryptocurrency trading company FTX is formally seeking protection from its creditors and entered bankruptcy proceedings, the company said in a news release Friday.

Cryptocurrency trading company FTX is formally seeking protection from its creditors and entered bankruptcy proceedings, the company said in a news release Friday.

Cryptocurrency trading company FTX is formally seeking protection from its creditors and entered bankruptcy proceedings, the company said in a news release Friday.

Twitter Inc. said on Friday it had reinstated the "official" grey verification badge given to some accounts, days after removing it.

Those in favour of and opposed to salmon farms in B.C. are worried time is running out: environmental groups say depleted salmon stocks can't afford to wait for the transition, while the industry worries about job losses if the transition isn't handled carefully.

The federal government is hoping $5 million in funding will provide relief to people struggling with chronic pain, and reduce the amount of people looking to those potentially toxic street drugs as an alternative. But some advocates say more needs to be done.

One of the last surviving Black Canadian Second World War veterans is from Saskatchewan, with stories from his time overseas. A historian documenting stories like his says they're important to tell.

Connections are being lost and memories dissolving with years and successive generations, as a sentimental tradition reaches the end of a path for many families of military veterans.

Last year in Sicily, some cemetery gardeners went to work and found themselves on the verge of tears. For the first time, they saw photographs to match the graves they had tended for years.

A Sudbury, Ont., man says police wouldn't obtain a search warrant to retrieve his missing laptop even after he gave them evidence of its location, which he determined by using Apple's Find My app. A Toronto lawyer with expertise in digital evidence says police likely could have obtained a warrant for a search.

Elsie Kalu says that after going public with her situation, Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board granted her an expedited hearing. Twice before, the board had denied her requests.

If you walk near Thornloe Park, on Thunder Bay's south side today, you will see a tree on the street that stands out from all the rest. The tree is covered with 300 large red poppies, each one hand crocheted by Nancy McKercher.

Several well-established developers are among the owners of the 15 parcels of land the Ford government is proposing to open up for development in the protected Greenbelt in the Greater Toronto Area, a CBC Toronto analysis of dozens of land registry and corporate records has found.

Veterans Affairs Canada has been overestimating the number of Canadian veterans for decades — and newly released census numbers suggest there may be 25 per cent fewer veterans than the federal government previously thought.

The predicted Republican red wave of victories that failed to materialize in the U.S. midterm elections could have been impacted by young voters who may have made a significant difference in key races, some analysts say.

The predicted Republican red wave of victories that failed to materialize in the U.S. midterm elections could have been impacted by young voters who may have made a significant difference in key races, some analysts say.

Thousands of people have seen it over the past 70-plus years: a dramatic oil portrait from 1946 of a Black Canadian woman in a military uniform, standing behind a canteen counter. But almost no one knows her story.

As fewer veterans remain, items from the Royal Montreal Regiment's past tell the story of how the city responded to the perils of war.

Nathan Donald and his great-grandfather, Burdett Sisler of Fort Erie, Ont., might be 100 years apart in age, but they've formed a close bond, and Remembrance Day has brought them closer together. For his YouTube channel, the seven-year-old interviewed Sisler about his service.

While the national Remembrance Day ceremony at the war memorial in Ottawa will not be featuring the prime minister this year, a full morning of programming honouring those who have served in Canada’s military will unfold in the capital today. 

This year's national Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa marks the first time since 2019 that veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members were able to gather in the nation's capital to remember those who lost their lives in service of their country. 

Andy Griffin’s son died by suicide. As he struggles to come to terms with Ryan’s decision, he realizes so few people know what to say to him about his son’s death.

A multisensory play featuring Nunavik voices and stories is in Montreal for an international performing arts conference.

Nearly a decade after her husband died during a military training accident, Monica Bobbitt writes about how grief evolves and ripples through her children.

Canada is on track to face its first full flu season in several years — one that’s starting earlier than usual, all while the country’s healthcare system is already grappling with respiratory infections like COVID-19 and RSV.

Across the country, competition is stiff among apartment hunters as the rental market gets tighter. In Calgary, that struggle to find rental space is fuelling an unprecedented amount of rental construction.

It is time for bolder and more innovative policy approaches to address this systemic issue, write Alison Clement and Sandrine Desforges.

The study of war games — a pastime almost as old as war itself — is fast becoming a major field of study for military academics in Canada and elsewhere.

The predicted Republican red wave of victories that failed to materialize in the U.S. midterm elections could have been impacted by young voters who may have made a significant difference in key races, some analysts say.

Canada is on track to face its first full flu season in several years — one that’s starting earlier than usual, all while the country’s healthcare system is already grappling with respiratory infections like COVID-19 and RSV.

The Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association (HKVCA) has spent the last year trying to identify and recognize Indigenous veterans who fought in Canada’s first battle during the Second World War.

Toronto's Reel Asian Film Festival launched for its 26th year earlier this week, featuring films from creators spread all across the world. CBC gathers some of the most exciting films at this year's festival — many of which are available to stream from anywhere in Canada.  

GO Transit workers say they have reached a tentative deal with Metrolinx that ends their four-day strike.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has "no doubt" that suspended Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic, he said at a conference on Thursday, while LeBron James took to Twitter to defend his former teammate whose status with the Nets remains a mystery.