Canada news

It's not every day you get an outfit by way of a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning artist, but Aurielle Marie can check that off their bucket list.

Technology company XRAI says it has a newly developed pair of AI-powered glasses that can caption speech in real time with the ability to differentiate between speakers, and would help deaf or hard-of-hearing people keep pace with spoken conversations, even if they were looking in a different direction.

Family, friends, and members of the Somali community gathered at Saskatoon city hall on Saturday to remember 23-year-old Hodan Hashi, who died after a fight at LIT Nightclub on Nov. 5.

Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86.

Elon Musk showed up to his first day as the new owner of Twitter holding a sink. Barely three weeks later, the more apt analogy might have been a toilet, as the company has flushed away a good chunk of its user base and the majority of its staff, leaving the very pipes that underpin the company's IT infrastructure in danger of collapse, and Musk's $44 billion investment circling the drain.

Members of Nova Scotia’s emergency response team are upset after texts between a superintendent and a subordinate reveal they were making fun of their mental health requests in the aftermath of the Portapique tragedy.

Taylor Swift posted an Instagram story Friday expressing her anger and frustration over difficulties fans faced trying to buy tickets for her upcoming tour during a Ticketmaster pre-sale on Tuesday that resulted in long delays and outages, with the company later cancelled Friday's public ticket sale.

Taylor Swift posted an Instagram story Friday expressing her anger and frustration over difficulties fans faced trying to buy tickets for her upcoming tour during a Ticketmaster pre-sale on Tuesday that resulted in long delays and outages, with the company later cancelled Friday's public ticket sale.

The memorandum to the prime minister suggesting the government invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history acknowledged its interpretation of a national security threat could be challenged, the inquiry reviewing that decision heard Friday.

The Privy Council Office considered shutting down cell towers and gas stations to deal with last winter's anti-COVID-19 protests as the department grew increasingly anxious about the police response, documents tabled with the Emergencies Act inquiry show.

The memorandum to the prime minister suggesting the government invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history acknowledged its interpretation of a national security threat could be challenged, the inquiry reviewing that decision heard Friday.

Canada's spy agency is actively investigating what it calls multiple "credible" death threats from Iran aimed at individuals in Canada, CBC News has learned.

Video has emerged online of Ontario's top doctor unmasked at an event Thursday night only days after he "strongly" recommended masks in indoor public settings, citing extraordinary pressures on the province's health-care system.

Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the presence of classified documents at former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida estate, as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.

Attorney General Merrick Garland named Jack Smith as special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the presence of classified documents at former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida estate, as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.

CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie held his annual state of the league update on Friday. He told fans and media the league is committed to an elusive 10th franchise in Atlantic Canada, although he did not commit to a timeline.

The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his alleged role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, marking a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate campaign trail denunciations of the prince over the brutal slaying.

As the men's World Cup in Qatar puts a spotlight on the country's record of human rights violations, Canada Soccer has partnered with a group that aims to tackle homophobia in sports.

Halifax has been chosen by the federal government to host the new North American NATO defence innovation office, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Friday.

Canada is importing a million bottles of foreign-produced children's pain and fever medication to help ease a months-long shortage, with products expected to begin arriving on store shelves next week, federal officials announced on Friday.

At a brain tumour walk in early 2019, Ryan Burris and his family discovered that he qualified as an applicant for the Make-A-Wish foundation, which has a branch in every Canadian province.

At a brain tumour walk in early 2019, Ryan Burris and his family discovered that he qualified as an applicant for the Make-A-Wish foundation, which has a branch in every Canadian province.

People sending packages by mail or courier this holiday season should brace for an extra expense, with shippers applying hefty fuel surcharges to their base rates. 

A trio of international authors were celebrated for their contributions to Punjabi literature at a ceremony in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday night.

David Eby will be sworn in as the 37th premier of British Columbia at a ceremony in Vancouver on Friday.

David Eby was sworn in as the 37th premier of British Columbia on Friday.

Former attorney general and housing minister David Eby has been sworn in as the 37th premier of British Columbia.

David Eby is being sworn in as the 37th premier of British Columbia at a ceremony in Vancouver on Friday.

Video clips showing a fire at the ancestral home in Iran of the Islamic Republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, have appeared on social media, with activists saying it was torched by protesters.

According to the Bloom Group, financial hardship is one of many reasons women are unable to move out after ending a relationship.

Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines, confirming sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday.

Canada's only World Cup appearance in 1986 finished with zero goals scored and three losses in three games. But head coach John Herdman tells Soccer North that 2022 is a huge opportunity for the men's national team to continue to make history following an unprecedented unbeaten run in CONCACAF qualifying play. Watch Episode 4 of the new CBC Sports show Soccer North on Gem and YouTube.

The Liberal government's long-promised Indo-Pacific strategy will include new investments to strengthen the role the Canadian Armed Forces plays in the region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday in Thailand.

Dr. Yifei Shi, 35, admits that in 2016 she defrauded the Alberta government of $827,077 through false billings. The family physician has been ordered to repay Alberta Health and serve a four-year prison term.

In a reversal, alcoholic beer will not be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums, world soccer governing body FIFA said in a statement on Friday.

A B.C. judge has found a Chilliwack pastor "liable" for holding a worship service in breach of the province's old COVID-19 orders — but a conviction for a $2,300 ticket won't be entered until the court has considered a constitutional challenge. 

Snow that began falling Thursday evening in the Niagara Region is expected to continue all weekend and result in a "prolonged period of significant lake effect snow squalls off Lake Erie," Environment Canada says, as New York remains in a state of emergency and Buffalo faces a "potentially historic snowfall."

Snow that began falling Thursday evening in the Niagara Region is expected, Environment Canada says, to result in a "prolonged period of significant lake effect snow squalls off Lake Erie" to continue all weekend.

Leaders of the United States, South Korea, Japan and allied countries convened an emergency meeting during an Asian summit on Friday and condemned North Korea's firing of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, calling for a united response.

A Winnipeg woman whose car was stolen, while her dog was inside, is overwhelmed with gratitude after a good Samaritan helped rescue the 10-year-old goldendoodle.

Unions representing staff and faculty members at Laurentian University want to see accountability in the wake of a new report from Ontario’s auditor general about the Sudbury, Ont., institution’s insolvency, which happened under a law that was created for private companies.

The federal government has hired two consultants to examine ways to improve passenger rail service in southwestern Ontario after years of pandemic fears of close contact with strangers torpedoed ridership to a crisis levels. 

It’s been nearly two weeks since Canada’s team of negotiators arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for COP27, the UN climate change conference. Now, as delegates enter the final stretch of negotiations over various texts and communiques, what has Canada achieved during the conference?

CBC News interviewed three WestJet and two Air Canada passengers who, when they applied for compensation, were flatly denied — even though their travel partner received $1,000 for the same flight disruption.

A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and three months in federal prison.

As the 2022 World Cup begins in Qatar, the tournament has been shrouded in controversy as human rights groups say foreign workers have been exploited. But despite the scandals, the tournament is set to bring in record revenues for FIFA.

Saskatchewan is facing a provincewide shortage of ambulances, as well as long wait times for EMS responses, according to the province's largest health-care union. It's having a major affect on the mental health of paramedics.

A U.S. federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.

Crews have been ripping up and rebuilding Runway 06L/24R, one of the busiest in Canada. It reopens Friday.

As nurses raise concerns about working conditions in their sector, Nova Scotia Health says it's trying to listen to staff concerns about retention. But it's struggling with more than 1,500 vacant nursing positions, and spending to bring in temporary staff has jumped by millions of dollars.