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Doctors in Kyiv were performing open-heart surgery on a 14-year-old boy Wednesday when the lights suddenly flickered off.

Civil rights organizations say all levels of government must ensure public funding isn't used to discriminate against protected groups, after Youth For Christ Winnipeg, an evangelical charity, was accused of policies that exclude members of the LGBTQ community.

Donna Price struggles to explain the range of emotions she's gone through after being told her 29-year-old son was the man found dead in the public washroom outside Moncton city hall Tuesday, only to find out hours later RCMP made a mistake.

B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada to recognize the inherent right of Indigenous communities to legally create and control their own child and family services.

The Prince George office is expected to open by April 2023.

The federal government is extending employment insurance sickness benefits to 26 weeks, up from 15 weeks, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced on Friday.

After a turbulent eight months, there is a feeling among athletes and leadership in Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton that they are moving in the same direction.

A grassroots Russian group called the Council of Mothers and Wives has been publicly demanding to speak to Russia's military leadership about the draft — and, in some cases, learn the whereabouts of men they say were sent to Ukraine and have not been heard from since.

New Twitter owner Elon Musk says that he is granting "amnesty" for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.

Jeremy MacKenzie, the leader of the controversial Diagolon movement, is getting released from a Saskatoon jail after a bail review hearing Friday.

Flu is rising sharply in Canada as another respiratory virus that was hitting young children starts to decline, Canada's chief public health officer says.

Alistair Johnston he began turning heads with Canada's men's last November when he played out of his mind during pivotal wins over Costa Rica and Mexico, and is now reported to be signing with Scottish giant Celtic.

Alistair Johnston he began turning heads with Canada's men's last November when he played out of his mind during pivotal wins over Costa Rica and Mexico, and is now reported to be signing with Scottish giant Celtic.

The Hamilton Public Library held its second Drag Storytime on Thursday. More than 100 children and adults showed up to listen and a large group of community members came out to defend the event after hearing there would be some protesting it.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after police shot two men in Markham, one fatally, during an investigation into a rash of recent home invasions in the area. 

Independent MHA Paul Lane says he has been fielding calls from concerned residents over the rollout of the provincial government's cost of living cheques — including how some of that money is being issued to people who have died. 

Tensions ran high at Iran's second match at the World Cup in Qatar on Friday as fans supporting the Iranian government harassed those protesting against it and stadium security seized items expressing support for the protest movement in the Islamic Republic.

RCMP in western P.E.I. have charged four men in connection with an alleged assault at a festival event in Abram-Village early in September.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a Flair Airlines plane that had left Vancouver overran the runway at Waterloo Region International Airport in Ontario on Friday. No one was injured.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a Flair Airlines plane that had left Vancouver overran the runway at Waterloo Region International Airport in Ontario on Friday. No one was injured.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a Flair Airlines plane that had left Vancouver overran the runway at Region of Waterloo International Airport in Ontario on Friday. No one was injured.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a plane overran the runway at the Waterloo Region International Airport on Friday.

Quebec Superior Court Judge Michel Yergeau ruled on Oct. 24 that police can no longer make motor vehicle stops without cause, saying it allowed police “a safe conduit for racial profiling against the Black community.”

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape.

Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming some delivery services on Friday as the country grappled with a spike in COVID-19 cases.

A new rule means people are paying taxes on the list value of used cars, as opposed to the actual sales cost.

A pair of Indigenous sisters who have been apart for nearly two decades for a crime they are adamant they didn't commit tearfully reunited in Yorkton Thursday, embracing on the grounds of the Court of Kings Bench.

A pair of Indigenous sisters who have been apart for nearly two decades for a crime they are adamant they didn't commit tearfully reunited in Yorkton Thursday, embracing on the grounds of the Court of Kings Bench.

Windy days and stormy waters on the beach are no problem for Cody Evans, the Ingersoll, Ont., photographer who goes to Lake Erie in Port Stanley with the mission of capturing the perfect shot. And last Friday was his lucky day.

A month ago a logging truck came crashing into Katherine Palmer’s apartment building. 

CBC Marketplace looked at men’s and women’s jeans from some of Canada’s popular brands to see if the waist size that’s labelled matches up with the actual waist measurement. Only a couple did, and experts say this is likely by design to get consumers to buy the product.

The Canadian government has an unequivocal position about what it intends to say regarding the just-announced political comeback of Donald Trump: nothing. Two years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed Trump for inciting a riot to cling to power, his government intends to keep mum. As will other nations.

Instead of a war on drugs, Colombian President Gustavo Petro is implementing a provocative “total peace” plan that focuses on human rights — and not criminal justice — to deal with decades-long violent conflict in the region.

CBC Marketplace looked at men’s and women’s jeans from some of Canada’s popular brands to see if the waist size that’s labelled matches up with the actual waist measurement. Only a couple did, and experts say this is likely by design to get consumers to buy the product.

The annual spending bonanza known as Black Friday is different this year, as experts say that while there are more deals than usual, they're coming against a backdrop of consumers who are more cost conscious than ever.

The Ottawa-based company Shopify says it won't be pulling its services from the online store of an anti-LGBTQ social media account that some say is "really dangerous."

The appointment of Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir to the role ended weeks of intense speculation and comes at a time of fierce debate over the Pakistani military's role in politics in the nuclear-armed country, with ousted prime minister Imran Khan planning a massive rally near the capital this weekend to renew his call for immediate elections.

A Saskatchewan judge has ordered Daylan Heidel to pay a woman $160,000 in damages, the largest sum awarded in a revenge porn case in Canada thus far. Heidel uploaded the woman's nude pics and videos to online porn websites without her consent.

CBC Marketplace looked at men’s and women’s jeans from some of Canada’s popular brands to see if the waist size that’s labelled matches up with the actual waist measurement. Only a couple did, and experts say this is likely by design to get consumers to buy the product.

The annual spending bonanza known as Black Friday is different this year, as experts say that while there are more deals than usual, they're coming against a backdrop of consumers who are more cost conscious than ever.

If Smith can ease up on the inflammatory rhetoric and serve up what Albertans want to see and hear from a leader, I have no doubt that she can win the next election. 

The annual spending bonanza known as Black Friday is different this year, as experts say that while there are more deals than usual, they're coming against a backdrop of consumers who are more cost conscious than ever.

A video shared on social media Thursday afternoon shows Vancouver police surround a man who falls to the ground after shots ring out. Police have confirmed they used a beanbag gun on the man.

As many as five Canadian military veterans may have been offered medically assisted dying by the veteran affairs department, a Parliamentary committee was told. The matter has now been handed over the RCMP for investigation.

With Arcade Fire's Canadian tour dates beginning Friday, the band, Ticketmaster and Live Nation have kept mum as fans call on them to offer ticket refunds, many saying they feel uncomfortable attending the concert knowing of Butler’s alleged sexual misconduct.

Staff in the Prime Minister's Office are suggesting the former Conservative interim leader, Candice Bergen, privately acknowledged concerns about engaging with "Freedom Convoy" protesters last winter while publicly urging the prime minister to listen to them — something Bergen denies.

The UN Human Rights Council voted Thursday to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran and create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged abuses, particularly those committed against women and children.

The family of an Iranian dissident rapper is fearful for his life, saying the regime is trying to charge him with a crime that carries the death penalty. Toomaj Salehi, 32, was arrested last month amid the ongoing protests and violent crackdowns in the country.

Three young Saskatonians who are originally from Iran speak out about why they are not supporting their home nation's soccer team at this year's World Cup.

Aly Bear, vice chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations, says she acted too soon when she signed a public statement of support for Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, following the publication of a CBC story questioning Turpel-Lafond's claims to Indigenous ancestry.