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A tiny warbler spotted flying in a Vancouver parking garage is not only on the wrong side of the country, it's on the wrong continent for this time of year.

Manitoba First Nations leaders and Indigenous groups have sent a letter calling on the federal government to fund their search of two Winnipeg-area landfills and call in the United Nations for support.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation on Tuesday before a bipartisan crowd that reflects growing acceptance of same-sex unions.

After a contract dispute, Tina St Cyr says she'll finish as postmaster on Dec. 23. It's unclear what will happen with mail delivery in the community after that.

Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt was heartbroken to learn that high energy bills were preventing some of his customers from making Christmas cakes for their loved ones this year. So he's offering his oven to the community — free of charge.

A Calgary police officer who pushed over a homeless man — who'd been placed in a wheelchair — and kicked him in the face won’t spend any time in jail after a judge handed him a conditional discharge.

Quebec's immigration minister has responded to comments from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying his assertion that the province could welcome up to 112,000 immigrants every year instead of the planned 50,000 is "insensitive" to Quebec's challenge of protecting the French language. 

Rural Alberta continues to feel the strain of outstanding property taxes from the oil and gas industry, while the sector wraps up a year that saw record profits.

Three more men and the provincial government have been added to the long list of defendants named in a proposed class action lawsuit launched by former students of a private Christian school in Saskatoon.

Marc Ouellet is suing a woman for injury to his reputation, honour and dignity after she accused Ouellet of inappropriate, sexual touches on four occasions in the late 2000s. The complainant is part of a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec archdiocese.

Skate Canada has updated its policies so that ice dance or pairs teams competing domestically can be composed of any two athletes. Canada's governing body of figure skating announced Tuesday that its definition of "team" for athletes training in the Podium Pathway will be revised to consisting of "two skaters."

Two former members of the Drummondville Voltigeurs were accused of participating in a group sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. One of them has pleaded guilty.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner Bytedance Ltd. amid U.S. fears the app could be used to spy on or censure Americans.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng has apologized after Canada's conflict of interest and ethics commissioner concluded she placed herself in a conflict of interest through her involvement in a decision by her office to award contracts to a friend's company.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng has apologized after Canada's conflict of interest and ethics commissioner concluded she placed herself in a conflict of interest through her involvement in a decision by her office to award contracts to a friend's company.

Much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest was braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions, while states farther to the south saw tornadoes from a massive storm blowing across the country.

Much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest is getting hit with blizzard-like conditions, while states farther to the south are seeing tornadoes from a massive storm blowing across the country.

The federal government is ordering a review of Canada's military colleges that could result in sweeping changes at the two schools, a new report says.

An Airbnb host in Calgary is warning other hosts to consider creating safety plans in case they're put in dangerous situations with their guests, after her life was threatened and part of her home was trashed by guests.

Charges and disciplinary actions stem from an informal meeting known as a "call sign review board" on June 22 at one of Canada's two main fighter jet bases, 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta.

A group advocating for a direct flight between Canada and the northwestern Indian city of Amritsar says a recent air transport agreement between the two countries should have included a direct flight to the state of Punjab, which has been desperately needed for years.

Today on Front Burner, as respiratory illnesses surge across the country, we hear stories from people who struggled to get care from an overloaded health-care system.

Stellantis is recalling about 1.25 million Ram pickup trucks, including more than 120,000 in Canada, because the tailgates may not close completely and cargo could spill onto the road.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency platform FTX, orchestrated a years-long fraud by diverting investors' funds to his private hedge fund and using them to make venture investments, real estate purchases and political donations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleges.

The U.S. government has charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of financial crimes, alleging he intentionally deceived customers and investors to enrich himself and others, while playing a central role in the company's collapse.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, with orchestrating a scheme to defraud investors.

Russia and Ukraine pounded each other's forces in heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday, as Kyiv's allies meeting in Paris pledged just over 1 billion euros ($1.44 billion Cdn) to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter.

Russia and Ukraine pounded each other's forces in heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday as Kyiv's allies met in Paris to provide urgent aid to help Ukrainians survive freezing winter temperatures.

A 23-year-old man took his own life last year inside his cell at the Edmonton Remand Centre after repeatedly asking for medical help to manage his pain, mental illness and addictions.

United States Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was set to announce a "major scientific breakthrough" Tuesday in the decades-long quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced a "major scientific breakthrough" on Tuesday in the decades-long quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars.

Last week, Canada's central bank raised its interest rate to 4.25 per cent. Now, many people in Saskatchewan are worried about renewing their mortgages under the new rate.

Last week, Canada's central bank raised its interest rate to 4.25 per cent. Now, many people in Saskatchewan are worried about renewing their mortgages under the new rate.

The Panasyk family was displaced from Ukraine and separated while working to come to Canada. Now they're back together. 

A CBC News investigation — using public records searches and visits to his Ottawa business addresses — has uncovered information that raises a swirl of new questions about Carl Dymond’s financial plans and corporate capabilities.

Toronto’s mayor announced a sweeping plan last week to help tackle the housing affordability crisis by building a larger range of housing types — a move that experts and advocates are calling a “step in the right direction.”

Dr. Peter Bell has been treating patients in the small village of Sharbot Lake, Ont., for 52 years. He's says he's probably ready to retire but the clinic's efforts to find a successor are bumping up against the wider doctor shortage.

Independent book store Book Keeper will continue to hold Drag Queen Story Time after protests.

Away from Qatar's boisterous soccer stadiums and boozy fan festival sites, the World Cup is watched in much less alluring surroundings by those who've laboured to make the tournament possible. Many migrant workers say they can't afford tickets matches in the stadiums they helped build.

This year, Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank packed more than 500 red Budweiser boxes with $25 worth of food instead of brew. With cardboard prices being driven up recently by everything from the U.S. dollar to the cost of wood pulp, the food bank chose to use the donated boxes to save money that could instead be spent on food.

The day after depositing $1,400 in her bank account, Lora Christensen's debit card was abruptly declined for a lack of funds. After calling her bank, Christensen found out that Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had placed a hold on her account and taken money out.

This holiday season will mark the first time in Davis Gallagher’s life he won’t be spending Christmas with family, aside from the lockdown, and he’s blaming Canada’s current economic climate.

With the gift-giving season upon us, two shoppers share their gift card scam stories to warn others what to watch out for.

A company based in Thunder Bay is working with fishers in Naujaat, Nunavut on a project to sell wild-caught arctic char to northwestern Ontario. Eat the Fish is part of a project called Lake to Plate that's helping Inuit fishers in Nunavut develop a sustainable commercial fishery near their home community.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced five protesters Monday who pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court for ignoring a court order forbidding them from blocking access to a controversial northern B.C. pipeline.

The government of the Bahamas says Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was arrested Monday after it received word that the U.S. had filed charges against him and was likely to seek his extradition.

More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism.

Two ships, carrying more than 500 passengers rescued from the Mediterranean Sea, were granted permission to dock on Sunday. Last Wednesday, a pregnant Libyan woman who gave birth aboard the Geo Barents was flown to hospital in Sicily.