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Review decision from the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator said although the environmental violations did occur, the level of actual harm to birds was low.

Shipbuilders have the green light to start cutting steel now that Irving Shipbuilding and the federal government have finalized a contract to build two additional Arctic and offshore patrol ships customized for the Canadian Coast Guard.

Georgia real estate agent Scott Stallings enjoys playing golf — but he doesn't think he has the requisite skills to compete at the Masters. 

Half of Canadian workers plan to look for a new job in 2023, a nearly twofold increase from just a year ago, according to a new poll by recruitment firm Robert Half.

Check out the latest gadgets and technology at CES 2023, which opens to the public in Las Vegas today.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive, even as Moscow was facing some of its biggest internal criticism of the war over a strike that killed scores of fresh conscripts.

William (Rick) Singer, the mastermind behind the U.S. college admissions fraud scandal that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids' way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday.

Salesforce Inc said it plans to cut jobs by 10 per cent and close some offices, after rapid pandemic hiring left it with a bloated workforce amid an economic slowdown.

A teenager trying to get home to her family for the holidays has been identified as one of the four people killed in a rollover bus crash on an icy stretch of highway in B.C. on Christmas Eve.

Cattle guards are common in the Prairies. In Alberta, they are known as Texas gates. That’s how they appear on road signs, in some municipal legislation and provincial Hansard references. But elsewhere, it's a different story.

Quebec’s Human Rights Commission is suing the City of Terrebonne and its police force for stopping a Black man more than a dozen times without valid reason when he was driving.

Quebec’s Human Rights Commission is suing the City of Terrebonne and its police force for stopping a Black man more than a dozen times without valid reason when he was driving.

The 2014 death of Serenity, a four-year-old Cree girl, was the result of her being taken away from her mother by Children’s Services years earlier, an Alberta judge has found.

Iran released a prominent actor from jail nearly three weeks after she was detained for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said.

Canadian tech giant Shopify is kicking off 2023 by temporarily scrapping most meetings, part of the floundering company's effort to free up employee time.

A LaSalle man questions being charged with several repairs to a rental vehicle he says he did not cause.

A LaSalle man questions being charged with several repairs to a rental vehicle he says he did not cause.

The World Health Organization is "concerned" about the surge in COVID-19 infections in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, urging Beijing again to deliver rapid and regular data on hospitalization and death there.

The World Health Organization is "concerned" about the surge in COVID-19 infections in China, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, urging Beijing again to deliver rapid and regular data on hospitalization and death there.

Beijing's abrupt axing of "zero COVID" curbs last month has unleashed the virus on China's 1.4 billion people who have little immunity after being shielded since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan three years ago.

The two stars of 1968's Romeo and Juliet sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million US on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens.

A B.C. nurse is the subject of at least two investigations into allegations he was trafficking prescription drugs to inmates at a maximum security prison, according to new court documents.

Canada is marking its first ever national Ribbon Skirt Day today. It's inspired by a young girl in Saskatchewan who was shamed for wearing her ribbon skirt at school. Some First Nation woman in northern Ontario are thrilled with the news.

An Island woman is calling for changes to trapping legislation after her dog was killed in an illegal snare in western P.E.I.

Patrick Druken talks about his younger brother's life, struggles and cause of death.

Caribou, Arctic hares, wolves, a grizzly bear, and a wolverine make up a parade of northern animals captured on film over the course of a year by a wildlife camera in an N.W.T. protected area.

A Ukrainian family moved to Tête-à-la-Baleine, Que., and helped save the local school when they registered their three children in September.

Almost three weeks after the Ontario government gave pharmacists the green light to prescribe Paxlovid as a treatment for COVID-19, prescriptions for the antiviral drug more than doubled.

Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala, the OPP officer killed in the line of duty Dec. 27, was remembered on Wednesday as a hero — "an example of service over self" — a loving brother, and a gifted athlete. The Haldimand County officer's funeral at the Sadlon Arena in Barrie, Ont., was attended by hundreds.

As Canada continues to struggle with an addictions crisis, advocates are emphasizing the need for more treatment options for inmates in Ontario.

Hundreds of officers, emergency services personnel and dignitaries have filled Sadlon Arena in Barrie for the private funeral for Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, the Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in the line of duty Dec. 27. With eight OPP officers as pallbearers, Pierzchala's family is front and centre as bagpipes played ahead of the service, which began at 11 a.m. ET. CBC Hamilton is livestreaming the funeral now.

The private funeral for Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala of Ontario Provincial Police is being held today starting at 11 a.m. ET at Sadlon Arena in Barrie, with his family, police and emergency services personnel from across Canada, and Premier Doug Ford among those set to attend. CBC Hamilton is livestreaming the service beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The Quebec Court of Appeal has approved a class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of Facebook users who claim they were discriminated against because the social media giant allowed advertisers to target job and housing ads based on factors like age, gender or race.

Despite the ballyhoo that surrounded last year's announcement, it's becoming clear that the modernization of North American air defence systems — a plan to spend $4.9 billion over six years — has a long way to go and a number of key technical obstacles to overcome.

The government says the new protection period is designed to give homebuyers more time to arrange financing or home inspections after a deal has been accepted.

Richard Hanson filed the lawsuit on behalf of his daughter Sophia Hanson, who was two years old at the time of the alleged attack.

Pilot Jan Nademlejnsky filmed his first close encounter with a bobcat that was prowling near a hangar at Kamloops Airport last week.

Premier Danielle Smith criticized comments made by the federal natural resources minister that the Liberal government's proposed "just transition" bill will be a major priority in 2023. 

The Ukrainian men's national team has been in the Prairies preparing for the 2023 Winter World University Games scheduled to start next week.

Actor Jeremy Renner was assisting a family member whose car had become stuck in the snow when he was struck by his own snow plow and injured on New Year's Day on the edge of Reno, Nev., the county sheriff said Tuesday.

A U.S.-based research group that specializes in gauging geopolitical risk says Canada is showing signs of the same political contagion and polarization that has afflicted American politics.

High-profile professor and former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is no longer employed at the University of British Columbia, according to an official with the institution. 

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA's Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90.

Russia's Defence Ministry said early Wednesday that 89 service members were killed in the Ukrainian attack on Makiivka over the weekend, adding the main reason for the attack was unauthorized use of mobile phones by the troops.

Another mouth-watering instalment of the bitter rivalry between Canada and the U.S. is set for Wednesday at the world juniors semifinals thanks to Canadian 17-year-old phenom Connor Bedard's overtime heroics in the quarterfinals against Slovakia Monday.