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Russell Banks, an award-winning American fiction writer who rooted such novels as Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter in the wintry, rural communities of the northeastern states has died. He was 82.

Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital on Sunday, climbing on top of its roof and breaking the glass in its windows.

Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, just a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Alberta Environment minister Sonya Savage says Ottawa must stop using the term “just transition,” a framework she believes is shorthand for phasing out Canada’s oil and gas industry.

On their first play since a terrifying scene Monday, when safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game in Cincinnati, Buffalo Bills return man Nyheim Hines ran the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against the New England Patriots.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

A group of Islanders have been meeting up regularly for 40 years, their bond withstanding the test of time and life’s hardships.

A group of Islanders have been meeting up regularly for 40 years, their bond withstanding the test of time and life’s hardships.

The price of getting a licence, boat and gear to fish for lobster continues to climb. Some in the industry say the prices are as high as $1.8 million, depending on the season and the harbour.

Travellers began streaming into mainland China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the face of climate change, there's a lot scientists don't know about carbon emissions after they enter the ocean. But one team based in Newfoundland are trying to change that.

In the face of climate change, there's a lot scientists don't know about carbon emissions after they enter the ocean. But one team based in Newfoundland are trying to change that.

In the face of climate change, there's a lot scientists don't know about carbon emissions after they enter the ocean. But one team based in Newfoundland are trying to change that.

In the face of climate change, there's a lot scientists don't know about carbon emissions after they enter the ocean. But one team based in Newfoundland are trying to change that.

An addictions and mental health advocate says according to the conversations she's having, young Canadians are leading the charge when it comes to reducing their alcohol intake, full-blown sobriety or drinking non-alcoholic beverages. 

Today marks three years since Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired a pair of surface-to-air missiles at a civilian plane over the skies of Tehran killing all 176 people onboard. The government has made progress on some of the victims' families' demands, but not others.

Airlines, breweries and movie theatre chains were among the biggest recipients of $100 million in Ontario taxpayer funding designed to compensate the tourism industry for pandemic losses, CBC News has learned. 

If you've ever struggled to keep your New Year's resolution to exercise more, experts recommend giving it another shot. But start small, be specific and schedule time to workout are key steps to sticking with it.

Canadians are signing up for subscriptions left and right, and companies are all too happy to oblige. It's easy for the buyer, and a steady flow of cash for businesses that can automatically renew them. But some people forget that they've signed up at all — and the bills start piling up.

Calling all Québécois and Canadian history buffs: Christian Vachon, curator at the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal, takes CBC News on an underground tour to check out some of the 200,000 objects that are locked in the museum's vaults.

Gunmen grabbed Dave Cheke when he was an assistant grocery store manager 40 years ago. It felt like a day from a bad TV drama but it’s a memory that now gives him strength as he confronts a new stage in life.

A leather-bound folio found one of Capt. John Franklin's doomed Arctic ships might show how recoverable other documents might be in future searches, according to historian Ken McGoogan.

Parks Canada says starting this year, personal vehicles will no longer be permitted at popular tourist destination Moraine Lake in Alberta.