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A staffer in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office sent a series of emails to Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, challenging prosecutors’ assessment and direction on cases stemming from the Coutts border blockades and protests, CBC News has learned. 

An Arkansas man testified Thursday that he was "going with the flow" when he propped up his feet on a desk in then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, posing for photographs that made him one of the most memorable figures from the U.S. Capitol riot two years ago.

A cascading series of factors — including improper coding, the inability to get through to 911 and a lack of available ambulances —  delayed medical help more than 30 minutes for a Calgary senior who had been attacked by dogs.

U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the international community's unified opposition to Russia's war on Ukraine is sending a powerful message to tyrants around the world that NATO doesn't cut and run in the face of threats.

We've seen day after day of this dreary weather. So what's causing it?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal cabinet ministers will gather in Hamilton for a three-day federal retreat from Jan. 23 to 25.

The top U.S. court says it cannot determine who leaked a draft of an opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, but the investigation continues.

The federal government is moving forward on repatriating 19 Canadian women and children held in northeastern Syria, says their lawyer.

An app called Gas allows high school students to send each other anonymous compliments — but its popularity is raising concerns about the impact on teens’ self-esteem.

Grande accepted responsibility for the first time for tweeting about the Sept. 4, 2012, shooting at the Parti Québécois victory celebration at the Métropolis Theatre in Montreal. He had previously maintained his account had been hacked.

A new study has found that the night sky may be brightening faster than once thought, and that has consequences for humans, ecosystems and more.

A new study has found that the night sky may be brightening faster than once thought, and that has consequences for humans, ecosystems and more.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a new Canadian program meant to support farmers' mental health and explain the 'lake effect' that led to a massive storm in southern Ontario in December.

Métis Nation of Ontario members are voting to determine who the organization should recognize as a Métis citizen.

The family of a man killed in an alleged "swarming" attack by eight teenage girls in Toronto last month is speaking out for the first time since his death.

Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Russian defenceman Ivan Provorov's decision to cite religious beliefs as his reason to boycott the team's pregame Pride celebration.

Police have identified all three bodies found at the explosion site in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, including 26-year-old Christophe Paradis.

When it comes to the potential of mushrooms, "we're just learning the tip of the tip of the tip of the iceberg," said Anita Walsh of Windy Heights Farm.

The countdown toward a possible U.S. government default is in the offing, and frictions between President Joe Biden and House Republicans are raising alarms about whether the United States can sidestep a potential economic crisis.

Slap fighting wants to bill itself as a home run derby for combat sports, but it looks like more of a beanball contest, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.

A New Mexico prosecutor on Thursday charged actor Alec Baldwin and movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set in October 2021.

With their promise of cheaper fares and no unnecessary frills, a flurry of so-called discount airlines has burst onto the Canadian scene in the last few years.

When Emily Yen puts on the head of a lion dance costume, she is concentrating on putting on the best performance, knowing her family — including her grandparents — could be watching.

The newly opened airport in Nepal where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway, an official said Thursday.

Complete with neon tights, screaming fans, brash commentary, and floor-shaking body drops, this Esquimalt wrestling ring is a hot spot for up-and-coming Canadian wrestlers

Complete with neon tights, screaming fans, brash commentary, and floor-shaking body drops, this Esquimalt wrestling ring is a hot spot for up-and-coming Canadian wrestlers

A former player from Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia, Ont., says he’s honoured and excited he’s among eight former Canadian Indigenous players finally getting their own trading cards: the limited-edition Upper Deck NHL First Peoples Rookie Cards.

Family and friends of an entrepreneur from Squamish, B.C., are speaking out about what they see as a failure of a policy meant to ensure relatives are included whenever possible if their loved ones are hospitalized during a mental health crisis.

Peter Nygard is asking the Manitoba Court of Appeal to quash an order made by Canada’s justice minister to surrender the former fashion executive to the United States to face criminal charges there, once his Canadian trials are complete.

Drone pilots with UPEI's Climate Lab travelled across P.E.I. recording the damage from post-tropical storm Fiona. They hope the data they are collecting will help guide Islanders and governments as they grapple with the future impacts of climate change on the Island. 

Residents in a tiny Newfoundland community are concerned about what was left behind, after a local fish sauce plant closed down two decades ago. Now CBC News has uncovered some old testing results that have sparked new concerns in the town.

After a year of not being able to drive along the capital's most recognizable street, Ottawa's city council is considering reopening Wellington Street to vehicles this year, despite the federal government's desire to keep the road closed.

While AI hiring tools can save time and money for businesses when all they want to do is fill a job, experts caution that the platforms can overlook qualified candidates — and even introduce new biases into hiring processes if they're not carefully used.

After four months of protests throughout Iran, there has been no loosening of the country's strict Islamic edicts, and certainly not the complete regime change many have called for. But the mullahs — led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — have not won either.

What can the long struggle for cigarette warning labels teach experts who want similar warnings on alcohol?

Printing a medical device directly into a patient's body sounds impossible, but a group of Montreal researchers say it could be feasible in the future thanks to a new technology they've developed called direct sound printing.

What can the long struggle for cigarette warning labels teach experts who want similar warnings on alcohol?

Observers raised concerns early and often as the federal boarding home program for Indigenous public school students expanded in the 1960s and 1970s.

As the Taliban takes away one freedom after another for Afghanistan’s women, one teacher continues to teach despite a ban on girls attending school after Grade 6.

This week alone, Sunwing has cut half of its remaining winter flights from Saskatoon and all winter flights out of Regina, leaving many plans upside down once again.

A Toronto-area community group says it has cash, jobs lined up and people ready to help two vulnerable Afghan families come to Canada, but it says the federal government is not moving fast enough to get the refugees out of danger.

After four months of protests throughout Iran, there has been no loosening of the country's strict Islamic edicts, and certainly not the complete regime change many have called for. But the mullahs — led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — have not won either.

A little over a year ago, Yousuf Karsh's famed portrait of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was stolen from the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa. Police are still stumped as to who did it — and where the photo ended up.

A hockey agent says an NHL player's refusal to take part in his team's LGBTQ+ Pride Night warmup is an indication that the sport has work to do to become more inclusive.  

Vivian Ketchum's mind is on her late mother this week after their home First Nation in northwestern Ontario confirmed evidence of 170 "plausible burials" at the former site of a local residential school. 

The legislation is expected to lay out Ottawa’s plan to retrain workers to move into to green or renewable energy jobs so they don’t get left behind as the world moves away from oil and gas.

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern has announced she will resign as prime minister.