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Male northern quolls are what’s known as “suicidal reproducers,” which means they die after a single mating season, or about one year. The cause of this untimely demise was previously unknown. But now scientists believe they have the answer: sleep deprivation.

While Canada’s premiers have been insisting they need 35 per cent of their health-care funding costs covered by the federal government, British Columbia’s premier is signalling he may be willing to move past that "red line" in next Tuesday’s meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The family of an Indigenous man who died after being arrested by RCMP nearly six years ago are welcoming criminal charges against five officers but say they can't understand why it took half a decade for the charges to be laid.

The family of an Indigenous man who died after being arrested by RCMP nearly six years ago are welcoming criminal charges against five officers but say they can't understand why it took half a decade for the charges to be laid.

A judge has found Udo Haan of Kitchener, Ont., not criminally responsible in the death of his wife in a 2018 home explosion, after a report by a forensic psychiatrist noted the 62-year-old had a delusional disorder.

A judge has found Udo Haan of Kitchener, Ont., not criminally responsible in the death of his wife in a 2018 home explosion, after a report by a forensic psychiatrist noted the 62-year-old had a delusional disorder.

A winter storm has gripped Texas with freezing rain and sleet, creating power outages and chaos on the roadways.

The federal government is extending COVID-19 screening requirements for most people travelling from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao — regardless of nationality or vaccination status. 

Canada's cyber intelligence agency says Lockbit — a prolific ransomware group with links to Russia — was responsible for 22 per cent of attributed ransomware incidents in Canada last year and will pose an "enduring threat" to Canadian organizations this year.  

Several well-known frozen food brands, including Delissio pizza, will disappear from Canadian stores over the next six months as Nestlé shifts its focus to other products.

Keegan Rice was just five years old when his parents put him in a learn-to-play tennis program. He’s been swinging a racket ever since. The 16-year-old Regina tennis player is currently the reigning Canadian junior boys champion.

A Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer says the decision to wrangle a moose that had been hanging around roadways in Oliver Paipoonge was in the public interest.

A care aide in Surrey, B.C., is facing dozens of criminal charges for allegedly defrauding elderly victims, according to RCMP.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how selling "ugly produce" helps reduce food waste and why the U.S. is chasing China on electric-vehicle adoption.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how selling "ugly produce" helps reduce food waste and why the U.S. is chasing China on electric-vehicle adoption.

Since the pandemic began, roughly 10,000 more people died in Alberta than what would normally be expected for that time period. The province has officially attributed 5,300 deaths to COVID.

The Liberal government is introducing legislation to delay by one year the expansion of the medically assisted death (MAID) law to cover those suffering solely from a mental illness.

The Liberal government is introducing legislation to delay by one year the expansion of the medically assisted death (MAID) law to cover those suffering solely from a mental illness.

Veteran broadcast journalist Tom Clark has been named Canada's consul-general of New York, sources have told CBC News. The former chief political correspondent for Global News and bureau chief for CTV in China and Washington spent more than four decades working in Canadian journalism.

The U.S. is building a program to privately sponsor refugees, modelled on the one Canada created in the 1970s.

Aaron Benneweis coached at Christian Centre Academy, a private school in Saskatoon now known as Legacy Christian Academy, until 2013. Ten years later, he faces charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor while in a position of power at the school.

There are very real questions to be asked about the amount of money the federal government has been spending on the advice of private-sector consultants like McKinsey. But it's not clear that any federal party is actually interested in asking them.

There are very real questions to be asked about the amount of money the federal government has been spending on the advice of private-sector consultants like McKinsey. But it's not clear that any federal party is actually interested in asking them.

Public Safety Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces were caught off guard by a request for help from Saskatchewan during the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A church in a small Arizona-Utah border town is part of a growing global trend of people turning to ayahuasca in search of spiritual enlightenment and an experience they say brings them closer to God compared to traditional religious services.

Justice Minister David Lametti says the government is considering legislative changes to deal with repeat, violent offenders as the Conservatives push the federal government to toughen bail conditions in certain cases.

Conservative MPs say the federal government’s attempts to reform the justice system "went too far," as they pressed the Liberals to toughen the country's bail system.  

Justice Minister David Lametti says the government is considering legislative changes to deal with repeat, violent offenders as the Conservatives push the federal government to toughen bail conditions in certain cases.

Justice Minister David Lametti says the government is considering legislative changes to deal with repeat, violent offenders as the Conservatives push the federal government to toughen bail conditions in certain cases.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour because the product contains milk that is not listed on the label.

Rescuers combed debris in a city in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday, where an overnight Russian missile strike destroyed an apartment building and damaged nine others, killing at least three people. The strike came as senior EU officials met with Ukraine's president in the capital.

A group of Norman Wells residents have launched a petition demanding the community’s mayor, council and senior administrative officer resign — the latest flare-up in legal and political strife that has engulfed the town for years.

Fred la marmotte, the province's famous furry oracle in Val-d'Espoir, Que., was found dead overnight Thursday, hours before he was able to predict whether it would be an early or late spring.

Fred la marmotte, the province's famous furry oracle in Val-d'Espoir, Que., was found dead overnight Thursday, hours before he was able to predict whether it would be an early or late spring.

The makers of artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT say they will soon roll out a paid version of the service in a pilot project, where people willing to spend $20 US a month will get preferential access and treatment.

This year's Groundhog Day forecast was officially announced at 8:07 a.m. from Wiarton, Ont.

A lawyer for President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked the Justice Department in a letter Wednesday to investigate close allies of former president Donald Trump and others who accessed and disseminated personal data from a laptop that a computer repair shop owner says was dropped off at his Delaware store in 2019.

In some parts of Canada, there's an old saying that when fog forms, rain is a certainty down the road.

A deadly fire in a remote northern Ontario First Nation has renewed calls for a national fire protection strategy to prevent fatal fires in the future.

Critics say the changes to legislation late last year miss the mark in some areas. Now, further work is set to begin on police regulations, the rules that address the law's practical applications.

After months of planning, hockey players received visas just in time to play in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament this month.

The 243-bed Dearness Home in London, Ont., is celebrating a win few long-term care (LTC) facilities in the province can claim, and it's renewing discussions around the disparity between for-profit and municipally run homes.

CBC Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon explains why the combination of cold temperatures and winds will make Friday and Saturday an extreme cold event.

A website can help those with dementia understand the importance of giving up driving — and when to do it. Doctors say it's a badly needed resource as Canada's population ages.

It's premature to declare victory over inflation, says the U.S. central bank's Jerome Powell, in a move that could force North American interest rates even higher yet.

The holiday price freeze put in place by some of Canada's biggest grocery chains has hit its expiry date, so shoppers should brace themselves for some news that could be hard to swallow: get ready for your food bill to go up. By a lot. Again. 

The Indian government calls a new BBC documentary on PM Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots “propaganda” and has suppressed its availability in India.

Some First Nations chiefs are calling for a different type of workplace investigation to probe claims that the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations bullied and harassed staff — while others are urging the national advocacy organization to get back to business.

For the past year, Hanna Trofimova has been helping Ukrainian families settle in Canada after fleeing war — the same way she had to leave Ukraine with her family.

It might be many months or years before AI legislation is passed, yet it’s difficult to predict what AI will be capable of at that point.