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A U.S. congressman says he's prepared to advocate for a new tax on Canadians who own property in the U.S. — unless Americans are offered more exemptions from Ottawa's new underused housing tax, which targets foreign property owners in Canada.

Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says Haiti has become a failed state due to the intensifying security and economic crisis in the Caribbean nation.

Israel's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a law to strip Arabs convicted in nationalistic attacks of their Israeli citizenship or residency and deport them if they have accepted stipends from the Palestinian Authority.

A night at the ballet turned into a nightmare for Wiebke Huester when the director confronted her during intermission and smeared dog feces in her face.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) has suspended Halifax Mooseheads player Zachary L'Heureux for 10 games after he allegedly jabbed a teenaged fan with a stick following a game last week in Gatineau, Que.

Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and '70s, has died at age 82, the French news agency AFP reported on Wednesday, citing her manager.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has announced her retirement and will step down from the top job next month.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said the flying object the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) shot down Saturday is believed to have been a balloon, and the remote area where the debris landed is making recovery efforts difficult.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said the flying object the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) shot down Saturday is believed to have been a balloon, and the remote area where the debris landed is making recovery efforts difficult.

Richmond RCMP are warning people on the roads to watch out for snow geese as their numbers start to increase with annual migration. In two separate incidents, Mounties say approximately 23 geese were killed by drivers in the past week.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working “very closely with American partners” and the Iranian diaspora in Canada to target people with ties to Iran’s regime.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working “very closely with American partners” and the Iranian diaspora in Canada to target people with ties to Iran’s regime.

Juno-winning horn player and former CBC host Guido Basso has died. Basso was a founding member of Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, and featured prominently on a number of other CBC programs through the 1960s and '70s.

Premier David Eby and Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston have scheduled a 12:30 p.m. PT press event Wednesday, which follows amendments on Monday to the act governing forestry practices and ongoing job losses in the sector.

The British Columbia government announced new measures Wednesday to better protect old growth by working with First Nations while it ramps up investments to encourage innovation in an industry that has been plagued by job losses.

The British Columbia government announced new measures Wednesday to better protect old growth by working with First Nations while it ramps up investments to encourage innovation in an industry that has been plagued by job losses.

The British Columbia government announced new measures Wednesday to better protect old growth by working with First Nations while it ramps up investments to encourage innovation in an industry that has been plagued by job losses.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican firebrand known for his strong support of former U.S. president Donald Trump, said Wednesday that the U.S. Justice Department has ended a sex trafficking case with no charges against him.

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to pay all its bills sometime between July and September, unless the current $31.4 trillion US cap on borrowing is either raised or suspended.

The Liberal government’s move to end all federal research grants for projects linked to “foreign state actors” that pose a risk to Canada’s national security should be expanded to include all foreign dictatorships, the Conservatives say.

Uber Technologies Inc. is introducing a new feature in Canada on Wednesday that gives riders and drivers the ability to record audio of their trips.

A Bangladeshi community organization is mourning the deaths of three international students killed in a highway crash in Toronto and is warning others to be aware that road conditions in Canada might differ from what they're used to.

The white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison on state charges of murder on Wednesday, after earlier being hustled out of a courtroom briefly as a man rushed at him.

Loose Ends Projects is an initiative based in Portland, Maine & Seattle, Washington that brings together over 1,000 people across the world to help finish knitting projects left behind after the death of loved ones.

The province said in a news release Tuesday that the inquests will start once RCMP conclude the investigation into the stabbing rampage.

Toronto city council has approved a budget that includes the largest property tax increase in decades amid a flurry of protests at a chaotic meeting overshadowed by the sex scandal swirling around Mayor John Tory. On Wednesday night, Tory confirmed he's stepping down.

Toronto Mayor John Tory has made his resignation official after days of controversy and a long, tumultuous day at city council that saw the approval of his 2023 budget 

The Canadian Real Estate Association says homes sales in January were the lowest for the month since 2009 and fell 37.1 per cent compared with a year ago.

Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities in the U.S.

One in five children live in poverty in Saskatchewan, making the province one of the worst in the country, according to the latest report card on poverty from the First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society.

Daisy Li is part of an influx of figure skaters whose families moved to Prince Edward Island from China. Now she is inspiring other young skaters as part of P.E.I's 2023 Canada Games team.

Nicola Sturgeon, who has had the longest tenure of any Scottish first minister, announced her plans to resign on Wednesday, standing down with no obvious successor in place and dealing a blow to the fight for independence.

The moss in Alberta's K-Country has a story to tell — researchers were able to use the plant to study whether nitrogen from visitor vehicles has been seeping into the local plant population.

The moss in Alberta's K-Country has a story to tell — researchers were able to use the plant to study whether nitrogen from visitor vehicles has been seeping into the local plant population.

Sim acknowledges the challenges Vancouver faces, from affordability to the drug poisoning crisis to concerns around crime and safety. But the focus isn't on policies or metrics — but on energy and confidence. 

Nurse vacancy rates throughout the province remain high with some areas seeing more than a third of positions open. It comes as the nurses union says mandated overtime is skyrocketing.

Disabled people are often shoved into one of two categories, writes John Loeppky: the superhero or the victim.

Charlottetown City Council has spent more time in closed-door meetings so far in 2023 than in open sessions of council, according to a review of publicly-available records by CBC.

Four aerial objects have been shot down over Canada and the U.S. this month. Before Feb. 4, news of something like this was unheard of. So what exactly is going on? And – why all of a sudden?

Both the Widdowson and Elghawaby cases revolve around freedom of speech and the giving and taking of offence. But who their words hurt and how they are expected to respond is telling, writes Anam Zakaria.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves Wednesday for the Bahamas to attend the CARICOM heads of government meeting.

A tenant says she's pushed her landlord to address black mould and a leaking bedroom window in her apartment for years but they've never been fixed. The unit next door, however, has been upgraded and renovated and then listed as a short-term rental.

Many Canadian drinkers say they are reassessing their wine and whisky consumption in the wake of revamped safe-drinking guidelines released in January. But there is a cohort of people who passed on alcohol long before it was a wider concern.

The 2005 author of a report warning how climate change would affect the Rideau Canal Skateway looks back at how his predictions have mostly come true, and the National Capital Commission is ramping up efforts to mitigate the effects.

A review of five years of data shows police officers accused of racial profiling in Quebec rarely face any consequences.

Highly contagious norovirus, known for causing a nasty, days-long stomach illness, is on the rise in Canada after a pandemic lull, federal health officials say.

Michel Eugui says he’s in a bind: he has a work permit that lets him make a living in Canada, but doesn’t give him the right to re-enter the country.

Four aerial objects have been shot down over Canada and the U.S. this month. Before Feb. 4, news of something like this was unheard of. So what exactly is going on? And – why all of a sudden?

Many Canadian drinkers say they are reassessing their wine and whisky consumption in the wake of revamped safe-drinking guidelines released in January. But there is a cohort of people who passed on alcohol long before it was a wider concern.

Cheers and tears greeted returning members of Burnaby's Urban Search and Rescue Team, fresh from a harrowing effort to save lives in Turkey after the devastating earthquakes.