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Holding an eagle feather and wearing her grandfather's beaded mooseskin coat, the MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant broke into tears at times.

Holding an eagle feather and wearing her grandfather's beaded mooseskin coat, the MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant broke into tears at times.

Holding an eagle feather and wearing her grandfather's beaded mooseskin coat, the MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant broke into tears at times.

Four federal Liberal MPs have written to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra expressing frustration with a much-criticized program that aims to replace older trucks servicing the Port of Vancouver.

Over the weekend, professional athlete Will Gadd and his friends climbed more than 140 metres of the Helmcken Falls in B.C.'s Wells Gray Provincial Park.

A Winnipeg man whose partner went more than five weeks without palliative home care before her death says he’s filed a complaint with the Manitoba Ombudsman about the experience.

A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of gunning down rapper Nipsey Hussle to 60 years to life in prison after hearing testaments to the immense impact of the killing of the hip-hop star and neighbourhood leader, and of the lifetime of mental illness, abuse and struggle of the man who shot him.

A P.E.I. Crown attorney has stayed charges against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation after the public broadcaster had been accused of breaching a publication ban.

A man who accidentally shot himself in the leg during an alleged armed puppy robbery has had his charges stayed after a judge found a Peel police officer held him down while he was in hospital and slapped him repeatedly across the face.

The mayor of a Canadian border community is warning that the federal government's new foreign property owner tax will hurt the local economy and damage vital relationships, and is calling on Ottawa to make changes.

The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police says it believes, based on research it commissioned, that it would be "incredibly premature" to think about decriminalizing drugs.

Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails.

The producers of a new musical based on the Anne of Green Gables story have filed a lawsuit against the Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority, claiming their work does not infringe on trademarks held by the authority.

Harsh winter conditions are sweeping across Canada on Wednesday, causing travel disruptions and resulting in snowfall warnings, extreme temperatures and possible power outages.

Harsh winter conditions swept across Canada on Wednesday, causing travel disruptions, school cancellations and power outages.

Harsh winter conditions are sweeping across Canada on Tuesday, prompting travel warnings and calls to stay home.

The Mass Casualty Commission issued a statement saying the report will provide a detailed account of what happened as well as recommendations to improve community safety across Canada.

The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces say they're aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and waters.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working on closing the irregular border crossing at Roxham Road by renegotiating the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States — but the American ambassador to Canada says changing the deal wouldn't address the problem.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working on closing the irregular border crossing at Roxham Road — but only through renegotiating the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States.

New research on mpox in individuals with advanced HIV infection details an aggressive and serious form of the illness — at times involving skin cell death within lesions, nodules in the lungs, sepsis, and a 15 per cent mortality rate.

The modified tempos are not heated. They are passive solar greenhouses that are carefully designed and managed to absorb heat during the day and slowly radiate that heat when temperatures outdoors drop.

Jully Black's powerful performance at the NBA All-Star Game showed us that intentionality and understanding go a long way to teaching and correcting when the words may not be the right ones, writes CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed.

Karter Shecapio is from Mistissini. He has already participated in two mini Ski-Doo challenges in Cree territory so far this winter and has finished on the podium in both races.

The family of a woman who died after waiting several hours for care in an emergency room in Amherst, N.S., is suing the province's health authority.

The family of a woman who died after waiting several hours for care in an emergency room in Amherst, N.S., is suing the province's health authority.

Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways and businesses and leading to flight cancellations.

Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways and businesses and leading to flight cancellations.

Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Whistle Buoy Brewing partner Isaiah Archer says his team had been playing around with the program ChatGPT, hoping it would help with developing product descriptions and writing social media posts, when they were inspired to try something else.

Whistle Buoy Brewing partner Isaiah Archer says his team had been playing around with the program ChatGPT, hoping it would help with developing product descriptions and writing social media posts, when they were inspired to try something else.

After demanding for months that Ottawa stop the flow of migrants into the country, Quebec's premier is making his pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing popular with asylum seekers — and for their transfer outside his province.

After demanding for months that Ottawa stop the flow of migrants into the country, Quebec's premier is making his pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing popular with asylum seekers — and for their transfer outside his province.

After demanding for months that Ottawa stop the flow of migrants into the country, Quebec's premier is making his pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing popular with asylum seekers — and for their transfer outside his province.

Israeli troops on Wednesday entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare, daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores of others.

Marie Lee uprooted her family to Alberta after the Ontario government told her three-year-old daughter wouldn't be eligible for core autism services until at least 2027.

Clement Virgo's coming-of-age drama Brother leads all films with 14 nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, followed by Stephane Lafleur's science-fiction comedy Viking, which picked up 13 nods when the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced this year's contenders on Wednesday.

The union representing hundreds of paper mill workers in British Columbia is taking a leading employer to court over unresolved payroll issues stemming from a cyberattack three years ago.

A Saskatoon man got a chance to meet the man who saved his friends from a burning house.

For the first time, the Saskatchewan Rush will be sporting a Pride jersey in support of the LGBTQ community, at Saturday's lacrosse game at Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre against the Vancouver Warriors. 

According to a briefing note obtained by CBC News through a right to information request, 57 per cent the fires in the region between 2019 and 2022 were considered to be deliberaltely set compared to a provincial average of 35 per cent.

According to a briefing note obtained by CBC News through a right to information request, 57 per cent the fires in the region between 2019 and 2022 were considered to be deliberaltely set compared to a provincial average of 35 per cent.

Internal emails and documents obtained by CBC News through access to information show that dozens of community outreach or victim services requests were denied over a recent six-month period.

Katya Sundukova is one of many Canadians who have opened the doors to their homes to Ukrainians fleeing their country after Russia’s invasion. But she has to face one hurdle when she first meets a new guest: Sundukova is Russian.

Since the last personal dry cleaning service in Thunder Bay, Ont. closed last summer, residents have had few options. Supreme Cleaners says it's looking for someone to take over that part of the business while some get creative with how to get their garments cleaned.

Haiti's small police force lacks the armour it needs to fight well-armed gangs. Haiti ordered armoured vehicles from a Canadian manufacturer — all 18 were supposed to be delivered by end of 2022. While Haiti awaits delivery, its police officers are getting killed in the streets.

Hearings begin into allegations of violence and hazing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after claimants tried to launch a class-action suit against several junior leagues.

The Hijazis first submitted a co-sponsorship application for their relatives, who also escaped the war in Syria, three years ago. Now, that family has been left homeless by the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey.

A Toronto-based filmmaker from India has been granted protection from India’s highest court after facing multiple police investigations and death threats over a poster for her movie that featured Hindu goddess Kali smoking and holding a Pride flag.

Drivers in some of Canada's major cities spent an average of roughly 144 hours in rush-hour traffic, according to new data from location technology company TomTom.