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The lawsuit, which has not yet been authorized to proceed, targets Miller and the Montreal-based company Future Electronics, for $1.5 million in punitive damages for the lead plaintiff and for amounts to be determined for the other alleged victims.

Canadians now have access to data that tracks the number of people killed by police since 2000, thanks to the Tracking In(J)ustice project, led by university researchers, community groups and civil liberties advocates.

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi discovered his fans truly have his back during a live show earlier this week in Frankfurt. The 26-year-old was performing his hit song, Someone You Loved, when he appeared to start twitching and then stopped singing.

Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie and waived his first formal court appearance, in court documents filed Thursday.

Canada is launching a joint federal and provincial investigation into short-video app TikTok over concerns about the Chinese-owned platform's collection, use and disclosure of personal information, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is questioning the accuracy of recent top-secret leaks to the media that allege China interfered in the 2021 election.

The environment is going to become difficult for stock markets, predicted president and CEO Charles Emond, who said rates will have to go up a bit more to contain stubborn inflation, and there will be an economic slowdown.

An accused recruiter for the Islamic State group has renounced his previous extremism and pleaded guilty to terrorism offences in an Ottawa courtroom.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to push U.S. President Joe Biden to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement during his visit to Canada next month.

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted the former movie producer of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. She sobbed in court as Weinstein appealed to the judge and maintained his innocence.

The RCMP’s Federal Intelligence Unit has made four arrests in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island after a three-month investigation into illegal drugs being transported by Maritime Bus vehicles. 

Seven storeys above the street, this skating rink has a view like no other. CBC’s Jay Turnbull went to check out this new rooftop rink in Mile Ex.

Police say investigators have located about three-quarters of a hockey memorabilia collection valued at around $100,000. The items were discovered at a home in a rural Saskatchewan town.

The byelection to replace John Tory as Toronto's mayor is tentatively set for Monday, June 26, the city clerk confirmed Thursday.

Ian Moss is out as chief executive officer of Gymnastics Canada, a move that comes amid calls for leadership change at the embattled sports organization.

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday handed singer R. Kelly a 20-year prison sentence for his convictions of child pornography and the enticement of minors for sex but said he will serve nearly all of the sentence simultaneously with a 30-year sentence imposed last year on racketeering charges.

Organizers say this kind of family-friendly event promotes inclusivity and conversations around gender diversity, but after negative, hateful messages were posted on social media, they decided to postpone.

Organizers say this kind of family-friendly event promotes inclusivity and conversations around gender diversity, but after negative, hateful messages were posted on social media, they decided to postpone.

Ontario and Prince Edward Island have reached agreements in principle on the health-care funding offer made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa earlier this month.

Ontario and all Atlantic provinces have reached agreements-in-principle on the health-care funding offer made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa earlier this month.

The Ontario NDP are requesting the province's integrity commissioner investigate whether Premier Doug Ford violated ethics rules when developers with financial interests in government decision-making reportedly attended his daughter's "stag-and-doe" and wedding.

The U.S National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report on the Feb. 3 train derailment in eastern Ohio, said on Thursday its investigation will focus on the response to the accident, including venting and burning of vinyl chloride, as well as other rail car design and company inspection issues.

Bill Blair, along with B.C. Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma and Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens, is set to take part in an announcement today on federal disaster recovery funding for the province.

Bill Blair, along with B.C. Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma and Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens, is set to take part in an announcement today on federal disaster recovery funding for the province.

Federal minister for emergency preparedness Bill Blair was in Abbotsford on Thursday to announce a $556,955,880 payment to the province through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program.

For years, breaker Tiffany Leung has loved snacking, even during practice. But Canada's No. 1-ranked B-girl is making a concerted effort to eat healthier these days with an Olympic spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics in her grasp.

The accidental discovery of four reels of microfilm, containing an extensive historical record of the Tsimshian First Nation, is creating a buzz in northwestern B.C. Indigenous communities and the world of academia.

Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company says is a test run of a potential response to the Liberal government's online news bill.

Organizers say the First Nations Expedition is the longest off-trail snowmobile expedition ever attempted and carries a message of reconciliation, education and a desire to reconnect different Indigenous nations across Quebec.

Loblaw Companies on Thursday forecast annual earnings above analysts' expectations, after the Canadian retailer's fourth-quarter results beat estimates, helped by strength in its pharmacy business and as demand held up for groceries.

Loblaw Companies on Thursday forecast annual earnings above analysts' expectations, after the Canadian retailer's fourth-quarter results beat estimates, helped by strength in its pharmacy business and as demand held up for groceries.

Loblaw Companies fourth-quarter results beat analysts' expectations on Thursday as the Canadian retailer was boosted by its pharmacy business and a continued demand for groceries.

A woman who suffered a miscarriage is grieving for a second time after learning she was given the wrong remains. Cara Roan is now speaking out in the hope the same thing does not happen again.

Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday looking for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the death toll in the disaster rose to five.

The prosecutor in the case against an Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border alleged during a court hearing Wednesday that the rancher fired that day on a group of about eight unarmed migrants who entered the U.S. illegally.

New Brunswick is making changes to disaster financial assistance when it comes to payouts and buyouts.

New Brunswick is making changes to disaster financial assistance when it comes to payouts and buyouts.

Tenants of a building in Sackville, N.S., are being evicted because their landlord says their apartments are condemned due to water damage from a malfunctioning sprinkler system. They say they have nowhere to go, and believe they should be able to return after the repairs are completed.

Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes across the Israel-Gaza frontier on Thursday, a day after 11 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, renewing concerns of broader escalation.

After years of digitizing everything, people are rediscovering the value of physical assets: records you can hold in your hands, a shelf lined with DVDs and the satisfying 'click' of a film camera.

Shamima Begum, the British teen who left England to join ISIS forces in Syria, lost her legal battle to restore her British citizenship Wednesday.

Assembling heavily protected trucks for a battle nearly 8,000 kilometres away is demanding labour, but some Ukrainians working at the Roshel armoured vehicle plant near Toronto consider it their way of contributing to the war effort back home.

Patrick J. Adams and Karine Vanasse talk about their CBC psychological drama Plan B, which was adapted for English audiences by its original Quebecois star and director, Louis Morrisette and Jean-François Asselin.

It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. But nine years ago this week, CBC News correspondent Susan Ormiston and videographer Pascal Leblond witnessed dramatic events in Ukraine that set the stage for the current war.

After years of digitizing everything, people are rediscovering the value of physical assets: records you can hold in your hands, a shelf lined with DVDs and the satisfying 'click' of a film camera.

A federal decision to shut down 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around B.C.'s Discovery Islands is being lauded as a win for protecting wild salmon, and a significant blow to the fish-farm industry — all while reigniting a decades-old debate.

The landlord of the apartment building shut off the water supply when pipes burst after being exposed to cold air during renovations. Despite an order from the city, the repairs have not been done.

His journey to become the best, like no one ever was, inspired millions. But after 25 years as the main protagonist of the Pokemon anime series, Ash Ketchum and his beloved Pikachu are saying goodbye.

After years of digitizing everything, people are rediscovering the value of physical assets: records you can hold in your hands, a shelf lined with DVDs and the satisfying 'click' of a film camera.

The independent Canadian Climate Institute says Canada's carbon emissions increased in 2021 over the previous year's amount but still remained below pre-pandemic norms.