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After a catastrophic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the environment. Here's a look at dioxins, their potential harms and whether they may have been created by the fiery disaster.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attempting to distance his party from a far-right German politician whose views have been condemned as hateful and racist, and who was photographed lunching with three Conservative MPs earlier this week.

The RCMP says it is investigating allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine, but it admits the path to prosecution is going to be a long one.

A Toronto woman who describes herself as visually impaired is speaking about the experience of flying with a disability, saying her most recent flight with Air Canada left her feeling like an “unwanted burden.”

A ransomware attack compromised the data of current and former employees at Canada's biggest bookstore chain, Indigo Books & Music Inc. says.

The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months.

After waiting nine months for his immigration paperwork to come through, a former Afghan military interpreter finally made it to Canada. But his siblings, who were hoping to get here from Pakistan, have been deported to Afghanistan instead. His new life in Canada is off to a rough start.

Seattle high school student Akash Shendure created a website to estimate the emissions from private jets.

Jay Odjick, Gino's cousin, designed warm-up jerseys for the team's annual First Nations Celebration game on March 2.

The Rideau Canal Skateway will not open this winter, making this season the first one ever without the popular pastime and tourist draw.

Manitoba and the federal government have struck an agreement in principle on a deal that will see more than $6 billion in health-care funding flow into the province.

Pierre Ny St-Amand, the bus driver accused of intentionally ramming a Laval daycare with a city bus, killing two children, has been found fit to stand trial but will be evaluated to determine if he is criminally responsible his actions. 

A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a necropsy by a team of scientists after it was discovered by reindeer herders on a desolate island in the Arctic.

A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a necropsy by a team of scientists after it was discovered by reindeer herders on a desolate island in the Arctic.

Nigeria will have a new president soon, but the winning candidate resulting from elections that begin Saturday will have the unenviable task of tackling surging violence and economic woes that include inflation and cash shortages.

As the Salem Chapel in St. Catharines, Ont., readies to reopen to the public, those connected to the church want to raise its profile and more funds for future restoration projects. 'I would love for every Canadian to know about this chapel ,' says historian.

As the Salem Chapel in St. Catharines, Ont., readies to reopen to the public, those connected to the church want to raise its profile and more funds for future restoration projects. 'I would love for every Canadian to know about this chapel ,' says historian.

A Montreal man found a large package containing approximately $45,000 worth of contraband hanging from his clothesline in Montreal. It would have made its way into the black market, had it arrived at its intended destination — Bordeaux jail.

Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station.

Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish "classic" versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers.

Many cities around the world, including Canada, are holding events to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Cosori is recalling more than two million air fryers sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because their wire connections can overheat and cause a fire risk.

Federal Court decision restores voting power to generations of women at Whitefish Lake First Nation #128 as the community votes on new election laws this week

For at least one family in Greater Victoria, housing affordability isn't an issue. Nicole Cardinal and her husband pay $1,010 a month for their family of four's three-bedroom townhouse.

Walking into his house for the first time since last Monday's explosion, Ian Carlson was greeted by cracked ceilings, exposed insulation and most of his back wall missing.

Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades were freed by U.S. officials and returned home on Friday, officials said.

Sydney Daniels and her father Scott Daniels started a hockey school five years ago to give back to Indigenous kids and show them they can make it in the sport.

A junior high boys basketball team from Hanstsport, N.S., was about to play their first playoff game of the season last week. But they forfeited the game in protest after school administration dismissed the team's volunteer head coach two hours before tip-off.

A junior high boys basketball team from Hanstsport, N.S., was about to play their first playoff game of the season last week. But they forfeited the game in protest after school administration dismissed the team's volunteer head coach two hours before tip-off.

The N.L. and Quebec premiers have begun meetings in St. John's to talk Churchill Falls.

Reaching out to a friend you haven’t seen that much over the past three years may actually be beneficial to your health, according to Canadian researchers.

Ingrid Raudsepp says she always pays her natural gas bills — about $122 a month — on time. But in December she got new bills covering the previous 12 months totalling a whopping $7,430.06. 

Once Dan Aheer completes the psychology honours program at the University of Windsor, applying to become a police officer crosses his mind as a way to better assist people with mental health issues.

Reaching out to a friend you haven’t seen that much over the past three years may actually be beneficial to your health, according to Canadian researchers.

Instead of viewing the tragic deaths of police officers in a vacuum, they must be viewed together with the hundreds of people who have died while being denied bail, write the members of the University of Ottawa's Prison Law Clinic.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways that Black and Indigenous people can have a greater say in climate solutions and delve into an attempt by the Ukraine government to hold Russia accountable for ecological crimes.

The Sports Bra, a sports bar in Portland, Ore., that unapologetically shows only women's games is inspiring people to think about equality in sports.

Ingrid Raudsepp says she always pays her natural gas bills — about $122 a month — on time. But in December she got new bills covering the previous 12 months totalling a whopping $7,430.06. 

With a raging roar, the movie Cocaine Bear, has arrived. But can the film itself live up the deliciously deranged title? CBC's Eli Glasner has your first look.

Nineteen months after winning Olympic gold, women's eight rowing crew members Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski and Sydney Payne make their world indoor championship debut on home soil when Canada hosts for the first time this weekend in Mississauga, Ont.

Over the phone, the woman's voice is regretful but hurried — she says she's sorry, but if the French-speaking migrant on the other end of the line cannot find someone to translate English, the doctor won't see him for the medical exam he needs in order to claim asylum in Canada. 

Over the phone, the woman's voice is regretful but hurried — she says she's sorry, but if the French-speaking migrant on the other end of the line cannot find someone to translate English, the doctor won't see him for the medical exam he needs in order to claim asylum in Canada. 

while Push follows Benveet (Bean) Gill and her real-life friends affectionately dubbed the “wheelie peeps," its purpose is not to inspire. Gill made Push as the answer to a question: why do people with disabilities need to choose between being ignored, or being inspirational to be seen on screen?

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith stands out as one of the more independent backbenchers in the federal Liberal caucus — someone unafraid to take his own government to task when he has a point to make. It's a quality that makes him a particularly interesting prospect for the Ontario Liberal leadership contest.

Renowned B.C. forest ecologist Suzanne Simard is defending her work around tree communication after a citation review claims there is insufficient evidence to support her research, which says trees communicate with each other through underground fungal networks. Reviewers are calling for more research and evidence.

Renowned B.C. forest ecologist Suzanne Simard is defending her work around tree communication after a citation review claims there is insufficient evidence to support her research, which says trees communicate with each other through underground fungal networks. Reviewers are calling for more research and evidence.

A group of Manitoba home care workers say they are haunted by delays that kept a Winnipeg woman from receiving palliative care services in her home, saying it's not the first time this has happened.

A group of Manitoba home care workers say they are haunted by delays that kept a Winnipeg woman from receiving palliative care services in her home, saying it's not the first time this has happened.

China, a firm Russian ally, has called for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia and the opening of peace talks as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict.

Sixteen members of James Smith Cree Nation who sprang into action last September when a stabbing rampage left 11 dead and 18 wounded on their home in south-central Saskatchewan have been awarded the Queen's Platinum Jubilee medal for their bravery and public service.