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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim denounced what he said were "insinuations" made in a news article alleging Canada's spy agency found evidence of China's Vancouver consulate interfering in last year's municipal election. 

The RCMP says it will not commit to respecting a Gitxsan hereditary chiefs' decision banning the Mounties' Community-Industry Response Group from unceded lands in northwest B.C. The unit remains 'uniquely situated' to enforce injunctions there if ordered by the courts, a police spokesperson says.

Tens of thousands of Canadians are joining a call for the Canadian government to assist transgender and non-binary people fearing the outcome of anti-LGBTQ legislation gaining ground in the United States and other countries.

Brad Jacobs is back. Speaking exclusively to CBC Sports’ That Curling Show, Jacobs announced he’s returning to professional curling as a part of Team Carruthers.

One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a "snow angel" for going beyond the call of duty to help people.

Provincial government members voted unanimously to pass the Saskatchewan First Act on Thursday in front of a gallery full of First Nations and Métis community members who travelled to the legislature in opposition of the bill.

Provincial government members voted unanimously to pass the Saskatchewan First Act on Thursday in front of a gallery full of First Nations and Métis community members who travelled to the legislature in opposition of the bill.

Ottawa-based private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners is buying MindGeek, the owner of Pornhub and other adult entertainment properties.

Tosan Evbuomwan and No 15 Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday.

Tosan Evbuomwan and No 15 Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday.

Premier François Legault greeted residents in Amqui, Que. after a pickup ran down several pedestrians, killing two men and injuring nine others Monday.

Two opposition leaders in the House of Commons are dismissing the newly named special rapporteur on foreign election interference as a "family friend" of the prime minister and are continuing to press the government to call a public inquiry.

Swiss-French artist Saype worked through heat and wind to create a huge one hectare painting in an Oman desert near a solar farm to get people thinking about the future of sustainable energy.

The federal government says the Canadian Human Rights Commission discriminated against its own Black and racialized employees.

The federal government says the Canadian Human Rights Commission discriminated against its own Black and racialized employees.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what Finland can teach us about the viability of winter biking and why Volkswagen chose Ontario for its new electric vehicle battery plant.

Microsoft Corp.on Thursday trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate of unveilings this week by its rival Google with upgrades to its own widely used office software.

Poland's president said Thursday that his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfil the Ukrainian government's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes.

In July, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled it could not release any information, saying the right of informants to remain anonymous supersedes the principle of court proceedings being open to the public.

The World Health Organization is updating the naming system for variants of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — to better reflect Omicron’s global dominance and track its ongoing evolution.

The earnings report came as the company based in Stellarton, N.S., recovers from a cyberattack that shut down its pharmacy services and hampered self-checkout machines, gift card use and the redemption of loyalty points.

Retired registered nurse Sharon Chartier had been sick for several weeks when on Feb. 7, she woke up feeling weak and believed she was experiencing symptoms of a heart attack.

The officers were responding to a family dispute call in the city's northwest. Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, 30, were shot by a male suspect when they arrived at an apartment. A male suspect is dead and a female is in hospital.

The officers were responding to a domestic call in the city's northwest. A third person is dead, CBC has confirmed.

Two Edmonton police were fatally shot in the city’s northwest Thursday morning, Edmonton police confirm.

The officers were responding to a family dispute call in the city's northwest. Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, 30, were shot by a male subject when they arrived at an apartment. A male subject is dead and a female is in hospital.

Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic and widespread torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a UN-backed inquiry released Thursday.

Tourists encountered overflowing trash bins that have blocked sidewalks on the streets of Paris on Thursday. Most of the city waste remained uncollected as garbage collectors strike against the French government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64.

Tourists encountered overflowing trash bins that have blocked sidewalks on the streets of Paris on Thursday. Most of the city waste remained uncollected as garbage collectors strike against the French government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64.

Tom Delmore and Lyle Dorie of Amherstburg were in their kitchens, enjoying their morning routines, when they both spotted something in their respective backyards at about 9 a.m. What they found was a weather balloon from the National Weather Service’s  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

When he's not jumping out of planes, flying around in a wingsuit, surfing, sailing or skateboarding, the double leg amputee from Campbell River, B.C., is winning snowboard medals.

After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now confronting the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique and may still cause further damage.

The Women's World Cup is getting an increase in prize money of more than 300 per cent for this year's tournament. The $152-million US fund for the first 32-team tournament — covering prize money, team preparation and payments to players' clubs — is a huge boost from the 24-team edition in 2019, and 10 times what it was in 2015.

The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a U.S. air force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea.

A fire broke out in a building near the Pointe-à-Callière museum in Old Montreal Thursday morning.

A fire broke out in a building near the Pointe-à-Callière museum in Old Montreal Thursday morning.

A fire broke out in a building near the Pointe-à-Callière museum in Old Montreal Thursday morning.

A second pigeon wearing a tiny makeshift backpack presumably meant for smuggling drugs has been found at a corrections facility in Abbotsford, B.C., nearly two months to the day after another bird carrying a package of crystal meth was found at the prison next door.

An autistic boy in Victoria was given sleeping medication compounded at 14 times his prescribed dose. After a complaint to the College of Pharmacists, his parents were shocked to see there would be no punitive measures for the pharmacists involved, and no public notification.

A boy with autism was given sleeping medication compounded at 14 times his prescribed dose. After a complaint to B.C.'s College of Pharmacists, his parents were shocked to see there would be no punitive measures for the pharmacists involved, and no public notification.

A second pigeon wearing a tiny makeshift backpack presumably meant for smuggling drugs has been found at a corrections facility in Abbotsford, B.C., nearly two months to the day after another bird carrying a package of crystal meth was found at the prison next door.

Iranians in Winnipeg say they don't believe a claim from the head of Iran's judiciary that thousands of people arrested in anti-government protests have been pardoned.

A voting process that could have life-changing consequences for residents of a tiny isolated community on Newfoundland's south coast is underway, but residents of Gaultois are not making a big deal of it as they consider relocation.

The coronation of Canada's new King is less than two months away and the country is split up the middle on whether it's time to cut ties with the Crown, a new poll suggests.

As the Canadian government and its big banks give reassurances that the impact of SVB's crash will be minimal some in the startup community are concerned that the incident will chill tech investment, with lenders playing it safe after this latest setback.

Construction of the Trans Mountain expansion project between Alberta and B.C. is set to wrap up later this year, but with slowing oil production growth, developers would likely be hesitant to pitch another big oil export pipeline in this country.

A rancher who was disqualified from challenging a Jason Kenney cabinet minister as UCP candidate will run as a Danielle Smith-loving independent.

Canada's Federal Court saw more new immigration proceedings in 2022 than any of the past 30 years, which some lawyers say is a sign of an overburdened system.

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is hosting a job fair later this month to hire more Indigenous, Black and racialized people. Some people responding to a tweet about the event accused the WRDSB of discriminating against white candidates, but the Ontario board told CBC it has "no discriminatory practices."

The Ontario government has promised to spend $29 million over four years to protect boreal caribou, an iconic animal that's been considered threatened for more than a decade. But some proponents say the province's strategy isn't doing enough to preserve the species.