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Dye analysis and radiocarbon testing suggests a fragment of tartan measuring 55-by-43 centimetres dates back the period between 1500 and 1600. It will go on display as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee’s tartan exhibition next month. 

Five people were arrested at a camp on traditional Wet'suwet'en territory in northwestern B.C. on Wednesday.

Four Vancouver police officers accused of misconduct for failing to take any notes after the encounter that killed Myles Gray claim they did so at the direction of the Vancouver Police Union, according to an investigative report obtained by CBC News.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter covers the changes we'll see with the Toronto Blue Jays and Major League Baseball as the pitch-clock era begins.

Thousands of people in the U.S. have been getting the diabetes drug Ozempic from pharmacies in B.C. this year, prompting the province to announce a restriction on sales to avoid a local shortage. Here's how Americans are turning to pharmacies north of the border — and why.

It doesn't have a name yet, but a new big-budget comedy series set in a fictional Nunavut community has gained the backing of Netflix, APTN and CBC. It's a dream come true for filmmakers Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.

Yukon paleontologists have unveiled another unusual find from the goldfields near Dawson City: a mummified Arctic ground squirrel from the Ice Age, curled up in a ball as though it died while hibernating.

Rich Albert, who was shot at a Pizza Hut in northwest Edmonton, is recovering from a traumatic brain injury and the loss of his left eye. The same shooter is believed to be responsible for the deaths of two Edmonton police constables who were ambushed at a nearby apartment building four days later.

Rich Albert, who was shot at a Pizza Hut in northwest Edmonton, is recovering from a traumatic brain injury and the loss of his left eye. The same shooter is believed to be responsible for the deaths of two Edmonton police constables who were ambushed at a nearby apartment building four days later.

The World Meteorological Organization has retired the names Fiona and Ian from its roster of tropical storm names, citing the damage caused by hurricanes with those names in 2022.

The Quebec government tabled a bill on Tuesday regulating youth employment. The proposed law says students age 14 to 16 cannot work more than 17 hours a week. Children under the age of 14 would only be allowed to work in specific fields like tutoring and babysitting.

The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.

Yukon artist Libby Dulac, a prolific painter whose colourful landscapes are a common sight all over the territory, died this month at 75.

The federal government is moving to change the tax rules that govern the transfer of a small business or farm from parents to other members of the family.

A robotic shark that gobbles up plastic waste has been let loose in London’s docklands, to clean up the water by removing the equivalent of more than 22,700 plastic bottles per day, according to its developers.

Rising interest rates, a skilled-labour shortage and what many in the industry call red tape at the municipal level have led to a stagnating construction industry over the last number of months. So how will Ontario and the rest of Canada meet their building targets?

After being turned back trying to cross into Canada, asylum seekers who showed up Tuesday at a bus stop and gas station in Plattsburgh, N.Y., were trying to figure out what to do next.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke to a pastor just weeks before his criminal trial on pandemic-related charges, promising she would again discuss his case with justice officials, beyond the pleas she had already made on COVID-related prosecutions.

Inflation has helped fuel booming business at Dollarama as sales at the discount retailer have increased by almost 17 per cent in the past year.

A Toronto police officer is facing a host of misconduct charges after allegedly failing to properly investigate and report a call for help in a domestic violence case where a woman was shot and killed only days later.

As spring thaw sets in, muddy roads in rural Prince Edward Island have candidates from all parties slipping and sliding while they hunt down votes.

As spring thaw sets in, muddy roads in rural Prince Edward Island have candidates from all parties slipping and sliding while they hunt down votes.

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co, will be interviewed under oath over the bank's relationship with late sex offender and former client Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer involved in the case said on Tuesday.

Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society and humanity.

Brigida Crosbie knows what it’s like to be homeless, so she sells meat at lower price points to seniors and those who are unhoused through her business Tydel Foods, where the philosophy is "people over profit."

A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the U.S. about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country's massive nuclear capability.

Sportswear maker Adidas AG on Wednesday reversed course 48 hours after asking the U.S. Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application for a trademark featuring three parallel stripes.

A giant meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth was unveiled on Tuesday at Nemo, a science museum in the Netherlands.

Many riders say they feel uneasy riding the TTC in the wake of a string of violent incidents. But as the city grapples with the tragedy of Magalhaes's death, many — including his mother — say the answers lie in long-term investments in housing, social supports and mental health. 

When Donna and Grenfell Letto got a call from their son in December, pleading for money, they didn't think twice about helping him. But even though the person sounded just like their son, it was a scammer who fleeced them for nearly $10,000.

Tuesday's federal budget represents a key piece of the Liberal response to climate change and the energy transition.

With 30 years in the art industry, Jason Recker knows very well the types of questions someone interested in buying his work tend to ask and how much they're willing to pay for it.  

Ukraine’s tech sector has been a bright spot in the country’s economy since the war began, but the benefits of that success are not spread equally as highly mobile businesses and workers flee eastern cities like Kharkiv, some with no plans to return. This kind of exodus has major repercussions for the cities left behind.

Ukraine’s tech sector has been a bright spot in the country’s economy since the war began, but the benefits of that success are not spread equally as highly mobile businesses and workers flee eastern cities like Kharkiv, some with no plans to return. This kind of exodus has major repercussions for the cities left behind.

As an internationally trained physician, Syeda Qasim was unable to find a residency in Canada. As she parents from a distance, she reflects on her journey as a wife, mother and doctor.

We’ve come to take air travel for granted, using it for frivolous trips like destination weddings or unnecessary business trips. Instead, we should have and use train and bus services, as a way of mitigating our impact on the planet.

We’ve come to take air travel for granted, using it for frivolous trips like destination weddings or unnecessary business trips. Instead, we should have and use train and bus services, as a way of mitigating our impact on the planet.

Chinese Canadians in public office and in academia are worried racism resulting from claims China interfered in Canadian politics could roll back years of progress of getting more diverse voices at the table.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises. He also invited the leader of China, long aligned with Russia, to visit.

The head of the United Nations atomic energy watchdog returned Wednesday to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, reportedly saying he is working on a plan to protect Europe's largest nuclear power facility "more locally" amid the war in the surrounding area.

Members of Canada's music community are mourning the death of beloved musician Jocelyn Morlock, a Juno award-winning composer who spent years as the composer-in-residence at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Members of Canada's music community are mourning the death of beloved musician Jocelyn Morlock, a Juno Award-winning composer who spent years as the composer-in-residence at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Members of Canada's music community are mourning the death of beloved musician Jocelyn Morlock, a Juno award-winning composer who spent years as the composer-in-residence at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Summer McIntosh is now the world record holder in the 400-metre freestyle event. The 16-year-old swimming phenom electrified the hometown crowd with another memorable performance on Tuesday night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on opening night of the national trials.

Tonight, just after sunset, skywatchers across B.C. will be in for an eye-popping show. Five planets — Mars, Uranus, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter — will be lined up in an arc and will be visible on the western horizon from almost anywhere on Earth.

Tonight, just after sunset, skywatchers across B.C. will be in for an eye-popping show. Five planets — Mars, Uranus, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter — will be lined up in an arc and will be visible on the western horizon from almost anywhere on Earth.

The head of a bronze statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been removed and stolen from the Burnaby, B.C., campus of Simon Fraser University, and police are searching for evidence of why and how it happened.

A former United Conservative Party candidate who resigned after controversial messages she sent came to light has won a permanent restraining order against the man who distributed those messages to the media.