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The applicants are asking the court to order SaskPower to achieve net-zero emissions by 2035.

A former Prince George foster child is suing the B.C. government, alleging staff of the Ministry of Children and Families ignored her pleas for help after she was coerced into drug use and forced into "prostitution."

The director of the organization that ordered the destruction of 2,352 cans of Miller High Life says he has no problem with the American beer, or the company that makes it.

Twitter accounts operated by authoritarian governments in Russia, China and Iran are benefiting from recent changes at the social media company, making it easier for them to attract new followers and broadcast propaganda and disinformation to a larger audience.

Federal funding earmarked to help women fleeing domestic violence during the pandemic is set to dry up by September — but the shelters that support those women say the extra money has been 'lifesaving.'

You should clap when you see a rat, not shreik, according to wildlife care specialist Cari Inserra. While the creatures are most commonly considered to be pests, Inserra wants people to know that rats are actually saving lives across the world.

The president of Alberta’s energy regulator apologized Monday for how the agency handled an oilsands tailings pond leak at an Imperial Oil mine that wasn't publicly disclosed for nine months.

The president of Alberta’s energy regulator apologized Monday for how the agency handled an oilsands tailings pond leak at an Imperial Oil mine that wasn't publicly disclosed for nine months.

Haudenosaunee registered dietitian from Six Nations of the Grand River Deyowidron't Teri Morrow says it's best to eat foods that grow near you. She has some advice before you go out and start foraging, though.

Two people from Ontario's Niagara region say they've spent the last seven weeks fighting for hundreds of dollars in refunds and compensation after Flair Airlines abruptly cancelled their flights.

Two people from Ontario's Niagara region say they've spent the last seven weeks fighting for hundreds of dollars in refunds and compensation after Flair Airlines abruptly cancelled their flights.

When a group of nursing students were out for lunch in Sydney, N.S., celebrating the end of their semester, they didn't expect to be moved to tears by the person at the next table.

Elite athletes appeared before a House of Commons committee Monday to accuse the federal government of doing nothing in response to abuse in sports and to demand a national public inquiry.

The NDP transport critic is calling out proposed changes to air passenger protections as the transportation minister defends the government's approach to making air travel fairer for passengers.

CNN says anchor Don Lemon has left the network after 17 years, a move that comes a little over two months after he made controversial comments on air about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

Amid the colourful regalia, heart-pounding drumming and new and old friends, Andrian Makhnachov from Ukraine says experiencing a powwow for the first time was emotional.

As the Prairies wait for the latest round of snow from a powerful storm system to melt, other parts of Canada bid farewell to the white stuff a long time ago. But what is left behind can be more of a pain than the snow itself.

The federal auditor general says she will not investigate how the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation handled two donations with possible links to the Chinese government.

Rod Palson, the advertising brain behind the Jets playoff tradition, explains how the now-legendary ritual started out in 1987.

The president of the Treasury Board, the federal department negotiating with striking Public Service Alliance of Canada workers, made her case Monday for why remote work rules are best made by department managers rather laid out in a new contract.

Fox News said in a statement on Monday that it had parted ways with controversial host Tucker Carlson.

Fox News said in a statement on Monday that it had parted ways with controversial host Tucker Carlson.

The N.W.T.'s environment minister says he only learned about a spill of nearly six million litres of water from a Suncor oilsands sediment pond into the Athabasca River when he received a call from the Globe and Mail.

The Nelson Public Library is bringing back the event, now titled Unshushable, on May 6, this time at the Nelson United Church two blocks away. 

Jury selection will begin Monday in the federal death penalty trial of a truck driver accused of shooting 11 Jewish worshippers to death at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on Dancing with the Stars and Strictly Come Dancing who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic, has died, his agent said Monday. He was 78.

So many people have been moving to Calgary recently that some Ukrainian newcomers have spent multiple nights at the airport before finding a place to crash, says one community leader.

A Bathurst ophthalmologist opened his clinic and surgical suite to cameras one day last week while he performed cataract surgery. Until government changes were made last fall, surgeries had to be done in a hospital.

A transgender activist who was arrested at gunpoint following a swatting hoax has filed a human rights complaint against the London Police Service (LPS) and the London Police Services Board (LPSB).

A transgender activist who was arrested at gunpoint following a swatting hoax has filed a human rights complaint against the London Police Service (LPS) in southwestern Ontario and the London Police Services Board (LPSB).

As the jury continues to hear from witnesses about the circumstances surrounding Moses Beaver's death in Thunder Bay, Ont., they are also learning of the systemic barriers preventing change.

CBC News sent freedom of information requests to all 10 municipal police forces across Nova Scotia last spring to obtain copies of decisions on complaints from the public over the previous 11 years. Nine departments complied with the requests but the Halifax Regional Police refused.

It's been seven weeks since Isabella Dan has been seen. Now, detectives on the case believe she's met foul play. CBC News has uncovered new details about the last time she was seen, and complaints about her professional conduct to the Law Society of Ontario.

If there’s something distinctive about the world of crypto, it’s how fast big companies and big fortunes can be spun out of nothing — and just as quickly collapse. Nowhere has that been more apparent than the meteoric rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its CEO and founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.

Peatlands are often thought of as useless swamps but are critical carbon stores. We explore what is happening on Canada’s peatlands and what can be done.

It's been seven weeks since Isabella Dan has been seen. Now, detectives on the case believe she's met foul play. CBC News has uncovered new details about the last time she was seen, and complaints about her professional conduct to the Law Society of Ontario.

In Halfway to Home, immigrants in Windsor-Essex in southwestern Ontario give honest accounts of what it's like to start a new life.

In Halfway to Home, immigrants in Windsor-Essex in southwestern Ontario give honest accounts of what it's like to start a new life.

Alberta should build its Heritage Fund now, and stop — as former premier Peter Lougheed used to say — selling the house to pay for the groceries.

Three MPs from across party lines say they're worried that government simply won't be able to move fast enough to address the effects of evolving artificial intelligence technology.

Spencer Potter, 15, is an aspiring soccer player, so he thought saving up to help buy some expensive Nike cleats would improve his game. But after 10 weeks of practice, one shoe tore open. Nike claimed excessive use, but a shoe repair expert blames the design.

With the formal coronation of King Charles less than two weeks away, a new survey suggests Canada's new monarch could have a tough road ahead when it comes to winning over Canadians — with support for his wife, Camilla, even weaker.

With the formal coronation of King Charles less than two weeks away, a new survey suggests Canada's new monarch could have a tough road ahead when it comes to winning over Canadians — with support for his wife, Camilla, even weaker.

It's an event King Charles III has spent his life preparing for — a coronation. CBC News will be covering the historic event across its platforms, allowing viewers in Canada to take in the events.

It's an event King Charles III has spent his life preparing for — a coronation. CBC News will be covering the historic event across its platforms, allowing viewers in Canada to take in the events.

Zach Hyman scored the overtime winner for the visiting Edmonton Oilers in a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings to even their first-round playoff series at two wins apiece.

Zach Hyman scored the overtime winner for the visiting Edmonton Oilers in a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings to even their first-round playoff series at two wins apiece.

Mackenzie Mahler finished in first place in the senior ladies category at the World Irish Dancing Championships held earlier this month in Montreal. It's a childhood dream come true for the Calgary woman, who has been dancing since she was six years old.

A Winnipeg father rushed to his son's bedside this weekend, as the man is in critical condition after consuming a drug that RCMP say caused six overdoses in The Pas, Man., on Saturday.