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Justice Minister David Lametti says the federal government could not have made its recently proposed bail reform much stricter due to constitutional constraints.

Winnipeg's Main Street in the early 1900s was still mostly mud and prairie gumbo, crosshatched by narrow wagon wheel tracks — vestiges of a frontier past as it teetered on the cusp of becoming one of North America's most robust cities.

Winnipeg's Main Street in the early 1900s was still mostly mud and prairie gumbo, crosshatched by narrow wagon wheel tracks — vestiges of a frontier past as it teetered on the cusp of becoming one of North America's most robust cities.

The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are "openly hostile toward African Americans, people of colour and LGBTQ+ individuals."

It’s been one week since both the Kátł'odeeche First Nation reserve and Hay River were evacuated due to a growing wildfire nearby — and there’s still no end in sight to the danger.

Canadian swimmers continued their medal-winning ways on Sunday at final day of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, led by Ingrid Wilm's double-gold performance.

Hayden Fox is the fourth generation to work his family farm outside Cayuga, Ont. The 25-year-old uses his sense of humour to teach his nearly two million TikTok followers about farming and agriculture.

A PhD student at UBC in Vancouver is helping to rehabilitate cats rescued from hoarding environments so they can avoid being euthanized. 

A PhD student at UBC in Vancouver is helping to rehabilitate cats rescued from hoarding environments so they can avoid being euthanized. 

A question that has been ruminating in Damian's Warner mind for more than a decade is if one day he might just find magic, when everything aligns and he pulls off the perfect decathlon. 

Local companies are helping fire crews and wildfire evacuees get free meals as communities band together to support those in need.

It’s hard to quantify just how many businesses allow pets. But anecdotally, those in the service sector say they’ve seen more offerings, and more demand.

According to a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report, 92 per cent of Saskatchewan children who are not yet attending kindergarten live in a postal code with more than three kids competing for every licensed child-care space.

A new Atlantic Voice documentary explores why one Antigonish neighbourhood's history has been largely unknown, even to the people who lived in the Nova Scotia town.

Canada is being hit by a demographic crisis, sometimes called “the grey wave.” While the economy is adding jobs, economists say the crisis is more than a numbers game and ageism might be costing firms invaluable institutional experience and productivity.

With many of the e-commerce platform’s best-selling goods priced under $10, it’s easy to see why many are flocking to the app to purchase everything from clothes and accessories to home appliances. But some experts caution people to think critically about using it.

Perched next to a city park baseball diamond one sunny day this week, a group of Toronto teens took in a vivid lesson about a Canadian story that remains unfamiliar to many.

The book, published in French and Inuktitut by seven students from Ivujivik, Que., draws on a local Inuit legend — an initiative that the mayor of Quebec's northernmost community says "will help preserve our language amongst our youth."

Some Canadians who have repaid a pandemic benefit they received by mistake are still seeing their tax refunds withheld by the government.

While the reign of King Charles began the moment his mother died last September, the coronation a couple of weeks ago also symbolized a new start for him. And yet, many of the issues Charles will face involve longstanding challenges that have been front and centre for the monarch — and the monarchy.

While the reign of King Charles began the moment his mother died last September, the coronation a couple of weeks ago also symbolized a new start for him. And yet, many of the issues Charles will face involve longstanding challenges that have been front and centre for the monarch — and the monarchy.

The number of hot days is rising in India, and experts predict heat waves will start earlier, last longer and become more frequent, as the effects of climate change are felt on the subcontinent.

Thirteen Montrealers say they've been targeted by a campaign of harassment launched by the Cuban government to keep them from protesting against one-party rule on the island.

Aspiring chefs from the Pearson School of Culinary Arts cooked 3,000 meals as part of a collaboration that helps culinary students meet their course requirements while helping out at the centre.

At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.

Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

Matthew Tkachuk finished a feed from Sam Reinhart at the 1:51 mark of overtime to help the visiting Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy early Sunday on the margins of the Group of Seven summit, CBC's Murray Brewster reports from Hiroshima, Japan.

A man has drowned after trying to rescue a dog from a creek a in West Vancouver park Friday evening, police say.

Around 240 newcomers from across the globe attended the 18th annual Manito Ahbee powwow in Winnipeg on Saturday to experience and learn about Indigenous culture.

Around 240 newcomers from across the globe attended the 18th annual Manito Ahbee powwow in Winnipeg on Saturday to experience and learn about Indigenous culture.

American Brooks Koepka leads by one shot over Canadian Corey Conners and Norwegian Viktor Hovland entering the final round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet received overwhelming support from his party members in a vote of confidence Saturday, with 97.25 per cent voting in favour, after reiterating commitment to Quebec sovereignty.