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The federal sports minister issued notice to beleaguered Canada Soccer that if it wants to continue receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funding, there are new strings attached, CBC News has learned.

The committee is also calling on all junior hockey and other sports organizations to ban hazing, including specific activities during initiations such as tattooing players, sex acts, physical violence and drinking games.

CBC Sports features Toronto-based queer recreational dodgeball league, ‘Downtown Dodgeball’, and the space it provides for its players.

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says Canada's spy agency told him he has been an ongoing target of a Chinese government campaign of misinformation and "voter suppression" that covered the last federal election campaign.

Advocacy groups say tensions between landlords and tenants are at an all-time high in the wake of a landlord killing two tenants before dying in a shootout with police on May 27.

Saskatchewan solidified its position as Canada’s most conservative province Monday after UCP Leader Danielle Smith’s narrowest-ever majority win by a party in the Alberta election.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is dismissing calls to end his party's deal with the Liberals, saying confidence must be restored in the electoral process before he makes any decisions that could send Canadians to the polls.

A wildfire that sparked in northern Alberta over the weekend has become the "No.1 priority" for Alberta fire crews as the blaze continues to grow just 13 kilometres away from Fort Chipewyan.

Residents of Fort Chipewyan are being evacuated from their homes because of a wildfire that sparked in northern Alberta over the weekend.

An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort Chipewyan, Alta., because of a nearby wildfire that's growing.

Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he killed 11 people and injured seven others by storming a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find. On that, everyone agrees.

Robert Bowers's federal trial got underway Tuesday, more than four years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

Robert Bowers's federal trial got underway more than four years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

A 39-year-old Lambton County paramedic struggled with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and according to his parents routinely self-medicated with cocaine. Neil had been working on beating his addiction, but faltered in December of 2021 and died of a fentanyl overdose.

Long-simmering tensions in Kosovo have recently erupted. The conflict origins have deep historical roots but also include recent developments involving licence plates and local elections. Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic, not known to shy away from contentious topics, has weighed in publicly.

A Roman Catholic priest on Little Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in the community, RCMP say.

More than 350 top executives and researchers in artificial intelligence have signed a statement urging policymakers to see the serious risks posed by unregulated AI, warning the future of humanity may be at stake. 

Top artificial intelligence executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined other experts and professors in urging policymakers to see the technology as one of the most serious risks to humanity.

A pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays is drawing heat after he shared a video endorsing an anti-LGBTQ boycott of brands such as Target and Bud Light.

A pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays has apologized for sharing a video endorsing an anti-LGBTQ boycott of brands such as Target and Bud Light.

The highway between White River and Hornepayne, Ont., has reopened Wednesday morning, but two out-of-control forest fires continue burning near the community.

The highway between White River and Hornepayne, Ont., has closed again as large wildfires burn in the area.

Air Canada's pilots have ended a decade-long contract framework, opening the door to "full bargaining this summer," their union leadership said on Monday in a note to members seen by Reuters.

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to report today to a federal prison in Texas, where she has been sentenced to spend the next 11 years after being convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at the Texas prison where she will spend the next 11 years serving her sentence for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons.

RCMP are warning to drive carefully on Highway 103 near Tantallon, N.S., as heavy smoke blankets the area due to an out-of-control wildfire.

Officials say crews made good progress through the night, but an expected change in the weather later Tuesday could create potentially dangerous firefighting conditions.

Officials say crews made good progress through the night, but an expected change in the weather later Tuesday could create potentially dangerous firefighting conditions. More than 200 homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed.

Businesses in Hay River, N.W.T. have varying degrees of optimism about the future after a wildfire forced residents out of the town for nearly two weeks. One local restaurant fears the government's financial support program isn't going to be enough.

Russian air defences stopped eight drones converging on Moscow, officials said Tuesday, in an attack that authorities blamed on Ukraine, while Russia continued a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardment of Kyiv that began Monday.

With the arrival of spring, researchers and biologists are getting back outside to survey damage from post-tropical storm and figure out what comes next.

With the arrival of spring, researchers and biologists are getting back outside to survey damage from post-tropical storm and figure out what comes next.

Climate scientists, meteorologists and oceanographers from across Canada are in St. John's this week talking about historic storms like Fiona — and how scientists can best warn the public of weather's dangers.

Windsor's Lancaster Bomber is looking for a new home, and they're inviting residents to share their ideas. 

Under pressure from farmers, Premier Doug Ford’s government is considering backing off from proposals that would allow more housing to be built on Ontario’s dwindling farmland, CBC News has learned.

Prime ministerial travel is getting an upgrade as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) integrates newer jets into its transport fleet this summer.

Prime ministerial travel is going to become slightly less exclusive after two new jets join the Royal Canadian Air Force transport fleet this summer.

As crews continue to demolish buildings in the province of Hatay, officials are warning that the Istanbul region is due for a major earthquake.

More than 200,000 post-secondary students with student loans are due to convocate this spring. And while many may not yet be thinking of repayment plans, experts and recent grads alike say they should be — if they haven't already started.

Under pressure from farmers, Premier Doug Ford’s government is considering backing off from proposals that would allow more housing to be built on Ontario’s dwindling farmland, CBC News has learned.

Canada has been a world leader in regulating methane emissions from its oil and gas sector, putting out regulations well ahead of many other major emitters, but it needs to now update those regulations or risk falling behind the U.S. and Europe, experts say.

A Montreal-area family is begging the Algerian government to release their loved one, Raouf Farrah, who has been detained there for 100 days with no trial date set.

Despite fighting cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, 72-year-old Lina Courtois from the Eastern Townships was determined to compete in two Canadian championships last week. She took home three gold medals.

The York Catholic District School Board has voted against flying the Pride flag at its Catholic Education Centre in June. 

The York Catholic District School Board has voted against flying the Pride flag at its Catholic Education Centre in June. 

William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup Final with a 6-0 rout Monday over the Dallas Stars, who had extended the Western Conference Final to six games after losing the first three.

Raphaëlle Tousignant made history by becoming the first woman to play for Canada's National Para Hockey Team at the World Championships in Moose Jaw, Sask. She dreams of playing in the Paralympics and hopes to inspire a new generation of young female athletes.

Community members, including a local school board and the mayor, are mourning the loss of a local couple, two days after police say their landlord shot and killed them outside their Stoney Creek home. 

The home used to film exterior shots of the The Brady Bunch house is for sale in Los Angeles. At $5.5 million US, the interior is designed to replicate the set used on the television show.