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Opponents of an expansion to a marine container port on B.C.'s South Coast held a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday to reiterate their concerns about the impact on the environment and local jobs if the project, recently approved by the federal government, goes ahead.

The cemetery’s closure, now in its sixth month, continues to frustrate families who cannot visit their loved ones’ graves or bury their relatives. More than 300 bodies are currently in storage awaiting burial as the labour dispute drags on.

A Windsor, Ont., man injured in a cycling accident gets a specialized lawnmower connected to his wheelchair, allowing him to mow his grass again.

Italy bade farewell to four-times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday at a state funeral befitting the business tycoon's colourful life, with mourners bellowing soccer chants and politicians arguing over a day of national mourning.

The federal government says it's hitting pause on planned deportations of international students who may have been caught up in a foreign acceptance letter scam.

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled that it may raise rates twice more this year, beginning as soon as next month.

A sinkhole in a Regina backyard revealed a collapsed 1940s stormwater pipe as the culprit. The sinkhole has caused the city to take emergency action and Theadoshia Carefoot is waiting for answers on when her family can use the backyard safely again.

Murderers Dellen Millard and Mark Smich have had their convictions upheld by Ontario's top court for the high-profile killing of Hamilton's Tim Bosma.

BCE Inc. is cutting 1,300 positions and closing or selling nine radio stations as the company plans to significantly adapt how it delivers the news.

BCE Inc. is cutting 1,300 positions and closing or selling nine radio stations as the company plans to significantly adapt how it delivers the news.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino should resign over his handling of serial killer Paul Bernardo's controversial prison transfer.

Police in Alberta have issued warrants for Nathan Chasing Horse, a former actor in the movie Dances With Wolves, for nine charges including sexual exploitation, sexual assault and removing a child from Canada under the age of 16.

An advocacy group that wants the CRTC to ban Fox News says the network's "abusive content" extends beyond its divisive personalities such as recently fired host Tucker Carlson.

Street opioids have become even more dangerous on P.E.I. as suppliers cut drugs like fentanyl with benzodiazepines and Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer. PEERS Alliance is urging people who use street drugs to test their supply before they take their first dose.

A new Volkswagen electric battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont., will cost the federal government over $16 billion and construction of the facility will bring a small economic benefit, according to an analysis from the parliamentary budget officer (PBO).

A new Volkswagen electric battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont., will bring only a very small economic benefit and cost the federal government over $16 billion, according to an analysis from the parliamentary budget officer (PBO).

DenkyMax African Food Market, located in Thunder Bay's north core, aims to bring familiar flavours and products to people who have come from Africa and the Caribbean, but also strives to introduce new foods to everyone.

A group of Brazilian teachers made the 7,000-kilometre trip to Ontario to learn about Canada's education system as part of teacher training at Fanshawe College in London and Niagara College.

At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.

At least 59 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.

The challenges in finding a place to live have grown so much — and so quickly — that people who haven't been actively looking for a new home might not recognize what it's like these days.

The Port of Vancouver's operations manager says investments and expansion will improve its performance. But the local truckers association says more work needs to be done to improve service immediately.

More names are on the ballot for the Winnipeg South Centre byelection next week than for any federal election in Canada's history.

More names are on the ballot for the Winnipeg South Centre byelection next week than for any federal election in Canada's history.

A British couple's transatlantic journey by helium balloon has been five years in the planning, including Royal Navy training on how to survive a ditch into the ocean.

Mermen from First Nations across Manitoba have been washing up on social media timelines in recent weeks, as part of a social media challenge that sees men dressing up as the half-fish, half-human creatures and posing for pics.

Two London, Ont., sisters in a family set to be deported to Colombia want children's voices to count when it comes to such decisions. In an online campaign, the girls have collected letters from other children caught in the immigration system's crossfire, and hope to present them to the prime minister and the minister of immigration.

After there was no wheelchair for Jean-Guy St-Aubin when he arrived at a medical centre in Montreal for patients from northern Quebec, people leapt into action to remedy the problem. The result? 19 new chairs.

Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel may be one of the most exalted works of art in the world, but Michelangelo's own relationship with it was complicated. Canadian writer and Rome resident Jeannie Marshall had a complicated relationship with it, too, reflecting her family's tormented relationship with the Catholic Church.

Neil Gonsalves experienced racism as a first-generation immigrant. Now he helps his biracial children navigate a confusing world where they’re labelled as half oppressor and half oppressed.

Canada's boreal forest will look different in the years to come. Scientists say the changing climate and increased severity of wildfires are altering their makeup.

The pandemic caused upheaval in the vehicle market. But three years later, most of the supply chain problems have been fixed, yet a new conundrum is emerging: prices are sky high, and buyers are facing lengthy wait time if they're lucky enough to find a dealer to sell them one.

A B.C. family has garnered sympathy online — and international media attention — after sharing what they described as an incident in which a man questioned their nine-year-old daughter's gender during a sporting event.

A B.C. family has garnered sympathy online — and international media attention — after sharing what they described as an incident in which a man questioned their nine-year-old daughter's gender during a sporting event.

A B.C. family has garnered sympathy online — and international media attention — after sharing what they described as an incident in which a man questioned their nine-year-old daughter's gender during a sporting event.

Less than five years after it opened, Vancouver's first urgent and primary care centre has been forced to stop giving patients critical diagnostic tests on-site because of a messy legal battle involving the government and the health authority.

The Vegas Golden Knights captured the franchise's first Stanley Cup in just its sixth season of existence on Tuesday after closing out the Florida Panthers at home with a 6-1 win in Game 5 of the final.

Living organ donors are often called heroes, but what drives them to go through surgery to save someone else’s life? CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis explores what science has learned about these extreme acts of kindness and why some people are compelled to help.

Watch Jamal Murray — who grew up in Kitchener, Ont. — shed tears of joy as he achieves his life-long dream of becoming an NBA champion. He's only the ninth Canadian to do so.

Charities, residents and businesses are all feeling pressure as B.C. warns their main access road could be shut until June 24.

A national Catholic Church reconciliation fund is one-third of the way to its $30-million target. One church-appointed survivor overseeing the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund says it's a good start, but other survivors say the church doesn't appear to be making a serious effort.

Seven women who say a serial imposter posing as a nurse left them in “excruciating” pain, exposed them to infection, injured them or personally insulted them have all filed lawsuits, alleging negligence by the operators of the Vancouver hospital where Brigitte Cleroux worked for a year.

Staff in Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's office knew for three months that serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo would be transferred from a maximum to a medium-security prison — but didn't inform the minister until after it had happened — CBC News has learned.