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The residents of Brienz, Switzerland, breathed a sigh of relief this week as a massive rock slide they feared would destroy their village missed it by just a few metres.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at Canada's run to the CONCACAF Nations League title match, where it will face the United States on Sunday.

Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who, by leaking the Pentagon Papers, revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliation by then President Richard Nixon that helped lead to his resignation, has died of pancreatic cancer.

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) working for the Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) voted in favour of ratifying their tentative agreements on Friday, according to the union.

Ontario has joined seven other provinces in announcing it will no longer incarcerate migrants detained for administrative reasons in its provincial jails.

People had been asked to avoid visiting the emergency room of University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George following a bus crash near Mackenzie, north of the city, before the Code Orange emergency was declared over around 2:15 p.m. Friday.

People had been asked to avoid visiting the emergency room of University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George following a bus crash near Mackenzie, north of the city, before the Code Orange emergency was declared over around 2:15 p.m. Friday.

People are being asked to avoid visiting the emergency room of University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George following a bus crash near Mackenzie, north of the city.

The bank is being inundated on social media with customers raising concerns about being unable to pay bills and automatic payments putting their accounts into the negative.

Sweden's inflation rate came in hotter than expected in May, but for once it perhaps wasn't the cost of putting a roof over your head or food on the table that was driving up the cost of living, but something entirely unexpected: Beyoncé.

CBC Saskatoon reporter Jason Warick and the Globe and Mail have jointly won the 2021 Michener Award for their storytelling about residential school abuses. The Michener Award recognizes excellence in public service journalism.

A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror for which he could be sentenced to die.

Issues around access and preservation of residential school records and former sites, Indigenous data sovereignty and denialism are among 48 findings from Canada’s independent special interlocutor about the search for unmarked graves over the past year.

Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come, scientists worry.

When Britt Leroux opened Facebook on Wednesday night, she was shocked to see a photo of a man in a selfie with her sleeping and terminally ill father, who's in a Windsor, Ont., hospital. A London resident is now charged with criminal harassment.

Few things remain at the scene of one of Manitoba's deadliest crashes — pavement scored by tire marks, a scorched section of grass, pieces of debris — but its left heavy grief in a community struggling to comprehend the deaths of 15 people and injuries to 10 others.

Dorothy Shephard resigned not only because of Blaine Higgs's rhetoric about the review of a policy meant to protect LGBTQ students, but because of years of being under the New Brunswick premier's “difficult” leadership style.

Jason Redmond has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman while recording it on his mobile phone.

In an unanimous decision, the top court ruled Friday that the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States is constitutional, at least in part — a legal victory for the federal government as it seeks to continue the practice of returning refugees who have tried to cross into this country from the U.S.

In an unanimous decision, the top court ruled Friday that the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States is constitutional, at least in part — a legal victory for the federal government as it sought to continue the practice of returning refugees who have tried to cross into this country from the U.S.

The Ford government is expanding strong mayor powers to more cities in Ontario, a move that previously fuelled controversy when legislation was passed to boost mayor powers in Toronto and Ottawa late last year.

Canada has put $4.5 billion on the table to develop the Atlantic Loop, according to a federal source close to negotiations. That amount would cover two-thirds of the overall capital cost for the proposed green mega-project.

As Russian troops shell them from across the river, city workers dressed in body armour are struggling to clear the mess left behind in Kherson, Ukraine by flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.

Ukraine’s largest oil and gas producing company hopes to end the country’s reliance on petroleum imports, looking to Canadian businesses to pitch in.

Long delayed and highly anticipated, The Flash has finally arrived. While the studio tried to pave over any issues with Ezra Miller's behaviour, CBC's Eli Glasner says the film caters to superfans, leaving mainstream appeal behind.

Summer Game Fest 2023 did not disappoint for those hoping for sheer volume of video game news and reveals. Here's what stood out.

The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it won’t let Travelers Insurance Company of Canada explain why it has refused to pay benefits to a Hamilton motocross racer paralyzed in 2017, effectively siding with the racer and ending a six-year court battle.

Yukon River chinook and chum salmon in the Old Crow region are being hit with the perfect storm — not only are this year's runs expected to be dismal, but the life cycle of the salmon is being broken.

If Canada's big grocery chains are found to have been making excessive profits from high food prices, the federal government should slap them with a windfall tax, a new parliamentary report recommends.

Manitoba RCMP are turning to their Saskatchewan counterparts for help in investigating a mass casualty crash near Carberry, Man. — which is being compared to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy in 2018.

Manitoba RCMP are turning to their Saskatchewan counterparts for help in investigating a mass casualty crash near Carberry, Man. — which is being compared to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy in 2018.

Sales are dropping for Bud Light as it continues to face challenges after featuring a transgender social media star in a short advertisement. But beer companies have campaigned featuring LGBTQ people for years.

Jeremy Luke, the president and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, says that as Canada embraces legalized gambling, a betting “scandal” involving match fixing or athletes betting on sports in which they participate in is inevitable.

Canada's population has surpassed 40 million people, according to Statistics Canada. That growth presents some challenges, particularly with housing.

Canada's population is expected to surpass 40 million people today, says Statistics Canada.

Sales are dropping for Bud Light as it continues to face challenges after featuring a transgender social media star in a short advertisement. But beer companies have campaigned featuring LGBTQ people for years.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada told CBC News that homeowner policies for houses in Indigenous communities are possible to obtain, but admits they can be difficult and expensive.

Protesters opposed to sexual orientation and gender identity policies disrupted a Surrey school board meeting on Wednesday night.

Protesters opposed to sexual orientation and gender identity policies disrupted a Surrey school board meeting on Wednesday night.

Danita Algar lost her son to cancer in 2021. One of his last requests was for his mother to take his place in the carpentry program at Durham College. Yesterday, Algar walked across the stage as the program's top student, kissing her diploma and pointing to the sky in an emotional moment.

Goals by Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies moved the Canadian men to within one win of their first trophy in 23 years with a 2-0 victory Thursday over Panama in CONCACAF Nations League semifinal play in Las Vegas.

The federal government should give the Alberta government the option to appoint members to a new sustainable jobs advisory council, Alberta’s energy and minerals minister says.

Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow's latest bid to signal it is in control, even as a Ukrainian counteroffensive has pushed its forces back in some areas.

A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence records online, the Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday.

Pioneered in America in the early 2000s, dog yoga or 'doga' has arrived in Lithuania, combining yoga instructors and puppy breeders to create an activity both soothing and joyful for participants.

Pioneered in America in the early 2000s, dog yoga or 'doga' has arrived in Lithuania, combining yoga instructors and puppy breeders to create an activity both soothing and joyful for participants.

Annie Murphy stars in the first episode of Black Mirror's sixth season. The Schitt's Creek star spoke to CBC News about working on the sci-fi anthology, and the Canadian elements of her episode.

These Indigenous community leaders have achieved successes in various fields — and now, they’re being celebrated at the Indspire Awards through a national broadcast on June 18th.

Mike Krugman lost his wife in January. A few months later, his dog Riley went missing. But now the pair are reunited, thanks to the efforts of a hiker who happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants, as hopes of finding survivors dwindled and fears grew that hundreds more, including children, may have drowned inside the crowded vessel's hold.