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The NHL will not allow teams to wear “cause-based” jerseys next season, the league confirmed on Thursday.

At a meeting Thursday, the region also unanimously voted to ask the Ontario government to do the same and draft legislation that addresses family violence. 

"The vine is so big that, at eye level, it really just looks like a hairy creature from Stranger Things," says Robert Fedrock of Paris, Ont.

Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.

The social media giant Meta has confirmed that it will end access to news on its social media sites for all Canadian users before Bill C-18, the Online News Act, comes into force.

Canadians, immigrants, tourists and other travellers who feel they've been mistreated by a border agent won't have many options this travel season after a bill to establish an independent complaint review body failed to become law before the House of Commons rose for the summer.

The families of two people killed by Ontario man Mark Smich are demanding answers from the federal government after the multiple murderer was moved to a medium-security prison.

A Canadian humanitarian mission that includes a senator will travel to northeastern Syria in the hope of visiting Canadians detained in Kurdish prison camps — but Ottawa will not let them repatriate the prisoners.

After a flurry of activity late into the evening Wednesday, MPs cleared the legislative decks and passed some key government bills before a three-month summer recess.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a novel way to tap geothermal energy and explore how affordable housing can also be sustainable.

Brayan Boucher, 48, has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Joanne Ghostkeeper, who was found strangled in her northeast Edmonton apartment more than 26 years ago.

On June 10, a special Walking Out, a Cree rite of passage, happened in Kahnawake, Que., a Mohawk community southwest of Montreal.

A California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer's neck during one of the most violent clashes of the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison.

A Utah man's trip to Vancouver Island earlier this month was almost ruined, but he managed to complete the 75-kilometre hike thanks to the kindness of strangers. 

A Utah man's trip to Vancouver Island earlier this month was almost ruined, but he managed to complete the 75-kilometre hike thanks to the kindness of strangers. 

All parties in the House of Commons agreed to rise for the summer Wednesday, despite there being no formal announcement of a public inquiry into foreign interference.

All parties in the House of Commons agreed to rise for the summer Wednesday, despite there being no formal announcement of a public inquiry into foreign interference.

Snowpacks have disappeared about a month earlier than normal, and June hasn't brought the rainfall it typically would. Experts say that could pose challenges for fish populations.

Richard Morrison and his team spent months creating AI PropertyIQ, which merges housing data with GPT-4 OpenAI technology, analyzes that information and converses with users on a chat-based system to tailor their prospects.

Many in Canadian Olympic circles are predicting big things in Paris for teenage surfing sensation Erin Brooks. The only problem is that Brooks is not a Canadian citizen and is currently not eligible to represent Canada on the Olympic stage.

Recent changes to federal laws aim to better educate judges on intimate partner violence. But survivors and experts say abuse is still not being adequately incorporated into family court decisions, leaving victims and their children at risk post-separation.

A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August.

In 1932, the Government of Canada expropriated roughly 85 hectares of land on the northeastern edge of Meadow Lake from Flying Dust First Nation to accommodate a railway company.

Multiple sources confirm that former Alberta chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw was hired in May, only to have her job offer revoked days before she was to start.

Bad behaviour at Prince Edward Island’s Government House, including people urinating and defecating on the historic building's grounds, has prompted the province’s lieutenant governor to ban group photo shoots.

Blaine Higgs has always been something of an awkward visitor in the Progressive Conservative Party. He's like that person who shows up at a house party as a virtual stranger or a new acquaintance barely known to the hosts.

More farmers and gardeners are making spaces in cities to grow vegetables, from rooftops to churchyards to hydro corridors. Some think urban farming could help more people afford fresh food amid rising prices, and it comes with other health and environmental benefits. Here’s a closer look.

Retail sales rise and house prices rebound, but that may not be such happy news. Inflation means we're spending more to get less stuff. And central banks may feel compelled to play spoilsport.

The prime minister's top security adviser says the person who leaked intelligence secrets to the media on foreign interference in Canadian elections will be caught and punished.

Manitoba RCMP will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CT Thursday when it is expected they will share the identities of 15 people who died one week ago in a bus crash north of Carberry, about 160 kilometres west of Winnipeg. A 16th person has also succumbed to her injuries.

The names of the 16 people killed in a fatal bus crash last week in southwestern Manitoba will be revealed at a 1 p.m. news conference on Thursday, RCMP say.

RCMP have released the names of 16 people who died after a crash in southwestern Manitoba last week.

Pikangikum First Nation has marked two milestones: the commencement ceremony for Eenchokay Birchstick School's largest graduating class, and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. Here's what the community's young leaders plan to do next.

Pikangikum First Nation has marked two milestones: the commencement ceremony for Eenchokay Birchstick School's largest graduating class, and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. Here's what the community's young leaders plan to do next.

Several Petawawa community members say they're shaken by the deaths of two helicopter crew members in a crash. Some in the military town have been injured while serving themselves or know soldiers who died.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) voted Thursday to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway early this autumn as Kichi Zībī Mīkan.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) voted Thursday to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway as Kichi Zībī Mīkan.

A mother is northwestern Ontario is accusing police of failing to ask questions after her daughter's suicide attempt that could have led investigators to alleged poison seller Kenneth Law a full year before his arrest.

Several Petawawa community members say they're shaken by the news of the deaths of two helicopter crew members after their aircraft crashed near Garrison Petawawa on Tuesday. Many there, who are ex-military members, say their grief is compounded as the incident brings back memories of past, similar tragedies.

Researchers with Maitland Valley Conservation Authority in southwestern Ontario are providing a picture of Lake Huron's future.

Why Saudi Arabia is pouring billions into sports and what the controversial strategy could mean for its economy and young Saudi nationals.

RCMP have released the names of 16 people who died after a crash in southwestern Manitoba last week.

RCMP have released the names of 16 people who died after a crash in southwestern Manitoba last week.

Independent Sen. Marty Deacon has introduced legislation to create a national framework around advertising for sports betting, saying it's gotten out of control since becoming legal in Canada in 2021.

Numbers obtained by CBC through access-to-information laws show there have been at least 247 suspected drone drops at the Collins Bay Institution over a five-year period, and drone smuggling is getting worse. The correctional workers union says it's an emergency.

Numbers obtained by CBC through access-to-information laws show there have been at least 247 suspected drone drops at the Collins Bay Institution over a five-year period, and drone smuggling is getting worse. The correctional workers union says it's an emergency.

More farmers and gardeners are making spaces in cities to grow vegetables, from rooftops to churchyards to hydro corridors. Some think urban farming could help more people afford fresh food amid rising prices, and it comes with other health and environmental benefits. Here’s a closer look.

A 14-year-old in Milton, Ont., was tapped by filmmaking duo Christopher Miller and Phil Lord to animate a scene in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse after he designed a shot-by-shot recreation of the trailer made entirely in the style of Legos.

Walking soccer programs for seniors are popping up across the country and soon, some Canadian players will try to make their mark internationally.

14-year-old Preston Mutanga loves Lego and Spider-Man. So when the trailer for Across the Spider-Verse dropped, he set about recreating it in his own Lego animation style. The video was so impressive, it landed him a gig animating a scene in the real movie.