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With water gushing in their homes, residents of New Delhi who live along the Yamuna River had to quickly evacuate. Some swam out of their homes, while others climbed atop wooden furniture for safety. India's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said water levels are the highest they've seen in 45 years.

PHAC is investigating after a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto said he sat amid the uncleaned remnants of a previous passenger’s hemorrhage.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said she and other provincial leaders are in the dark about the federal government’s plans for the future of the RCMP, despite the fact that they rely on Mounties to keep parts of their provinces safe.

Toxic behaviours including sexual harassment, bullying, unwanted touching and unsolicited sexting exist at all levels of the Assembly of First Nations, according to a panel's review of gender and sexual orientation-based discrimination.

The hosts of a new CBC podcast, 10 Minutes to Save the Planet, aim to inspire individual actions against climate change without shaming.

Residents in some parts of central and northern B.C. are being warned about the extremely poor air quality caused by the smoke from wildfires burning across the region.

Meet the Mi'kmaw health consultant who advocated for change at the IWK, and then got to smudge her own twin sister and new nephew under the new policy.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sought to distance himself Wednesday from a man who wore a "straight pride" T-shirt while posing for a photo with Poilievre at the Calgary Stampede over the weekend.

Drones and other aerial cameras have captured awe-inspiring scenes of volcanic activity in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland.

Drones and other aerial cameras have captured awe-inspiring scenes of volcanic activity in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland.

One of Britain's leading news anchors, Huw Edwards, was named by his wife on Wednesday as being the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos, the broadcaster reported.

Canada's provincial and territorial premiers hold a closing news conference after three days of meetings in Winnipeg.

The government's attempts to claw back pandemic funds from those it now deems ineligible set the stage for more than 1,000 battles in Federal Court between claimants and the Canada Revenue Agency.

HBO dominated Wednesday morning's Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us combining for a whopping 74, but the dominant theme darkening the scene is the ongoing writers' strike and the looming possibility that actors may join them in as little as a day.

Dave McEachren has loved John Deere since he was a youngster on the southwestern Ontario farm where his family used the green tractors almost exclusively. Over the years, he has collected over thirty 1950s-era vintage tractors, as well as replica toys, signs and other memorabilia, and now plans to house them in a museum on his property.

Montreal tourism operators are lamenting the suspension of the only daily train from New York City at the height of the tourist season.

Hollywood's major film and television studios and the union representing 160,000 actors were engaged in last-ditch talks on Wednesday ahead of a midnight deadline to try to avoid a second labour strike in the entertainment business.

Leslie Van Houten's release was a stunning development after she had served more than a half-century for one of the most infamous U.S. murders. She's not the first Charles Manson follower convicted of murder to be released, but the most infamous.

The CEO of Universities Canada says a stabbing at the University of Waterloo in Ontario is a reminder to have the right security measures and cultural environment to prevent future attacks.

He didn’t get everything he wanted, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to leave the NATO summit in Lithuania on Wednesday with fresh guarantees of allied support and weapons to continue the war with Russia.

The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate to five per cent on Wednesday, its highest rate since 2001.

The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate to five per cent on Wednesday, its highest rate since 2001.

The RCMP are opening a confidential hotline to assist with their investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre between 1988 and 2017.

The RCMP are opening a confidential hotline to assist with their investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre between 1988 and 2017.

Starting Aug. 15, there will no longer be an education requirement for Hong Kongers with Canadian work experience who are applying for permanent residency in Canada through one of two pathways, particularly the Stream B pathway.

Concerns are being raised after B.C.'s Transportation Ministry found itself blocked from posting essential route and travel information during wildfire season this week because of a new Twitter policy.

A team of researchers in Senegal has developed an artificial intelligence tool to help farmers adapting to a changing climate.

Between 80 and 120 millimetres of rain — nearly a month’s worth — fell on some parts of southern Quebec earlier this week, with the Capitale-Nationale region, which includes Quebec City, and Eastern Townships receiving the bulk of the precipitation. 

The James Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth.

Czech-born novelist Milan Kundera, who satirized totalitarian regimes and mixed dark irony with philosophical musings to explore the human condition, has died, a library he worked with said on Wednesday. He was 94.

Something wicked this way comes.

Gord Pease is selling his vintage 1981 OPP plymouth cruiser after owning it for 20 years. He shares the story of how he purchased it and the process of restoring it.

Olivia Chow will officially become Toronto's 66th mayor Wednesday and experts say she'll use the declaration of office ceremony to set a new tone at city hall.

When Stephen Douglas tried to pay at a gas station, it didn’t work. What followed next surprised him in the best possible way.

Rosalind Paciga has erected a bright pink banner in front of her basketball net as an open letter to whoever keeps calling the city to complain about hoops in her neighbourhood.

The federal government's demand that the Mounties ban the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and a controversial neck restraint is not backed up by evidence, says the RCMP's external advisory board.

When Kevin Daley filed a human rights complaint against security at McMaster University, he was ready for a fight — but he wasn’t expecting it to go five years. He's still waiting for a hearing before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

The brother of Emmanuel Oruitemeka, who collapsed while in police custody and later died in hospital nine years ago, says the 25-year-old was a "devoted son, caring brother and loving uncle," as the family seeks a homicide ruling from a coroner's inquest underway in Thunder Bay, Ont.

There is a sense of immediacy from Canada's women's soccer team and their motives are clear: they want to win it all, writes CBC senior contributor Shireen Ahmed

Canada’s biofuel industry is seeing a major uptick in investment spurred on by growing global demand for biofuel and, in particular, the implementation of the country’s new Clean Fuel Regulations.

Competition at the World Aquatics Championships begins July 14 with diving, artistic swimming and open water swimming. That then leads to the start of the water polo competition. High diving and swimming close out worlds with the last day set for July 30.

Last month, the American Medical Association (AMA) formally recognized BMI’s shortcomings and created a new policy advising caution when using it.

Rosalind Paciga has erected a bright pink banner in front of her basketball net as an open letter to whoever keeps calling the city to complain about hoops in her Ottawa neighbourhood.

As Canada faces its worst wildfire season ever, CBC’s Anita Bathe travelled to the epicentre of fire damage in the U.S. to see how people are adapting and rebuilding with fireproof homes.

As Canada faces its worst wildfire season ever, CBC’s Anita Bathe travelled to the epicentre of fire damage in the U.S. to see how people are adapting and rebuilding with fireproof homes.

A highly caffeinated version of a new energy drink made popular by social media influencers is being sold at some stores in Canada, in violation of national heath regulations.

A highly caffeinated version of a new energy drink made popular by social media influencers, which is being sold at some stores in Canada in violation of national heath regulations, is being recalled.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found that the owner of a Burnaby, B.C., gas station withheld overtime pay from his employee, and accused her of lying about an injury for which she had filed a WorkSafeBC claim.

The P.E.I. Energy Corporation says only four of the 10 turbines at Hermanville in the eastern part of the province remain functional — with no reason given as to why. 

The BBC, one of the world’s most trusted news brands, has devoted wall-to-wall coverage this week to a top presenter accused in the sexual exploitation of a child. But it's messy. There are no names. The evidence is conflicting. And reputations hang in the balance as the broadcaster faces intense scrutiny for its handling of the situation.