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A United Nations official is calling on the Canadian government not to repatriate six children from a Syrian detention camp without their mother.

For years, nurse Courtney Pennell has been advocating for the IWK Heath Centre in Halifax to allow smudging for Indigenous mothers and their babies. That policy finally came into effect last month — just in time for the arrival of her newborn nephew, Beau.

Pakistani Canadian actor Iman Vellani, 20, who plays Kamala Khan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will co-write a new four-part comic series.

The tornadoes that ripped across suburban Ottawa and near Montreal on Thursday highlight a growing concern for researchers. Preliminary data trends suggest Canada’s most densely populated zone, in Ontario and Quebec, may become the country's epicentre for twisters, with increasingly devastating consequences.

The Gilgo Beach killings have drawn immense public attention. The mystery attracted national headlines for many years and the unsolved deaths were the subject of the 2020 Netflix film, Lost Girls.

How did the turtle cross the road? In Middletown, Conn., with the help of a dry cleaner.

Supporters of a blockade at the city-owned Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg said they were willing to get arrested if need be after a Manitoba judge granted an interim injunction that prevents protesters from blocking the main road to the facility. 

Supporters of a blockade at the city-owned Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg said they were willing to get arrested if need be after a Manitoba judge granted an interim injunction that prevents protesters from blocking the main road to the facility. 

A judge has granted an interim injunction that orders the removal of a blockade at the main entrance to the city-owned Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg that was set up by protesters about a week ago. 

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is pleading with federal Justice Minister David Lametti to take immediate action on bail reform after a father of seven was stabbed to death in a random attack at an LRT station.

Canada's Nate Riech is running for more than medals and records. The reigning Paralympic and world champion is at the top of his sport following a meteoric rise, but being a Para athlete is about much more than personal accomplishments for Riech.

Canada is expected to close applications for temporary emergency visas offered to Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression Saturday — but hasn't announced whether it plans to offer long-term refuge.

The U.S. endured 28 mass killings through June 30, all but one involving guns. A leading criminologist says it wasn't too long ago that the statistic would have been alarming for an entire year, let alone six months.

Kevin Spacey on Friday described an allegation he grabbed a man's crotch as "absolute bollocks," in combative exchanges with prosecutors at the Oscar-winning actor's sexual assault trial.

Newly obtained court documents show B.C. police officer who died by suicide this year had been under RCMP investigation for inappropriate texts to a teenager he met on the job.

After an intense thunderstorm left Montrealers flooded and in the dark. The city says cleanup efforts are underway.

For Cloé Lacasse, Vanessa Gilles and Evelyne Viens, making Canada’s Women’s World Cup team involved paths less travelled and a coach who saw their development through a fresh set of eyes.

India's space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a touchdown on the moon next month. A successful landing could put India among a select group of countries.

Protesters say the provincial government's refusal to search a Manitoba landfill for the suspected remains of two murdered Indigenous women is just the latest example of a long history of systemic racism. We'll hear why they've blockaded a city landfill in Winnipeg as they demand justice.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says there are 63,000 shipping containers stuck on vessels waiting at B.C. ports to be unloaded.

An Amherst man says he's now homeless because of the lack of affordable housing in the area. Community organizations say they're struggling to find housing for clients.

Christian conservative groups rallying support for New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs now have enough signatures to be a decisive factor in any leadership review vote.

Christian conservative groups rallying support for New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs now have enough signatures to be a decisive factor in any leadership review vote.

Staff from the Department of Natural Resources built a new nest for the osprey family, and Nova Scotia Power erected a dedicated pole just for their new home.

Hundreds of Mi'kmaw athletes, along with about 5,000 other Indigenous teenagers, are competing in the North American Indigenous Games in Nova Scotia.

Staff from the Department of Natural Resources built a new nest for the osprey family, and Nova Scotia Power erected a dedicated pole just for their new home.

This week's Council of the Federation meetings featured more process than progress.

Nearly two years after a tornado ripped apart her backyard and caused nearly $75,000 worth of property damage, Christine Corelli-Gowan's home in Barrie, Ont. is looking as good as new. But some lasting effects aren't physical, including the way Corelli-Gowan said she now responds to adverse weather. 

Nearly two years after a tornado ripped apart her backyard and caused nearly $75,000 worth of property damage, Christine Corelli-Gowan's home in Barrie, Ont. is looking as good as new. But some lasting effects aren't physical, including the way Corelli-Gowan said she now responds to adverse weather. 

This month, high-stakes international negotiations in Kingston, Jamaica, hosted by the International Seabed Authority could determine the future of deep sea mining and whether a Canadian-registered company can successfully pursue a permit this year to mine commercially. 

Nearly three years ago, the Bank of Canada announced a plan to remove from the $5 bill the face of Sir Wilfrid Laurier  — the only French-Canadian prime minister on a banknote — and replace him with someone else from the country's past. The process has since stalled.

The Bank of Canada's unprecedented campaign of rate hikes since early 2022 have meant higher payments for many already. But with millions more set to renew soon, the pain will spread to just about everyone.

While advocates say there's an appetite for change that can make way for a widespread movement aimed at creating more affordable and accessible housing, there's enough obstacles facing both organizers and residents to keep it from getting off the ground.

Documents obtained by CBC Hamilton show the range of complaints made by inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre in 2022. Former inmates-turned-prisoner rights advocates say the complaints system in Ontario is broken and incarcerated people suffer in silence.

A team of tornado investigators will also arrive in Ottawa today after Thursday's twister damaged roughly 125 homes in the south end suburb.

Reprising his role as Impossible Mission Force (IMF) chief Eugene Kittridge for the first time since the original 1996 film, Henry Czerny spoke with CBC News about Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, the seventh installment in the action franchise.

For three years, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot wondered if he would run on the track after his career was derailed by several injuries. Now, with the help of a sports psychologist, the Quebec City native has booked a spot at the world championships next month, and on Sunday in Poland will try to clinch a 2024 Olympic berth.

While advocates say there's an appetite for change that can make way for a widespread movement aimed at creating more affordable and accessible housing, there's enough obstacles facing both organizers and residents to keep it from getting off the ground.

For the first time ever, a Canadian province has filed criminal charges against a business for providing false information related to carbon offsets, underscoring the sometimes murky activities of companies in a complicated, rapidly growing industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. 

This past week was the Earth’s hottest on record, as extreme weather from wildfires to floods ravaged various corners of the world. Here’s a closer look at what’s happening.

Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said Thursday. The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstruction.

A British Columbia wildfire fighter died Thursday after being injured responding to a blaze, the B.C. Wildfire Service confirmed late Thursday night.

Still reeling from an ongoing Hollywood writers' strike, industry insiders say this second strike by actors will only make things worse for Canada's creative economy.

An independent review into how Regina's tourism agency handled a failed rebrand says a junior employee approved sexualized slogans before senior management could vet them.

While a "consistent association" between aspartame consumption and a specific cancer type was not observed, researchers say the change in designation should be taken as a sign for further research into the artificial sweetener's health impacts.