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Margaret Atwood, James Patterson and Suzanne Collins are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies.

An Alberta nurse has had her licence to practice revoked after a professional body found she had sexually abused one of her former patients. 

An Alberta nurse has had her licence to practice revoked after a professional body found she had sexually abused one of her former patients. 

CBC Sports' daily newsletter presents a primer for the Women's World Cup, kicking off Thursday in Australia and New Zealand.

A shortage of anesthesiologists is taking a toll on surgery patients in Alberta and sparking concern among physicians.

The Disc Golf Pro Tour has scrapped its women's division at an event scheduled to take place on Prince Edward Island over concerns with the sport's policy on trans athletes.

The family of a Kingston, Ont., man who was killed in an incident involving a gondola at Mont-Tremblant, Que., over the weekend was a loving father and member of the Canadian Armed Forces who spent decades serving his country.

Nicole Myers is a Harry Styles superfan. But one day, she won't be able to hear her favourite music anymore because of tumours growing on nerves in her ear.

A 33-year-old man was killed when a large fight broke out at Stony Mountain Institution on Monday evening, leaving seven inmates injured, RCMP say.

British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorist group.

Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, says a new report from the Public Policy Forum.

Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, says a new report from the Public Policy Forum.

A badger-like mammal died while chomping into the ribs of a hapless horned plant-eating dinosaur struggling to escape more than 100 million years ago. The pair were perfectly preserved, still locked in combat, in 'China's dinosaur Pompeii,' researchers report.

Ridgetown, Ont.'s business improvement association is bringing back its tourist of the week program, which has gained notoriety — running for more than 40 years before petering out about a decade ago. 

Former U.S. president Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, an indication he could soon be charged by prosecutors.

Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse were sentenced to life in prison in the death of Ting Fong Chan, a restaurant worker who was fatally stabbed in 1973. On Tuesday, a prosecutor in Winnipeg said the Crown is seeking the acquittal of the two First Nations men.

A new coffee shop at the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue is providing employment opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Lil E Coffee Cafe officially opened its second location in Canada last week.

Police and City of Winnipeg crews are tearing down a blockade at the entrance to a Winnipeg landfill four days after a judge granted an injunction ordering protesters to clear the road.

The president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says a dire situation has emerged for various municipalities, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the province, which is leading to a need for conversations around the future of agriculture in Alberta.

Taylor Swift now officially has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history. Previously, Barbra Streisand held the record, with 11 No. 1 albums.

A former Ontario deputy police chief who led the successful hunt for a homicide victim's partial remains after they were thrown into a dumpster says a similar search for two homicide victims at a Manitoba landfill can be done safely.

The 2023 wildfire season in British Columbia has officially surpassed the 2018 season as the most destructive ever recorded according to area burned.

Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his dog were aboard his incapacitated catamaran in the Pacific Ocean about 1,900 kilometres from land when the crew of a tuna boat spotted them.

Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.

An American soldier crossed the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea "wilfully and without authorization," U.S. officials said Tuesday, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program.

An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led UN Command overseeing the area said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions over North Korea's nuclear program.

Some 200 refugees and asylum seekers who had been living on the street outside a downtown Toronto shelter intake office are now staying at a church in North York, according to a pastor.

Canada's inflation rate fell to 2.8 per cent in June, its lowest level in more than two years.

Overwhelming demand for tickets meant co-host Australia's opening match at the Women's World Cup had to be shifted to the tournament's biggest stadium, where it's set to be played in front of an expected record crowd of 82,500.

The family of an N.W.T. firefighter who died after being injured on the job this past weekend describes him a smiling, caring person who was passionate about his work in the bush.

Russia struck Ukraine's port of Odesa with missiles and drones on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a United Nations-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and Ukrainian officials said Moscow was attempting to go back on the offensive in the east.

An Inuk woman says she was left vulnerable and became a target for a human trafficker after she was released from prison with nowhere to go. Advocates say it's proof Manitoba's justice system needs an overhaul.

Advocates say a lack of release plans for prisoners is leaving vulnerable women easy targets for exploitation.

Some 9,000 new pieces of equipment must be installed to fix a recurring hardware issue tormenting the Muskrat Falls transmission lines, according to Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.

A married couple is finally living together in B.C. after a half dozen attempts to convince Canadian officials their relationship was genuine. Their lawyer says their case is not unique and immigration officials are causing needless stress and expense for some couples.

An Amherstburg, Ont., company is making a buzz in the market after years of breeding millions of bugs.

A new report released Tuesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives found that while minimum wages have risen since 2018, they haven't increased as fast as rental rates. Researchers say this not only leaves workers spending too much on rent, but ultimately puts minimum wage workers at risk of becoming homeless.

The price of the language tests that immigrants to Canada must take, and potentially having to pay to take them multiple times, is just one concern advocates and prospective residents have. Some say the tests are an insufficient way of assessing a person's candidacy for residence in Canada.

CBC has verified that notices have been issued to tenants in multiple buildings under at least two different management companies, just weeks after the province of B.C. announced a program to provide air conditioners to eligible British Columbians.

A number of people are making donations to the pro-choice movement in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year to overturn Roe v. Wade — whether it's in their lifetime, or after.

A number of people are making donations to the pro-choice movement in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year to overturn Roe v. Wade — whether it's in their lifetime, or after.

April Anderson said her friends and family questioned why on earth she'd open a bakery in Detroit in fall 2013  — just months after the city declared the largest municipal bankruptcy in history. 

Reading between the lines, there were hints that the province’s decision is being guided by concerns of politicians not in Surrey — but in Ottawa.

A wildfire just east of the Canadian Rockies International Airport led to flight cancellations on Monday, with the local First Nation conducting a tactical evacuation of its members.

A wildfire just east of the Canadian Rockies International Airport led to flight cancellations on Monday, with the local First Nation conducting a tactical evacuation of its members.

As dozens of refugees and asylum seekers continue to camp outside a downtown Toronto shelter, a group of more than 20 advocates is calling on the head of Toronto's shelter system to resign over "repeated mismanagement" that they say has exacerbated the crisis.

Canada wrapped up the World Para Athletics Championships with four medals on Monday in Paris, including gold by runner Nate Riech, and 14 overall for its highest total since earning 15 in 2013.

Athletes, volunteers, and visitors from different Indigenous nations are swapping pins and sharing stories.

The sudden, powerful hailstorm that swept over Calgary on Saturday evening left gardens decimated, damaged the siding on homes, and even appeared to break through the plexiglass domes at the Chinook Mall food court.