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Boas Kragtwijk, 28, is a Dutch ultrarunner who plans to run 50 kilometres a day for 50 days as he makes his way from Amsterdam to Kyiv. He's making the 2,500-km trek to demonstrate how close the war in Ukraine is to Western Europe and raise money to buy ambulances. The Dutch charity Zeilen van Vrijheid will then deploy them in Ukraine.

New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has faced resistance to including countries other than China in the terms of reference for a public inquiry on foreign interference.

Chants to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women rang out across downtown Winnipeg on Thursday, as hundreds of people flooded a busy intersection for a round dance.

The main contractor in charge of constructing the Site C hydroelectric dam near Fort St. John in northeastern B.C. has been hit with a $1.1 million fine for dumping contaminated drainage water into the Peace River.

Canada's Danielle Dorris is a world champion once again. The Moncton, N.B., native claimed gold in the women's S7 100-metre backstroke on Thursday at the Para swimming world championships in Manchester, England.

The province has ceased considering the possibility of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, according to the ministry of tourism and sports. And Calgary's mayor says that means the bid is dead.

RCMP used the anti-pipeline resistance at the Standing Rock reservation in 2016 to justify creating a unit in British Columbia to police similar opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, newly released documents show.

A Toronto cop who pleaded guilty to neglect of duty police act charges after failing to help Daniella Mallia — a woman shot to death just days after reporting threats of intimate partner violence to police — will keep his job despite the force arguing he should be fired.

A Toronto cop who pleaded guilty to neglect of duty police act charges after failing to help Daniella Mallia — a woman shot to death just days after reporting threats of intimate partner violence to police — will keep his job despite the force arguing he should be fired.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the possible effects of a nuclear winter, as well as the discovery of a humungous old-growth tree in B.C.

Mayor Andrea Horwath's tweet Thursday came in response to CBC Hamilton's story about how tenants' calls to the city for help with cockroach and bedbug infestations have gone unheard. 

Public health staff have apologized to residents for not enforcing the city's pest rules for over four years and recently making comments that minimized the health impacts of living with insect and rodent infestations.

Border duty free stores are calling on the federal government to completely forgive loans they took out during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that border traffic has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Hasbro is selling its Toronto-based eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500-million US deal, after having paid $4 billion for the company four years ago.

A major ocean current responsible for circulating water in the Atlantic Ocean and maintaining global weather patterns is at risk of collapsing. About That producer Lauren Bird explains why it's believed to be weakening, and what experts warn could happen if it does.

All Facebook and Instagram users in Canada won't be able to access news on their platforms soon, after parent company Meta said it would shut out news in the country over the next few weeks. We answer some of your questions about the Liberals' Online News Act and Meta's latest move.

Environment Canada is forecasting conditions that could cause strong thunderstorms and a tornado late Thursday afternoon and evening in and around Ottawa-Gatineau.

Environment Canada issued a tornado warning Thursday at 5:36 p.m. ET and later downgraded it to a tornado watch.

A tornado was confirmed northwest of Metcalfe on Thursday evening and a second tornado warning was issued by Environment Canada for the Ottawa area.

Residents in parts of southern Ottawa are left picking up debris after a tornado hit the area Thursday evening.

Members of the renewable energy industry say they feel like the Alberta government has knocked the wind out of them by pausing all approvals of new power plants for nearly seven months.

Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf said the six-month pause is needed to clarify how agricultural land can be used to build power plants, as well as the expectations for land reclamation over the long term.

Taylor Swift has announced six Canadian concert dates for her Eras tour. But the schedule includes only one city: Toronto.

Taylor Swift has announced six Canadian concert dates for her Eras tour. But the schedule includes only one city: Toronto.

Kateryna Kharchuk found a safe haven in Nova Scotia for her family. And while she’s found happiness here, she’s not sure she wants to stay in Nova Scotia forever.

A chat with Wayne Gretzky while in a fast-food joint's parking lot is emblematic of Nick Taylor's new life. He has quiet moments where he's just a family man, and then unreal situations where he's greeted like a conquering hero after ending a 69-year stretch of futility by Canadian golfers at the men's national championship.

They called her the Queen of Hurricanes. Now, pioneering aeronautical engineer and woman's rights activist Elsie MacGill is featured on the newest commemorative loonie, designed by Victoria-based artist Claire Watson.

Greenpeace demonstrators draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric Thursday to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

Four Greenpeace demonstrators were arrested Thursday after they draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

Omegle, a social media website designed to randomly connect strangers, is trying again to put an end to a U.S. lawsuit against the company for a case involving a Manitoba man convicted of internet luring and child porn distribution. 

For the last 15 years, inmates released from a nearby jail with no one to pick them up are dropped off at a Barrie bus station with fare to make their way home to their home communities. The city has decided to pay for its own shuttle to take them closer to home.

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon takes a closer look at the numbers of the record-breaking month in the Maritimes and around the world.

The mother of a 20-year-old man who died of a suspected drug overdose on Saturday says she wants immediate, serious changes to how Newfoundland and Labrador deals with addictions.

The spouse of Canada's prime minister can play an important role in advocacy and representing the country, but marriage to the country's head of government comes with no official office, functions, title or even an agreed upon form of address.

An influencer posted about a Quebec snack bar’s poutine. Now the small business is trying to keep up with soaring demand.

An influencer posted about a Quebec snack bar’s poutine. Now the small business is trying to keep up with soaring demand.

It's not sus, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have the rizz. After many versions, the heroes in a half shell have a new look and a fresh vibe in a new animated adventure that lets the teens be teens.

Medical researchers at the University of Ottawa are making the latest call for hockey organizations and lawmakers across Canada to raise the age bodychecking is allowed from 13 to 15. 

Sarah Arvanitis has lodged a complaint against her lawyer alleging she was assured her permanent residency application had been filed in 2021. When the Hamilton mom tried to return to Canada, she was told there was no record of it and she was denied entry for months.

Those working at the grassroots levels of Canadian soccer agree the women's team's early exit at the Women's World Cup shows the sport in this country needs to change how it identifies and develops young female soccer players.

As prospectors eye up the mineral-rich lands of northern Ontario, many First Nations are retaliating against the province's mining push. Here's why Gull Bay First Nation, north of Thunder Bay, Ont., is calling mining claims staked around its lands unlawful and invalid.

Meta and Google worked out a deal with the Australia government on a law that would make digital giants pay for journalism. Canada passed its own law, without any such deal. Meta says it has begun ending news availability on its platforms in Canada. Did Ottawa miss an opportunity to avoid this?

An evacuation order was issued Wednesday for 37 properties on the shore of Adams Lake in southeast B.C. due to a nearby wildfire, with evacuees being told to go to the Adams Lake Ferry — the only way in and out for many residents in the area.

Jerome Gignac was out for a leisurely round of golf in Coquitlam, B.C., when a bear took an interest in his new golf bag.

A bright yellow schoolhouse in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood has been saved from demolition by the Squamish Nation, which is moving the entire building to its new home — by barge.

A bright yellow schoolhouse in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood has been saved from demolition by the Squamish Nation, which moved the entire building to its new home — by barge.

The Triple S Fair & Rodeo in Selkirk, Man., is amending its rulebook after a horse broke a back leg and was euthanized by a veterinarian who was not officially on call.

The Triple S Fair & Rodeo in Selkirk, Man., is amending its rulebook after a horse broke a back leg and was euthanized by a veterinarian who was not officially on call.

The newly created Office of the Sport Integrity Commission (OSIC) has deemed a majority of complaints it received since it opened last year as inadmissible. The OSIC said it received 193 complaints since June 2022 and only 66 were judged to be admissible.

Two North Vancouver residents say they want to create greater awareness around Canada's Black history and their own family's history with both the slave trade and Black activism.