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One organizer says the camp has proved to be a critical social touchpoint for refugees who fled the war in Ukraine launched by Russia.

Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over, but it may only be available in "limited" quantities for this fall's respiratory virus season.

Pranksters behind the EcoWarrior doll hope to seize on the recently-released Barbie movie’s popularity to draw attention to plastic toy waste.

Jacques Daigle is the animation director on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. CBC's Eli Glasner spoke with Daigle about the turtle's unique sketchbook-inspired style and working with co-director Jeff Rowe.

Jacques Daigle is the animation director on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. CBC's Eli Glasner spoke with Daigle about the turtle's unique sketchbook-inspired style and working with co-director Jeff Rowe.

Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis, who played murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and then in the prequel Better Call Saul, has died at age 83.

Team Canada is feeling confident heading into the women's baseball world cup qualifiers in Thunder Bay. The team is bringing a mix of experienced leaders and new rookies against the likes of Mexico, USA, Korea, Australia and Hong Kong. Get to know them before the games begin.

The Canadian government is again blaming Azerbaijan for escalating tensions in its Nagorno-Karabakh region, saying it is concerned about the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" for Armenians living in that region.

Canada boosted its medal total at the Para swimming world championships with a flourish on Friday. Danielle Dorris won the women's S7 50-metre butterfly event just ahead of fellow Canadian Tess Routliffe, while Nicholas Bennett dominated en route to top spot in the men's SM14 200 individual medley and Shelby Newkirk and Nicolas-Guy Turbide each scored bronze medals.

A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia's Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk, the first time the Ukrainian navy has projected its power so far from the country's shores.

A team from the Northern Tornadoes Project is expected to arrive in Ottawa Friday afternoon and will determine what rating to give this particular tornado according to the enhanced Fujita scale.

Water with high counts of bacteria flowing through the Nooksack River in Washington state is coming from multiple sources in B.C., including an Abbotsford compost facility, the province says.

More than 3,000 workers at 27 Metro grocery store locations in southern Ontario launched a strike on Saturday, after rejecting a tentative collective agreement reached last week between the company and their union, Unifor.

A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is already serving a nine-year sentence, of extremism changes on Friday and sentence him to another 19 years in prison.

There was little change to Canada's job market in July as the unemployment rate inched up ever so slightly to 5.5 per cent, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday.

Telecommunications giant Telus says it plans to trim 6,000 jobs, citing its need to free up cash flow and remain competitive.

Telecommunications giant Telus says it is trimming 6,000 jobs, citing its need to free up cash flow and remain competitive.

Telecommunications giant Telus says it plans to trim 6,000 jobs, citing its need to remain competitive.

Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material.

'I was certain it was Grace, and it was heartbreaking,' a conservationist who had been tracking Grace says.

'I was certain it was Grace, and it was heartbreaking,' a conservationist who had been tracking Grace says.

Being a cook might be Olha Mashyna’s destiny. After she and her family fled the war in Ukraine and moved to Winnipeg earlier this year, a chance encounter with a Manitoba restaurant owner brought her back to doing the thing she loves — serving Ukrainian cuisine.

Their doctors say they no longer have time to fill out the pages of paperwork necessary for them to receive disability benefits. But without a doctor's visit, they can't get the help they so desperately need.

Memorial University's faculty association and a clinical psychologist are warning about the potential collapse of a graduate program that produces psychologists — a specialty that's desperately needed in the public health system. 

It's a portage unlike any other. Hundreds of canoes — some as long as a transport trailer — are being moved from their previous museum home in a former outboard motor factory in Peterborough, Ont., and hoisted into their new waterfront facility three kilometres away.

When summer — the season of skinned knees, ice cream beards and bedtime under the stars — becomes a season of staying inside on high alert, our kids lose an important part of their childhood, writes Magdalena Olszanowski.

Just like our lungs, our eyes absorb the fine particles found in wildfire smoke. And while the long-term health impacts of breathing in this pollutant are well-known, eye doctors say it's less clear what sorts of vision problems can result from frequent exposure.

Just like our lungs, our eyes absorb the fine particles found in wildfire smoke. And while the long-term health impacts of breathing in this pollutant are well-known, eye doctors say it's less clear what sorts of vision problems can result from frequent exposure.

A cluster of clean tech firms that got their start in Calgary are growing their operations south of the border as a proposed policy shift in the United States provides a big growth opportunity.

Canada’s national archives is working to identify, digitize and transfer six million pages of federal Indian day school records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, enough paper to fill “multiple tractor trailer loads completely packed with pages," one official says.

It's a portage unlike any other. Hundreds of canoes — some as long as a transport trailer — are being moved from their previous museum home in a former outboard motor factory in Peterborough, Ont., and hoisted into their new waterfront facility three kilometres away.

In a memo written shortly before the separation of Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair, one of the prime minister's advisors told Trudeau his marriage was "the topic at every dinner table in the country." Something like that is true now of Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.

After multiple workforce surveys probing racism and discrimination toward employees, the federal Immigration Department says it is in the process of setting up an independent ombudsperson’s office, expected to be up and running by this fall.

Milos Raonic's next tournament is the National Bank Open in Toronto, which begins Monday, and he also intends to suit up for the U.S. Open at the end of August. But Raonic hasn’t planned beyond that.

Armed with a scroll, a bell and an umbrella, the newly hired town crier in Quebec City’s neighbourhood of St-Roch hopes to get the news to people with limited literacy or access to electronic sources.

Canada's first-ever minister for citizens' services plans to make federal government services from passports to payments "digital first." In an interview with CBC News, Terry Beech says he wants to introduce innovations but Canadians will still be able to access services by phone or in person.

Canada's first-ever minister for citizens' services plans to make federal government services from passports to payments "digital first." In an interview with CBC News, Terry Beech says he wants to introduce innovations but Canadians will still be able to access services by phone or in person.

Country superstars Jason Aldean and Luke Combs have released controversial recordings in recent weeks, igniting discussions about recognizing the influence of Black artists and culture in country music.

Almost a year after Hamilton city councillors voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, CBC News has learned city officials still haven't submitted that request for exemption to Health Canada.

The Independent Investigations Office has found no wrongdoing in the shooting death of Dani Cooper last November, a decision that has left the 27-year-old's loved ones again calling for changes to how police respond to people in mental health crises.

Aug. 3, 2023 | Former U.S. president Donald Trump returns to Washington, D.C., to plead not guilty to charges that he attempted to fraudulently overturn his 2020 election loss. B.C. residents came face-to-face with a raging wildfire and were forced to flee. Plus, some Canadian Taylor Swift fans rejoice at the announcement of tour dates in Canada, but they're only in Toronto.

Buffy Sainte-Marie has announced that she's retiring from live performances. A statement announcing her decision cites factors including travel-induced health concerns and performance-inhibiting physical challenges.

There are 386,016 natural lakes in British Columbia, according to the provincial government, which actively monitors 53 of them — while volunteers help monitor about 36 more. 

Some animal welfare services are facing peak demand, in big part from Calgarians who can’t find affordable pet-friendly rentals.

Armed with a camera and a rockin’ set of wheels, the waste bins have captured humans' tendency to anthropomorphize objects.