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Canada’s largest public sector union says that federal government plans to start rolling back federal spending are being “rushed.”

B.C. honeymooners just back from Maui talk about their experience to raise awareness of what's happened to the people there. They join a growing chorus asking tourists to stay home and give the community time to recover from the apocalyptic fire.

The federal government has gone without a conflict-of-interest and ethics watchdog for more than six months — a vacancy that the most recent commissioner says is putting investigations on hold and could allow violations to go unnoticed.

The federal government has gone without a conflict-of-interest and ethics watchdog for more than six months — a vacancy that the most recent commissioner says is putting investigations on hold and could allow violations to go unnoticed.

Charlie Ed is a famous elephant that escaped from the circus in Cranbrook in 1926. Now, a puppet maker in B.C.'s East Kootenay is creating a 16-foot-tall puppet for an upcoming arts festival that will recreate the moment that Ed broke free.

Mounties are back enforcing an injunction against anti-logging protesters on Vancouver Island less than a week after the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the acquittal of a protester at the same site because police failed to fully read out a court order.

Madonna has rescheduled the North American leg of the Celebration Tour, which was delayed weeks ahead of its planned kickoff in Vancouver last month when she landed in hospital due to a bacterial infection.

An increasing number of cats and dogs are being abandoned, either discarded at shelters or dumped in the streets, taking a toll on rescue workers and escalating fears that unwanted animals will face neglect.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has two events on the Island Wednesday, and federal Liberals are gathering for a caucus retreat in the province next week.

Ottawa's corporate ethics watchdog has announced an investigation into fashion company Ralph Lauren over the alleged use of forced labour in its supply chains.

An Edmonton restaurant chain has wrapped up a bidding war on a donair costume owned by the Alberta government. 

Jon Davey of Hamilton says he watched a man in a truck drive down park path. Police say the same man tried to steal a canoe and was eventually arrested.

Jon Davey of Hamilton says he watched a man in a truck drive down park path. Police say the same man tried to steal a canoe and was eventually arrested.

The engineer's suspension ends this December because it is backdated to when he was first ordered to pause his work as a professional engineer in the province.

Natasha Cleary had to flee her home in the hamlet of Enterprise, N.W.T., with her children as wildfires approached. Her home burned, and her community is devastated. 'It doesn't feel real,' she said from Grande Prairie, Alta.

The 10 hottest communities in Canada on Monday were all located in British Columbia and forecasters expect the sizzling temperatures will continue for at least a few more days across the province's Interior.

Many Lahaina wildfire survivors say they had no official warning before the blaze was upon them. As the number of people killed continues to rise, Andrew Chang explains why there are growing questions about the emergency response.

The federal government announced Tuesday that soldiers filing complaints about sexual misconduct or sex and gender discrimination now have the option of taking their grievances directly to the civilian Canadian Human Rights Commission.

July home sales saw the largest year-over-year increase in more than two years, but were little changed from June, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday.

Bobby Baun, a hard-nosed defenceman who entered hockey lore by helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to the 1964 Stanley Cup on a broken leg, has died at the age of 86.

After a wildfire tore through the community of 120, Enterprise Mayor Michael St Amour says fewer than 10 houses are left and only three or four businesses.

After a wildfire tore through the community of 120, Enterprise Mayor Michael St Amour says fewer than 10 houses are left and only three or four businesses.

The Walk of Fame is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and says the singer-songwriter who rose to fame with hits such as Complicated and Sk8er Boi will be one of the notable Canadians it honours.

The Walk of Fame is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and says the singer-songwriter who rose to fame with hits such as Complicated and Sk8er Boi will be one of the notable Canadians it honours.

Canada's inflation rate bucked its recent trend of slowing last month and instead rose at a 3.3 per cent annual pace in July.

The latest restriction means there are fewer and fewer places to sleep for people who can't live in a home for any number of reasons.

A warm water mass that has been heating up the Pacific for months has arrived in B.C. waters — raising alarms about what impact the temperatures could have on marine life native to the coast.

Spain will play for its first Women's World Cup championship after Olga Carmona's goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal.

A Saskatchewan city councillor says a small change to their parking signs is making a big impact.

Child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock says changes to a gender-identity policy for the New Brunswick school system limit children's rights and violate the Human Rights Act, the provincial Education Act and children's charter rights.

Halina Czajkowska Robinson played a key role in discovering a cure to childhood leukemia. But she also left other treasures behind when she died at 94 — nearly 1,000 pieces of her artwork that are now on display in London, Ont.

The Gaelic Business Initiative aims to incorporate the language including menus written in English and Gaelic, and offering incentives for customers who speak the language.

Two years after the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021, thousands who fled Afghanistan have resettled in Canada. While many are grateful to be living and working here, some still worry about family left in Afghanistan.

A St. John's woman says the city allowed 11 Summer St. to be sold despite it having been converted into a home from a garage without proper permits. Tiffany Elton says the city should be responsible for tearing it down.

The government is encouraging Canadians to switch to EVs and heat pumps to fight climate change. But many CBC News readers have asked: won’t electrifying everything break the grid and drive up energy costs? Here’s what electricity operators and those researching the transition say.

Canada is one of the only countries that allows research that allows research in pregnant people working out at a maximal heart rate, which makes the findings of the small new study important.

Two quantum computers being built in Quebec represent a breakthrough in the field of computing. They leverage the properties of small particles to, theoretically, process information far faster than even the strongest supercomputers. 

Canada’s environmental watchdog says Ottawa is using "creative accounting" to support the claim that its program to plant two billion trees is exceeding targets.

A coalition of housing experts, advocates and industry representatives are calling on the government to overhaul its policies in order to get more rental units built.

The premier insists two provincial agencies requested the freeze in letters, but she may want to reread those letters herself, because they don't say what she insisted they say.

While outreach workers are helping people experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., meet their daily needs, there isn't enough housing available to move them indoors. Here's where the situation stands as the fall approaches, and why one person who is sleeping outside says the little things can make a big difference.

Two quantum computers being built in Quebec represent a breakthrough in the field of computing. They leverage the properties of small particles to, theoretically, process information far faster than even the strongest supercomputers. 

Former U.S. president and current candidate for the Republican nomination Donald Trump has been indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the fourth criminal case against him.

“There's such a drama to crossing this great continent — to the mountains and the prairies and the farmland and the small towns and the seacoast,” says train enthusiast Nat Read.

While many people in Ontario have differing memories of the big blackout 20 years ago, Rebecca Canzio had her own reason to go into "survivor mode." Canzio was just a couple of days from her wedding in Windsor when what's commonly referred to as the Northeast Blackout hit on Aug. 14, 2003.