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Arctic blondes begone! William Chicksi is offering free haircuts to N.W.T. evacuees in Edmonton at MC College. Chicksi is from Yellowknife and saw a chance to help out and give back. The CBC's Hilary Bird stopped by for some much-needed pampering.

The Canadian and Jamaican governments are investigating allegations that an Ontario farm sent a group of Jamaican migrant workers home after they held a one-day strike to protest what they described as subpar living conditions.

A technical error affecting data published in an online education portal exposed the legal name of students in eight Saskatchewan school divisions. This error 'outed' some students to their peers.

Public high school teachers in Ontario won't go on strike this fall, keeping students in class, if they agree to accept a proposed deal struck Friday between the province and their union.

Within minutes of its release from a county sheriff's office near Atlanta Thursday, Donald Trump's mugshot exploded onto screens around the world. Experts say society can seize on high-profile mugshots for a number of reasons, but particularly because they shatter the idea that powerful people are above the law.

Within minutes of its release from a county sheriff's office near Atlanta Thursday, Donald Trump's mugshot exploded onto screens around the world. Experts say society can seize on high-profile mugshots for a number of reasons, but particularly because they shatter the idea that powerful people are above the law.

Within minutes of its release from a county sheriff's office near Atlanta on Thursday, Donald Trump's mug shot exploded onto screens around the world. Experts say society can seize on high-profile mug shots for a number of reasons, but particularly because they shatter the idea that powerful people are above the law.

A 24-year-old former student faces an additional charge, of attempted murder, following the stabbings of an instructor and two students during a University of Waterloo, Ont., gender-studies class in June.

The 44-year-old restaurant owner who was brutally beaten in Owen Sound, Ont., during a dispute earlier this month over an unpaid bill has died in a London, Ont., hospital. 

The 44-year-old restaurant owner who was brutally beaten in Owen Sound, Ont., during a dispute earlier this month over an unpaid dining bill has died in a London, Ont., hospital. Police are investigating his death as a homicide and looking for three suspects.

A bar in Gatineau, Que., is making waves for its comedy night lineup. One of the comedians — the only woman on the bill — is AI-generated. The bar says it created the fake comic to clap back at critics who say the club rarely books female comedians.

A bar in Gatineau, Que., is making waves for its comedy night lineup. One of the comedians — the only woman on the bill — is AI-generated. The bar says it created the fake comic to clap back at critics who say the club rarely books female comedians.

The loss of ice in one region of Antarctica last year likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies, researchers reported Thursday.

The United Auto Workers union said Friday that results are still being tallied, but so far 97% have voted in favour of authorizing one or more strikes against Stellantis, General Motors and Ford.

Hundreds of ‘monster hunters’ are headed to the Scottish Highlands to take part in the biggest Loch Ness monster search in half a century. Andrew Chang explores why the event is a win for Scotland's tourism industry in a post-pandemic world.

Ontario Provincial Police say a software update by a third party resulted in an Amber Alert not going out to cellphones across the province this week.

Canada's 4x100-metre men's relay team will not win a second straight gold medal. The reigning world champions placed sixth in their heat at the World Athletics Championships on Friday in Budapest with a time of 38.25 seconds, well outside of qualifying time for Saturday's final.

Consumer facial tissue brand Kleenex will soon be no more in Canada, as the company that makes the famous wipes has decided to exit a major part of its business in this country.

Facial tissue brand Kleenex is soon to be no more in Canada, as the company that makes the famous facial wipes has decided to exit the business in Canada.

Facial tissue brand Kleenex will soon be no more in Canada, as the company that makes the famous facial wipes has decided to exit the business in this country.

Clarifications to New Brunswick's school gender-identity policy have strengthened arguments against it when it comes to children's rights, according to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

The Kremlin said on Friday that Western suggestions that Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an 'absolute lie' and declined to definitively confirm his death, citing the need to wait for test results.

The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final.

Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso said Friday that "in no moment" did she consent to a kiss on the lips by soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) says the Saskatchewan government's new policy on name and gender rules for schools is discriminatory because it singles out LGBTQ students.

British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm.

The next time you're walking around uptown Saint John, don't forget to look up. Hidden in obscure alleyways and side streets are traces of centuries of history. 

Late planting, slow-growing crops, crops growing too fast, too much rain, too much wind — you name it and some P.E.I. cereal grain farmers have experienced it this summer.

In 2016, the Hassan Haggar family fled the war in Sudan and found themselves in a Nova Scotia town of just 500 people.

Gran Turismo, the latest video game movie to tumble from the imagination of an overzealous marketing executive, has all the trappings of a racing movie — but its sometimes entertaining race scenes don't do enough to make it a good example of the genre.

The southwestern Ontario town of Glencoe, which faced a one-in-a-century rainstorm resulting in serious flooding this week, is the latest rural community that's having trouble paying bills as a result of such extreme weather.

New numbers on bike sharing in Toronto show more riders are using the service than ever before, but some say the service needs to expand further into underserved parts of the city to be equitable.

Defence lawyers in St. John's are sounding the alarm over conditions at Her Majesty's Penitentiary.

A woman known for using multiple aliases and being a vexatious litigant is accused of leaving a dead ferret in the freezer of a man who thought he was offering short-term accommodation to her brother, who may not actually exist. 

A grill festival that lost $22,000 because of a bug in its payment system has received $13,000 in donations.

Some advocates are concerned after Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu confirmed this week her department is eyeing spending cuts, telling reporters in Charlottetown she plans to target bureaucratic bloat, not service delivery.

The Ontario government says protected Greenbelt land will not be developed as part of a new subdivision it's proposing to fast-track in the Town of Caledon, weeks after residents were warned the province planned to use its authority to make that happen.

While wildfire seasons are getting worse in Canada, there is also a shortage of volunteer firefighters in some parts of the country. We spoke to two fire chiefs who shared the ins and outs of how volunteer firefighting works in Canada and ways to address the shortage.

It took the better part of three years, multiple fundraising events and help from former prime ministers — and at least one country singer — but Peter MacKay says he has finally paid off the $1.7 million in debt his campaign incurred in the 2020 Conservative leadership race.

Experts say the eerie similarities between the Okanagan Mountain Park fire in 2003 and the McDougall Creek wildfire last week are a sign that officials haven't done enough work on fire prevention and mitigation in the last 20 years, leaving the next generation even more vulnerable than the last because they're still up against climate change.

David Carruthers and his wife, Denise Lapointe, make paper that artists, printers and bookbinders prize for its unique qualities. But soon, they'll be moving out of their mill in the basement of an old linoleum factory in Ville-Émard, on the banks of the Lachine Canal. 

Environment Canada has placed Windsor-Essex under a tornado warning as of 10:36 p.m. Thursday.

For the Bonavista Biennale, Inuk sculptor Billy Gauthier had just one week to work on his grandest canvas: a 600-lb. whale skull. Gauthier worked day and night, carving what he calls his most important piece. Click to see the sculpture and hear the message behind it.

Co-creator Trey Helten said there's a serious message behind the funny video he made mocking a TikTok ad for a $2,000/month, 200-square-foot suite in Vancouver's poorest neighbourhood.