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Canada Post is proposing an increase to regulated postage rates next year, bringing the price of most stamps up by 25 cents to $1.24.

Cathy Merrick, the first female grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and a prominent voice on many First Nations issues, has died after collapsing outside the law courts building in Winnipeg on Friday. 

Cathy Merrick, the first female grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has died after collapsing outside the law courts building in Winnipeg on Friday. 

Manitoba Court of King's Bench Justice Alain Huberdeau has approved a settlement worth $530 million for three class-action lawsuits over child benefit payments that were clawed back by the Manitoba government.

A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies. The health unit says it's the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since 1967.

A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies. The health unit says it's the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since 1967.

Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and is debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain.

A Toronto man has been charged with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in connection to a TikTok video that was published earlier this week.

Several provinces are rethinking how they teach kids to read, with a “back-to-basics” focus that includes phonics and more structure.

CBC News spoke with multiple parents who said their children as young as three boarded the wrong school bus, and couldn't be located for up to an hour. Some school boards say it's up to staff to ensure proper boarding, one superintendent says there will be 'some wrinkles' getting the system running properly.

CBC News spoke with multiple parents who said their children as young as three boarded the wrong school bus, and couldn't be located for up to an hour. Some school boards say it's up to staff to ensure proper boarding, one superintendent says there will be 'some wrinkles' getting the system running properly.

A New York judge on Friday delayed former U.S. president Donald Trump's sentencing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until Nov. 26, nearly a month after the presidential election.

A New York judge on Friday delayed former U.S. president Donald Trump's sentencing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until Nov. 26, nearly a month after the presidential election.

A Toronto-area man is facing a terror charge in the United States, U.S. authorities say, for allegedly attempting to enter the country to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish Centre in New York City.

The RCMP arrested a Toronto-area man in connection with a terror investigation Wednesday in a Quebec town near the U.S. border.

The RCMP arrested a Toronto-area man in connection with a terror investigation Wednesday in a Quebec town near the U.S. border.

A Toronto-area man is facing terror charges in both Canada and the United States, authorities say, for allegedly attempting to illegally enter the U.S. to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish Centre in New York City.

A Toronto-area man is facing terror charges in both Canada and the United States, authorities say, for allegedly attempting to illegally enter the U.S. to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish Centre in New York City.

The 14-year-old girl accused of seriously injuring a 15-year-old classmate by lighting her on fire at a Saskatoon high school has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson.

A woman who was a citizen of both the U.S. and Turkey died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.

The victim’s parents, who can’t be named under an Indian law that protects the identity of sexual assault victims, said their grief is mixed with anger at how police have handled the high-profile case.

Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.

RCMP say a 47-year-old man who was the subject of a manhunt in eastern New Brunswick has been arrested.

RCMP say a 47-year-old man from Maine who was the subject of a manhunt in eastern New Brunswick has been arrested.

Canada's unemployment rate increased to 6.6 per cent in August as students continued to face a difficult summer hiring season.

The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same.

In a decision last week, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said an RCMP officer and dog handler’s “intentions were good” but that he made an error when he released a dog onto a man too quickly.

Canada is donating tens of thousands of rocket motors, a handful of surplus warheads and the decommissioned chassis of nearly 100 armoured vehicles to Ukraine as part of its latest military support package.

China has submitted a request to Canada for consultation at the World Trade Organization on additional tariffs it has imposed on Chinese electric vehicles as well as steel and aluminum products, the Commerce Ministry in Beijing said on Friday.

A Manitoba corrections officer charged in the 2021 death of an inmate at the Headingley Correctional Centre has been acquitted of all charges.

While some brides rush to see their wedding dress shortly after the nuptials, others opt to wait for a milestone anniversary to open the box and reflect on the big day. Ashley Charette, however, made a shocking discovery when she opened the packaged gown.

A volunteer street navigator is trying to help the oldest members of the University Avenue encampment. Their goal is to find accommodations where they feel safe and can stay together. Hannah Veinot has the story.

In Halifax, 77-year-old Judy Howe is living in a tent at an encampment along with her 80-year-old partner, George. A volunteer street navigator is trying to help the pair find safe housing that can accommodate them both — but for now, Howe says, ‘I go to bed crying.'

Kids like them because they're quieter and less stinky — plus, they don't have to worry about their ride to school contributing to climate change. Data even links riding e-buses to higher test scores. So why is only two per cent of Canada's school bus fleet electric?

In his first Canadian interview since being released in a historic prisoner swap, Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about being imprisoned by Russia for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine.

The federal Liberal brand will be put to the test again in a byelection in the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun on Sept. 16 — a contest Liberal Party brass hope won't deliver a repeat of the party's failure in a Toronto riding earlier this summer.

In his first Canadian interview since being released in a historic prisoner swap, Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about being imprisoned by Russia for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine.

Over the past few months, whenever people walk by Greg Underwood's Walkerville home and see him outside, they often point to his front lawn and ask, "What is it?"

Three McMaster students say a lengthy ban from campus activities — except to attend class — amid an investigation over a pro-Palestinian protest is hurting their academics and employment. A spokesperson for the Hamilton school says people have a right to protest but "within the university's codes and policies.:

Ottawa police secretly wiretapped five of its Somali officers and their family members for months, never laid charges, and refuses to tell them why, alleges a $2.5-million lawsuit filed by the officers.

Writers are storming off the board of a popular literary non-profit that challenges participants to write a 50,000 word novel in a month after it issued a statement supporting some use of artificial intelligence. NaNoWriMo wrote on Monday that it doesn't explicitly condemn or endorse AI, and suggested opposition to the technology ignores “classist and ableist issues.”

The social media accounts of two Canada’s most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent after U.S. officials accused them of being collaborators of a covert Russian propaganda campaign.

The social media accounts of two Canada’s most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent after U.S. officials accused them of being collaborators of a covert Russian propaganda campaign.

The Alberta government wants to control design of Calgary's newest light rail transit project. It will have to do more than draw new lines on a map.

The Alberta government wants to control design of Calgary's newest light rail transit project. It will have to do more than draw new lines on a map.

Alberta government wants to control design of Calgary's LRT project. It will have to do more than draw new lines on a map.

Dylan Pountney will be in his thirties by the time he's allowed to apply for parole for murdering 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler during their high school social studies classroom.

Dylan Pountney will be in his thirties by the time he's allowed to apply for parole for murdering 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler during their high school social studies classroom.

Dylan Pountney will be in his thirties by the time he's allowed to apply for parole for murdering 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler during their high school social studies classroom.

Hundreds of moviegoers and Tragically Hip fans gathered on a street in Toronto to belt out the beloved Canadian band's hits as the Toronto International Film Festival got underway Thursday. The surviving band members, as well as director Mike Downie and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were on hand for the world premiere of the career-spanning docuseries, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal.