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Salvatore "Totò" Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at the 1990 World Cup that his country hosted and epitomized a player exceeding expectations on soccer's biggest stage, has died. He was 59.

Conservatives are denying any association with protesters who harassed Jagmeet Singh, among others, outside of Parliament Hill this week after Liberal ministers accused them of lending their support.

Chrissy Isaacs is among the thousands who marched to Queen's Park in Toronto on Wednesday to demand action to help people in Grassy Narrows First Nation who've been impacted by mercury poisoning of their water. "I feel angry.This is an issue that's been ongoing for over 50 years," says Isaacs, one of the organizers of a caravan as part of the Walk for Mercury Justice.

Balloons are among the 12 toys under consideration for induction to the U.S. National Toy Hall of Fame this hall.

Alberta's government will build up to 30 new public schools, modernize five older schools and fund five charter school construction projects annually for three years, starting next year, cabinet ministers say.

A fifth staff member of a Saskatoon private Christian school has been charged with assaulting a student. CBC News has also learned that Valour Academy gave the accused a school "courage" award in the weeks following the alleged assault, and that she was working as a teacher but is not certified.

Baby hippo Moo Deng has a massive following on social media, prompting fans to visit her in droves at a Thai zoo.

More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend.

A 50-year-old story of UFOs at a farm near Langenburg, Sask. — a town 220 kilometres west of Regina — is being celebrated by Canada Post and the Canadian Royal Mint with a new coin.

Canada abstained today from a high-profile United Nations vote demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy with a larger-than-usual reduction in borrowing costs that followed growing unease about the health of the job market.

Rising British metal stars Green Lung thrilled a sold-out audience in Toronto Tuesday for the band’s first-ever show in the city — but on this night, the crowd’s biggest round of applause might not have been for the band at all.

The teenage girl accused of seriously injuring a classmate by lighting her on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon is facing a new charge. The Crown added a charge of “unlawfully causing bodily harm” in connection to injuries suffered by a man involved in the Sept. 5 incident.

Ontario's Minister of Sport Neil Lumsden said Wednesday he intends to one day donate his brain for concussion research, while announcing new funding for a provincewide study on traumatic brain injuries.

Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago and saw exponential growth with Tupperware parties, has filed for bankruptcy after years of financial woes and slumping sales due to cheap online competition.

Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago and saw exponential growth with Tupperware parties, has filed for bankruptcy after years of financial woes and slumping sales due to cheap online competition.

Researchers are recommending that more race-based data be collected about family caregivers who are Black, Indigenous and newcomers to Canada, after respondents in an online survey reported there aren't enough accessible supports for marginalized caregivers.

Washington state is closing its death chamber this week, but South Carolina is scheduled to carry out its first execution since 2011. It's a reflection of the differing opinions in the U.S. on capital punishment.

Another man involved in the French rape trial that has shocked people around the world has admitted to drugging and raping his own wife, which legal and sociological experts say highlights the problematic and pervasive attitude that a husband owns his wife — and her body.

Another man involved in the French rape trial that has shocked people around the world has admitted to drugging and raping his own wife, which legal and sociological experts say highlights the problematic and pervasive attitude that a husband owns his wife — and her body.

Multiple explosions went off Wednesday at the site of a funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before, according to Associated Press journalists at the scene.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will table a motion of non-confidence next Tuesday to try and trigger a federal election.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will table a motion of non-confidence next Tuesday in an attempt to trigger a federal election.

Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is expected to resign from cabinet in order to seek the leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec, CBC News and Radio-Canada sources say.

On Dec. 22, 2023, Mathis Boivin, 15, died after overdosing on nitazene, a synthetic opioid five times stronger than fentanyl. His father, Christian Boivin said he felt “a lot of emotion” when he received a call from police announcing arrests tied to the death of his son. 

Meta's more restrictive Instagram accounts for teens are a good start in building a safer experience for young users, but experts say the suite of new rules also raise further questions about what more social media companies will do to protect youth.

Rogers Communications has bought Bell out of its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, for $4.7 billion.

Bell has sold its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, to Rogers Communications for $4.7 billion.

A former Memphis police officer testified Tuesday that he punched a "helpless" Tyre Nichols at least five times while two colleagues held his arms and said "hit him," then lied to his supervisor about their use of force in a beating that proved fatal.

B.C.'s director of civil forfeiture is suing to keep $880,000 paid as a bond to the Canada Border Services Agency by a Delta, B.C., man accused of leading a criminal organization which runs casinos in Macao.

Taiwan's Gold Apollo said Wednesday the pagers used in the detonations in Lebanon had not been made by it but by a company called BAC, which has a licence to use its brand.

Taiwan's Gold Apollo said Wednesday the pagers used in the detonations in Lebanon had not been made by it but by a company called BAC, which has a licence to use its brand.

The Canadian Medical Association will issue a formal apology for harms the medical profession has caused to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

On Sept. 18, 2022, Jibin Benoy, who was studying at Fanshawe College, was struck by a car and died while bicycling home at 4 a.m. from his part-time job at a fast-food restaurant in London, Ont. He's among 172 students from India who have died in Canada over the past five years for a range of reasons, according to the Indian government.

Residents of an encampment in Kingston, Ont., say the two men who were killed there last week didn't see eye to eye, nor even like each other very much, but that didn't stop one from running to the other's aid when the violence broke out.

Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is in dire need of armoured vehicles and hopes Canada's plan to supply rebuilt troop carriers proceeds quickly.

As a psychologist, Amy Green is seeing an uptick in clients experiencing climate anxiety. She teaches them techniques to help them cope — and in turn, they inspire her on her own healing journey.

In Norfolk County, Hamilton and Burlington in Ontario, teams are working to control invasive dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed and the hemlock woolly adelgid, among other non-native species.

When Rizk Tafesh lost his left leg in an Israeli airstrike on June 21, he thought he'd never be able to stand on both legs again. That changed on Tuesday, when he was fitted for a prosthetic leg.

Ali Hijazi’s brother was beaten to death in the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre in Montreal last week, and now he wants answers.

For weeks, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been accusing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of supporting the government until February so he can become eligible for his MP pension. But experts estimate the size of Poilievre's own pension at more than three times that of Singh's pension.

Multiple RSV vaccines for adults are rolling out in the months ahead, along with two monoclonal antibody shots to provide protection for infants. How you access the various shots will depend on where you live, with some provinces covering certain options and not others.

Jennifer Brady of Halifax has applied for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) following years of trying to access care not available in Nova Scotia. Her case has several doctors fighting on her behalf, but the province has refused to help by denying her requests and fighting her in court.

The stamp unveiling ceremony took place at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver, a non-profit the singer founded in 2002 to offer inclusive and barrier-free access to music education for youth.

Premier Danielle Smith has launched an ambitious school construction plan to help relieve pressure created by a population boom by creating 50,000 spaces for students over the next three years. 

Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling for an independent investigation into claims Premier Wab Kinew is a toxic leader and bully after allegations raised by a former member of Kinew’s NDP team who was kicked out of caucus this week.

Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas — after former U.S. president Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance falsely said legal Haitian immigrants in the small city were eating dogs and cats.