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U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris said calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia were "dangerous and unacceptable" as she met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday.

Veterans' Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor now says that veterans on Canada's Invictus Games team will get full health coverage by 2025, days after CBC News reported that veterans on the team have to buy their own health insurance.

It’s far from typical for a camel to sport shoes around the yard, but then again, it’s far from typical for a camel to be trotting around the United Kingdom. So when cobbler Stuart Moss got a call from a woman named Lady Chichester about making a shoe for a camel, he thought it was a prank.

Helene strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall on Florida's northwest coast Thursday night, forecasters said, warning that the enormous storm could create a "nightmare" surge in coastal areas and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S.

Hurricane Helene could cause a "nightmare" scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the enormous storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds of kilometres inland across much of the southeastern U.S.

Tropical storm force winds began battering Florida on Thursday as Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall, with forecasters warning that the enormous storm could create a "nightmare" surge along the coast and churn up damaging winds hundreds of kilometres inland across much of the southeastern U.S.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada's six largest cities rose four per cent year-over-year during the first half of 2024, but housing starts were still not enough to meet growing demand.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada's six largest cities rose four per cent year-over-year during the first half of 2024, but housing starts were still not enough to meet growing demand.

As representatives of the world's governments met at the UN General Assembly in New York earlier this week, tensions were growing in the world body over what many countries describe as double standards in the application of the UN Charter, which prohibits the seizure of territory by force.

The federal government is considering changes to the way it lets Canadians know about attempts at foreign interference in elections, including lowering the threshold for alerting the public that an attempt has been made.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tabled a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons Thursday — less than 24 hours after the last one failed.

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we profile a few of the thousands of Indigenous-led clean energy projects across Canada, see the winning image from this year's Bird Photographer of the Year award and check out a garden and microforest that combine Indigenous knowledge with ecological restoration.

An NDP MP introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons on Thursday to add residential school denialism to the Criminal Code.

Details are emerging in court in the case of a 14-year-old girl accused of setting a 15-year-old classmate on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon.

A sorority event that highlighted problems north London, Ont., residents are having with a home listed for rent on Airbnb never would have gone ahead if the home's owner didn't agree to it, the sorority's chapter president says. 

A federal plan for maintaining P.E.I.’s connection to the mainland in the event of a problem with Confederation Bridge relies heavily on Northumberland Ferries, according to a copy of the document obtained by CBC News.

Entertainment giant Live Nation says it will build a temporary, open-air music venue with a capacity for some 50,000 people on the grounds of the former Downsview airport in north Toronto.

K'naan, one of Canada's most successful rappers who is best known for his 2009 megahit Wavin' Flag, has been charged with sexual assault in Quebec City.

A coalition of disability rights groups says it is launching a Charter challenge against a part of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying.

Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil announced her retirement from the sport on Thursday, marking the end of a decorated career that includes three Olympic medals.

How will B.C.'s new Site C dam and other hydroelectric power projects fare in an era of climate change and multi-year droughts?

Transport Minister Anita Anand restated the federal government’s support for a two-ferry service connecting P.E.I. and Nova Scotia during a visit to Charlottetown Thursday.

The national banking regulator says it will no longer require borrowers with uninsured mortgages to undergo a stress test when switching providers.

A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old man was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier decision that made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day halt in the fighting that has alarmed Lebanon and raised fears of a ground invasion.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day halt in the fighting that has alarmed Lebanon and raised fears of a ground invasion.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day halt in the fighting that has alarmed Lebanon and raised fears of a ground invasion.

As Ontario considers building a tunnel underneath Highway 401, some say the provincial government can learn from a similar highway megaproject south of the border. 

What exactly would Donald Trump's tariff plans do to Canada? A prominent Washington think-tank has an answer — and it's not pretty.

Premier Andrew Furey is directing Newfoundland and Labrador's child and youth advocate to investigate "deeply concerning" information about how child abuse allegations were handled by authorities, following CBC Investigates reporting this week.

Premier Andrew Furey is directing Newfoundland and Labrador's child and youth advocate to investigate "deeply concerning" information about how child abuse allegations were handled by authorities, following CBC Investigates reporting this week.

The premier is sending a message with her Bill of Rights changes, and she likely hopes her party members like what they hear before her leadership review.

For decades, Canadian governments have avoided thinking about what it would take to fight a long conventional war. Now, NATO is asking members to develop national plans to bolster their defence industrial capacity. Can NATO put Canadian industry on a 'war footing'?

For a couple weeks in June, there was great concern around Parliament Hill that unnamed MPs or senators had been compromised, perhaps even wittingly, by foreign states — fears raised by a startling, if opaque, report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.

Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish made a pitch to Silicon Valley on a trip last week. But the cost of power in Alberta may hinder these ambitious plans, one data centre CEO argues.

Changes to the program, in effect as of Sept. 26, are aimed at shrinking the program and pushing employers to invest more in local employees.

A memorial plaque has been placed near a creek in Pointe-Claire, Que., where a six-year-old boy drowned 50 years ago. His siblings are now hoping to find the Good Samaritan behind this tribute to express their gratitude.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on charges that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals in exchange for favours that included helping Turkish officials get fire safety approvals for a new diplomatic building in the city.

It's a dinosaur that roamed Alberta's badlands more than 70 million years ago, sporting a big, bumpy, bony head the size of a baby elephant.

An evacuation order has been issued for rural properties outside Grand Forks, near the B.C.-U.S. border.

An evacuation order has been issued for rural properties outside Grand Forks, near the B.C.-U.S. border.

An evacuation order for rural properties outside Grand Forks, near the B.C.-U.S. border, has been rescinded on Wednesday night.

Artificial intelligence and deepfake technology could have significant effects on the next federal election, experts in social media monitoring warned Wednesday.

Yogurt from retailer Costco is being recalled for the second time in a month after manufacturer Danone Canada said the product may contain a type of yeast that could lead to illness in immunocompromised people.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is bullish about his government's push to get major infrastructure projects built, including the long-proposed, but still-unrealized Highway 413.

Despite their reputation as loners, it turns out octopuses will happily hunt in groups with other species — as long as everyone knows who’s boss. 

The Town of LaSalle, Ont., is tapping into reserves after losing $139,800 on a Lego sculpture exhibit — a project council forged ahead with despite acknowledgment it could end in a loss.