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Canada’s spy agency is getting a new leader just as new allegations of foreign interference heat up. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Office appointed Daniel Rogers as the next director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

The arrival of a U.S. high-altitude defence battery — along with dozens of American troops — will help boost Israel's air defence systems, which, according to one Israeli defence expert, are straining under repeated attacks from Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.

A veteran Quebec television executive has been chosen as the new president of CBC/Radio-Canada, sources tell Radio-Canada. Marie-Philippe Bouchard has been the head of TV5 Québec Canada since 2016.

A veteran Quebec television executive has been chosen as the new president of CBC/Radio-Canada, sources tell Radio-Canada. Marie-Philippe Bouchard has been the head of TV5 Québec Canada since 2016.

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Oct. 10.

The Alberta government is launching a $7-million advertising campaign in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in what it says is an effort to throw cold water on the federal government's plan to implement an emissions cap on the oil and gas sector.

A Canadian company has apologized following an appearance on CBC's Dragons' Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage.

Christina Ernst of Chicago designed a functioning version of the rodent from the Pixar classic Ratatouille.

A Quebec company has apologized following an appearance on CBC's Dragons' Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage.

Muhammad Ahmad Al-Dalu's brother and mother died in a fire started by an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp housing forcibly displaced people outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza early Monday. A video of his brother being burned in the fire as people stood by unable to help has widely circulated on social media.

Christine Sinclair says she will play her final game at B.C. Place on Tuesday when her Portland Thorns take on the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite FC as part of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup.

Some of the world's most powerful nations are contemplating additional measures to combat foreign interference in their elections, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the inquiry into foreign interference Tuesday. 

One of the best ways to fight foreign interference in Canadian politics is for all party leaders to be security-screened so that intelligence that could affect their parties or candidates can be shared with them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff said Tuesday.

In a statement posted to X Tuesday, Wainwright wrote that he "in no way" condoned Donald Trump's use of his cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at a town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs Monday.

The government of Canada has designated the group Samidoun as a terrorist entity in a joint action with the U.S., both governments announced Tuesday.

Canadians are set to receive carbon pricing rebates Tuesday, as the Liberals defend one of their most embattled policies.

The Air India flight on its way to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat. The airline said it's one of several threats in recent days.

About 5:20 a.m., an Air India flight on its way to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit Tuesday morning.

Several mainstream economists warn that Donald Trump's plans if elected to impose huge tariffs on imported goods, deport millions of migrant workers and demand a voice in the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies would likely send prices surging.

Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday, after hitting the Bank of Canada's two per cent goal in August.

Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday, after hitting the Bank of Canada's two per cent goal in August.

The Ontario government says it will introduce legislation that would require municipalities to get provincial approval before building bike lanes that reduce lanes of vehicle traffic.

A museum in Point Leamington houses a collection of gloves from across Canada and beyond. The exhibits feature gloves once owned by famous people, from Elvis Presley's military mitts and Marilyn Monroe's white gloves to environmentalist David Suzuki's missing-pinky fishing gloves.

Israeli military strikes were reported to have killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave on Tuesday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters.

North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea's military to fire warning shots.

The union representing film crew workers in Sudbury, Ont., says a settlement has been reached to finally pay some members who worked on the multimillion-dollar feature film 40 Acres, which was shot in the area a year ago and featured at the Toronto International Film Festival last month.

The Nova Scotia government is preparing to move part of Lawrencetown Road after repeated inundations from storm surge, marking the latest example of a need to modify public infrastructure to mitigate the effects of climate change.

For Stephanie Craig and Mike Murphy, trying to grow their family has been difficult. Craig had a miscarriage in 2018 at 24 weeks and they tried IVF. Since then, the Guelph, Ont., couple have been looking for a surrogate, including now through social media.

For Stephanie Craig and Mike Murphy, trying to grow their family has been difficult. Craig had a miscarriage in 2018 at 24 weeks and they tried IVF. Since then, the Guelph, Ont., couple have been looking for a surrogate, including now through social media.

As common as acne is, experts say there are some popular misconceptions about its causes. Research suggests diet and poor hygiene are not the clear culprits, but rather a multitude of factors are at play, including genetics, hormonal changes — and stress. 

Susanne Barrow was in her late 40s when she discovered the identity of her alleged abuser at SickKids and his decade-long fight to keep practising medicine amid three other sexual abuse complaints.

A company operating a pulp mill near the northern Alberta town of Peace River has been ordered to pay a $1-million fine after pleading guilty to violating federal environmental legislation.

A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada.

The European Union has condemned attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected allegations that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is responsible for obstructing the Israeli army.

The European Union has condemned attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected allegations that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is responsible for obstructing the Israeli army.

Police sought to intercept packages – believed to contain suicide kits – shipped by a Toronto-area man in the days before his May 2023 arrest, according to an affidavit obtained by CBC News. The document provides a glimpse into police efforts to investigate Kenneth Law and prevent more deaths.

Police sought to intercept packages – believed to contain suicide kits – shipped by a Toronto-area man in the days before his May 2023 arrest, according to an affidavit obtained by CBC News. The document provides a glimpse into police efforts to investigate Kenneth Law and prevent more deaths.