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Drake has launched a second legal action against Universal Music Group, accusing the music giant of defamation and claiming it could have halted the release of Kendrick Lamar's song Not Like Us for "falsely accusing him of being a sex offender."

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will have an estimated $ 157-million economic impact on the city next week as it hosts the three final concert dates of the record-breaking tour, Destination Vancouver said.

A St. John's performer is urging the city's drag community to sashay away from Velvet Club and Lounge — the city's only 2SLGBTQ+ venue — after failed negotiations between the club and drag queen Tara Nova.

The Ontario government is proposing to push through a bill that would close 10 supervised consumption sites without holding any public hearings, a move advocates and opposition critics say is anti-democratic.

Two Sikh activists who claim they've been wrongly branded as terrorists want Canada's top court to remove them from a no-fly list they believe has been manipulated by India.

A petition calling on the Legault government to grant free access to all contraceptive methods has garnered nearly 100,000 signatures, far surpassing any petition so far this session.

Supporters seeking the release of the imprisoned Imran Khan — the former prime minister of Pakistan — broke through a ring of shipping containers blocking off the capital on Tuesday and battled security forces, despite a government threat to respond with gunfire. Six people have died in the violence.

Pakistani security forces launched an operation Tuesday night to disperse supporters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan who had gathered in the capital to demand his release from prison.

Residents in Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta voted decisively Monday in favour of bringing coal back. But decision-makers in downstream communities aren't all convinced it's what's best for their citizens.

B.C. health officials say they still don't know how a teenager became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu, believed to be the first such case in Canada. The teenager is still in critical condition, the province says, adding that no further cases have been identified. 

A new study indicates Indigenous peoples in B.C. have been cultivating the beaked hazelnut for thousands of years, challenging assumptions that pre-colonial Indigenous people were only hunter-gatherers. 

A new study indicates Indigenous peoples in what is now British Columbia have been cultivating the beaked hazelnut for thousands of years, challenging assumptions that pre-colonial Indigenous people were only hunter-gatherers. 

Elections Nova Scotia will delay the release of provincial election results tonight due to the late opening of a polling station in the riding of Eastern Shore.

Jenny Lee-Gilmore had trouble staying awake in school, vivid sleep hallucinations and would wake up six to 10 times per night. Seven years after she first went to the doctor about being tired all the time, she was diagnosed with Type 1 narcolepsy.

Toronto police have arrested a GTA woman who they allege scammed dozens of Taylor Swift fans out of nearly $70,000 by promising them tickets that never materialized.

Toronto police have arrested a GTA woman who they allege scammed dozens of Taylor Swift fans out of nearly $70,000 by promising them tickets that never materialized.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he would recommend his cabinet adopt a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah, as Israeli warplanes struck across Lebanon, killing at least 23 people.

Israeli warplanes hit Beirut's southern suburbs with a wave of airstrikes on Tuesday just before Israel's cabinet met to discuss a ceasefire deal with its Hezbollah foes.

Israel and Hezbollah looked set to reach a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese officials said, clearing the way for an end to the conflict that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war more than 13 months ago.

Emily Walstrom was expecting to lay her father to rest this month, but instead, she says his cremated remains are stuck in a Canada Post facility in B.C., delayed by the ongoing national postal strike.

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars.

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars.

A private members' bill spearheaded by two people from Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to pass in the Senate on Tuesday. Georgina's Law will give the country two years to create a national strategy to prevent intimate partner violence.

A private members' bill spearheaded by two people from Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to pass in the Senate on Tuesday. Georgina's Law will give the country two years to create a national strategy to prevent intimate partner violence.

Voters across Nova Scotia have until 8 p.m. local time to cast their ballots in the province's 42nd general election.

CBC Investigates obtained eight years' worth of complaints about how the RCMP investigated a range of crimes, totalling more than 2,600 allegations made against the RCMP. 

Hold onto your book reviews, because X isn't the only app that some users are ditching in the wake of the U.S. election. Some readers say they've left Goodreads, a popular platform for tracking and reviewing books, in favour of The StoryGraph, coined as an "Amazon-free alternative."

Killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo has again been denied parole and will stay behind bars.

Killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo has again been denied parole and will stay behind bars.

The Parole Board of Canada is being asked again to consider whether Paul Bernardo — the serial rapist and murderer behind some of the most shocking and grisly killings in modern Canadian history — should be released.

The families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — teenagers who were tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo in the 1990s — pleaded with the parole board this morning to keep Bernardo locked away.

At Quebec's rental tribunal offices in Montreal's east end, tenants and landlords were visibly frustrated by the limited scope of their hearings and the time it takes to be heard as the number of cases skyrockets.

The families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — teenagers who were tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo in the 1990s — pleaded with the parole board this morning to keep Bernardo locked away.

The cost of ground beef, steak and roasts has continued to rise this year, reaching historic levels on grocery store shelves.

The actions of Winnipeg Police Service officers are under investigation after a video of an officer opening fire at a man was widely shared, but former Ontario police watchdog directors and a former top cop say it's hard to know if the use of force is justified based on the 25-second clip alone.

The actions of Winnipeg Police Service officers are under investigation after a video of an officer opening fire at a man was widely shared, but former Ontario police watchdog directors and a former top cop say it's hard to know if the use of force is justified based on the 25-second clip alone.

Raymond Saunders, the creator of the steam clock in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood, has died, according to a family member.

Family of orcas got up close to small ferries Sunday afternoon.

The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation has applied to the B.C. Supreme Court for a judicial review of the province's decision to issue a "substantial start determination" for Seabridge Gold's KSM Mine Project in northwestern B.C., part of the final stage of the environmental assessment process.

Edmonton actor Julien Arnold died on Sunday night after a medical emergency during a performance of A Christmas Carol at the Citadel Theatre. 

A statement from the privacy commissioners of both Ontario and British Columbia says their joint report, completed in June 2020, found that LifeLabs "failed to take reasonable steps" to protect clients' data while collecting more personal health information than was "reasonably necessary."

Vito and Sheila Rizzuto booked a trip to Miami after her terminal cancer diagnosis. But an incident disembarking from an Air Canada flight left her in severe pain, with several injuries.