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A threat recently made public revealed Frédérick Silva had a contract put on the head of La Presse crime reporter Daniel Renaud. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Palm Beach, Fla., to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Friday night.

John Herdman, embroiled in the drone-spying scandal that has dogged Canada Soccer, has resigned as coach of Toronto FC.

John Herdman, embroiled in the drone-spying scandal that has dogged Canada Soccer, has resigned as coach of Toronto FC.

John Herdman, embroiled in the drone-spying scandal that has dogged Canada Soccer, has resigned as coach of Toronto FC.

The Yukon government has amended its regulation around taking the oath of allegiance to allow for elected town councillors to have an alternative to swearing to the Crown.

The Conservatives plan to bring forward a non-confidence motion next week that is focused on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's own words, as they try to convince the New Democrats to bring down the minority Liberal government.

Insurgents breached Syria’s second-largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing.

Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo.

Ukraine's energy grid has undergone 11 major attacks since March, and one thermal power plant was deconstructed before Russian forces moved in.

A Lamborghini-driving lobster dealer in southwest Nova Scotia and his son have been charged with intimidating a buyer whose home was shot up last weekend, the latest in a number of allegations against the father related to threats and intimidation.

Almost exactly 150 years after the birth of P.E.I. author Lucy Maud Montgomery, the manuscript for her most beloved novel has been added to a United Nations register that highlights Canadian heritage.

Kimberly Murray says she's received no word from Canada a month after she hand-delivered her two-volume final report in Gatineau, Que., finding that children who died and were buried at Indian residential schools were victims of a crime against humanity.

The federal government will sign its first-ever modern treaty with a Métis government on Saturday, CBC News has learned.

Intersecting paths of muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside 1.5 million years ago suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbours.

Two girls and a woman were crushed to death waiting in a crowd of people outside a bakery in the central Gaza Strip Friday as Palestinians in the war-torn enclave face an increasing threat of famine amid a worsening food crisis. 

A group of Canadian news outlets, including CBC/Radio-Canada, Postmedia, Metroland, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and Canadian Press have launched a joint lawsuit claiming copyright infringement against ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

Fighting in northwestern Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, a United Nations official said on Friday, in some of the worst violence in years between Syrian government forces and rebels.

Canadian officials say SunFed Produce brand whole, fresh, American cucumbers have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. The cucumbers were sold in several Canadian provinces in October and November.

More than 100 serving Georgian diplomats have signed an open letter criticizing the new government's suspension of EU accession talks, a diplomat said on Friday, and a protest against the move led to overnight clashes on the streets of the capital.

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen on Dec. 7, five and a half years after a devastating fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout. Here's a look at the restored church interiors during a visit Thursday by French President Emmanuel Macron

The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of one per cent in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of one per cent in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

At the same time as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump accuses Canada of failing to secure its border with the United States, an Oregon man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport dozens of undocumented migrants smuggled across the B.C. border by foot and freight train.

At the same time as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump accuses Canada of failing to secure its border with the United States, an Oregon man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport dozens of undocumented migrants smuggled across the B.C. border by foot and freight train.

The death of 33-year-old Trokon Dousuah following a charity mixed martial arts bout is raising questions about regulations in place to govern combative sports in Alberta and what changes are needed to maintain fighter safety. 

The first big snow of the season has caused power outages and school closures across New Brunswick.

Almost half the customers who lost power during New Brunswick's first snowfall of the season early Friday were still without it late in the day.

The first big snow of the season has caused power outages and school closures across the province.

French President Emmanuel Marcon, his wife and a select number of people were given a tour of Notre-Dame Cathedral on Friday, as it is set for a grand reopening to the public next week after hundreds of millions were poured into a renovation following a devastating early 2019 fire.

Community members and advocates say better supports and resources are needed for people from Canada's North who are sent far from home to serve prison sentences, after a Nunavut man was shot and killed by Winnipeg police on Sunday. 

One of Nova Scotia’s top provincial court judges is suggesting too many victims of sex crimes must face the difficult task of testifying in court because stiff sentences offer no incentive for offenders to plead guilty and forgo a trial.

Netflix's hit Christmas movie was shot in Brockville and the people who live there are reveling in its popularity.

By labelling protestors as mentally ill, the Iranian government aims to delegitimize demonstrators and discourage other women from taking similar actions, according to human rights experts.

Here are six players to watch heading into the PWHL's sophomore season, which begins Saturday as the Boston Fleet visit the Toronto Sceptres at 2 p.m. ET. You can watch on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and on the CBC Sports app.

People in La Ronge are raising concerns over access to fresh healthy food after doctors diagnosed 27 cases of scurvy over the past year.

In a time of growing climate anxiety, some operators are beginning to see great potential in the idea of night trains — and resurrecting a mode of travel that, less than a decade ago, seemed destined for the history books.

In a time of growing climate anxiety, some operators are beginning to see great potential in the idea of night trains — and resurrecting a mode of travel that, less than a decade ago, seemed destined for the history books.

Marketplace visited 100 businesses undercover to find out who’s asking for tips and where they end up. Data also shows employees across Canada have filed hundreds of complaints about "tip theft".

A 22-year-old Hamilton man who was recently extradited from the U.S. to Canada has been charged following a two-year investigation into sexual assaults — one on a trail in 2022 and another during a 2023 home invasion — after forensic evidence found a link between the two.

The future of a Liberal government bill meant to protect vital infrastructure from cyberattacks and enable Ottawa to ban telecommunications providers from partnering with what it considers risky vendors — including Huawei — is in doubt after senators studying the bill found what one senator called a "drafting error."

The Canada Revenue Agency is being hit again with revelations it failed to detect a scam, one so obvious that, according to insiders, a simple Google or corporate registry search would have prevented it. But this time there’s a twist.

Australia's new law banning social media for those under 16 will likely move the needle on Canadian efforts demanding more online protections for young people, experts say, though they call the 'sledgehammer approach' of a total ban an imperfect solution.

A major Canadian music grant provider alleges that nearly $10 million of federal government money was stolen from its bank account, in a case that will go before a judge in Toronto on Friday morning.

Starting Tuesday, customers who board most domestic Air Canada flights at Vancouver International Airport will be able to walk onto the plane without presenting any physical pieces of identification, such as a passport or driver's licence, the country's largest airline said.

As the province and Ottawa take part in yet another constitutional squabble over jurisdiction, some oil and gas sector watchers are worried about the effect on the industry caught in the middle.

Alberta is taking Ottawa to court, saying the federal government has failed to follow through on necessary changes to a law governing resource development.