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Did you recently get a direct deposit of $36.29 from Meta and are wondering if you can keep it? The company Facebook hired to manage the process, says, yes you can, but with conditions.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you up to speed on some interesting stuff you may or may not have missed over the Christmas week.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you up to speed on some interesting stuff you may or may not have missed over the Christmas week.

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday.

A joint effort between the police agencies that make up the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has led to the seizure of 189 kilograms worth of cocaine at Alberta's southern border crossing.

A joint effort between the police agencies that make up the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has led to the seizure of 189 kilograms worth of cocaine at Alberta's southern border crossing.

A joint effort between the police agencies that make up the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has led to the seizure of 189 kilograms worth of cocaine at Alberta's southern border crossing.

The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.

The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom Alice, has died at 87 of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, according to a representative.

An Argentine judge has charged five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction, and ordered preventive prison for two of them for allegedly having supplied him with drugs.

India's space agency launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket on Monday in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat.

Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides bringing home a combined total of more than 300 former captives.

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from a round for wearing jeans.

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from a round for wearing jeans.

Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from a round for wearing jeans.

The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany party, even though it suggested they amounted to 'nonsense.'

Disney+ has released a trailer for its new animated series, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. We break down what viewers can expect from the show and how this origin story differs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe's take on the web-slinging hero.

Hundreds of people and their pooches in Madrid showed up as part of the city's annual Sanperrestre dog walk on Monday. The event raised money for animal shelters affected by the deadly floods in Valencia, Spain, in October.

A dangerous person alert issued for Calgary and surrounding areas on Monday was cancelled after police found the suspect of a weekend double homicide dead northwest of the city.

A dangerous person alert issued for Calgary and surrounding areas on Monday was cancelled after police found the suspect of a double homicide over the weekend dead northwest of the city.

The body of the suspect in the weekend deaths of two people — a woman in her 30s and a man in his 70s — at separate locations in Calgary was found northwest of the city after police issued a dangerous person alert on Monday.

Calgary police issued a dangerous person alert for the city on Monday, linked to a double homicide investigation the police began on Sunday night.

A dangerous person alert issued by Calgary police for the city and surrounding area on Monday was cancelled after police found the suspect dead near the community of Water Valley, 62 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

The Calgary police homicide unit is investigating a pair of deaths that occurred in different locations in the city's northwest.

Temperatures have dropped across B.C., and the pressure on municipalities to help people living outside is rising. Cities like Abbotsford and Coquitlam say they’re trying to do the right thing but need help.

Temperatures have dropped across B.C., and the pressure on municipalities to help people living outside is rising. Cities like Abbotsford and Coquitlam say they’re trying to do the right thing but need help.

Even as British Columbians felt the direct impact of climate change in 2024, much of the provincial election campaign focused on flashpoint issues like the cost of housing and toxic drugs. Polls have consistently shown over the last year that climate change has fallen well behind other issues in B.C.

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days.

At its core, the museum began as a way to tell the story of a small Alberta hamlet, but in the hands of the next generation, that view is expanding.

The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.

Manitoba’s Nigerian community is keeping the memory of an international student fatally shot by police close this week, but as the first anniversary of his death approaches, they are also eager for answers that have yet to come. 

A "pocket neighbourhood" in Brandon, Man., aims to make home ownership affordable in the city, wiht 21 houses, all under 920 square feet.

New impaired driving rules in New Brunswick taking effect Jan. 1 introduce immediate roadside suspensions and penalties. Police say the changes will reduce the number of court cases by avoiding criminal charges in some cases, while still acting as a deterrent.

Within hours of the Churchill Falls announcement earlier this month, the Newfoundland and Labrador government launched a media blitz to win residents over to the tentative deal.

Mégane Fortin’s passion for painting started when she was just five years old. More than 10 years later, she’s selling her paintings to buyers across the world and participating in international art fairs.

It's been six years since Elizabeth Barnes' diagnosis of breast cancer — around the same time her brother was diganosed. In this First Person column, she writes about trying to cope with the trauma of the treatment and his death.

Lewis Mallard has been taking his performance art into different parts of the city — and it’s catching people’s attention.

Step into a music class today and you might just find laptops, turntables and MIDI controllers alongside the clarinets, recorders or violins most people expect to see. From elementary school through post-secondary, some teachers are expanding the definition of music education and encouraging more students to try music-making. 

Auto thefts continue to dominate headlines as governments, police forces and regular citizens alike scramble to figure out how to put a stop to the problem. Here's a look at some of the most-read auto theft stories from CBC Toronto in 2024 — from brazen thefts to the vulnerabilities thieves are still taking advantage of:

Canada got back in the win column at the world junior hockey championship. It wasn't pretty. Oliver Bonk, Caden Price and Mathieu Cataford, into the empty net, scored as the wobbly host country picked up an unconvincing 3-0 victory over Germany on Sunday.

South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to rebellion.