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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the news of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday and said that the focus should now shift toward ensuring a two-state solution.

Barrick Gold Corporation has halted its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks worth $245 million Cdn from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex.

First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing a grisly end to a months-long standoff with illegal miners and their families.

Rescue crews were able to save a man who also fell in.

Florence Girard's caregiver told the coroner's inquest she had to reduce the frequency of pain medication and switch to a cheaper, less potent painkiller partially because Kinsight Community Society didn't pay for the prescribed medicine.

Toronto police say they have arrested a second person and laid more charges in a Taylor Swift ticket scam that cost fans nearly $70,000. A 56-year-old man from Burlington has been charged with 19 counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, police said in a news release Wednesday. 

U.S. President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an oligarchy of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a "tech-industrial complex" that is infringing on Americans' rights and the future of democracy.

U.S. President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an oligarchy of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a "tech-industrial complex" that is infringing on Americans' rights and the future of democracy.

U.S. President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to seal a legacy that has been overshadowed by Democrats' failure to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

U.S. President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to seal a legacy that has been overshadowed by Democrats' failure to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

This week marks one year since the deep freeze that sent temperatures plummeting to about -30 C in some fruit-growing regions.

Robert Badgerow, who was found guilty of the 1981 sexual assault and murder of a Hamilton nursing assistant after four trials, has suddenly abandoned his bid for early parole. "This was a rare and unexpected turn of events," Crown lawyer Cheryl Gzik told CBC Hamilton. The case went before a jury Monday.

Toronto rap superstar Drake is suing his record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us.

The Leaders' Debates Commission has released the rules for the English- and French-language leaders' debates that are to be held during the next federal election race. 

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the additive called red dye No. 3 from the nation's food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.

The number of homes that changed hands across the country in December was up 19.2 per cent compared with a year earlier, as the Canadian Real Estate Association says a strong fourth quarter bodes well for a rebound in sales in 2025.

The retailer boasted in a news release that the new look reflects its evolution. Walmart applauded its colour palette (true blue and spark yellow), font ("everyday sans") and trademark "spark" symbol, calling the latter "a beacon that guides customers."

Former Woodstock mayor Trevor Birtch has been found guilty of two more counts of sexual assault, with the Ontario Superior Court justice saying he "lied frequently and extravagantly."

The federal incentive for buying electric vehicles has stopped months earlier than planned, due to a surge in demand. With Quebec pausing its rebate for buyers and the political winds shifting in the U.S., where does that leave Canadians looking to buy EVs in 2025?

A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action against billionaire Robert Miller, the company he founded, Future Electronics, and purported accomplices, for allegedly paying minors for sex.

Here's a look at the rehearsals and preparations underway in recent days before the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and vice-president-elect J.D. Vance on Jan. 20.

In an op-ed in the U.S. publication The Hill, Quebec Premier François Legault made the case that tariffs on Canadian imports would hurt "the American economy, many of its businesses and especially ordinary Americans by causing a new inflationary surge."

An Alberta human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint that the Edmonton Police Service was discriminatory in how officers responded to a safety complaint about a transgender person who hadn’t reported back from a date.

A woman is challenging herself to do 30 activities to make friends in Vancouver, a city with a reputation for being unfriendly, and documenting her journey on TikTok, garnering her hundreds of thousands of views.

In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth's dusty sidekick.

Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in the latest strike on the country's hobbled power system as it approaches mid-winter.

The new Fort St. James hospital serves a region that is more than one-third Indigenous, and the building  — which replaces a series of trailers built in the 1970s — reflects that.

A national Muslim advocacy organization says it's "deeply alarmed" a candidate to lead Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party shared a Facebook entry that declared his Muslim rival must be prevented from winning the race.

Some customers of Superior Propane have received notices of tank rental increases amounting to 50 per cent or higher in the last six months. The company says affected customers had “infrequent propane deliveries” and required a price hike to “ensure fairness and sustainability.”

Top officials with N.L. Hydro believe a new deal for energy sales and development on the Churchill River will power a fresh surge in mining activity in Labrador, and generate significant jobs and revenue for the province.

The most immediate risk after next week's U.S. presidential transition isn't to residents of those nations Donald Trump has mused about invading. It's to the millions of undocumented migrants he vows to deport, including young people who don't remember life anywhere else.

The story of the first successful Amazon facility union and a film about Palestinian resistance in the West Bank are among the award-winning documentaries from last year that you can't find on a major streaming platform. Here's a look at the factors limiting your ability to see these films.

Amid the relief over a reported ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and an end to the slaughter in Gaza, there are also plenty of questions about why the deal couldn't have been signed eight months ago.

While many newcomers immigrate to Canada in the hopes of finding safety, a new survey has found nearly a third of Ontario newcomers reported feeling safer in their home countries. 

The most immediate risk after next week's U.S. presidential transition isn't to residents of those nations Donald Trump has mused about invading. It's to the millions of undocumented migrants he vows to deport, including young people who don't remember life anywhere else.

Canadian groups who study and advocate for free expression have mixed feelings on Meta's changes to what is automatically considered "hateful" conduct on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, as advocates for 2SLGBTQ+ people and women voice concerns over terms like "whore" being allowed on the platform.

There are a number of important initiatives underway to build CBC News service and connection in small communities — including a significant expansion of local journalism in underserved markets.

Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have partnered with local drop-in centre The Hub for a pilot program that offers discharged patients a warm place to go.

Hizb ut Tahrir Canada, a controversial Islamic activist group, says it is cancelling its upcoming Khilafah Conference 2025, which was set to take place in Hamilton on Jan. 18.

The premiers will gather in Ottawa Wednesday to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and discuss the looming threat that has the potential to throw the economy into a tailspin: president-elect Donald Trump's promised tariffs on all Canadian goods.

The most immediate risk after next week's U.S. presidential transition isn't to residents of those nations Donald Trump has mused about invading. It's to the millions of undocumented migrants he vows to deport, including young people who don't remember life anywhere else.

A PWHL Takeover Tour game between Montreal and Ottawa set for Sunday is poised to sell out Quebec City's Videotron Centre, as the city makes a pitch for an expansion team.

The wildfires have upended life for many Canadians living in the L.A. area and, for some, their ties to Canada are evident in what they chose to save from the flames.

Colorado officials plan to capture up to 15 grey wolves from British Columbia's hinterlands to help the Centennial State re-establish the predators' long-lost population.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency says impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained hours after hundreds of the agency's investigators and police officers arrived at his presidential compound to apprehend him. 

President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and taken for questioning after more than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence in the early hours of Wednesday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and taken for questioning after more than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence in the early hours of Wednesday.

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, dozens of international medical experts and people with lived experience are proposing a major change to how obesity is diagnosed because they say current medical approaches don't reliably assess an individual's health.

Natalee Dennis was sitting in an outdoor hot tub with her father, Steve Dennis, in their backyard hot tub when they heard an animal nearby.

U.S. President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.