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Geneticist Lara Cassidy wasn’t surprised to find several generations of the same family buried in an Iron Age cemetery near Dorset, England. But she was quite surprised to find most of them were related along a single matrilineal line.

Just as Palestinians in Gaza were reinvigorated with a sense of hope Wednesday after news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, deadly Israeli airstrikes continued to rain down on people just hours later, turning celebration into anguish.

The business model isn't new. But the practice has recently taken off with renewed vigour as more young people seek out low-risk business models as a side gig or an alternative to a 9-to-5 job.

Join the U.S.? No way, according to most Canadians polled in two recent surveys. However one of the surveys found a sizable chunk of Canadians, nearly a quarter, were at least open to the idea.

Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has penned a "concerned" letter to child advocate Cindy Blackstock, amid uncertainty about the future of long-term reform for the on-reserve child welfare system.

An Edmonton limousine service says someone called for one of its cars to show up at the community centre where Mark Carney launched his bid for the Liberal leadership on Thursday — but the person didn’t leave a name and never showed.

There is no Dushka Burger restaurant at 580 Yates St., and after contacting Uber Eats — which says it discovered fraudulent activity — the food-delivery service closed its account on the app.

For those unfamiliar with Lynch’s work and looking for a starting point, here are five of his most well known and highly acclaimed movies and shows, in chronological order.

Officers charged following investigation by Ontario's police watchdog into wrong-way police chase on highway outside Toronto that killed four people, including infant.

Some are grieving; some will dance on its grave. Hershey's Canada says it's discontinuing Cherry Blossom, the novelty candy that consists of a syrupy maraschino cherry encased in milk chocolate.

Some are grieving; some will dance on its grave. Hershey Canada says it's discontinuing Cherry Blossom, the novelty candy that consists of a syrupy maraschino cherry encased in milk chocolate.

A Bank of Canada internal review found that the extraordinary measures it took during the pandemic could have been communicated more clearly, including an explanation of how its actions would be eased after a crisis has passed.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.

Imperial Oil is facing nine charges for allowing millions of litres of contaminated wastewater to leak from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta, and for failing to mitigate the environmental damage.

Toronto police say officers were trying to conduct a traffic stop Thursday night in the area of Richmond and George streets, when a man driving a Hummer began striking police vehicles. The accused now faces eight charges, police say.

The Trudeau government is planning a first round of counter-tariffs that could be unveiled as soon as incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is sworn in on Monday, Radio-Canada has confirmed.

Apple is pulling a feature that uses artificial intelligence to produce summaries of news stories after it repeatedly sent out error-ridden headlines, drawing the ire of news organizations like the BBC and the Washington Post.

The impaired driver responsible for the death of an 11-year-old boy in St. Thomas, Ont., and injuries to four other people in 2023 has been sentenced to six years in prison and will be banned from driving for a decade.

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he'll work to improve the 'toxic' Canada-U.S. relationship when he travels to Washington to watch his friend J.D. Vance take the oath of office as U.S. vice-president on Monday.

A Pakistani man accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting in New York has been ordered to appear in a Quebec court for a U.S. extradition hearing next month. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan is wanted by U.S. authorities to stand trial in connection with an alleged plot to attack a Jewish centre.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in AD 79, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series of hot, warm and cold rooms in the manner of a spa.

As you walk through the cold, dark cells of Assad's prisons, the graffiti on the walls cry out. They plead to God and yearn for loved ones. Often mysterious, they preserve fragments of what anonymous men were thinking as they faced torture and death.

An emergency alert urged drivers to stay off highways in southern Manitoba Friday, as a fierce winter storm reduced visibility to near zero in many areas and hospitals were warned to prepare for a possible influx of patients.

An emergency alert urged drivers to stay off highways Friday, as a fierce winter storm reduced visibility to near zero in many areas and led to crashes, including pileups, in southern Manitoba.

Former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has announced she is entering the Liberal leadership race.

FIFA suspended the president of Panama's soccer federation for a fat-shaming comment about a star player in the women's national team.

A Pakistani court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, while his wife, increasingly visible in their political party's politics, received a seven-year sentence.

Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were jailed Friday in Russia as part of the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times.

The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and a release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday, amidst concern the accord may be delayed.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's complaints that Canada isn't curbing the flow of illegal migrants and fentanyl into the U.S. has gotten pushback from former prime minister Stephen Harper. He has suggested that it's the U.S. that's exporting other criminal items into Canada, like guns and drugs.

Citizenship ceremonies have been held virtually in Thunder Bay, Ont., since the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, a resident started a petition calling for the return of in-person ceremonies. Here's what people in the northwestern Ontario city say about why in-person ceremonies mean more than swearing an oath over a screen.

Emboldened by her partner's conviction and motivated by a recent rash of killings police say are a result of intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia, a woman whose intimate images were shared online without her consent asked a court to lift a publication ban protecting her identity so she could raise awareness.

Emboldened by her partner's conviction and motivated by a recent rash of killings police say are a result of intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia, a woman whose intimate images were shared online without her consent asked a court to lift a publication ban protecting her identity so she could raise awareness.

After more than a year of being forced to stay away from his mother's long-term care home in Windsor, Paul Ziman broke the ban imposed upon him by Village at St. Clair to see his mom for the holidays — leading to his arrest and heightening calls from advocates for police forces to be properly trained in cases like these.

Metrolinx pursued a potential commercial naming rights arrangement last year, involving an online casino brand and a downtown Toronto GO station, but the proposal was subsequently quashed, CBC News has learned.

Metrolinx pursued a potential commercial naming rights arrangement last year, involving an online casino brand and a downtown Toronto GO station, but the proposal was subsequently quashed, CBC News has learned.

Hamilton councillors and the mayor voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to end the city’s encampment protocol, rules dictating where people in tents could stay and not be forced to move. The vote was on a motion by Ward 14's councillor that noted an Ontario court found clearing park encampments doesn't violate Charter rights.

The Trudeau government has appealed an Ontario court's decision to approve a class action representing thousands of migrants incarcerated in provincial and territorial jails.

Quebec City is hoping to see the introduction of more refrigerated skating rinks as warmer winters risk impacting outdoor hockey.

Despite being caught leading a drone smuggling network while in prison, a convicted drug trafficker wasn't charged. He was released and later re-arrested, this time for his involvement in a drug selling platform that sold opioids to a minor who died of an overdose.

Millions of Canadians do not have access to a family doctor. Thousands of internationally trained physicians living in Canada could help bring that number down but are currently unable to work as doctors because of several hurdles.

Millions of Canadians do not have access to a family doctor. Thousands of internationally trained physicians living in Canada could help bring that number down but are currently unable to work as doctors because of several hurdles.

Ahead of the U.S. president-elect’s rapidly approaching inauguration, Canadians in the agri-food sector are anxiously awaiting what could be a turbulent start to a second Donald Trump term, as threats of sweeping tariffs continue to dominate headlines.

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.

The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least nine days doing the same with her calf that died around New Year's Eve.

The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least nine days doing the same with her calf that died around New Year's Eve.

A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Droughts that stretch on for years at a time are becoming longer and more devastating for ecosystems across the globe, according to a new study. 

American and Chinese social media users are bonding on social media app RedNote in an ironic twist that could backfire on the U.S. government's plan to ban TikTok. So-called “TikTok refugees” are flocking to Chinese app RedNote for its similar format and being welcomed with open arms.

Casey Stoney is ready to bring joy back to the pitch for the Canadian women’s soccer team — but first, she plans to establish trust. Following the drone-spying scandal that unravelled at the Paris Olympics, Stoney joins the role at a precarious time for the program.