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The flickers of more than 100 candles illuminated a Saskatoon industrial area Tuesday night, as people gathered to remember the life of 23-year-old homicide victim Alfred Okyere.

Starbucks is planning to cut its food and beverage offerings by 30 per cent over the course of this year to simplify operations and speed up service.

A small plane that crashed into a lake east of Edmonton in 2023, killing two men on board, had entered a spin at low altitude moments before impact, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has ruled.

Nela Lopušanová rose to fame after scoring a viral lacrosse-style "Michigan" goal at the Under-18 Women's World Championship two years ago. Her goal now is to lead her country to its first Olympic tournament berth since 2010, all while growing the sport in Slovakia and showing other female players in her country what is possible.

Pop star Rihanna has made her first appearance at the Los Angeles trial of her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, with whom she has two toddlers. Rocky has been standing trial on two felony charges that he fired a handgun at a former friend, known by the name A$AP Relli, who testified Wednesday.

An unguarded, black chain-link fence erected in B.C. along the U.S.-Canada border is now the subject of an international investigation and could be in violation of a more than 200-year-old treaty, according to one immigration lawyer.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants.

The Monday evening order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington and left the White House scrambling to explain what would and wouldn't be subject to a pause in funding. 

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is warning that many of the 300,000 Ukrainians who arrived in Canada under three-year emergency visas face an uncertain future because their temporary residencies are about to expire.

The union representing Beer Store employees is calling on Ontario voters to make alcohol sales an election issue after a retail outlet in London became the latest to close amid declining sales.

Three employees at the Halifax Infirmary hospital have been injured by a patient, including two who were stabbed, according to sources.

With U.S. tariffs looming, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stressed to business leaders at the Western Economic Forum (WEF) that his province does not want a dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariff war.

With U.S. tariffs looming, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stressed to business leaders at the Western Economic Forum (WEF) that his province does not want a dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariff war.

Harvey Weinstein begged a judge Wednesday to hold his #MeToo retrial as soon as possible, telling him "I don't know how much longer I can hold on" with cancer, heart issues and harsh conditions at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.   

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday abandoned all criminal proceedings against two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case, wiping out any legal peril the pair could have faced.

Indigenous people in the U.S. are worried by President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right, using a 19th century case that denied citizenship to a Native American. 

On Wednesday, Canadian Geographic announced the winners of its 2024 Canadian Photos of the Year competition. It honours 14 photographers who captured some of the best shots of 2024.

Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a spacecraft from the asteroid Bennu. Here's what they found inside and what it could tell us about the origin of life on Earth.

Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a spacecraft from the asteroid Bennu. Here's what they found inside and what it could tell us about the origin of life on Earth.

Mohamed El Saife, a freelance videographer working for CBC News, returns to what's left of his family home in northern Gaza after Israeli forces began to withdraw from a main corridor under the terms of an agreement on a ceasefire in the 15-month-long war.

A college student, originally from Toronto, who was hurt when he climbed a street pole and fell while Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrated the team's victory in Sunday's NFC championship game in the city has died from his injuries.

The joy of thousands of Palestinian families who made it back home to north Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel is turning to despair as the cold reality of uninhabitable, bombed-out homes and dire shortages of basic supplies sets in.

The family of a Toronto mother and son who died after getting food poisoning during their stay at a Dominican Republic resort are now suing a hotel and travel company, alleging they were negligent in their health and safety protocols and failed to provide timely medical help.

The first witness in the trial of suspended Ottawa criminal defence lawyer James Bowie has testified that he "descended into madness" and became "obsessed" with an ex-client who accused him of extortion in late 2022, to the point of asking for a gun to "take care" of her.

The death of a woman who was swept into the ocean at Cape Spear, N.L., earlier this month is sending shock waves to the other side of the globe, as a family in the Indian state of Punjab tries to understand what happened to 22-year-old Sandeep Kaur.

Robert F. Kennedy has espoused views on a range of health issues that, for different reasons, have concerned Democrats and Republicans. If confirmed as U.S. President Donald Trump's health secretary, he will control a $1.7-trillion US agency with massive domestic and global reach.

Past statements attributed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding vaccine safety were in focus Wednesday during his confirmation hearing to become the top health official in the United States.

Lunar New Year designs often feature cute depictions of the year's Chinese zodiac animal. But making a snake cute is a challenge, artists say, resulting in an array of biologically inaccurate renderings.

Actress Blake Lively and her It Ends with Us costar and director Justin Baldoni could be heading to trial next March, as a New York Judge has set a trial date in the ever- escalating public and legal battle between the Hollywood figures.

National farm goods retailer Peavey Mart is shutting down 90 stores across the country, including 12 in Saskatchewan.

Doug Ford says he will remain on duty as premier, flying to meet with American officials in the face of Donald Trump's tariff threat even as he wages a re-election campaign — something opposition politicians say is an inappropriate use of his office and defies democratic norms.

Workers at Quebec's English CEGEPs say the province's new language law, which went into effect at the start of the current school year, has led to confusion as they try to help students navigate the rules.

A proposed retirement home for marine park whales on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore has hit another hurdle. France has denied an application to transport two orcas from Marineland Antibes to the site being proposed by the Whale Sanctuary Project near Sherbrooke, N.S.

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Hundreds of undocumented migrants were arrested in workplace raids in Mississippi in 2019. Six years later, families are bracing for an immigration crackdown and mass deportations promised by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A new study suggests parents really do have a favourite kid based on birth order, gender and personality. Although the reasons may be more complex.

Last week's guilty plea from a former Catholic priest who sexually abused children in Nunavut has prompted one of his earlier victims to speak up. 

A homicide at a social housing building in Thunder Bay, Ont., earlier this month has shone a light on safety concerns residents say have been getting worse. Here's what McIvor Court tenants want to see change, and what community partners and an expert say can help make social housing buildings safer.

A new report into foreign interference recommend that Canada take several steps to thwart attempts to meddle in the next federal election. But with Parliament prorogued and an election expected this spring, can it be done in time?

The $23.5 million was initially allocated in the federal government's 2021 budget, and was slated to last for three years. An email obtained by CBC News shows that it's leaving a 25 per cent hole in the PPSC's budget in Nunavut alone.

The final part of CBC Toronto’s three-part series Gridlocked: The Way Out explores why the idea of congestion pricing and tolls is so deeply unpopular in Ontario, despite helping ease traffic in other major cities, and how drivers may already be paying for congestion one way or another.

The new CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's promise to defund the public broadcaster could "cripple" both its English and French services and change the country's news and entertainment media landscape for the worse.

After months of enduring the war in Gaza, Waseem Elrayyes and his immediate family are among the lucky ones who have been able to escape to Canada under the federal government's temporary visa program. His sisters and other family members are still there.

Mathieu Forget and Victoria Dauberville recount the moment they collaborated to capture her unique ballet performance on the bow of a cruise ship off the coast of Antarctica.

Google Maps has a history of changing place names and world borders for different users in different locations, especially during geopolitical disputes. Geographers say those changes, including the one this week, remind the public of the political power place names can hold — even if they're only temporary.

Several people were feared dead and many more were injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India's Prayagraj city, local media reported.

A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local media reported.

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India's Prayagraj city, local media reported.

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India's Prayagraj city, local media reported.

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.