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More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s largest city, according to a new study from a group of global rodent and public health scientists.

Interim CEO of Alberta Health Services will replace all directors as Adriana LaGrange's ministry heads search for new leadership of a diminished agency.

The UN Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the occupied territories and Gaza was still ongoing on Friday despite an Israeli ban that took effect a day before and what it described as hostility towards its staff.

A 56-year-old Californian man has pleaded guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this month. 

A 56-year-old Californian man has agreed to plead guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this month. 

The annual Super Bowl ads are back. And amid the onslaught of ads full of celebrities, cute animals and snack brands during breaks in the action at Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9, one for mayonnaise is already spreading joy.

Roger Bilodeau continues to deny the March 2020 killings of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal were 'vigilante justice,' the Parole Board of Canada has found.

The victims of the first major U.S. commercial air disaster in 16 years included a rising legal star, an engineering student coming from her grandfather's funeral, two Chinese nationals, a group of hunters, tradesmen and several people who were part of the figure skating community.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to deliver a "purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate" response if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the UN said Friday, while also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels in recent days after a major escalation of their yearslong rebellion.

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said on Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa. Congo's president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defence minister rejected calls for talks.

As long as they can remember, the hockey lives of Gabrielle Santerre and Emilie Lussier have been intertwined as rivals. However, earlier in January, the Quebec natives finally found themselves not only on the same team — but the same line.

Federal Court judge staves off Feb. 1 cull deadline as a convoy of supporters embraced their cause.

A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire herd of what it says is roughly 400 birds due to an avian flu infection is instead fighting its case in court — and in the court of public opinion.

A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire herd of what it says is roughly 400 birds due to an avian flu infection is instead fighting its case in court — and in the court of public opinion.

Federal Court judge staves off Feb. 1 cull deadline as a convoy of supporters embraces their cause.

A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire herd of what it says is roughly 400 birds due to an avian flu infection is instead fighting its case in court — and in the court of public opinion.

Canada's economy contracted more than expected in November, as activity across a majority of sectors shrank due to work stoppages across inland transportation and at ports, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Male sea otters that are not sexually or socially mature 'don't get access to females," which, in turn, frustrates the otter; it will attack and try to copulate with other animals, according to biologist Jane Watson.

The American public dislikes them, along with business leaders, many Republicans and nearly all experts. But Trump has a zeal on the import taxes, and surrounding himself with like-minded figures.

Premier Susan Holt set out a list of targets Thursday night that she says she wants her government to be judged on, while acknowledging a new level of uncertainty about New Brunswick because of the U.S. tariff threat.

Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who've lost everything in the devastating L.A.-area wildfires came together for FireAid on Thursday night, a benefit concert at the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome that combined spectacular performances with moving storytelling from survivors and reminders of the destruction.

Matthieu Tetreault was recently told he can stay in his RV until Halifax council makes a final decision about allowing RVs for residential use, likely coming in October.

After a long awaited ceasefire deal, and with much of Gaza in ruins, what does it look like to return to a place obliterated by war?

Seniors who are already out of the country are trying to figure out how to vote by mail, while those about to leave worry they'll be casting early ballots without a full picture of what the parties are promising at a crucial moment in Ontario's history.

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for filling federal government jobs. Now, Donald Trump and Republican loyalists appear to be making good on promises in recent years to make radical changes to the civil service.

While different levels of government promise to speed up the accreditation of internationally trained professionals to prop up the healthcare system, it still takes months if not years for new immigrants to be able to practise in Canada.

It’s been 20 years since a speed skating World Cup has been held at the Pettit National Center in Milwaukee. But after all of the mind-boggling success 20-year-old Jordan Stolz is having, World Cup racing is returning to Wisconsin this upcoming weekend.

Uncertainty is the reality for Mounties who patrol the Canada-U.S. border, the flashpoint in the increasingly uneasy bilateral relationship. CBC News shadowed one officer for hours earlier this week to get a sense of their challenges in this political climate.

Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell make the pitch for renovations and custom home builds done right, but a long list of customers with home build and reno nightmares shows that even though these celebs make the pitch to trust them, there is little accountability when things go wrong.

Threats by two premiers to ban U.S alcohol if Washington imposes its threatened 25 per cent tariffs has domestic buyers and sellers calling for a loosening of interprovincial barriers.

A comedy troupe known for racist jokes is scheduled for two shows at Hamilton's Levity comedy club next month, in the wake of the cancellation of performances at other Canadian venues following community backlash.

CBC News’s visual investigations team analyzed what we know — and what we don’t — about the lead-up to the deadly mid-air crash near Washington, D.C., and the social media misinformation surrounding it.

Antony Vo withdrew his asylum claim in Canada after U.S. President Donald Trump granted a sweeping pardon for people charged in the Jan. 6 attack.

At Issue this week: With just two days to go until Trump’s tariff deadline, are Canada’s retaliation threats getting through to the U.S. president? A final report into foreign interference finds no traitors in Parliament. And another candidate drops out of the Liberal leadership race.

Human smuggling networks continue to operate along Quebec's border with Vermont and New York state despite winter conditions and increased law enforcement, according to U.S. Federal Court records about two incidents over the past weekend.

Max Scherzer, 40, spent last season with the Texas Rangers where he posted a 2-4 record with a 3.95 earned-run average and 40 strikeouts, but missed much of the campaign due to injuries. He joins the Toronto Blue Jays on a 1-year, $15.5M US deal.

A lawsuit from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) aims to prove that prohibiting people from sheltering in public spaces in Vancouver during the daytime violates sections of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 

Marty Schira, 46, is facing dozens of charges, including harassment and intimidation, after allegedly planting GPS trackers on peoples' vehicles.

Fifty-five years after Missouri murderer Sharon Kinne escaped from a Mexican prison, American authorities confirm the fugitive had, for decades, been hiding in a small Alberta town.

Defence Minister Bill Blair spent a portion of Thursday touting the Liberal government's plan to build an additional 668 military housing units, of which internal documents show only 36 will be completed this year.

What’s 66-million-year-old vomit like? A lot more pleasant than the fresh stuff, says paleontologist Jesper Milan.