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While in town to shoot a Christmas movie, the brothers found out there was a nearby trivia night based on Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the Disney Channel musical TV movies that helped propel them into superstardom.

The civil suit was launched after Ivan Henry was awarded $8M for wrongful conviction and spent 27 years in prison.

Many of the concessions Trump claimed to have won from Mexico when he agreed to a delay on tariffs were not really new, at least in a significant way. But Mexico's former ambassador to the U.S. says the country should still expect more tariff threats, if not worse.

Efforts to break up crime syndicates precede threats from the U.S. president, investigators taking down drug labs in Western Canada say.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse in the U.K., was found guilty in two trials, in 2023 and 2024, of murdering seven premature infants and attempting to murder seven others. But Dr. Shoo Lee, the retired head of the neonatology department at the University of Toronto, believes Letby may have been wrongly convicted.

Saskatoon Public Schools says it's ending contracts for about 80 temporary educational assistants over the next two weeks because it hasn't received expected federal funding.

Saskatoon Public Schools says it's ending contracts for about 80 temporary educational assistants over the next two weeks because it hasn't received expected federal funding.

A registered non-profit housing provider that moved vulnerable clients into hotel rooms last year is being sued by the Alberta government.

Saskatchewan RCMP say the deaths of two men and two women on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on Tuesday are being considered homicides and may have been targeted.

Saskatchewan RCMP say the deaths of two men and two women on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on Tuesday are being considered homicides and may have been targeted.

Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation chief addresses community after 4 suspicious deaths. Saskatchewan RCMP have a news conference scheduled for 2 p.m. CST on Wednesday.

The threat of tariffs and lingering economic volatility has prompted the Quebec government to reconsider a pipeline project bringing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from western Canada to the province before shipping it overseas. 

Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand told reporters in Halifax on Wednesday that long-standing internal trade barriers could be eliminated within 30 days.

Canadian pantyhose-maker Sheertex is temporarily laying off 40 per cent of the company's staff, in part because of tariffs the U.S. has promised to place on Canadian goods, the company's CEO said on Wednesday.

Travel writer Rick Steves’ adventures on the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to Kathmandu made him think differently about the world. He says others should seek out mind-expanding travel, too.

Two military police members have been suspended from duty while an investigation takes place into misconduct an Ontario Superior Court Judge ruled took place during a sexual assault investigation, according to the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims. The 53-year-old succeeds his father, who died on Tuesday.

Ozzy Osbourne has announced his final show — and it will feature a reunion of the original lineup of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years.

The U.S. National Women's Soccer League will establish a $5-million US fund for players as part of a settlement that stemmed from allegations of emotional and sexual misconduct that rocked the league in 2021.

Quebec City’s mayor says booing the hockey players — aged 11 and 12 — doesn’t send the right message.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

The number of video game companies operating in Canada dropped nine per cent in the wake of a pandemic-fuelled gaming boom, most of them smaller independent shops with fewer than 25 employees, according to an economic report on the industry.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women's or girls' sporting events.

With the threat of punishing tariffs on pause but still hovering over the Canadian economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government will host a Canada-U.S. Economic Summit later this week, aimed at increasing investment and easing internal trade barriers. 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Wednesday that he will change the Criminal Code if he's elected so that all drug 'kingpins' convicted of trafficking major quantities of fentanyl are hit with a mandatory life sentence in prison.

One retired social worker says it's important to have open, honest and age-appropriate conversations with kids when loved ones choose a medically-assisted death. Here are tips on how to do that.

Unable to speak because of a brain disorder known as spasmodic dysphonia, Susan O'Sullivan signed up for a clinical trial, hoping to get her voice back.

Experts say Buy Local campaigns are likely to continue in Canada, even if tariffs go away.

A coalition of Canadian gaming agencies is hoping an application to stop an offshore betting site from operating in Manitoba sets a precedent in the fight against illegal online gambling.

New Brunswick could face new delays on three major bridge projects as the provincial government moves to fire a major contractor — a move the company believes is tied to its legal fight over interprovincial trade barriers.

Every first of the month, Diane Devine faces the stress of wondering how she'll make ends meet after paying her rent. "It's a pinch of pennies every day just to try and pay all the bills and buy groceries for a full month," says the London resident, among people urging the next Ontario premier to boost disability and other social assistance payments.

Canadians have so far been shielded from the high egg prices plaguing the U.S. market in the midst of an avian flu outbreak, and industry experts say it’s likely to stay that way — for now.

It could get more complicated — and potentially more expensive — for Canadians to cross the border or send packages to the United States, if President Donald Trump's executive order on tariffs goes into effect.

For years, celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has endorsed AGM Renovations in slick ads. After a CBC News investigation into AGM found the company is being investigated by Ontario's electrical safety regulator following safety violations, those ads have disappeared.

Despite looming tariffs, the mayor of Louiseville, Que., has recently voiced his support for U.S. President Donald Trump. Now, a resident and business are considering pulling donations to the town.

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is expected to announce on Wednesday that if he becomes prime minister he’s committed to reaching NATO’s military investment benchmark of two per cent of gross domestic product by the end of 2030, CBC News has learned.

Health-care professionals in northwestern Ontario say the expansion of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services in the region will be a game changer for patients, especially those who spend hours travelling from remote communities for care. Here's what we know about the services coming to Kenora and Sioux Lookout.

Just how to rebuild Jasper — whether it through density or expanding town boundaries — has been a core debate between the municipality, province and Ottawa in the rehabilitation process.

Old social media posts with racist comments made by Emilia Pérez actress Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced recently, and Netflix's awards campaign for the film appears to be trying to shuffle the lead actress into the background to regain footing ahead of the Oscars.

Hamilton's Levity Comedy Club has cancelled this weekend's two shows by Danger Cats, prompting the controversial comedy troupe to book at a bar in the Ontario city. Levity is the latest Canadian venue to back out of hosting the Alberta-based comics.

In addition to causing widespread destruction, climate disasters are battering insurance companies. As premiums rise and some regions become uninsurable, it could have a cascading effect that could lead to a financial crisis, says one U.S. economist.

Despite winning a month-long reprieve from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs, there is a deep sense of anxiety hanging over some of the most senior Canadian government officials who manage the relationship with President Donald Trump.

A second Hamilton venue has now backed out of hosting Danger Cats, a controversial Alberta-based comedy troupe. EndZone Bar and Grill said Wednesday that it's cancelled the show Friday, after Levity Comedy Club decided not to proceed with two shows this week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that he's spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump about the prospect of Ukraine sharing rare earth minerals with the United States in exchange for its support in the war against Russia, a topic he said was first raised with Trump months ago.

The final leg of the women's hockey Rivalry Series begins on Thursday in Halifax. It's the latest chapter in one of the most bitter rivalries in all of sport.

Influential pro-UCP group found to have violated multiple political finance rules. But leader David Parker insists its activities shouldn't count as political advertising.

RCMP say officers responded to a report about deaths on reserve, located about 80 kilometres east of Regina, at 11:15 a.m. CST on Tuesday. They found four people dead in a home.

As concerns about U.S. immigration issues ramp up with Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, some First Nations people are worried about how their Jay Treaty rights might be impacted. 

In 1849, Henry Brown escapes slavery by mailing himself in a small wooden box to a free state. But that’s less than half his story. In freedom, he becomes Henry Box Brown, and uses his escape box as the basis for a subversive magic act that sees him tour the stages of the U.K., and Canada — his final home.