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Personal effects belonging to Canadian musician and poet Leonard Cohen, who died 2016, went up for sale on Friday. A locket containing Cohen's hair went for nearly 10 times above its estimated sale price.

Personal effects belonging to Canadian musician and poet Leonard Cohen, who died 2016, went up for sale on Friday. A locket containing Cohen's hair went for nearly 10 times above its estimated sale price.

The NDP failed to notify election officials that its candidate in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London had withdrawn, according to Elections Ontario, resulting in over 4,700 votes going nowhere.

Large numbers of public servants working in the federal government's three biggest departments aren't following Ottawa's three-days-per-week office work rule, federal data shows.

The Liberal Party and Canada Post insist the federal party’s leadership vote is a model of efficiency, but multiple people trying to cast their ballots say the process has been a nightmare to navigate.

RCMP say investigators have determined a house fire that closed off a neighbourhood in Langley, B.C., was caused by an explosion.

"This is insane!" Jerry McArthur of Pemberton, B.C. laughed throughout the encounter.

"This is insane!" Jerry McArthur of Pemberton, B.C. laughed throughout the encounter.

A British man has been either swerving around or barreling over the more than metre-long crater in his village for the last eight months. But instead of getting mad about it, he decided to do something silly.

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.

Police say the circumstances around the deaths of Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 65, and their German shepherd in their New Mexico home were unusual, fuelling plenty of speculation online.

Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.

Ramadan begins Friday, with observants fasting from sunrise until sunset during the holy month. Here's a look at how Muslims mark this period, which includes special prayers, blessings and fasting.

As libraries in the U.S. contend with growing book banning efforts largely targeting titles with 2SLGBTQ+ themes, many librarians in Canada worry it could become a larger issue here. 'It's wild to think … how this could possibly be happening,' says Kristen Caschera of the London Public Library.

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero, after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a collision with this space rock about 40 to 90 metres wide.

Mummy Pig, Peppa Pig's mom on the beloved U.K. children's cartoon, is pregnant. After 21 years as a family of four, Mummy and Daddy Pig will break the news to Peppa and George in a new episode of Peppa Pig on March 31.

"Richard Murray was a nice guy. I looked out for him. It was heartbreaking."

As Ramadan begins Friday, food blogger Imran Kayesh is excited that more restaurants across Canada are set to stay open longer or open earlier each day throughout the next month.

The Canadian economy outpaced expectations in the final quarter of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday, thanks largely to a surge in household spending. Real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, the agency said.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Canadians filed widespread complaints after noticing the designation amid 51st state rhetoric. Google has already started updating parks and says it will also be turning its attention to buildings.

Canadians filed widespread complaints after noticing the designation amid 51st state rhetoric. Google has already started updating parks and says it will also be turning its attention to buildings.

Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants' passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics of a suddenly reversed migration flow.

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees, including meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in the National Weather Service, were fired on Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously decided to dismiss an appeal from the Saskatchewan government, which was challenging portions of a judicial review request from Métis Nation-Saskatchewan that alleged the province failed to properly consult about a uranium project.

Professor Andrew Leach, an economist at the University of Alberta, says Premier Scott Moe's comments are likely just political theatre.

Myrna Abraham, whose sister disappeared more than 20 years ago, has supported the search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of two women slain by a serial killer. She says news of the discovery of possible human remains there is deeply emotional for her.

Some within the university community say potential changes in proposed legislation would give the government too much control over decision-making.

The Nova Scotia RCMP is implementing its plan to better serve Black people in the province with a major focus on educating police officers.

A program at the University of Prince Edward Island that trains French teachers is only about half-full, despite a nationwide shortage of French teachers.

A program at the University of Prince Edward Island that trains French teachers is only about half-full, despite a nationwide shortage of French teachers.

After Anita Martinez died on Feb. 4, members of the 2SLGBT+ and women's rights communities in Halifax joined in to help preserve tens of thousands of photos depicting those movements from the late 1980s onward.

A union representing federal Immigration Department employees is warning planned cuts that would lay off 60 litigation branch analysts could further impact the already strained courts dealing with hundreds of delayed immigration cases in the country's three biggest cities.

Political tensions have opened up space to talk more favourably about new pipelines in Canada. But does building new oil infrastructure make sense as the world transitions to clean energy?

CBC takes a look at some of the top categories at this year's Academy Awards to present you with projected winners, outside chances and some quick tidbits you can drop amongst your cinephile friends to sound like you’ve been watching along all season.

Marketplace investigates the murky world of home heating deals to reveal how consumers who sign up for savings are getting surprises instead, locked into onerous loans that come with broken promises of rebates, energy savings and free service — as calls grow for better consumer protection.

PreVenture, a drug prevention program that began in Montreal, has been found to reduce the risk of substance use disorders in teens by offering them tools and strategies to cope with personality traits like impulsivity and anxiety.

Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh has decided to make a coaching change to help in her pursuit of five gold medals at the next Olympics.

The Alberta Energy Regulator is facing criticism after it fined a mining company $9,000 for releasing coal-contaminated waste into a major tributary to the Peace River.

The Toronto man known as “The Dictator” – accused of orchestrating multiple murders on behalf of the transnational drug-trafficking ring led by a former Olympian – has been extradited to the U.S. Andrew Clark is among 29 cartel-linked defendants taken into U.S. custody from Mexico on Thursday.

The Toronto man known as “The Dictator” – accused of orchestrating multiple murders on behalf of the transnational drug-trafficking ring led by a former Olympian – has been extradited to the U.S. Andrew Clark is among 29 cartel-linked defendants taken into U.S. custody from Mexico on Thursday.

At Issue this week: Liberal leadership contenders square off in two debates, and questions emerge about frontrunner Mark Carney’s conflicts of interest. The U.S. tariff deadline comes back around. And, Jagmeet Singh wants Donald Trump banned from the G7 meeting in Alberta.

Iowa lawmakers voted to remove gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code Thursday despite massive protests by opponents and human rights advocates who say it could expose transgender people to discrimination in numerous areas of life.

When Brent Chapman’s doctor first pitched him on the idea of having one of his own teeth surgically embedded in his eye to restore his sight, he says he felt “a little apprehensive.”

When Brent Chapman’s doctor first pitched him on the idea of having one of his own teeth surgically embedded in his eye to restore his sight, he says he felt “a little apprehensive.”

A large number of dying and dead Canada geese in Vernon Bridge, P.E.I., were likely sick with avian flu, says a veterinarian with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative.