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Jim Cuddy, Arlene Dickinson, Shawn Majumder and Mayor Olivia Chow joined a crowd of more than 1,500 in Nathan Phillips Square Saturday afternoon in a show of Canadian solidarity.

The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick off.

Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

Here's what Canadians thought of switching to metric decades ago as we look back on why it happened in the first place.

Health Minister Kamal Khera announced on Saturday that Canadians aged 18 to 64 can soon apply for the Liberals’ national dental insurance program — a major expansion that comes on the eve of an expected federal election call.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, medical director of Rome's Gemelli hospital, said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering at the Vatican.

Gemelli hospital medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering at the Vatican.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, medical director of Rome's Gemelli hospital, said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering at the Vatican.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the Governor General on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the beginning of a federal election campaign. Sources have confirmed to CBC News that election day will be on April 28 — meaning federal parties will be sprinting through a short campaign.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the Governor General on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the beginning of a federal election campaign. Sources have confirmed to CBC News that election day will be on April 28 — meaning federal parties will be sprinting through a short campaign.

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days.

Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer who spied for the West during the height of the Cold War, has died in England at the age of 86.

Canada's Evan Dunfee set a world record in the men's 35-kilometre event at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meeting in Dunidice, Slovakia.

Canada's Evan Dunfee set a world record in the men's 35-kilometre event at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meeting in Dunidice, Slovakia.

Rob Frith had expected that the old tape labelled 'Beatles 60s demos' was a bootleg tape with poor sound quality. But when he and a friend played the tape late one night, they heard something special.

Rachel Homan's curling team went the distance to reach the final of the women's world championship. Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes navigated waves of momentum swings in a 6-5 win in an extra end over South Korea's Gim Eun-ji in Saturday's semifinal.

Canada's Rachel Homan topped South Korea's Gim Eun-ji 6-5 in an extra end on Saturday in the semifinals of the women's curling world championship in Uijeongbu, China.

Lloydminster is Canada's only border city, sitting partially in Alberta and partially in Saskatchewan.

Norval Morrisseau Estate Ltd. has been outspoken against the profuse fraud of the late artist’s work. Now, it faces a $1.45 million lawsuit claiming it defamed an art gallery by implying its works could be fakes.

Environmental destruction should be on the same level as genocide and war crimes, according to some of those most under threat from the effects of climate change. Vanuatu, backed by its fellow island nations of Fiji and Samoa, is pushing to have ecocide recognized by the International Criminal Court.

Business owners in Montreal’s Ville-Émard neighbourhood worry increasing rents are hollowing out Monk Boulevard and the strip is losing some of what makes it special.

In both Gaza and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump is failing to deliver what he said would be easy for him to accomplish: ending the wars. That’s not surprising, according to veteran diplomats, given Trump’s desire for easy, short-term wins over more durable results.

Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.

Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.

Quebec is the first province to publicly cover costs of long-acting injectable HIV prevention medication Apretude. Experts say it's a much-needed, long-awaited tool — and they're pushing to make it and other HIV prevention medications completely free.

Ahead of a federal election campaign, CBC's The House speaks to two poll analysts who explain why political polls matter and how Canadians should interpret their findings.

Patricia McIntyre got a knock at her door one night in Île-Bizard. To her surprise, it was a bailiff with Revenue Québec documents alleging she had violated the province’s short-term rental rules. She and her husband were facing fines of $3,750 each. 

Business owners in Montreal’s Ville-Émard neighbourhood worry increasing rents are hollowing out Monk Boulevard and the strip is losing some of what makes it special.

The Trump administration has spread disinformation about the true terms of trade between the U.S. and Canada. While tariff rate quotas are rarely used, disinformation about them complicates negotiations.

American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and later became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76, his family said.

Shoppers are scrambling to collect Hudson’s Bay memorabilia after the company won approval to start liquidation sales at all but six stores next week. The flagship store in downtown Toronto is among the survivors.

Vancouver police say they have recorded eight "acts of mischief" targeting Tesla dealerships since Jan. 1 and they believe backlash against Elon Musk is to blame.

Rob Lantz says he has a verbal commitment from the federal government that Prince Edward Islanders will be receiving 'positive news' on Confederation Bridge tolls and Northumberland Ferries rates in the coming days.

Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces.

Columbia University agreed Friday to put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and overhaul its rules for protests and student discipline, acquiescing to an extraordinary ultimatum by the Trump administration to implement those and other changes or risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding.

Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.