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When the ground started shaking, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective barrier, known as an "alert circle," around their youngest. Experts say it's a demonstration of their sharp instincts, effective communication skills and strong family connection. 

Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the world that were left by club-tailed ankylosaurs, offering new insights about gaps in the fossil record.

Dozens of flights at Vancouver International Airport have been cancelled or delayed Wednesday as the agency that provides air traffic control struggles with what it says are "personnel resource constraints."

Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a notorious prison in the country.

Basketball's newest star is projected to earn just $78,831 US for her rookie year — about $109,480 Cdn, or less than the real median household income in the States.

Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey and Jennifer Gardiner have formed a formidable trio at the top of Canada's lineup. The Canadians take on Japan in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

An MLA and former minister just removed from the United Conservative Party caucus alleges the health minister — and possibly the premier — withheld information from cabinet ministers who were deciding the fate of the Alberta Health Services board of directors.

An MLA and former minister just removed from the United Conservative Party caucus alleges the health minister — and possibly the premier — withheld information from cabinet ministers who were deciding the fate of the Alberta Health Services board of directors.

Catch all the live stream action of the inaugural Northern Super League season on CBC Sports and Gem with the first-ever match taking place tonight at 10 p.m. ET between Calgary Wild FC and Vancouver Rise FC at B.C. Place Stadium.

Vancouver Rise FC defeated Calgary Wild FC 1-0 in the Northern Super League's inaugural match on Wednesday. Canadian women's national team midfielder Quinn entered lore by converting a penalty kick in the 22nd minute, scoring the first goal in league history.

Vancouver Rise FC defeated Calgary Wild FC 1-0 in the Northern Super League's inaugural match on Wednesday. Canadian women's national team midfielder Quinn entered lore by converting a penalty kick in the 22nd minute, scoring the first goal in league history.

Historians have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus discovered in the Judean desert that details an elaborate tax evasion scheme, forgery and fraudulent sale and manumission of slaves by two men.

Toronto police are set to hold an update Wednesday about a hit-and-run on a Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) walkway that left four people injured.

Toronto police are searching for a 23-year-old man who investigators believe tried to run over someone with a vehicle at Toronto Metropolitan University and wound up striking four people during a shocking incident on Tuesday afternoon. 

Toronto police are set to hold an update Wednesday about a hit-and-run on a Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) walkway that left four people injured.

Toronto police are searching for a 23-year-old man who investigators believe tried to run over someone with a vehicle at Toronto Metropolitan University and wound up striking four people during a shocking incident on Tuesday afternoon. 

Critics are once again slamming the provincial government’s plan to build a luxury spa on the former site of Ontario Place — this time over allegations that the company set to run the multi-billion-dollar project misrepresented itself and exaggerated its experience in order to secure the deal.

Critics are once again slamming the provincial government’s plan to build a luxury spa on the former site of Ontario Place — this time over allegations that the company set to run the multi-billion-dollar project misrepresented itself and exaggerated its experience in order to secure the deal.

Twenty-three years after prisoners won the right to vote, Sen. Bernadette Clement visited nine correctional facilities in order to prepare a report about the challenges that still exist for elections held inside.

Premier Doug Ford says new bill introduced Wednesday will help strengthen the economy of the province and country. Ford also signed MOUs with the premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to support free trade between the provinces.

Neskantaga First Nation is evacuating vulnerable community members to Thunder Bay after its only nursing station was closed due to flooding. Here's what we know about the evolving situation in the remote northwestern Ontario community, which comes on the heels of evacuation efforts in Kashechewan, another First Nation in the north.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday his state will file a lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs, which have set off a global trade war.

U.S. President Donald Trump is looming large in the final weeks of Australia's general election campaign, spelling trouble for conservative Opposition leader Peter Dutton just as a new poll shows Australians' faith in the United States at an all-time low.

In order to understand Trump’s tariffs we take a look at their primary target, China, and examine why many in that country view this as a historic opportunity, and Donald Trump as a ‘revolutionary’ figure.

Kelowna is shaping up to be a potential bellwether as the campaign coalesces around two parties.

In securing the Eastern Conference's second seed, Toronto will face provincial rival Ottawa in the first round and rekindle the so-called "Battle of Ontario." The Maple Leafs have won all four playoff series meetings against the Senators, the most recent a seven-game first-round win in 2004.

The United Kingdom's top court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by the campaign group For Women Scotland on whether transgender women are legally women under equality legislation.

Years after the bodies of two young Indigenous women and an Indigenous girl were separately discovered across Metro Vancouver in disturbing circumstances, investigations into how the Vancouver Police Department handled the three cases have been launched, CBC News has learned.

Years after the bodies of three young Indigenous women were discovered across Metro Vancouver in disturbing circumstances, investigations into how local police forces handled all three cases have been launched, CBC News has learned. 

A Nova Scotia woman recovering from a lung transplant says she had to take tens of thousands of dollars from her retirement fund in order to undergo a life-saving transplant because provincial medical allowances fall far short of her expenses.

A new CDC report suggests autism diagnosis rates continue to rise in the U.S., sparking inflammatory rhetoric from government officials, while experts largely attribute the trend to improved screening and better understanding of the condition. 

Canadians approaching retirement age are among those most vulnerable to market volatility caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, with one Ottawa grandmother contemplating a return to work to compensate for her recent losses.

Higher prices are showing up on some items that are being counter-tariffed by Canada. But levies were left off many food items from the U.S., which has moderated the overall impact on grocery budgets.

As U.S. relations, the economy and affordability issue dominate Canada's federal election, Indian residential school survivors and their advocates are urging all parties to pledge support for their investigations into unmarked burials and missing children.

The number of cross-border travellers going from Canada to the U.S. dropped by nearly 900,000 in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data — easily one of the worst year-over-year drops recorded outside of the COVID-19 health crisis.

Patrick Osborne is frustrated by the federal Liberals’ gun control measures, arguing they unfairly target law-abiding Canadians like himself while doing little to reduce gun violence in the country. As a gun owner, he’s looking for a party that understands his perspective.

At 14, Hemin Sadiq went behind his parents’ backs and started his career in media as a radio announcer. By his 30s, he was a well-known journalist in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Now, at 42, he's a barber in Niagara Falls, Ont., and has opened his own business.

Indigenous people are less likely to vote than non-Indigenous people. First Nations leaders recognize that concern, which is why they’re encouraging Indigenous people to get educated on what they need, find out where to go, and then get out to cast their ballots.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is expected to be the main target of tonight's French-language debate.

Prominent conservative grassroots campaigners will ramp up push for provincial independence if Liberals win federally.

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as Gambit and Tic-Tac-Dough who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died. He was 91.

Rogelio Bagabuyo is charged with first-degree murder in the March 2022 death of Mohd Abdullah, a Thompson Rivers University science professor.

At 14, Hemin Sadiq went behind his parents’ backs and started his career in media as a radio announcer. By his 30s, he was a well-known journalist in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Now, at 42, he's a barber in Niagara Falls, Ont., and has opened his own business.

Canadians have sharply curtailed vacation plans south of the border in recent weeks amid an ongoing tariff war with the United States, a comparatively weak dollar, reports of travellers being detained by U.S. officials, and Trump openly musing about annexing the country.

An open letter penned by a group of Manitoba researchers has garnered support from hundreds of other scientists and academics across the country, sounding the alarm about the effects of research cuts in the U.S. on Canadian research and urging federal political leaders to take action.