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Mandy Gull-Masty, former grand chief of Eeyou Istchee, was appointed Canada's Indigenous Services minister this week. She is the first Indigenous cabinet minister to hold the portfolio responsible for providing services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Clear addresses on campus buildings, better training for campus security officers and updated protocols for B.C. Ambulance are among some of the jury's recommendations.

Follow here for live updates and analysis of Doug Ford's Ontario budget. The document includes a $14.6-billion deficit planned for the next fiscal year largely to deal with the economic pain of a trade war with the U.S.

The RCMP says a 36-year-old man from Toronto has pleaded guilty to two charges in what the force calls the largest terrorism financing scheme in Canada's history.

U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba in 2022.

Doug Ford’s new budget is awash in red ink, with a $14.6-billion deficit planned for the next fiscal year largely to deal with the economic pain of a trade war with the United States.

Ottawa has a chance to advance to Walter Cup final on Friday in Game 4 vs. Montreal. For the Victoire to climb back, they'll have to find a way to solve the puzzle of Ottawa's rookie goaltending sensation, Gwyneth Philips.

The village's pipeline, which connects the water pumping station to the treatment plant, has been frozen since at least March. That has forced the village to drive further out of town to truck in water and have it manually chlorinated, slowing delivery to the community of roughly 2,100 people.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we hang out with protesters mending clothes in public, see what extreme weather our children can expect to experience and find out what science says about not mowing your lawn in May.

An Assiniboia man has admitted he sexually abused children for decades in small towns across southern Saskatchewan. Richard John Dyke pleaded guilty in Moose Jaw provincial court earlier this week to 10 charges.

Brendon Rodney believes that his men's 4x100-metre relay team is the best in Canadian history. At this year's world championships, Rodney and his teammates Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse and Jerome Blake have a chance to make that claim undeniable.

Donald Trump wants to accept a Qatari jet to replace aging Air Force One planes, but the constitutionality of it is disputed. Here are the facts.

Walpole Island First Nation Chief Leela Thomas calls proposed Bill 5 “devastating," as it relates to a southwestern Ontario landfill project.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he is dismayed that the new Liberal government has decided to forgo a federal budget for now, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Canadians a plan during the election campaign and he should deliver one sooner rather than later.

Steam user data leak included text messages containing one-time codes sent to users and their phone numbers. Valve says the leak wasn't a result of a data breach of Steam systems, but it's trying to find the source.

R&B singer Cassie was forced under cross-examination Thursday to read aloud explicit messages with her former boyfriend Sean (Diddy) Combs, some of which expressed enthusiasm for sex with other men at Combs's behest that she previously testified she "hated doing."

Jada Sampson, 19, tried to save her stranded family by heading out into a blizzard on foot along the remote Trans-Labrador Highway.

Canadian chanteuse Céline Dion surprised fans and competitors alike with a message of love and gratitude at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a competition she says was "life-changing" for her and helped launch her to global superstardom.

We're back at Superior Court in London, Ont., to bring you the latest updates from the ongoing trial of five former world junior hockey players.

A Quebec coroner looking into the death of homeless Innu man, whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal, said his death was attributable to environmental hypothermia in a context of severe alcohol intoxication.

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. Previously the earliest known reptile footprints, found in Canada, were dated to 318 million years ago.

The Bloc Québécois is expected to launch a legal challenge against judicial recount that saw the party lose the federal riding of Terrebonne by one vote after a mailing error led to a special ballot not being counted.

The Bloc Québécois is calling on the Superior Court of Quebec to order a byelection in the riding of Terrebonne, where the party lost by one vote, as Elections Canada revealed issues with five more mail-in ballots.

Road-clearing crews have been pulled from the roads for their safety and emergency services are only responding to critical calls when it’s safe to do so. Schools and government offices are closed.

We're back at Superior Court in London, Ont., to bring you the latest updates from the ongoing trial of five former world junior hockey players.

A woman from Oneida Nation of the Thames is appealing a decision that denied funding to renovate a mould-contaminated home that she says contributed to severe asthma symptoms in her grandchildren. 

After a year of upheaval and reviews, Metro Vancouver directors are awaiting a report that could tweak a few parts of the biggest regional government in B.C. — or could kickstart massive reforms in the way the area from Lions Bay to Langley is overseen.

More than one in four cars sold worldwide in 2025 will be electric, according to the latest projections from the International Energy Agency, and will reach 40 per cent of all new cars by 2030.

Cyndie Richards says she was promised change after her son's body went undiscovered in supportive housing for days, but a recent disturbing case reveals serious gaps in B.C.'s system.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent aides and deputy ministers to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday, spurning Kyiv's challenge to go there in person to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul, led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, to attend talks with a team from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday after holding talks in Ankara with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Middle East.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Middle East.

A U.S. fugitive on the run for more than two decades has been arrested in Toronto after living in the city — out in the open — for years, CBC News has learned. Patrick Lutts Jr., a self-styled psychic, faces manslaughter charges in Florida, stemming from a drunk-driving crash that killed two teens.

An in-depth look at the sexual assault trial of five former Canadian world junior hockey players, and the larger debate about hockey culture.

A U.S. fugitive on the run for more than two decades has been arrested in Toronto after living in the city — out in the open — for years, CBC News has learned. Patrick Lutts Jr., a self-styled psychic, faces manslaughter charges in Florida, stemming from a drunk-driving crash that killed two teens.

Chimney swifts, a species at risk, were spotted at the building that will be demolished to make way for the new facility.

When Kanye West's new song praising Adolf Hitler was posted on a number of social media platforms, most tech companies removed the antisemitic track from their sites. But some experts say these companies are not doing enough to prevent the posting of online hate content.

As a Pakistani, Zahra Khozema was brought up to see Indians as the enemy. After her family immigrated to Canada, she realized the two countries had more in common than she was led to believe and she began to see beyond the propaganda of hate.

A group of tenants on Montreal's South Shore are accusing their new landlord of pushing them to leave their apartments and they say his behaviour is evidence of a business model that makes money at the expense of low-income, vulnerable people. 

Tony Mastromatteo fought in the Second World War as part of Hamilton-based regiment The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. Regiment historian Robert Fraser says Mastromatteo, who turns 104 this week, is the Argylls’ last known surviving WWII veteran and has a story worth sharing. 

Premier Doug Ford's government tables its post-election budget Thursday, as Ontario's export-focused economy confronts the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Here's what to watch for.

Canada is planning to have a military training presence in the Arctic up to 10 months a year, the country's military operations commander says. Defence experts say the expanded training regime creates opportunities for NATO allies — who've been largely silent about U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats — to demonstrate their support for Canadian sovereignty.

Calgary-based Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has been ordered to abandon its operations after repeatedly failing to address problems, including cracked pipelines, leaking tanks and other critical repairs, over almost three years.

It's been 25 years since Walkerton, Ont., made headlines after its water system became contaminated with E. coli in a tragedy that killed seven people and sickened thousands more.

The Oilers, who last season made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before losing in seven games to Florida, will play Dallas or Winnipeg in the next round.

Taylor Heise scored in overtime after a two-goal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield and the defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminated the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.

Taylor Heise scored in overtime after a two-goal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield and the defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminated the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.

The Maple Leafs have gone from the driver's seat to the brink of elimination.

Canada is planning a major Arctic military expansion, boosting its presence by several months each year and inviting more NATO troops to join. The move aims to assert sovereignty and respond to pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.