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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told the audience of major business and political figures that the U.S. is "open for business" — even as President Donald Trump digs in on his claim that he will not lift tariffs on Canada, and after he told Prime Minister Mark Carney there was nothing he could say to change that.

In an unexpected turn, Justice Maria Carroccia discharged the jury after several jurors alleged one of the defence teams had been making fun of their appearances. Carroccia said she concluded the jury could no longer be impartial, and so she will hear the trial alone and render a judgment..

Three young men escaped with just the clothes on their backs after a firefighting friend broke down their door and got them out of their burning home on Okanese First Nation.

China has emerged as the top customer for Canadian oil shipped on the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline, ship tracking data shows, as the U.S. trade war has shifted crude flows in the year since the pipeline started operating.

Several cows are running loose on Highway 400 in northern King Township after being spooked by thunder Friday, causing significant traffic delays, Ontario Provincial Police said. 

Seven cows that were running loose on Highway 400 in King Township are now all off the road after causing traffic delays on Friday, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

The chef of Canada’s second-ever restaurant to be awarded two Michelin stars called it a ‘big step’ toward promoting Quebec culinary culture, as more than 100 of the province’s restaurants were recognized or recommended in the inaugural Michelin Guide for Quebec.

Vancouver police recently purchased a $410,000 mobile vehicle barrier system, but say it would not have been deployed at the Lapu-Lapu Day street festival had it been available because the event's risk assessment didn't call for it.

While Pope Leo XIV may walk in Francis's shoes, early signs point to a papacy with a style and direction all its own — straddling ideological lines and blending traditional Catholic signifiers with a new political awareness.

Three technical outages affecting Newark airport have traumatized air traffic controllers and worried passengers about the safety of U.S. air travel. Here are the facts on what’s happening.

Actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong has just been cast in the lead role alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar in the pilot for Hulu's reboot of the wildly popular late '90s television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Two weeks after two young siblings vanished without a trace from a rural Nova Scotia community, experts are pointing to anomalies in what they say is an unprecedented case that deviates from the typical markers of a missing children investigation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Rome for his first official trip to the Vatican where he will attend the inaugural mass for Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. He's expected to meet with world leaders, including members of the G7.

Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by beating the Florida Panthers 2-0 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal Friday night.

Vancouver's mayor and police department are presenting the preliminary findings of their Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy safety review Friday morning. CBC will provide reaction and analysis.

A teen girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deadly group attack on a homeless man in Toronto has been sentenced to 15 months of probation, with the judge taking into account time she has already spent in custody and the "unlawful" strip searches she underwent.

Justice Maria Carroccia has discharged the jury at the trial of five former Team Canada world junior players in London, Ont. The trial will now proceed before a judge alone, meaning determining the guilt or innocence of the accused men will be up to Carroccia.

In a stunning move, the jury hearing the case against five former world junior hockey players charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018 was discharged Friday and the case is now proceeding with just a judge. That means we can now report more of what's happened since proceedings began on April 22. 

Ontario's integrity commissioner says a former top staffer to Premier Doug Ford broke lobbying rules. Amin Massoudi now runs Atlas Strategic Advisors, but previously served as Ford's principal secretary until 2022.

American singer Chris Brown was denied bail and ordered to be held in custody Friday after appearing in a British courtroom. He is facing allegations he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison.

Justice Maria Carroccia has discharged the jury at the trial of five former Team Canada world junior players in London, Ont. The trial will now proceed before a judge alone, meaning determining the guilt or innocence of the accused men will be up to Carroccia.

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

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday backed aid for the Palestinians, saying people in Gaza are starving and adding that he expected "a lot of good things" in the next month.

A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital told them was required under the state's strict anti-abortion law.

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for the Vatican to return sacred First Nation artifacts that were taken from Indigenous communities during the residential school era.

The head of security for the upcoming G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis says his group is still working with the Town of Banff on the precise location of a "demonstration zone" for protesters to express their opinions, but it's already been determined where demonstrators won't be allowed — on highways.

Pharmacists in Manitoba will soon be able to prescribe birth control, the health minister revealed this week in an announcement that pleasantly surprised the industry. 

The former owner of a remote lodge in northern Manitoba where recent caribou hunts led to allegations of vandalism and animal wastage says he believes images of dead fetuses at the site were circulated with the intent of making First Nations hunters "look bad."

A P.E.I. man wants others to be aware of a federal program that offers compensation for serious injuries from vaccines approved by Health Canada, since he missed the deadline for applying and has been left in dire straits.

Despite rulings in their favour from the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Division, two Halifax-area workers have not been paid the thousands of dollars in unpaid wages and other pay that have been deemed owed to them by their former employer.

Measles cases are rising across the country – what’s behind the spread and how can you protect your family?

U.S., Ukrainian and Turkish delegations began a meeting in Istanbul on Friday, a Turkish foreign ministry source said, amid efforts to reach an agreement to eventually end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Four months ago the Newfoundland and Labrador government brought in legislation meant to tackle the growing number of bodies going unclaimed - it has yet to bury a single person.

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have long been the engines of the Edmonton Oilers. Now the rest of the roster is rolling, too, as the team pushes for another deep playoff run.

A growing number of parents are turning to AI for parenting help, praising the tool's helpful suggestions, validation and empathy. But experts warn AI has its limits in the parenting sphere, and its advice can even be dangerous.

An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a $300,000 lawsuit filed by a developer against an engineering student for trying to “silence” his concerns about the redevelopment of a Mississauga, Ont., mall and plans to build adjacent residential towers.

Community leaders and advocates are urging action after a Quebec coroner found Raphaël André’s 2021 death in a portable toilet was preventable and linked to systemic failures in homelessness services.

Kaitlyn Braun, 26, could face three years in prison, as requested by both the Crown and defence, after pleading guilty in January.

A growing number of parents are turning to AI for parenting help, praising the tool's helpful suggestions, validation and empathy. But experts warn AI has its limits in the parenting sphere, and its advice can even be dangerous.

One year after pro-Palestinian protests took place on campus, the university says it's almost completed all nine commitments made after the month-long encampment.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist and Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to help the Jets avoid elimination with a 4-0 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of their second-round series Thursday.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist and Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to help the Jets avoid elimination with a 4-0 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of their second-round series Thursday.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday federal law enforcement officials are investigating a social media post made by former FBI director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggested was a call for violence against U.S. President Donald Trump.

May 15, 2025 | The couple killed in a Manitoba wildfire have been identified as Sue and Richard Nowell, parents of two sons. The Bloc Québécois is pushing for a byelection in the riding of Terrebonne. And, Canadian Tire moves to buy the Bay’s iconic brands.

Truffles and Little Red have formed an unlikely friendship at the New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary.

Conservative MP says he is working to stop the cull as the farm's supporters gather.

Right now, rent at the co-op goes up about three per cent annually to build up reserves for maintenance. To accommodate the property transfer tax, it would have to go up at least seven per cent for several years. 

Sylvie Brosseau's partner, Normand Meunier, pursued medical assistance in dying after a hospital stay in January. She testified at the coroner's inquiry into his death, which has also heard from nurses, doctors and staff at the hospital.

A First Nation whose land spans the Alberta-Saskatchewan border says Alberta's "growing separatist agenda" has spurred them to revive a more than two year-old lawsuit against the province's Sovereignty Act.