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The federal government has removed Syria from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, almost a year after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The University of Alabama this week announced the immediate and indefinite closure of two student publications it says run afoul anti-diversity measures imposed by the Donald Trump administration.

The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a woman's conviction for attempting to kill her mother by injecting her with insulin.

The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to advance Bill S-2 with an amendment calling for the removal of the second-generation cut-off from the Indian Act, where children are not eligible for Indian status after two generations of one non-status parent.

The federal government is stoking Quebec separatism by walking back its climate commitments — including in its recent deal with Alberta — Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault says.

A summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin that tackled a trade imbalance and pushed to deepen defence ties between the two countries was also steeped in symbolism.

Dozens of Canada geese are dead in Niverville as a result of a confirmed avian flu outbreak.

An Alberta judge has determined a proposed referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada is unconstitutional, less than 24 hours after the provincial government introduced legislation that would have ended the court proceeding.

Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry, whose works included the 2008 redesign of the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, has died. 

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($193.3 million Cdn) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.S. government.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is looking at reissuing fishing licences off Nunavut's coast to non-Inuit operations, despite a federal court judge saying the initial decision by Ottawa was unreasonable.

Hearings for one of the most highly anticipated Supreme Court of Canada cases in years are scheduled to begin March 23. The outcome of the Supreme Court hearings will likely set major precedents across the country, notably on minority rights and on governments' use of the notwithstanding clause.

A young man has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm after a fire at a frat party near Western University that injured five sorority sisters, including two seriously, late Tuesday night.

A Mr. Puffs café in Laval, Que., reportedly used as a headquarters by a recently slain gang leader was hit by gunfire overnight.

The NHL's Heritage Classic outdoor game is back, and it's returning to Winnipeg. We think.

Some FreeStyle Libre 3 plus glucose monitor sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings, Health Canada says in an alert. The recalled sensors have been linked to injuries and even deaths elsewhere in the world.

The Law Society of Ontario has suspended the licence of Deepak Paradkar, one of seven Canadians arrested in connection with alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s cocaine smuggling ring.

A panel of advisers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has voted to remove the longstanding recommendation to universally vaccinate American infants against hepatitis B.

Stargazers were treated to a spectacular sight on Thursday evening as a supermoon, the last one of 2025, lit up the night sky.

A new report by the International Monetary Fund says the Canadian economy has held up better than expected under the trade shock from U.S. tariffs.

In its throne speech, the provincial government touted The Compassionate Intervention Act as a key component in its response to the ongoing drug addictions crisis.

An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask the federal government to review the science on glyphosate use.

An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask the federal government to review the science on glyphosate use.

The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour.

Kaleden, B.C., resident Brent Burton is asking government to fix a bend in Highway 97, after four vehicles have crashed and ended up in his backyard over three years.

Canada's economy gained 54,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 per cent from the previous month's 6.9 per cent rate, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Canada's economy gained 54,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 per cent from the previous month's 6.9 per cent rate, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare on Friday said it was investigating an outage that took place in the morning that brought down several global websites, including LinkedIn and Zoom, the second such crash to affect the company in less than three weeks.

Canada's Summer McIntosh set a new U.S. Open record in the women's 400-metre freestyle on Thursday night at the Toyota U.S. Open Championships.

Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion US,a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer that has upended the media industry.

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump's quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

A mild fall and long migration is being blamed for increasing numbers of poultry farms coming under orders to contain the spread of highly infectious bird flu. One turkey producer in Alberta is preparing to restart operations after his third such outbreak in four years.

The cleanup of the Long Lake wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis County has begun. So what happens to the thousands of hectares of forest that was burned? The CBC’s Aly Thomson went to West Dalhousie to find out.

If all goes according to plan, at 6 a.m. AT on Saturday people working at the IWK Health Centre will become the test case for a generational change to Nova Scotia’s health-care system.

A small business owner in Mount Pearl says she was the victim of a scam, and is warning others ahead of the holidays.

A small business owner in Mount Pearl says she was the victim of a scam, and is warning others ahead of the holidays.

TikTok has introduced new features to build healthy habits for teens, including breathing exercises, soothing sounds and an affirmation journal. But while TikTok is pitching its new wellness features as a win for teens' mental health, critics fear it's a further push toward tech apps monopolizing our downtime to collect ever more data.

The first-degree murder trial of Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber in Milton, Ont., heard texts in which the women questioned whether a boy in their care might be dying a month before his death in December 2022.

Will the National Hockey League pull its players from the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy? It's an open question since the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, on the outskirts of Milan, is still under construction.

Stephen Sondheim's 1981 musical Merrily We Roll Along was an abysmal failure that closed almost as soon as it opened. Now a Tony-winning revival has it headed to potential box-office success.

Many people in the Somali community say they feel fearful and angry in the aftermath of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tirade against Somali communities in Minnesota.

The death toll from last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 on Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors and hundreds of people remained unaccounted for across the region.

At Issue this week: U.S. President Donald Trump dials up trade uncertainty, suggesting he could pull out of CUSMA/USMCA early. Mark Miller returns to cabinet and quickly rubs Quebec’s premier the wrong way with his french language comments. Plus, B.C. Conservatives boot leader John Rustad.

Immigration Minister Lena Diab sparred with her Conservative critic at a tense House of Commons committee meeting Thursday as the two disagreed on everything from immigration levels and deporting non-citizen criminals to what kind of salad they prefer.

A proposal for a hydrogen-powered passenger rail connecting Calgary and Banff has been submitted to the federal government in the hopes of having it fast-tracked.

Kai T. Erikson, Yale sociologist who dedicated his career to documenting the collective trauma faced by communities in the wake of unimaginable disasters, has died at the age of 94. In the late '70s, he spent time collecting the stories of people on Grassy Narrows First Nation suffering from the impacts of mercury poisoning.