Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil sets NCAA record at conference championships

Canadian Olympic swimming champion Maggie Mac Neil delivered another star performance for Louisiana State University on Saturday, helping the Tigers to a record fifth gold medal at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships in College Station, Texas.

The potential ability of the U.S government to affect the operation of a Starlink related satellite system may have also raised questions about Washington's power to affect commerical users of the system.

Snow-covered objects can become hard to detect, while cameras and sensors sometimes struggle in snowy conditions. Experts say they're not insurmountable — but they will take more training data and time for Waymo to adjust to.

As part of Canada's drive to jump-start a domestic defence drone industry, two dozen companies showcased their technologies and competed for a million-dollar prize at a military base in Suffield, Alta., over the last several weeks. CBC News visited the site of the competition, where Ukrainian representatives were there to observe the results — and offer their own experience in drone warfare.

In October 1926, Henry Ford announced his factories would close not just on Sundays but Saturdays, too, making his company the first big North American employer to do so. But advocates for a shorter workweek say it’s time for an update to reflect both how we work and live today.

As concerns mount over incidents of AI agents going rogue, the push from experts and stakeholders have been growing for government regulation of AI systems that are becoming increasingly capable. But some experts say the need for global cooperation and how quickly AI is advancing could make that difficult.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest outbreak of Ebola, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. With children losing parents, facing an estimated 60 per cent fatality rate and making up more than a quarter of deaths, experts say children are taking the brunt of the disease.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.

A fast-moving fire burned at least four homes in Southern California as hot, windy weather gripped the region Friday, prompting evacuations and power outages. TV footage showed homes burning in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, flames engulfing them.

Self-described “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski spent nearly half of the $36.3 million investors gave him on himself and paid out about the same amount to investors as returns between 2020 and 2022, according to a senior forensic accountant who testified at his trial in Toronto’s Superior Court on Friday.

The union representing correctional officers is raising the alarm after it says an inmate had a drone drop off a McDonald's meal and alcohol to what's supposed to be Canada's most secure prison earlier this week.

Zakaria Amara, one of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot, has been granted full parole after the Parole Board of Canada found he no longer showed "any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies."

Selma Blair's team is speaking out about the actor's recent arrest following an alleged mid-flight incident on Oct. 11. She was arrested after being accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York.

A wedding reception at the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Carbonear ended earlier this month in an angry outburst after high-profile legionnaire and veteran Berkley Lawrence confronted the bride as she prepared to throw her wedding bouquet.

​A measles outbreak first declared in Manitoba more than a year and a half ago is now over, the province says.

A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman whokilled four people at an Oregon elementary school , then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday.

The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by shooting the teenage gunman inside the building is the father of two girls at the school, his mother said Friday.

The Crown Attorney's Office will seek a dangerous offender status for a registered sex offender who pleaded guilty in June to sexually assaulting a toddler in Welland, Ont., causing what were described as potentially life-threatening injuries.

Ottawa is adding new express entry points for some permanent residency applicants in "high-wage" jobs, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Friday.

Ottawa is adding new express entry points for some permanent residency applicants in "high-wage" jobs, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Friday.

A 15-month-old boy from Sarnia, Ont., is recovering at home after being bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake on the Thanksgiving long weekend while visiting a family cottage on the Bruce Peninsula. The bite required treatment at two hospitals and 18 doses of antivenom.

A 15-month-old boy from Sarnia, Ont., is recovering at home after being bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake on the Thanksgiving long weekend while visiting a family cottage on the Bruce Peninsula. The bite required treatment at two hospitals and 18 doses of antivenom.

U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving her role a mere week after he put her in the role, a White House official confirmed to CBC News.

Calgary police are still investigating what led to a collision between two city buses and multiple other vehicles on Thursday, where a significant fire and explosion left three dead and 16 injured.

A young person charged as the alleged "co-conspirator" of a planned terrorist attack against Jewish people has been found guilty of committing a terrorist offence and facilitating a terrorist activity.

The first polar bear cub to arrive at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in nearly a decade now has a name.

At least 16 people seen floating in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast were rescued in the predawn hours Friday, and authorities were searching for several others in an area frequented by smugglers transporting migrants by boat to the U.S.

At least 16 people seen floating in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast were rescued in the pre-dawn hours of Friday and authorities were searching for several others, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.

With the curling season fully underway and the clock ticking down to world-championship season in March, World Curling has confirmed that it plans to hold the women’s world championship, slated for mid-March, in the United Arab Emirates.

With the curling season fully underway and the clock ticking down to world championship season in March, World Curling has confirmed it plans to hold the women’s world championship, slated for mid-March, in the United Arab Emirates.