From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where did N.L. get its unusual place names?

The first Europeans who arrived on our shores to fish and trap often took inspiration from the environment when assigning names to their new surroundings, writes Ainsley Hawthorn.

A pilot who has been missing since Friday has been found dead after searchers discovered his small aircraft underwater in the Kawartha Lakes region this week, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Robin Williams’s three children have revived the late actor’s long-dormant Instagram account amid a rise of unauthorized AI media of their father.

Canada hasn't commented on U.S. President Donald Trump's claim the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project "may be awoken from the grave" as part of ongoing trade talks between the two countries.

U.S. President Donald Trump's assistant, Natalie Harp, is under intense media focus this week after a comment by a Democratic senator from Georgia.

The public got to see the latest machines from China's robot makers during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, featuring more than 2,000 exhibits and debuting over 150 products.

A restricted fire zone (RFZ) that has been in effect for northwestern Ontario and a small portion of the northeast since July 15 is set to be lifted Thursday morning by Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), effective at 12:01 a.m. ET. Evacuation and implementation orders will be dropped as of 9 a.m. Here's what residents should keep in mind.

A veteran detective with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is being demoted for two years for discreditable conduct after a disciplinary tribunal found her guilty of invading the privacy of families by inappropriately accessing the files of dead children and asking one parent about a mother's vaccination status.

Madonna has earned 11 nominations at this year's VMAs for her album Confessions II and its accompanying film.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says political circumstances are behind his decision to forgo putting a new Churchill Falls deal to the public as previously promised.

As Céline Dion prepares for her five-week residency in Paris to begin next month, she's revealing more details about her illness and what she's been doing to treat it.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's spring trip to Texas to talk trade and tariffs cost taxpayers just over $93,000, a decision note obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information request reveals. The office of the premier said in a statement the trip laid the groundwork for billions in new investment, more good-paying jobs, and stronger economic ties between Ontario and the U.S.

The Halifax man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. Consulate in the city's downtown area is facing a new charge.

Police allege Ali Assakereh placed a propane tank and flammable liquids in his car before parking it near the consulate, prompting an evacuation of part of downtown Halifax.

More than four decades ago, somewhere amid the bustling streets of Mumbai, India, two baby girls were born.
Adopted by different families in the Netherlands, Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen grew up mere hours away from each other.
But their paths never crossed until one day in 1996, when as teenagers, they happened to attend an event organized for adoptees in the Netherlands.

Merck and Moderna report that a personalized mRNA vaccine helped prevent skin cancer from returning in high-risk patients. Observers greeted the news with enthusiasm but noted that full data from the ongoing late-stage study has yet to be released.

The 23-year-old Winnipeg native Simon Hildebrandt's journey through the CEBL since has seen him win Developmental Player of the Year twice and parlay that success into a two-year NCAA career at High Point and Washington State.

The trailer for Run Terry Run, a new documentary about cancer research advocate Terry Fox featuring "never-before-seen" footage from his Marathon of Hope, was released today, one month ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The trailer for Run Terry Run, a new documentary about cancer research advocate Terry Fox featuring "never-before-seen" footage from his Marathon of Hope, was released today, one month ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

On Wednesday, Israel's military said it will open internal investigations over its troops' killings in Gaza of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in January 2024 and 15 emergency and aid workers in March 2025. Rights groups cautioned that such probes rarely lead to convictions.

A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, Germany's federal prosecutor said.

Investigators are conducting an operation to expose a criminal organization allegedly led by a sitting and a former lawmaker, involving senior officials from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office and other individuals, Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies said.

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios revealed on Wednesday he tested positive for cocaine and was provisionally suspended from tennis.

Chloe the dog is being honoured with a place in the Purina Animal Hall of Fame after she helped protect her owners from a black bear that burst into their Nipigon, Ont., home last fall.

Shalu Shajan said the man was shouting just inches from his face and he was worried that the altercation would turn physical.

The arrival of Webster the great white shark is a sign of a healing ocean off Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a research company tracking the fish across the Atlantic.

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he won't hold a referendum until Donald Trump leaves office, a move one pollster called an attempt to ease voter anxiety ahead of the election campaign. Rival party leaders are already slamming the delay as an irresponsible, contradictory political pivot.

Dorm room upgrades— and their reveals — are so popular online that there's a #DormTok hashtag where videos can get millions of views, some U.S. parents are willing to spend thousands of dollars to hire professional designers.

Viral social media posts and misinformation helped mobilize thousands of migrants toward Spain's Ceuta enclave, highlighting how online networks can exploit desperation — even as experts warn social media did not create the desire to migrate.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, explains how it's actually two opposing spirals that counteract each other and allow the tusk to grow straight.