How Nova Scotia has revived its ‘crime shouldn’t pay’ law

A two-decade-old law the Nova Scotia government overhauled last year with little fanfare is now being deployed to more easily seek the forfeiture of tens of thousands of dollars in suspected proceeds of crime and vehicles ranging from an Audi to Ford F-150 pickups.

Canada is embarking on a path to end homelessness in 10 years, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said as he presented the federal budget on Thursday.

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is safely back inside the International Space Station after successfully completing his second spacewalk in two weeks.

Rush may be currently delighting fans while on tour, but the Canadian Music Hall of Famers are already prepping for the next high-profile gig soon after its wraps: a week-long residency at immersive Las Vegas venue Sphere.

AI stocks worldwide felt pressure as worries rise about possible moratoriums on data centres following Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections.

WorkSafeBC and RCMP are still investigating what police described as a "chaotic scene" when the shuttle bus went off Highway 39, causing hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie to declare a code orange.

California governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of more than 500 inmates to life in prison with no parole, saying he believes state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the values of California, undermines the foundations of the legal system and "diminishes each of us."

No, Canada did not light up Niagara Falls blue to celebrate Democrats’ wins in the U.S. midterm elections. CBC’s Fact Check team debunks the claim.

The Carney government's new budget proposes roughly $5 billion over the next five years toward several initiatives to promote Canadian culture, including building new recreational facilities and ice rinks, supporting national museums and permanently making their admissions free for people 25 and younger.

The 2026 federal budget outlines billions in new spending, but mostly on non-permanent measures. Here are some takeaways.

The 2026 budget increases payments for the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit and expands a tax credit for low-wage workers. But the affordability measures are mostly for the short term, and took a back seat to measures aimed at boosting investment.

The federal government has released draft regulations to stop banks from charging fees when a client moves an investment account to a different financial institution.

University and college students across Ontario are protesting rising tuition fees and the province's cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) in a provincewide walkout Thursday.

University and college students across Ontario are protesting rising tuition fees and the province's cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program in a provincewide walkout Thursday.

Months after three female cast members came forward with allegations of sexual assault on the set of Married at First Sight UK, the results of an external review have prompted Channel 4 to decide not to bring the show back.

A Mexican judge has been arrested on allegations that he accepted a $2-million US bribe in exchange for granting bail to a man accused of acting as second-in-command to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, American officials said on Thursday.

Given how deeply Google products are embedded in many Canadian classrooms, alarm bells were set off when the company told schools that switching off artificial intelligence tools totally will also cut access to its ubiquitous search engine.

A national survey of women’s shelters and transition houses has found 96 per cent of respondents say their communities face a food security crisis. The report, by Women’s Shelters Canada, examined the link between gender-based violence and food insecurity, and how the affordability crisis has affected shelters and those using them.

Maple Leaf raised prices earlier this year to help offset higher costs — the second such price increase in a year — but it hasn't been enough to mitigate rising expenses.

In Michigan, it's believed U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs played a big role with midterm election voters. Here's what auto industry members and business interests are saying about how the results may impact cross-border relations.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned hours after the country's central bank seized Ueno Bank, which claimed more than 60 per cent of the country's adults as customers.

LIV Golf is winding down operations instead of launching a new version because of a lack of financial support.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport defended its decision to reinstate Russia to international hockey competition Thursday, saying the ruling was based strictly on the legal arguments and evidence presented.

The Ontario Medical Association is looking for an apology from the province, after it says 'hundreds' of doctors received letters recently stating they were working too many days or seeing too many patients. A health ministry spokesperson says the letters are not an assumption of inappropriate billing.

The Ontario Medical Association is looking for an apology from the province, after it says 'hundreds' of doctors received letters recently stating they were working too many days or seeing too many patients. A health ministry spokesperson says the letters are not an assumption of inappropriate billing.

An outage map on the Telus website showed issues with phone and wireless services in several provinces on Thursday.

A network outage affecting Telus customers is disrupting phone and wireless services in multiple areas across Ontario, Alberta and B.C., with some unable to call 911on mobile, the company says.

A network outage affecting Telus customers is disrupting phone and wireless services in multiple areas across Ontario and Quebec, with some unable to call 911 on mobile, the company says.

Two young men pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter for their involvement in an Old Montreal building fire that killed a woman and her daughter in October 2024.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections prove her province was on the right path in the cross-border trade war.