Man who stopped Oregon elementary school shooter is father of 2 students, his mom says

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.

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 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.

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of presidential elections later this months.

Autonomous ride-hailing operator Waymo is officially coming to Canada with the service expected to launch in Toronto in 2028, the company said in a news release Friday.

Court records show an Ottawa school asked police to do a wellness check on a student who was found to be severely malnourished. The school had previously reached out to the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa but was "dissatisfied" with the response to its concerns.

Indigenous communities should have a say in what happens to cultural objects linked to a debt-laden investment company in Atlantic Canada that is trying to appease its creditors, say several experts in repatriation.

Leamington has long dubbed itself the "Tomato Capital of Canada." But did you know that neighbouring Chatham-Kent actually produces the most outdoor-grown tomatoes, anywhere in the country?

Montreal police have confirmed the suspension of two officers assigned to a downtown station following a report that an officer urinated on a person experiencing homelessness during working hours. One advocate said it's "hard to imagine a more degrading or violent act."

Montreal police have suspended two officers over alleged acts of humiliation directed at unhoused and racialized people. One of the officers was suspended after colleagues alleged he urinated on unhoused people while in uniform, sources told Radio-Canada.