Scheer vows crackdown on those trying to 'game' Canada's refugee system

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would restore fairness and faith in the integrity of Canada's immigration system by cracking down on those who "game" the refugee process and supporting newcomers who help boost the economy. Scheer is delivering a policy speech in Toronto.

Turn and face the strange: ch-ch-changes could be coming to your living room wall. A rare signed David Bowie self-portrait is up for auction and it's even got his handprints — though it'll cost you a pretty penny.

The Trump administration imposed sweeping new sanctions Friday on the International Criminal Court, which it says is politicized and attempting to illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis. The court denounced the U.S. move as "an assault on the rule of law" aiming to prevent its work.

Famed NFL head coach Mike Ditka has died at the age of 86, his family announced on Friday.

The ruling comes in the case of a Mi'kmaw man with severe mental health challenges who was sentenced in Nova Scotia to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault against his partner, a Mi'kmaw woman.

For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs, often shrouded in secrecy. If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution.

A Miami International Airport official says Avianca Airlines Flight 042, travelling from Medellin, Colombia, to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, was diverted "due to turbulence."

A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the climactic duel in Cloud City, where the villain tells Luke Skywalker "I am your father," is among the highlights of the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12.

A U.S. judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the release and return of an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea this year and has since ‌been jailed there.

Equinor says it will retain a 70 per cent operating interest in the project, which would be the first deepwater oil development in Canada if it goes ahead.

Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.

Before the two monthly declines, Statistics Canada data showed employment trending upward, with 181,000 jobs added between April and July. But losses in August and September snapped that hot streak.

Before the two monthly declines, Statistics Canada data showed employment trending upward, with 181,000 jobs added between April and July. But losses in August and September snapped that hot streak.

The decline marks a second straight month of job losses. Economists polled ahead of the release predicted employers added 9,200 positions in September.

An airline pilot was among three Saudi citizens killed in attacks targeting Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said on Friday.

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France last month have been found, and six people arrested, local authorities say.

Hurricane Simon was headed toward part of Mexico's Pacific Coast on Friday and forecast to get much stronger, leading to hurricane-force winds and torrential rains that could cause flooding and mudslides.

Albertans are being asked to pick whether to stay in Canada or hold an eventual vote on whether or not the province should leave the country.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is announcing the 2026 peace prize winner.

After years without professional hockey in Hamilton, the wait is almost over. The Hamilton Hammers will play their first regular-season home game Friday night, hosting the Toronto Marlies at TD Coliseum as the new AHL team begins its inaugural season.

Marketplace digs into five grocery staples that skyrocketed in price to reveal what experts say are the real reasons behind the increases.

Experts say the WNBA could play more games in larger venues as it surges in popularity, thanks to the rise of star players, new teams and a wave of interest in women's sports more broadly.

Though Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning positions itself as endlessly relevant, it's so vapid and made with such disinterest that it resists serious hatred. The follow-up to 2010's Facebook-takedown The Social Network is an insulting bore with very little insight or opinion to disagree with, let alone productively hate.

A fifth estate investigation shows that the Oct. 19 referendum is the end result of the efforts of Alberta separatists to change the United Conservative Party to get the secession question on a referendum ballot and break up the country.

Health officials say flu season has arrived early this year, but how worried should Canadians be? As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, the CBC looks at where the flu is hitting hardest and how you can get your vaccine.

Canada has long relied on its allies to get technologies like satellites into space. But as the cross-border relationship with the U.S. changes, a handful of companies — including the newest player, Canada Rocket Company — are trying to change that and capitalize on a growing market.

Run Terry Run, a new documentary directed by Sean Menard, offers a deeper look at Terry Fox beyond his status as one of Canada’s most celebrated heroes. The film draws from 96 reels of previously unseen footage from Fox's 1980 Marathon of Hope, and highlights his humour, frustrations and determination to inspire Canadians to support cancer research.

Halle Berry is denying allegations made by her ex-husband Olivier Martinez, who has filed for sole custody and a restraining order, accusing her of physically abusing their 13-year-old son, Maceo. Her 18-year-old daughter has come to her defence.

Nearly eight months after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, new FBI court filings are shedding light on how Jesse Van Rootselaar allegedly spent months stockpiling an arsenal of weapons leading up to February's deadly attack.

Author and former UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway wept as he testified that he can no longer write since unproven allegations of sexual assault derailed his career.