What is PHP, and how did a flaw in its code lead several websites to go dark this week?

PHP is an open-source computer language that powers an estimated 70 per cent of the internet. While websites being taken offline caused alarm, that was done to implement a fix — which cybersecurity experts say show the system for remedying such issues is working.

The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

The Shore Club in Hubbards, N.S., has spent more than eight decades serving up classic lobster suppers and live music to people from around the globe. A new CBC documentary pulls back the curtain on how the Harnish family managed to turn a rural dance hall into a Maritime institution.

The Shore Club in Hubbards, N.S., has spent more than eight decades serving up classic lobster suppers and live music to people from around the globe. A new CBC documentary pulls back the curtain on how the Harnish family managed to turn a rural dance hall into a Maritime institution.

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians tend to feel strongly about the right way to pronounce the name of our island, but would you kill a man over it? In 1876, someone did.

While studies have shown drone hazing to be effective on black bears, researchers are now trying to see if it works with polar bears — a bigger, more curious and more aggressive species. The goal is to adapt the technology to Canada's North and try to take some of the risk out of managing the bears.

Scientists say not knowing what lives in our oceans holds back efforts to protect them. Marine biologists are racing to catalogue species — from carnivorous sponges to otherworldly sea slugs. Here's a closer look at the creatures hidden in our seas and how humans rely on them more than most realize.

More than 80 million people worldwide stutter, yet misconceptions on it persist in the medical field, and access to appropriate care can be limited. New international medical guidelines aim to change that.

As with trips to Canada in 2025 and the United States earlier this year, King Charles's recent visit to the Caribbean saw him walking something of a diplomatic tightrope at a politically charged time. There seems to be an emerging pattern.

Three months after the mass entry into Ceuta, many migrants still hope the Spanish enclave will offer them a route to mainland Europe. Local authorities and residents are struggling with the surge.

Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski's unbeaten run at the WTA Finals came to an end Saturday night as she and partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil were beaten in the doubles semifinals in Indian Wells, Calif.

Nova Scotia's Brent MacDougall is the Canadian mixed curling champion. The Nova Scotia rink, down 5-4 entering the eighth and final end, scored five to defeat New Brunswick's Sylvie Quillian 9-5 in Saturday's gold-medal final in Woodstock, P.E.I.

The Green Party of Canada enters a new era with former MP Mike Morrice taking over the political party's top job.

Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is in Cambodia to attend a summit of the international body of French-speaking states and governments. Quebec, Canada and New Brunswick all have the right to vote in Monday's election to choose a new secretary-general.

Some frustrated Air Canada passengers say spotty communication and a lack of rebooking help has left them paying thousands out of pocket amid widespread flight cancellations due to the FAA-ordered ground stop Friday.

Some frustrated Air Canada passengers say spotty communication and a lack of rebooking help has left them paying thousands out of pocket amid widespread flight cancellations due to the FAA-ordered ground stop Friday.

AFC Toronto won its first Northern Super League championship on Saturday, beating the Montreal Roses 1-0 in the final at TD Place in Ottawa.

A fifth soldier, Pte. William Douglas Dal Bianco, has died as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, the Department of National Defence says.

A fifth soldier, Pte. William Douglas Dal Bianco, has died as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, the Department of National Defence says.

A fifth soldier has died as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, the Department of National Defence says.

A fifth soldier has died as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, the Department of National Defence says.

Avian flu has been detected in three flocks, including in Manitoba and Alberta, following an outbreak at a national poultry show in Saskatchewan earlier this month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has told CBC News.

Just hours after a tanker in New Orleans lost its steering and slammed into a docked river cruise boat, the city's port sued to make sure federal investigators can seize the vessel that is owned by a subsidiary of a Chinese company.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States had raised the possibility of a new security framework for Europe as part of efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, warning that Moscow could use such discussions to weaken NATO and reshape the continent’s borders.

Hitting Canadian theatres now, Club Kid is without doubt a major work. It was without doubt one of the best films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. And while there is some doubt here, Club Kid just might make you cry.

SpaceX's Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in midair by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier. It's the first key recovery of the rocket system's centerpiece vessel in the company's decade-long effort to ‌develop a fully reusable rocket.

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft on Saturday returned from its longest flight in orbit yet to the Texas launch tower it was launched from a day prior, demonstrating the first key recovery of the rocket system's centerpiece vessel in the company's decade-long effort to ‌develop a fully reusable rocket.

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft cruised around the globe on Saturday nearing the end of its 15th test flight and what the company hoped would be an unprecedented pinpoint return landing at the exact spot in Texas from ‌which it launched.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will participate in an upcoming group photo with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit out of respect for the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Atwood called the location, which is one road over from the new Atwood-Gibson Bird Centre, "one of the stupidest places on the planet" to put a tower.