In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half of the desks sit empty. The children of immigrants are increasingly absent from school, sports teams and even front yards, fearful that immigration and customs agents will detain them, or their parents, because of the colour of their skin.
A North Atlantic right whale named Division was found dead in U.S. waters this week, entangled in fishing gear. It's the first entanglement death of 2026, according to the Canadian Whale Institute.
The European city of Helsinki is, in the least subtle way possible, encouraging Pamela Anderson to explore her Finnish heritage, going so far as offering to help her change her name.
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
Hyundai is exploring a "potential collaboration" with the Canadian hydrogen energy sector, it told CBC News on Thursday, as the South Korean automaker bets on natural gas-fuelled cars to be the future of the automotive industry.
The bodies of 15 more unidentified Palestinians were handed over by Israel Thursday, in the final exchange of prisoners and detainees between Israel and Hamas.
The federal cybersecurity centre warns in a new report that criminals who hold data for ransom are using artificial intelligence tools that make it easier to target their victims.
The Sûreté du Québec will set up a command post at the ski resort this Saturday, stationed beside the hotel where Liam Toman was last seen in the early hours of Feb. 2, 2025.
TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed.
It is not a coincidence that U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat against Canada came just ahead of negotiations on renewing North America's main free-trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
Manitoba's premier says he's reached out to his counterpart in Minnesota again following the killing of another American citizen by federal immigration officials, calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to stop the violence.
Toronto Pearson Airport recorded 46 centimetres of snow on Sunday — the highest daily snowfall there on record. But it's still not as bad as 1999, the year Toronto called in the military for help.
Minnesota has a robust history of protest going back to the 1890s, and the pivotal moments the twin cities played in labour and civil rights movements.
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
Canada is lagging in robotics adoption, industry watchers say, especially outside of the auto sector. At the same time, robots are taking off, thanks to a boom in China and new approaches incorporating AI. At a time when Canada is concerned about productivity, are we missing the boat?
It’s been a long road for Natalie Spooner as she returned from a major knee injury that came after an MVP performance in the first season of the PWHL. Now healthy, Spooner can look ahead to her fourth Olympics and focus on winning another gold medal.
CBC, Canada's Olympic Network, will offer 22 hours of live coverage every day from the Milano-Cortina Winter Games, with over 1,200 hours of live content available on its digital platforms. Here’s how you can watch all of CBC's live Olympic coverage.
Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock was sentenced on Friday, after pleading guilty to a long list of crimes that include selling drugs to friends and other officers and corruption offences.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signalled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump's remarks as "insulting" and "appalling."
Environmental substances like herbicides and heavy metals are likely not causing the neurological symptoms reported by hundreds of New Brunswickers, an investigation by the province into the so-called mystery brain illness has concluded.
Harry Styles is going back on the road. The English musician announced his Together, Together tour on Thursday. It's a 50-date run made up of residencies in Europe, the U.K., Brazil, Mexico, the U.S. and Australia.
Jack Smith, the former special counsel who filed indictments against U.S. President Donald Trump in two separate cases that never went to trial, condemned "false and misleading narratives" in his first public congressional testimony regarding his investigation.
A family and community in northern Alberta remember the life of Lilith, a five-year-old girl killed in a hit and run in northern Alberta last week. Police said they believe vehicle that collided with the family was stolen.
Syria's government set a four-day deadline on Tuesday for Kurdish-led forces to agree on integrating their last enclave into the central state as their former main ally, the United States, urged them to do so.
Thaioronióhte Dan David, a renowned Kanien’kehá:ka journalist who helped establish the news department of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, has died.
Missing out on infielder Bo Bichette and fellow free agent Kyle Tucker sours what started out as a solid off-season for the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. But Toronto still has a good enough team to compete for a World Series title.
If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you might want to go out and look up, as the northern lights could put on a decent show Monday night.
In the last two years, Lululemon's rivals have upped their game, while the Vancouver-based retailer has been criticized for a lack of new styles, had to remove a leggings line that failed with customers, and saw its stock tumble by almost 60 per cent.
Celebrity claims are fuelling confusion about the risks of Lyme disease. For The National, CBC’s senior health reporter Christine Birak investigates what’s really behind the boom in high-profile cases and uncovers a big-money industry profiting off chronic illness.
The two-year war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas eased with a ceasefire three months ago, but there has been neither peace nor reconstruction. Phase 2 promises progress, but the peace process itself is becoming increasingly controversial.
Construction on approved wind and solar projects in Alberta is on hold as developers await to see how planned changes to the province's power market would affect their business models. Rural politicians discuss the implications of potentially billions in lost investment.
A new study documents the surprising prevalence of 'supersuckling' among Galápagos Islands sea lions.
In 2024, Vivienne Steele had a medical change that resulted in her driver’s licence being suspended. Over the next year, she rode buses, bikes, walked or bummed rides around Whitehorse, and learned more about both her community and herself.
A driver whose truck was leaking gas had no choice but to pull over on the side of the road, and he should not have to pay the parking ticket he was issued, a Saskatoon judge ruled.
This coming weekend, Canada's bobsleigh team will compete in Altenberg, Germany for its last chance to qualify a sled at the Milano Cortina Olympics beginning Feb. 6. Kelsey Mitchell, an Olympic track cycling champion who made the switch to bobsleigh in recent months, is hoping it will be her ticket to Milano Cortina.
The rate of school absenteeism has grown over the last few years, according to public school district data obtained by CBC News. Some kids are now relying on organizations after missing months, even years of school.
Nearly 85,000 people were known to be experiencing homelessness province-wide last year — about an eight per cent rise over the previous year — and northern and rural regions are driving that growth, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows. Officials at shelters in northen Ontario communities say those numbers reflect the demands they've seen on the ground.
U.S. President Donald Trump raised his middle finger and appeared to direct profanity toward a factory worker who expressed criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy at a Michigan auto plant on Tuesday, video circulating online showed.
Three of Canada’s top automotive executives are warning the prime minister that their companies “face extraordinary and unnecessary compliance costs” as a result of his government’s failure to clarify its rules around electric vehicle sales by the end of last year.
Inuit advocacy groups, as well as Greenlanders who live in Canada, are emphatically opposed to American designs on their homeland. And, they say, they're tired of being used as a geopolitical chess pieces by powerful people in faraway capitals.
Last week, a second Native American-owned corporation announced it was severing a multi-million dollar contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after community pressure.
The city says approximately 80 homes still have frozen water lines. A boil water advisory remains in effect.
Canadian author Louise Penny has created a dedicated community of readers, posting in busy Facebook groups, attending live events and even traveling on literary pilgrimages to the Eastern Townships in Quebec to see the spots that inspired her work.
Susie Dent says labelling the “snollygosters” and “mumpsimus” and other emotions can actually give people a great deal of peace during challenging times.
This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to build bridges. The panellists and the books they choose to champion will be revealed on Jan. 22.
