The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
Last week, a Canada goose found its way into a building at Wilfrid Laurier University's Waterloo, Ont., campus and was captured by several witnesses on video trying to fly away, causing students to run for cover. The goose's capers went viral on social media.
Avi Lewis, a former television host, journalist and documentarian, promises to make the federal NDP relevant again. But the first question for his leadership is whether he'll do so at the expense of the NDP's provincial wings.
The bill's passage marked the culmination of a years-long push by Israel's far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis.
Canadian Olympian Josh Liendo capped an historic week of swimming at the NCAA championships on Saturday in Atlanta, posting a wire-to-wire victory in the 100-yard freestyle for a record-tying fourth consecutive title in the event and ninth overall.
Nearly four months into Australia's landmark social media ban for users under 16, parent proponents laud it as a valiant first step towards a safer online experience for youth. Yet as other countries weigh introducing their own social age minimum, some continue to question bans as a solution.
The province's Film Content Information Act, taking effect April 1, ends mandatory government approval. Each theatre will be required to write and display their own content description instead of the familiar age-based ratings.
A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote online that she was "prevented" from coming to Canada in what she described as an attempt at censorship.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will push a pro-trade and anti-tariff message during a multi-day trip to Texas, U.S. where he will meet Governor Greg Abbott, an ally of President Donald Trump, and business leaders.
CBC’s Jorge Barrera went to the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary in Mexico to learn more about a project that scientists hope will unlock some mystery around the monarch butterfly's migration.
The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.
A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weeks-long undercover operation, according to a federal complaint and the New York City Police Department.
U.S. President Donald Trump used a televised cabinet meeting to try to sell Americans on the merits of the nearly four-week-old war against Iran, while downplaying its impact on the economy and the cost of living.
A jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million US in damages.
A man who slipped and fell between 100 and 150 metres while trying to help a companion during a hike on one of the tallest mountains in Metro Vancouver's North Shore has died of his injuries.
Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a "defensive buffer," Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.
The federal government is asking the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to repay more than $28.7 million following a forensic audit into its spending.
Arborist Tyler Sirrs saw social media posts about a cat stuck for days in a tall tree in Orléans and decided to help. He described the rescue to CBC Ottawa Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen.
Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan responded on Sunday to accusations made by Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho that a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer. The singer said that the security guard was not her personal security and that she didn't see a woman and a child.
Canada's Christopher Morales Williams won the men's 400-metre event Saturday at the world indoor track and field championships in Torun, Poland.
After dealing with a week of intermittent power outages last month, Nibinamik First Nation is having problems with its diesel generating system again. On Wednesday, workers discovered the remote Oji-Cree community’s main generator — a Caterpillar C27 — had experienced a mechanical failure. Here's what the First Nation, located about 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., is dealing with.
Israel's defence minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday, and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
Nearly five years after first announcing its plans to close the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, the Alberta government set a date to close the site later this year and replace it with services more focused on recovery and treatment.
Netflix and Warner Music Group have signed an exclusive multi-year deal to produce documentary series and films exploring the lives, music and legacies of the label's storied artist roster.
Politicians switching parties is rare, but Canada has a long history of it. Here are the facts about crossing the floor.
Edmonton police along with federal law enforcement deported two men for their connection to extortion schemes targeting business owners in the city's South Asian community. Similar criminal schemes have seen businesses burned across Edmonton in recent years.
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades to expand labour rights in the U.S., on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.
A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking.
Shirley Romany is a legend in Edmonton's Black community and beyond. Nearly 60 years ago, she started Ebony and Ivory Salon, a gathering place where people of all backgrounds and ages feel seen, supported and at home.
Pascal-Pierre Paillé, 47, is expected to appear in a Quebec City courtroom later today. The alleged incidents date back to 2006 — before his election to the House of Commons — and as recently as August 2024.
Maple Ridge resident Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi, 48, and North Vancouver resident Arezou Soltani, 45, are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 45-year-old Masood Masjoody.
Andrew Chang explains how Iran's blockage of the Strait of Hormuz — a critical oil-shipping route in the Middle East — affects the cost of energy here in Canada. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images
Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue working while undergoing treatment, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.
Some survivors of the Lapu-Lapu Day festival attack say it’s not the right time for the cultural event to return to Vancouver next month — about a year after 11 people were killed at the Filipino festival in 2025.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission not only altered an asteroid’s orbit but, for the first time, a new study shows we also successfully changed the asteroids' path around the sun.
Andrew Hiers spent his life training to be an opera singer. But he's taken a temporary job as a car salesman, and his videos of his operatic sales techniques are earning millions of views on TikTok and Instagram.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Norway’s Jonas Gahr Støre stressed energy stability during talks in Oslo as the Middle East war rattles global oil markets. Canada will release 23.6 million barrels following an International Energy Agency call for coordinated action. Both leaders also urged de-escalation and pledged closer Canada-Norway cooperation on Arctic security.
Snow snake is a game rooted in cross-cultural traditions and whose practitioners have kept alive across Turtle Island for centuries. That ethos was no different at the Arctic Winter Games, where, earlier in the week, dozens of athletes from the circumpolar North lined up to take their best shot along a 200-metre track.
Starting this spring, Parks Canada is restricting boats and other watercraft on some popular lakes in Banff National Park to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
The Black Strat, the go-to electric guitar David Gilmour used for decades on seminal Pink Floyd albums and as a solo artist, sold for $14.55 million US on Thursday, leapfrogging to a new record for most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.
Israel's military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee in an incident partially caught on camera. The decision closed a case that has bitterly divided the country since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison.
A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal's parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed.
The owners of a Montreal-area salon announced they will be launching an appeal after Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal ordered them to pay $500 in damages to a non-binary person who complained of discrimination.
This video is real, but it's been posted online with false claims that it shows missile attacks in Israel on March 7. In fact, the video is from Oct. 1, 2024. Here's how we know.
Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for allegedly defamatory comments Sim made at an event for members of Chinese-language media in February.
First Nations leaders unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being at the Vatican for more than a century, during a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday.
The province will be taking over control of Billy Bishop airport on Toronto Island, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.
