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May 19, 2019
The hit fantasy series Game of Thrones has set such a high bar for cinematic storytelling and character development on television that it might have a tough time living up to expectations as the series draws to a close Sunday after eight seasons.
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May 19, 2019
As stores shut down in record numbers in the U.S., in part due to the growth of online shopping, landlords are having to get creative to attract shoppers. A new development in New York City is going to the source of the disruption by recruiting brands that started online to open up shop in its mall.
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May 19, 2019
Former presidential senior advisor Valerie Jarrett talks about her unique relationship with the Obama family, her time in the White House, the challenges they faced - and the tweet that ended Roseanne Barr's career.
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May 19, 2019
A promised overhaul of Canada's citizenship guide remains a work in progress with just months left in the Liberal mandate, leaving a current guide riddled with historical gaps and outdated information.
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May 19, 2019
It's human nature to compare ourselves to others and when it comes to money, social psychologists say most people have a big blind spot — we only compare upward to those who have more than us.
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May 19, 2019
Indians lined up to vote amid unprecedented security in the eastern state of West Bengal on Sunday as the final phase of a massive, staggered election got underway to decide whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns for a second term.
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May 18, 2019
Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatan island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said.
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May 18, 2019
Duncan Laurence's doleful piano ballad Arcade was tapped as an early front-runner before Saturday's Grand Final. But it had to rely on the fan vote to secure the country's fifth win in the competition.
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May 18, 2019
An unknown man assaulted actor Arnold Schwarzenegger during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday, but the 71-year-old appeared to quickly recover and said "I'm just glad the idiot didn't interrupt my Snapchat."
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May 18, 2019
Prince William has spoken candidly about the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, describing his bereavement as a "pain like no other pain."
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May 18, 2019
Atlantic staff writer David Frum was a vocal supporter of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. As President George W. Bush's speech writer, he helped pen the famous "Axis of Evil" speech, which included Iran. But he has since expressed regret for supporting that invasion and now says that any war with Iran will be an even bigger, more destructive mistake.
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May 18, 2019
Australia's conservative government celebrated its surprise election victory that defied years of unfavorable opinion polls, with U.S. and Israeli leaders welcoming Prime Minister Scott Morrison's return to office.
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May 18, 2019
Australia's ruling conservative coalition has won a surprise victory in the country's general election, defying opinion polls that had tipped the centre-left opposition party to oust it from power.
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May 18, 2019
Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat to Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the country's general election.
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May 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is going "full steam ahead" with ratifying the new NAFTA trade deal now that metal tariffs are out of the way.
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May 18, 2019
Toronto police say they have received more than 2,700 unwanted guns from city residents through a gun buyback program that wrapped up Friday.
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May 18, 2019
Across Canada, private clinics charge thousands of dollars for injections and IV therapies using what they claim are stem cells. This week, Health Canada ruled that those cell therapies are drugs that must be approved. But so far, the agency has not ordered clinics to stop doing the procedures.
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May 18, 2019
Austrian vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigned Saturday after two German publications showed video of him apparently offering government contracts to a purported Russian investor.
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May 18, 2019
Austrian vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigned Saturday after two German publications showed video of him apparently offering government contracts to a purported Russian investor.
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May 18, 2019
Federal and provincial Liberals who spoke to CBC News concede what was unthinkable just months ago — that in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, Justin Trudeau's leadership has gone from one of the party's greatest strengths to one of its biggest liabilities.
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May 18, 2019
Authorities in Russia's Yekaterinburg have called a truce with protestors over building a new church in a popular park - but that's unlikely to quell a broader discontent by people who believe they are being ignored by their leaders.
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May 18, 2019
The PCs didn't win and the NDP didn't tank - and other interesting non-results from the N.L election.
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May 18, 2019
In the age of Instagram and Fortnite, galleries and museums are fighting for attention — and revenue. Here is a look at the bold steps several Canadian institutions are taking to attract new audiences.
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May 18, 2019
Cashless society is "a long ways away" as San Francisco becomes the latest U.S. jurisdiction to ban cashless stores, which some say are a form of discrimination.
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May 18, 2019
Cashless society is "a long ways away" as San Francisco becomes the latest U.S. jurisdiction to ban cashless stores, which some say are a form of discrimination.
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May 18, 2019
Cashless society is "a long ways away" as San Francisco becomes the latest U.S. jurisdiction to ban cashless stores, which some say are a form of discrimination.
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May 18, 2019
While abortion remains legal in Canada, some abortion rights advocates say women continue to face hurdles in accessing the procedure.
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May 18, 2019
Authorities in Russia's Yekaterinburg have called a truce with protestors over building a new church in a popular park - but that's unlikely to quell a broader discontent by people who believe they are being ignored by their leaders.
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May 18, 2019
Canada added more jobs last month than it has in decades — good news for job-seekers and the economy. But the tight labour market makes finding and keeping workers a struggle for some sectors, including the restaurant business, where some owners are turning to technology for help.
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May 18, 2019
While abortion remains legal in Canada, some abortion rights advocates say women continue to face hurdles in accessing the procedure.
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May 18, 2019
Buried beneath the flowers, trees and statues dotting the grounds of Parliament Hill are the remnants of a military complex that predates both Confederation and the founding of Ottawa.
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May 18, 2019
Bradford McArthur was on a sailboat last week when a pod of killer whales swam around and underneath the vessel, including one with a freshly caught seal in its mouth.
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May 17, 2019
The Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg now deems the treatment of Indigenous Peoples in Canada as genocide, a change in position following criticism. Previously, the museum had said Indigenous Peoples faced cultural genocide rather than genocide.
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May 17, 2019
The country's top military commander said there was no political input into his decision to suspend Vice-Admiral Mark Norman from his post over two years ago.
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May 17, 2019
Andrew Scheer is moving to shut down the Liberals' new line of attack after several of his MPs attended an anti-abortion rally and some American states moved to criminalize abortions.
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May 17, 2019
Representatives from Canada's steel and aluminum industries welcomed news on Friday that the government has struck a deal with the U.S. that will bring an end to tariffs on the two metals when they are exported to America.
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May 17, 2019
Niagara Regional Police have released the audio of a 911 call in which the caller swore at the operator and complained about an Amber Alert message on his phone.
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May 17, 2019
Niagara Regional Police have released the audio of a 911 call in which the caller swore at the operator and complained about an Amber Alert message on his phone.
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May 17, 2019
B.C. Supreme Court has found James Oler guilty of taking an underage girl from Canada to marry a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the U.S.
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May 17, 2019
Canada and the U.S. are close to reaching a deal to remove steel and aluminum tariffs, CBC News has learned.
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May 17, 2019
Canada and the U.S. are close to reaching a deal to remove steel and aluminum tariffs, CBC News has learned.
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May 17, 2019
The nearly year-long tariff tiff between Canada and the U.S. is almost over. The Canadian government released a statement Friday saying the two sides have agreed to eliminate the tariffs within two days.
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May 17, 2019
The nearly year-long tariff war between Canada and the U.S. is almost over. The Canadian government released a statement Friday saying the two sides have agreed to eliminate the tariffs within two days.
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May 17, 2019
The nearly year-long tariff war between Canada and the U.S. is almost over. The Canadian government released a statement Friday saying the two sides have agreed to eliminate the tariffs within two days.
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May 17, 2019
Canada and the U.S. have reached a deal to remove steel and aluminum tariffs, CBC News has learned.
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May 17, 2019
A Saskatchewan man who was the victim of a notorious pedophile says it's disgusting and a risk to the public that his abuser has a profile on a pen-pal website for inmates.
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May 17, 2019
Posting on social media Friday, Grumpy Cat's owners wrote she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and "passed away peacefully" Tuesday "in the arms of her mommy."
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May 17, 2019
Cross-party talks in Britain aimed at striking a compromise Brexit deal have broken down without agreement.
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May 17, 2019
A Manitoba man who was billed over $6,000 for a one-night hotel stay, with only $200 charged for the room itself, says he'll never use Expedia again.
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May 17, 2019
An Annapolis Valley community is trying a new approach to connect residents with medical services, but not everyone agrees with this idea to address Nova Scotia's shortage of rural family doctors.
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May 17, 2019
An Annapolis Valley community is trying a new approach to connect residents with medical services, but not everyone agrees with this idea to address Nova Scotia's shortage of rural family doctors.
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May 17, 2019
As hundreds of millions of Indians vote in the country's massive staggered election, journalists and civil society groups are working overtime to try and fight back against fast-moving falsehoods that some fear could alter the outcome of the vote.
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May 17, 2019
As hundreds of millions of Indians vote in the country's massive staggered election, journalists and civil society groups are working overtime to try and fight back against fast-moving falsehoods that some fear could alter the outcome of the vote.
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May 17, 2019
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we examine what electric-car rebates are meant to achieve, and find out more about how to chemically recycle plastic.
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May 17, 2019
As singers from 42 nations prepare for the Saturday finale of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, a familiar refrain is once again being heard: cultural festivals in Israel these days almost always come with calls to boycott the country for its treatment of the Palestinians.
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May 17, 2019
The U.S. appears to be inching dangerously close to a conflict with Iran. Matt Kwong looks at the advisers and allies who may be encouraging the escalation.
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May 17, 2019
Climate change has become a key election issue in Australia, a country that's one of the largest exporters of coal and natural gas in the world. Nearly one-third of voters rated climate change as the top concern ahead of Saturday's federal vote, according to one recent survey.
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May 17, 2019
Some Canadians who responded to national TV and radio ads that promised to pay people to lose weight say when it came time to deliver, the so-called Weight Loss Grants Program wouldn't pay out, or dragged claims out for months before cutting a cheque.
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May 17, 2019
With the holidays beckoning, airlines, analysts and travel agents weigh in on what flyers can expect this summer with the Boeing Max 8 jetliners still grounded.
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May 17, 2019
Giving daily levothyroxine pills to people with a mild abnormality called subclinical hypothyroidism offers no benefit, a review of 21 clinical trials suggests.
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May 17, 2019
The vote allows same-sex couples full legal marriage rights, including in areas such as taxes, insurance and child custody.
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May 16, 2019
Tuukka Rask posted his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Boston Bruins swept the Carolina Hurricanes out of the Eastern Conference final, winning 4-0 on Thursday night to reach their third Stanley Cup final in nine years.
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May 16, 2019
Ian Maningas has been a fan of the Toronto Raptors his whole life — and after Kawhi Leonard's miraculous buzzer-beating shot sent the whole city into rapture last Sunday, he wanted to remember it forever.
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May 16, 2019
Dwight Ball and his Liberals will form another government in Newfoundland and Labrador, CBC News projects.
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May 16, 2019
Dwight Ball and his Liberals will form a minority government in Newfoundland and Labrador, CBC News projects.
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May 16, 2019
Dwight Ball and his Liberal Party will form a minority government in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the Opposition leader is already mounting an attack against his leadership.
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May 16, 2019
After 158 days in Chinese captivity, Canadian Michael Kovrig is doing everything he can to keep his mind focused enough to avoid falling into despair and hopelessness, says his boss.
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May 16, 2019
I.M. Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died at the age of 102.
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May 16, 2019
For months, a bedsore silently formed on Bob Wilson's backside while he lay in a hospital bed in Burlington, Ont. Now the hospital has apologized and is investigating, but his family remains horrified and racked with guilt.
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May 16, 2019
The Liberal-dominated House of Commons defence committee has blocked a pitch by opposition MPs for a committee probe of the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
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May 16, 2019
A Newfoundland cabbie who rescued four people from a car before it erupted in flames says people are making too much of a fuss over a simple act of human decency.
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May 16, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to overhaul the country's immigration system to favour young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to Americans — a plan with little chance of advancing in Congress.
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May 16, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to overhaul the country's immigration system to favour young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to Americans — a plan with little chance of advancing in Congress.
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May 16, 2019
A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte strengthens hold on power; economic and environmental issues are forcing federal parties to make hard choices; at SickKids hospital, clowning around is encouraged.
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May 16, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he wants to do away with many of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic initiatives — with the notable exception of the Canada Child Benefit — as he looks to balance the federal books and jump-start economic activity in Western Canada.
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May 16, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he wants to do away with many of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic initiatives — with the notable exception of the Canada Child Benefit — as he looks to balance the federal books and jump-start economic activity in Western Canada.
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May 16, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he is "deeply disappointed" by "backsliding" on abortion rights in the U.S. and around the world, and promised that Canada will remain a staunch defender of a woman's right to choose.
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May 16, 2019
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. A Nebraska farmer who cut off his own leg with a pocket knife after getting trapped in a grain auger says his injury is "just a scratch compared to some what some people have gone through."
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May 16, 2019
The troubled Phoenix pay system for Canadian public servants will need over a billion more dollars to fix once and for all, a process that could take another four years, a federal watchdog says.
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May 16, 2019
The troubled Phoenix pay system for Canadian public servants will need over a billion more dollars to fix once and for all, a process that could take another four years, a federal watchdog says.
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May 16, 2019
The federal government says it will launch a new digital charter that will dictate how the country will combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference in Canada.
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May 16, 2019
Air Canada is in exclusive negotiations to buy the company that owns Air Transat, the two companies say.
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May 16, 2019
A former Allstate Insurance Canada employee who launched a wrongful dismissal suit and had publicly criticized a practice she called discriminatory is defending herself against an Allstate counterclaim that could cost her more than $700,000 in damages.
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May 16, 2019
A Nova Scotia woman suffered multiple stab wounds and an American man was killed in an attack by a man allegedly wielding a knife on a Virginia hiking trail. A West Yarmouth, Mass., man has been charged with murder and assault with the intent to murder.
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May 16, 2019
Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians on state secrets charges, the government said on Thursday, in what is likely to further increase tension between Ottawa and Beijing.
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May 16, 2019
Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians and are accusing them of crimes related to national security, likely further increasing tension between Ottawa and Beijing.
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May 16, 2019
Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians and are accusing them of crimes related to national security, likely further increasing tension between Ottawa and Beijing.
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May 16, 2019
Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians and are accusing them of crimes related to national security, likely further increasing tension between Ottawa and Beijing.
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May 16, 2019
Chinese authorities have formally arrested on state secrets charges two Canadians detained last year, the government said on Thursday, in what is likely to further increase tension between Ottawa and Beijing.
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May 16, 2019
The Big Bang Theory, which wraps up its 12-season run tonight, proved there was room for a traditional sitcom in a TV landscape leaning toward more cinematic dramas.
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May 16, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he wants to tell his story — but as long as he's still in uniform, his remarks will have to be careful and measured since he is (as experts point out) still governed by military regulations.
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May 16, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he wants to tell his story — but as long as he's still in uniform, his remarks will have to be careful and measured since he is (as experts point out) still governed by military regulations.
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May 16, 2019
People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.
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May 16, 2019
Polls are closed and the people of Newfoundland and Labrador are waiting to see their next provincial government.
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May 16, 2019
People across Newfoundland and Labrador are now heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the provincial election.
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May 16, 2019
People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.
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May 16, 2019
Not since the Great Depression disrupted sitting governments across the country has any prime minister presided over a period of such sweeping political turnover as Justin Trudeau has ahead of October's federal election.
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May 16, 2019
People across Newfoundland and Labrador head to the polls to cast their ballots in the provincial election.
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May 16, 2019
People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.
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May 16, 2019
The Bank of Canada has introduced, for the first time, the threat climate change poses to the country's financial system, in its annual Financial System Review, released today.
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