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Apr 29, 2026
James Poker aged out of the system at 16 and was abruptly released from a treatment facility in Saskatchewan. His father had no idea until he saw him on the streets of their remote northern community of Natuashish.
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Apr 29, 2026
Four teams will begin the battle for the PWHL's third championship on Thursday, when the Boston Fleet host Game 1 against the Ottawa Charge (7 p.m. ET). The Montreal Victoire will open its series against the reigning champions, the Minnesota Frost, on Saturday (2 p.m. ET).
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Apr 29, 2026
Graphic designer Jennifer Daniel helps Unicode decide on new emojis — and says a good emoji should be like a Swiss army knife.
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Apr 29, 2026
Fed up with Montreal's potholes, a local landscaper is taking a crack at fixing them himself — spending about $50 per hole out of pocket.
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Apr 29, 2026
The Edmonton Oilers dug deep to stave off elimination, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday to force Game 6 in California.
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Apr 28, 2026
Christine Keilback tells The National about the moment she fell through the ground on her boulevard and got stuck in a previously undiscovered hole in Winnipeg.
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Apr 28, 2026
The Carney government plans to make legislative changes to allow law enforcement to search and seize Canadians' mail. The proposed legislative change is buried in the 2026 spring economic update.
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Apr 28, 2026
The City of Winnipeg will begin repairing a hole in the Wolseley area a few days after firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in it for about 40 minutes.
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Apr 28, 2026
Clint Gottinger, a tow truck driver in rural Saskatchewan, was heading out to work when he noticed a moose trapped in some ice.
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Apr 28, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says comedian Jimmy Kimmel's joke about first lady Melania Trump being an 'expectant window' was a 'call to violence.' Andrew Chang unpacks Kimmel's comments and how he's defending them after the latest alleged assassination attempt on Trump.
Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images
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Apr 28, 2026
A Penticton city councillor accused of multiple historical sexual offences against youth appeared in a Sarnia, Ont., courtroom Tuesday for the second day of his trial.
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Apr 28, 2026
San Francisco has settled a two-year legal fight with its neighbour across the bay that will allow the city of Oakland to include "San Francisco" in its airport's name — as long as it doesn't highlight the two words in any way.
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Apr 28, 2026
San Francisco has settled a two-year legal fight with its neighbour across the bay that will allow the city of Oakland to include "San Francisco" in its airport's name — as long as it doesn't highlight the two words in any way.
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Apr 28, 2026
The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine will leave her post this June, after spending barely a year in the role.
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Apr 28, 2026
The federal government announced it's planning to ban crypto ATMs in order to protect Canadians from scammers using the machines to defraud victims.
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Apr 28, 2026
The agencies are studying how Iran would likely respond if U.S. President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has killed thousands and become a political liability for the White House, two U.S. officials and a person familiar with the matter ?said.
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Apr 28, 2026
Ukraine has hit around a dozen Russia refineries in recent weeks, stepping up attacks at the same time that oil prices rose because of the global energy crunch.
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Apr 28, 2026
Health Canada ??approved on Tuesday the first generic ?version of ?Danish drugmaker Novo ?Nordisk's Ozempic drug.
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Apr 28, 2026
With the April 30 personal tax deadline looming, Canadians are scrambling for any claim, loophole, or exemption that will reduce the amount of tax they owe.
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Apr 28, 2026
Frances Widdowson, an academic known for her controversial views on Canada's residential school system, was arrested for trespassing at the University of Lethbridge over the weekend.
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Apr 28, 2026
Three years into her mandate, Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party government continue to enjoy solid approval ratings — and would increase the size of their majority if an election was held today, according to new polling for CBC News by Janet Brown Opinion Research.
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Apr 28, 2026
Lionel Rosenblatt, a lifelong refugee advocate, has died at the age of 82. He is best known for defying orders as a U.S. Foreign Service agent in 1975 to organize an unauthorized rescue mission, which saved the lives of hundreds of Vietnamese citizens ahead of the Fall of Saigon.
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Apr 28, 2026
Former FBI director James Comey was indicted again on Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Apr 28, 2026
A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 US on the prediction market Polymarket.
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Apr 28, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that has impeded President Donald Trump's plans for a White House ballroom, saying its opponents "suffer from Trump derangement syndrome" and that an alleged assassination attempt on the president showed the ?project was necessary.
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Apr 28, 2026
The Canadian Football League will kick off its season earlier and revamp its playoff format in 2027.
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Apr 28, 2026
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says the province will be working closely with the federal government on a social media ban for kids under a certain age. He also says he is considering implementing an "outright ban" of cellphones on school properties, with some medical exemptions.
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Apr 28, 2026
Dora Alcover walked from Spain to Romania to turn the spotlight on sex trafficking. Montreal advocates say they welcome her initiative, adding that it's drawing attention to the issue here in Canada.
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Apr 28, 2026
Animal cruelty charges have been laid against a 17-year-old after he allegedly drove a vehicle over several sleeping geese in a Winnipeg parking lot, killing most of them.
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Apr 28, 2026
FIFA's marketplace for resale World Cup tickets no longer has seats listed for Toronto matches after a new price cap came into effect last week. The Ontario legislation bans people and platforms from reselling seats to events in the province for more than face value.
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Apr 28, 2026
Canadian manager Rob Thomson, who led the Phillies to four straight playoff appearances, including the 2022 World Series, was fired on Tuesday after Philadelphia lost 11 of 12 games and began the day tied for last place in the majors.
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Apr 28, 2026
A northern Alberta community southeast of Fort McMurray has been placed on evacuation alert as the thawing Clearwater River begins to overflow its banks.
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Apr 28, 2026
The loss of the U.A.E., a longstanding OPEC member, could weaken the group which has usually sought to show a ?united front — despite internal disagreements over a range of issues from geopolitics to production quotas.
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Apr 28, 2026
Ottawa police and paramedics say a young boy has died after falling from an apartment window on Laurier Avenue E. around the University of Ottawa Monday evening.
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Apr 28, 2026
Ottawa police and paramedics say a young boy has died after falling from an apartment window on Laurier Avenue E. around the University of Ottawa Monday evening.
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Apr 28, 2026
After months of signature-gathering and with a potential referendum on independence on the horizon, a new poll done for CBC News suggests Albertans' support for separatism remains "baked in," with few persuaded to change sides.
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Apr 28, 2026
A man accused of accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austria media reported.
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Apr 28, 2026
Could you be paying more than your neighbour for the same thing? BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie sounds the alarm on ‘algorithmic pricing'.
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Apr 28, 2026
Residents in a 55-plus social housing complex on Selkirk Avenue are fed up with safety issues and deteriorating living conditions they say started when tenants with a history of homelessness began moving into the building.
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Apr 28, 2026
The wage growth is driven in part by a large increase in the health care and social assistance sectors. However, economic uncertainty and challenges with affordability remain.
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Apr 28, 2026
The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta. The car was one designated for women only, a common accommodation to stop harassment.
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Apr 28, 2026
A candidate in the upcoming special election in the Town of Victoria says he's "done nothing wrong" and is vowing to continue his campaign, despite an extensive criminal history and an upcoming court date.
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Apr 28, 2026
Security film, which strengthens window glass making it harder to break, is just one of a number of steps Toronto homeowners have been taking to make their houses more difficult to break into, following a rise in brazen home invasions in the last few years in the city.
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Apr 28, 2026
After selling off a large chunk of its Canadian assets nearly a decade ago, U.K.-based energy giant Shell is now expanding its operations in Alberta and British Columbia by acquiring Calgary-based ARC Resources for $22 billion.
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Apr 28, 2026
The names of 738 people — all descendants of Christine Kichera and Adelaïde Matshiragan — have been struck from the Indian Register by the federal Office of the Indian Registrar.
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Apr 28, 2026
Sovereign wealth funds are usually started with extra money that governments then use to invest. But the Canada Strong Fund will differ from wealth funds in some other countries, and there are plenty of details that still need to be sorted out.
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Apr 28, 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed Amal Khalil on Wednesday and injured her colleague in the south of Lebanon. The journalist's colleagues accuse Israel of targeting her deliberately and obstructing first responders from reaching her in time to save her life, which Israel denies.
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Apr 27, 2026
They may not have made the playoffs but the Goldeneyes were first in one category: PWHL regular-season attendance.
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Apr 27, 2026
Grace and Susan Connell, from Kitchener, Ont., tell The National about the moment five-year-old Grace sent her artwork to Buckingham Palace and received a personalized thank-you note from King Charles.
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Apr 27, 2026
April 27, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must hold out for a good U.S. trade deal without rushing. Press night shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen is charged with trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump. And parasitic diseases devastate P.E.I.'s oyster industry.
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Apr 27, 2026
An Ontario Provincial Police officer was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg, Ont., on Monday, the OPP says.
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Apr 27, 2026
Sarnia police have arrested a London man wanted in a fatal shooting on Lambton College's campus earlier this month.
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Apr 27, 2026
A Nevada judge sentenced Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.
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Apr 27, 2026
The Crown has failed to prove William Majcher was taking steps to threaten an alleged B.C.-based fraudster at the behest of the Chinese government, a lawyer for the former Mountie told the judge overseeing Majcher's foreign influence trial Monday.
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Apr 27, 2026
While four PWHL teams prepare to battle for a Walter Cup, the other are grappling with questions around expansion. The playoffs begin on Thursday.
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Apr 27, 2026
The Anaheim Ducks' OT goal over the Edmonton Oilers has reignited the debate over whether the NHL should follow other sports leagues and embrace new technology when making important calls.
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Apr 27, 2026
The House of Commons has passed a proposed amendment to the Criminal Code named after a Kelowna woman who was allegedly killed by her estranged husband in a brutal daylight attack.
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Apr 27, 2026
Tim Heidecker could take over for Alex Jones as the head of conspiracy website Infowars in days as part of the Onion's acquisition. The comedian, actor and musician told As It Happens about his plan to get people laughing and smiling on a platform that inspired anger and fear.
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Apr 27, 2026
Telecommunications, media and sports giant Rogers Communications Inc. confirmed to CBC News on Monday that it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 10,000 eligible employees.
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Apr 27, 2026
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel denied making a joke that hinted at the assassination of Donald Trump, hours after the U.S. president said Kimmel should be fired by the network and its parent company ?Walt Disney. Trump's wife, Melania, was first to call out Kimmel for a monologue he delivered on Thursday.
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Apr 27, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel should be fired by ABC and parent company ?Walt Disney, joining his wife Melania Trump in calling out the late-night talk show host for a monologue he delivered Thursday, prior to a shooting on Saturday near a gathering of journalists and politicians that the president and first lady were attending.
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Apr 27, 2026
Christine Keilback went out for a movie on Saturday, but the real drama happened after, when she got home.
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Apr 27, 2026
Christine Keilback went out for a movie on Saturday, but the real drama happened after, when she got home.
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Apr 27, 2026
Christine Keilback went out for a movie on Saturday, but the real drama happened after, when she got home.
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Apr 27, 2026
Christine Keilback went out for a movie on Saturday, but the real drama happened after, when she got home.
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Apr 27, 2026
A cold spring morning marked the start of one of the most important days of the year for Prince Edward Island's lobster fishers. Monday was setting day for Lobster Fishing Area 26A along P.E.I.'s South Shore — the official opening of the spring season, when crews head out at dawn to set their traps.
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Apr 27, 2026
A funeral for a 16-year-old Hamilton boy killed on the weekend is underway at Hamilton Mountain Mosque. Abrar Mechmechia, a trauma counsellor supporting the teen's family, says the Syrian community is grieving alongside them.
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Apr 27, 2026
Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain alongside her cousins, has died at 80.
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Apr 27, 2026
The Israeli military began carrying out strikes in eastern Lebanon on Monday, expanding the scope of its bombing campaign during a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
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Apr 27, 2026
Boulerice plans to run provincially in the Montreal riding of Gouin. It's the current riding of former Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who is leaving politics at the end of his mandate.
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Apr 27, 2026
Boulerice plans to run provincially in the Montreal riding of Gouin. It's the current riding of former Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who is leaving politics at the end of his mandate.
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Apr 27, 2026
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred their once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.
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Apr 27, 2026
Iranian sources on Monday disclosed Tehran's latest proposal to bridge gaps with the U.S. over worldwide shipping woes resulting from the war started two months earlier, which would push wider talks about Iran's nuclear program until later.
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Apr 27, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed a new Iranian proposal on resolving the war with Tehran with his top national security aides on Monday, with the conflict currently in a stalemate and energy supplies from the region reduced.
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Apr 27, 2026
The girl fell from the window of an apartment building in North York Sunday evening, police say. They say they are investigating, but the fall does not appear suspicious.
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Apr 27, 2026
Nunavik leaders are exploring the idea of banishment as a way to block drugs and alcohol entering their communities. 'We want to make it clear to everyone in Canada that we are welcoming, but we're not welcoming people that are there to destroy people's lives,' says the president of Makivvik.
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Apr 27, 2026
Prince Edward Island's oyster growers have been hit hard by MSX and dermo, two diseases that are harmless to people but can be fatal to the mollusk. They say P.E.I.'s industry is being wiped out.
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Apr 27, 2026
Tegan Hutz has nothing but glowing things to say about the care her son received while he was at the IWK Health Centre. She's frustrated, however, that records related to his care were missing for more than two months.
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Apr 27, 2026
Tegan Hutz has nothing but glowing things to say about the care her son received while he was at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. She's frustrated, however, that records related to his care were missing for more than two months.
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Apr 27, 2026
As people live longer and have more complex medical needs, hospitals are turning to bolder advertising and marketing to attract top-tier professionals and afford the latest equipment in diagnostics and treatment.
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Apr 27, 2026
King Charles's state visit to the United States includes high-profile formal events such as a state dinner and a speech to the U.S. Congress. There are also events in New York City and Virginia, where he and Queen Camilla will have a chance to focus on interests and causes they often devote time to — even as the trip garners attention for the broader circumstances surrounding it.
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Apr 27, 2026
Canadian oil producers will provide a first glimpse this week at how the spike in energy prices is boosting their bottom line and what they intend to do with the bumper profits.
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Apr 27, 2026
Evan Bouchard scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period during a power play for the two-time defending Western Conference champion Oilers, who trail the upstart Ducks 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
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Apr 26, 2026
The series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning is now down to a best-of-three. The Lightning came back from a two-goal deficit Sunday night to win 3-2 in regulation and tie the series at 2-2.
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Apr 26, 2026
Thomas Hodgson, co-founder of La Cargaison, tells The National about the moment the non-profit multimedia organization hosted watch parties for the Stanley Cup playoffs in Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste Cathedral in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
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Apr 26, 2026
Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave ?seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities.
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Apr 26, 2026
Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes had 23 points apiece as the Toronto Raptors withstood a late charge by the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 93-89 win on Sunday in Game 4 of their playoff series.
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Apr 26, 2026
Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia's four-year war could spark a repeat of the world's worst nuclear accident that led to thousands of deaths and devastating environmental consequences.
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Apr 26, 2026
Memorials and gatherings are being held across Vancouver on Sunday to mark one year since a car-ramming at the city's Lapu-Lapu Day festival killed 11 people and injured dozens of others.
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Apr 26, 2026
Memorials and gatherings are being held across Vancouver on Sunday to mark one year since a car-ramming at the city's Lapu-Lapu Day festival killed 11 people and injured dozens of others.
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Apr 26, 2026
Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races ?in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the Gaza Strip run by rival Hamas.
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Apr 26, 2026
In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering the previous men's world record by an astonishing 65 seconds.
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Apr 26, 2026
The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
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Apr 26, 2026
A Kelowna, B.C., winery has left a number of couples jilted at the altar after going into receivership. Court documents show Vibrant Vine owes lenders nearly $7 million — and took wedding bookings despite being in financial trouble.
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Apr 26, 2026
Val De La Cruz and his son Jeb were lining up for a lemonade at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival last April when the two were struck by an SUV ramming through the crowd. One year on, the 2 ½-year-old is back to giggling and singing, but his parents are still dealing with injuries and fear.
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Apr 26, 2026
After stating last fall that three pending Manitoba megaprojects could wean this province off federal equalization payments within 10 years, Premier wab Kinew now says only a Port of Churchill expansion can transform the provincial economy.
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Apr 26, 2026
The chief of the ?District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ?taking place, but that no motive had been determined.
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Apr 26, 2026
The chief of the ?District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ?taking place, but that no motive had been determined.
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Apr 26, 2026
Acadia University student Sujit Acharya owed thousands in tuition and had a few hundred dollars to his name when he decided to make some Nepalese dumplings for a festival in the hopes to earn some money. The business now sells its products at farmers' markets and in several stores. And that's just the start of his plans.
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