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May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney moves Canada closer to Europe with major deals on energy exports to Germany, and the purchase of Swedish surveillance planes. And a Canadian victim of Jeffrey Epstein fights back.|
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May 27, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit his first major-league homer on Sunday night, batting against the Toronto Blue Jays. The ball wound up in the hands of a tough 12-year-old negotiator — who walked away with two signed team souvenirs.
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May 27, 2026
Existing PWHL teams can protect three players each from signing with expansion teams to start, as part of a multi-phase off-season "player distribution process" that begins Monday.
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May 27, 2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said 700,000 people in the province signed petitions indicating they want a referendum about either remaining in Canada or separating. CBC's Fact Check team takes a look at the context behind that number.
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May 27, 2026
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in northwestern Ontario have joined forces to call for the shutdown of the Dryden paper mill, as efforts continue to address mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River System. They also want the province to take swift action to clean up the river. Here's the latest on how both communities are being impacted.
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May 27, 2026
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the Friends star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.
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May 27, 2026
The Black Sabbath frontman's family announced a partnership with two tech companies, Hyperreal and Pronto Hologram, to "create the digital DNA of Ozzy Osbourne, voice, image [and] movement," during a chat about the future of Ozzy's brand at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.
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May 27, 2026
A second person who was injured when a large chemical tank ruptured at a Washington state paper mill has died, authorities said Wednesday, bringing the presumed death toll to 11, including nine people who were still missing.
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May 27, 2026
A Canadian man has been sentenced in the United States to more than 30 years in prison for what American officials described as a widespread, yearslong sextortion scheme targeting more than 100 children.
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May 27, 2026
On Day 3 of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in Montreal, witnesses gave testimony over the difficulty and complexity of conducting ground searches for unmarked burials at residential schools.
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May 27, 2026
An "omega block," named after its likeness to the Greek letter, is a wind pattern that is trapping much of the Prairies in a pocket of hot air.
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May 27, 2026
Iran's ?state TV said it had obtained ?a draft of ?an initial unofficial framework ?for a memorandum of understanding with ?the United States, but its report was quickly rejected as a "complete fabrication" by the White House.
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May 27, 2026
Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo "with immediate effect" as cases surge there of a rare type of Ebola, and as others emerge at home.
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May 27, 2026
Provincial politicians in Quebec have unanimously backed a motion calling for the National Hockey League to allow public Montreal Canadiens watch parties in the Outaouais.
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May 27, 2026
Provincial politicians in Quebec have unanimously backed a motion calling for the National Hockey League to allow public Montreal Canadiens watch parties in the Outaouais.
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May 27, 2026
Regulations on noisy boat engines and exhaust are expected, and advocates are urging people to report noisy boats this year to shape next year's enforcement.
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May 27, 2026
Canada has entered into negotiations with Saab to buy its GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday.
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May 27, 2026
Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.
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May 27, 2026
The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 wanted to be an MMA fighter. Originally from Kerala, India, Hrishikesh Koloth, 27, was working at a uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan when he was attacked by the bear.
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May 27, 2026
The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 wanted to be an MMA fighter. Originally from Kerala, India, Hrishikesh Koloth, 27, was working at a uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan when he was attacked by the bear.
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May 27, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term U.S. Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Donald Trump's endorsement to a lopsided victory for the Republican Senate nomination.
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May 27, 2026
Some people living near the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in the Parry Sound, Ont., area say a compound with lions rescued from a Quebec zoo was too close for comfort last summer. The sanctuary's executive director says she wouldn't automatically rule out accepting a lion or tiger in the future, if asked.
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May 27, 2026
Some people living near the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in the Parry Sound, Ont., area say a compound with lions rescued from a Quebec zoo was too close for comfort last summer. The sanctuary's executive director says she wouldn't automatically rule out accepting a lion or tiger in the future, if asked.
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May 27, 2026
A new poll on artificial intelligence and health care suggests that while some Canadians may be turning to chatbots for medical advice, they're far less comfortable with the technology being used to make medical decisions or replace a visit with a doctor.
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May 27, 2026
A previously unidentified grave in Northern France has been identified as Sergeant Norman Harold McLennan.
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May 27, 2026
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas's newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding operations in Lebanon.
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May 27, 2026
The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice says it does not have data on how many cases have been tossed due to R v. Jordan. So CBC manually tracked court dockets, attended hearings virtually and in person, and reviewed court audio to gather our own statistics over the past year and a half.
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May 27, 2026
Israel's government says Hezbollah's use of small commercial drones is a tactical concern, but not a game-changer. Nonetheless, Israel says it will escalate its attacks on Lebanese targets to try to address the growing threat.
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May 27, 2026
A group of researchers looking into obstetric and gynecological violence toward Indigenous women in Quebec's health-care system have released new data. That data, which comes from testimony about incidents that span from 1956 to 2023, paints an alarming picture about the different ways the bodily autonomy of Indigenous women have been violated in Quebec's health sector.
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May 27, 2026
The hot pink and canary-coloured hues glow so bright, astronauts can snap photos of them from space. Fixed atop the largest concentration of greenhouses in North America, the multi-coloured lights have transformed both the night sky in a pocket of southwestern Ontario and the province's multi-billion-dollar agriculture sector.
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May 27, 2026
Heated Rivalry might have some racy competition on its hands — and the rival that's lacing up its skates is another steamy hockey streamer with a Canadian pedigree. We've highlighted some of the show's connections to the country.
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May 27, 2026
The City of St. Catharines, Ont., has issued a "repair, replace or demolish" order to owners of a long-abandoned and contaminated site that used to be two auto parts manufacturing plants once run by General Motors.
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May 26, 2026
Twelve-year-old Adam Molnar tells The National about the moment he negotiated with Esmerlyn Valdez after catching the Pittsburgh Pirates player's first home run ball and walked away with a signed bat instead.
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May 26, 2026
Former U.S. president Joe Biden sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of ?private conversations with his biographer in 2016 and 2017.
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May 26, 2026
A massive chemical tank holding millions of litres of a corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one worker and leaving nine others unaccounted for, authorities said.
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May 26, 2026
A massive chemical tank holding millions of litres of a highly corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one worker and leaving nine others unaccounted for with no hope for rescue, authorities said.
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May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026 | Combined concerns about an Ebola outbreak and World Cup travel has prompted Canada to put restrictions at the border. Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault expected to resign as MP. And NASA shares plans for a base on the moon.
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May 26, 2026
About 16,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Southern California as an overheated chemical tank still poses a risk to homes closest to the site, and officials gave no word Tuesday on when residents might be able to return home.
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May 26, 2026
Officials say they are lifting evacuation orders for the final 16,000 residents who live near a damaged chemical tank in California, after earlier declaring that the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed.
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May 26, 2026
Not being Justin Trudeau is not a small thing in these circumstances. But the full extent of Mark Carney's role in the federalist struggle against separatist sentiment remains to be seen.
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May 26, 2026
A panel of residential school survivors provided witness testimony on Tuesday to the Permanent Peoples Tribunal, an international independent court of opinion investigating Canada's responsibility for the residential school system and the human rights violations associated with it.
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May 26, 2026
"Alphonso's status as captain doesn't change and doesn't need to change," Canada coach Jesse Marsch said Tuesday. "He'll come in and have a presence again."
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May 26, 2026
Montreal police say its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that took place at a pro-Palestinian rally this weekend.
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May 26, 2026
Already assured of top spot in their pool, Canada finished its preliminary round at the world hockey championship with a 3-2 win over Czechia on Tuesday in Fribourg, Switzerland.
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May 26, 2026
Figures show nearly 100 players made less than $50,000 US last season. The highest paid player, Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark, earned $126,090.
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May 26, 2026
NASA has provided the first look at its plans for its moon base, which include several robotic missions to the surface of the moon as early as this year.
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May 26, 2026
Canadians are increasingly struggling to pay their mortgages, particularly in high-priced Ontario and British Columbia markets, a new report from Equifax Canada says. Mortgage delinquency balances are up 32 per cent nationally compared with last year.
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May 26, 2026
A landmark agreement to export liquified natural gas from northern British Columbia to Germany is expected to be announced later this week by the federal government, according to B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix.
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May 26, 2026
A landmark agreement to export liquified natural gas from northern British Columbia to Germany is expected to be announced later this week by the federal government, according to B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix.
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May 26, 2026
A landmark agreement to export liquified natural gas from northern British Columbia to Germany is expected to be announced later this week by the federal government, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.
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May 26, 2026
Canadian officials are clamping down on both travel and immigration from multiple countries in central Africa as the region continues to face a fast-spreading outbreak of Ebola.
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May 26, 2026
Indigenous Nations Apparel Company, or INAC, a Winnipeg-based Indigenous clothing company, is accusing fast-fashion brand Shein of stealing dozens of its designs.
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May 26, 2026
The Montreal MP and former environment minister is expected to break the news to his colleagues at the Liberal caucus meeting on Wednesday, sources told CBC News and Radio-Canada.
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May 26, 2026
Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" — including questions about mental health intervention, firearms access and whether warning signs were missed.
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May 26, 2026
Drake might officially be the new king of pop. With 14 hits, the Toronto rap star has shattered the longstanding record previously held by Michael Jackson for most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo male artist.
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May 26, 2026
The U.K. has smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.
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May 26, 2026
NASA officials, including administrator Jared Isaacman and the head of the moon base program, are expected to speak Tuesday about plans for a sustained presence on the moon.
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May 26, 2026
The Canadian women's hockey team will have a new general manager and head coach leading the team into the next Olympic cycle. GM Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan won't return to their roles, Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday. Both were on contracts set to expire this year.
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May 26, 2026
Muslim pilgrims from around the world congregated on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the second official day of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, considered the pinnacle of Hajj.
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May 26, 2026
An Edmonton man who supplied a teen with a semi-automatic rifle later used to kill two police officers has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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May 26, 2026
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says people deserve to know whether they may be among the at least 652 women and girls filmed by a Saanich, B.C., man convicted of voyeurism and making child pornography — now known as child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
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May 26, 2026
Jonathan Andic, son of Mango founder Isak Andic, said on Tuesday he was stepping down temporarily as ?the fashion group's vice chair after being named a suspect in a probe into his father's death, while strongly asserting his innocence.
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May 26, 2026
In a unique case set against the backdrop of the struggling Lower Mainland condo market, purchasers of pre-sale units in Burnaby's Eclipse condo tower claim they wouldn't have entered into deals had they known the reality of the embattled developer's finances.
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May 26, 2026
When Dina Van Dommelen-Samson and Nico Peltenburg met for the first time earlier this month, it felt like a family reunion instead of two strangers getting acquainted. Peltenburg was in Nova Scotia to visit, but he also hoped to meet the family of the man who hid his father during the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.
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May 26, 2026
An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, state media said Tuesday, as Israeli official said the military had called up more troops to Lebanon.
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May 26, 2026
Israel's military clashed with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group Tuesday along a strategic river in Lebanon as Israeli troops tried to push farther north, just three days before Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are set to meet for direct talks in Washington.
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May 26, 2026
Israel is "deepening its operations in Lebanon," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, while it remained unclear if a potential ceasefire deal with Iran would bring the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to a halt.
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May 26, 2026
Canadian military personnel must from now on proactively disclose any "emotional, romantic, sexual or family relationship" that involve people of different rank, seniority, position or experience.
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May 26, 2026
A $100-million fine against a global mining giant for contaminating water in Quebec's Côte-Nord marks the highest-ever infraction of its kind, but experts say the settlement with the federal government also shows the immense challenges in regulating the country's mining sector.
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May 26, 2026
Detractors — and defenders — of a Liberal government bill promising law enforcement and intelligence agencies easier access to Canadians' information during investigations made their pitches Tuesday to MPs weighing whether it should be amended.
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May 26, 2026
Conservatives say they'll push to amend the Liberals' controversial lawful access bill, which would force tech companies to adjust their systems to aid police and security investigations, amid fears the bill is encroaching on Canadians' privacy and putting cybersecurity at risk.
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May 26, 2026
Canadian settings or locations rarely take centre stage in video games, though it's slowly growing thanks to a handful of smaller independent studios.
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May 26, 2026
Charlotte, N.C., is playing host to the Canadian men's national soccer team's training camp this week ahead of the World Cup. Canada Soccer says the players will benefit from training in high heat and humidity, while spending time in an "isolated environment" to focus on preparations.
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May 26, 2026
Two Canadian provinces — British Columbia and Ontario — are hosting FIFA World Cup games next month, but only one will allow you to buy booze until 4 a.m. during the tournament. Those keeping an eye on the moves say it likely has more to do with time zones than permissiveness.
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May 26, 2026
Canadian settings or locations rarely take centre stage in video games, though it's slowly growing thanks to a handful of smaller independent studios.
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May 26, 2026
Victoria's drivers are the first in Canada to get a union contract with Uber, but advocates say there's no guarantee it will pave the way for the broader unionization of rideshare workers across the country.
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May 26, 2026
A lead RCMP investigator who had a secret, intimate relationship with their confidential informant risked "the integrity of an active criminal investigation" and needed to be let go, according to a recently published conduct board decision.
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May 25, 2026
Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference final.
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May 25, 2026
Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95.
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May 25, 2026
Ashley Charriere tells The National about the moment a family of foxes nested under her porch in Mitchell, Man.
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May 25, 2026
Iran's national soccer team will sleep in Mexico and travel to the U.S. on the days of its three World Cup matches after Washington declined to host the squad for the tournament, Mexican President ?Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday.
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May 25, 2026
Canada Soccer announced a four-year extension with men's head coach Jesse Marsch that will take his contract through the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the organization announced Monday.
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May 25, 2026
Canada Soccer announced a four-year contract extension with men's head coach Jesse Marsch that will take his contract through the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the organization announced Monday.
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May 25, 2026
Family and friends of Jaali Sutherland-Weenie are calling for accountability from the health-care system after the young Indigenous woman died in hospital following a severe pregnancy complication.
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May 25, 2026
CBC's Fact Check team found ads on Truth Social linking to a deepfake of Prime Minister Mark Carney. The fake video is designed to scam you into sending money.
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May 25, 2026
It turns out everyone's favourite childhood toy is actually a record-breaking stair master — and not the type we collectively dread seeing at the gym. According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most stairs descended by a slinky has been shattered, at 53.
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May 25, 2026
It's about to get very hot across a large swath of Canada. The first long stretch of heat is expected across southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba this week where temperatures could reach higher than 32 C over several days.
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May 25, 2026
The Permanent People's Tribunal will examine evidence regarding Canada's responsibility for the residential schools system and the human rights violations associated with it.
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May 25, 2026
Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in Southern California on Monday said an overnight operation had eliminated the possibility of the tank exploding.
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May 25, 2026
Firefighting agencies across Canada have 10 new aircraft they can use as the 2026 wildfire season gets underway.
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May 25, 2026
"I think Alphonso will play in the World Cup," Canada coach Jesse Marsch said. "I don't think he'll be ready for June 12" — referring to Canada's opening game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto — "but we'll see."
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