Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves.

Several models of Fisher-Price infant swings have been recalled in Canada after the company received reports of fatalities link to affected products.

Police north of Toronto have released video of what they’re describing as a violent, targeted robbery in Thornhill, where suspects boxed in the victim’s car and made off with a suitcase filled with cash.

The superintendent of the Winnipeg School Division (WSD) has apologized over a message displayed during a professional development day on Wednesday.

Canada is stressing the «unwavering» but «political» nature of the government's commitment to providing First Nations with clean water, as it outlines a defence against a Manitoba band's national class-action lawsuit.

McKenna Jones Griffin’s family is trying to get the 10-year-old access to English rehabilitation services in Montreal after she suffered a traumatic brain injury. They worry the hospital centre in Quebec City won’t be the right fit for their daughter, who only speaks English.

The daycare operators say if their protests don’t lead to change, they may close for good, opt out of the national $10-a-day program or significantly downgrade their offerings.

Newly released court records show Halifax lawyer Billy Sparks was accused of extorting explicit photos from vulnerable clients with little money before he died earlier this year following a police search of his home and office.

Jennifer Johnson, Lacombe-Ponoka legislature member, has been welcomed back into the United Conservative Party (UCP).

American actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo is weighing in on British Columbia politics, lauding the B.C. Green Party's stance on fossil fuels ahead of the Oct. 19 election.

A B.C. woman who was recorded praising Hamas as 'heroic and brave' can return to protest rallies, authorities confirmed this week.

The leaders of B.C.'s main political parties sparred over health care, housing, and affordability Tuesday, pitching competing visions for how to address the most urgent issues facing the province in a debate punctuated by a few feisty exchanges.

The John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS) appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada Tuesday challenging a regulation that it says lets provincial correctional workers discipline inmates without sufficient proof.

Erin Folk and her family are dealing with a nightmare of a situation, after their pet dogs were shot last week and left to suffer.

Another beluga whale has died at Marineland and four years into a provincial probe, Ontario's solicitor general is saying little about the investigation's progress.

Traditionally, after floods and other disasters, homes have been restored to their previous condition. That's not good enough according to climate adaptation researchers, who say we need to build back better to prevent future damage. Here's how insurance and governments can help or hamper efforts to do that.

Rogers Communications still has two years left on its broadcast deal with the NHL. But changes are already coming for the way you watch games.

Last weekend, in response to recent CBC News stories on the stresses of modern parenting, Cross Country Checkup asked parents to describe the issues that are causing the most stress in their families.

More than two weeks have passed since Hassan Ali walked out of a Toronto courtroom a free man, after prosecutors decided not to move forward with a first-degree murder trial against the local rapper.

A British Columbia provincial court judge says a Boston Bar man who shot a teacup Chihuahua named Bear claiming it was menacing his chickens was not justified in killing the animal.

Vancouver police say they are conducting an investigation into a pro-Palestinian protest where they say speakers expressed «solidarity with terrorist groups.»

On September 11, Madeleine Gervais was the victim of a theft in Ottawa's west end. It happened in the Loblaws parking lot in College Square, when she was approached by a man and a woman who insisted to help her load her groceries into her car.

An organization that ranks the best universities across the globe says its latest report shows a concerning trend that several of Canada’s institutions are slipping down its list.

Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into the deaths of a 43-year-old mother and her seven-year-old daughter in a major fire in Old Montreal last week.

An American family doctor is frustrated with what she says has been a challenging two-year-and-counting bureaucratic journey to be accepted into Canada.

Elections BC is reissuing new 'where to vote' cards to some residents after an administrative error mistakenly recommended voting places that were farther from homes than necessary.

A wildlife rescue in B.C. is caring for two orphaned bobcat kittens who have become as inseparable as 'real sisters' even though it's highly unlikely they are actually from the same litter.

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence.

The federal government announced 14 new properties will be added to the Canada Public Land Bank, the list of federal properties that could be turned into new homes, including seven in Ottawa and two in Gatineau, Que.

A Saskatoon mom is desperately fighting eviction after she discovered mould in her suite and reported it to her landlord.

A Toronto senior says she can’t believe that two roofers took advantage of her, despite knowing she was recently widowed and suffering from a painful disability.

Energy Alberta wants to build a conventional nuclear power plant in northern Alberta. But is it really the best approach to meeting future electricity needs while fighting climate change?