A massive winter storm has buried millions under a historic blanket of snow and ice, locking much of North America in a dangerous Arctic air mass. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down the rare atmospheric collision of a polar vortex and an atmospheric river — two extreme weather phenomena that combined to create this record-breaking, high-impact event.

As the Olympics return to Italy in February, CBC Sports looks back on a dominant 2006 victory by the Canadian women's Olympic hockey team in Turin in 2006.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer.

Eleven children were hospitalized following an incident at a local hotel's pool. One child was transferred to Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary in serious but stable condition.

Manitoba's premier says he's reached out to his counterpart in Minnesota again following the killing of another American citizen by federal immigration officials, calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to stop the violence.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer.

With no requirement to prove eligibility, accessible seats at major sports and entertainment venues across the country are sold on the honour system — sometimes leaving people who rely on wheelchairs and other mobility aids unable to get tickets.

Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find markers of high radon exposure, in the hope of expanding cancer screenings to save lives.

With Canadian travel to the United States in decline, one Alberta senator says it's time for Ottawa to consider a Canadian-specific program that would allow travellers to quickly pass through airport security lines.

Hudson Williams, who stars as Shane Hollander in the Crave series, has connections to Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops and New Westminster. The cities' tourism bureaus are now leaning in to the success of the series with in a tongue-in-cheek competition on social media to claim the actor as their own.

The power warning for residents across the island of Newfoundland is now lifted, according to a press release by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.

Two salmon conservation organizations and an Indigenous water protector say the decision to close federal biodiversity facilities in the Maritimes could be the final nail in the coffin for an endangered salmon population.

A snowstorm has hit the GTA with the potential to drop up to 40 centimetres, here's what you need to know about the weather conditions ahead.

Parks Canada says it will deactivate the Canadian Register of Historic Places website this spring, leaving no alternative database to look up Nova Scotia heritage sites in one location.

In the face of possible rotating power outages, residents are doing their best to conserve power as N.L. Hydro crews work to restore service at Bay d'Espoir plant choked with ice.

As two catastrophic Bearspaw water main breaks put more pressure on updating Calgary's water system, some city hall watchers are raising alarm over other municipal responsibilities that are aging and in need of more money.

The «tightest pinch» on the system will start Saturday evening, after a power warning was issued because of issues with ice at the generating plant in Bay d'Espoir.

A historic Second World War site in Bowmanville, Ont., is now safe from demolition, but the cost and responsibility of restoring it is now on the shoulders of the non-profit organization that’s fought to save it for months. 

Much of Canada is grappling with extreme cold heading into the weekend. Here's a breakdown of the conditions in your region, and some tips for dealing with the deep freeze.

Much of Canada is grappling with extreme cold heading into the weekend. Here's a breakdown of the conditions in your region, and some tips for dealing with the deep freeze.

A Port Moody, B.C., mother of two says she had to wait three months after being diagnosed with breast cancer to see an oncologist. She worries that wait has cost her precious time. B.C. Cancer data shows that while wait times are improving, British Columbia continues to lag behind other provinces.

The Quebec government announced Friday that it's removing the British crown from the province's official coat of arms, in what it described as a reaffirmation of the province's autonomy.

Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, after pleading guilty to a long list of crimes that include selling drugs to friends and other officers and corruption offences.