As Canadians take time off to celebrate, many federal offices, stores and businesses will be closed across the country on New Year's Day.

The coming year will see some changes to existing tax measures, but those changes are expected to have only minor impacts on individuals.

For nearly 60 years, the national Reach for the Top competition has been putting the wits of Canadian students to the test. In 2024, students from about 500 schools across the country participated in the competition.

Ucluelet RCMP Const. Mark Macdonnell said when he received the report about a sea lion on the highway nearly 10 kilometres inland from the ocean, he was skeptical.

For Katelynn Hawes and Quentin Brunelle, it should have been their baby's first Christmas celebration at home with her big brother. Instead, the family has spent much of the holidays in hospitals as their nearly three-month-old daughter Evalynn battles a case of bacterial meningitis — one they say should have been caught by medical professionals sooner, and has left her with what's feared to be lasting damage. 

Parts of the historic boardwalk in Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island were destroyed by a large fire, Port McNeill Fire Rescue said Tuesday morning.

Quebec MPs are adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as leader. The province's caucus chair, Stéphane Lauzon, consulted with MPs individually over the holidays and communicated the caucus position to its national leadership, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.

A school division in southern Alberta says one of its teachers, who was a victim in a double homicide over the weekend, will be deeply missed by colleagues, friends and students.

Quebec MPs are adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as leader. The province's caucus chair, Stéphane Lauzon, consulted with MPs individually over the holidays and communicated the caucus position to its national leadership, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.

Rocky View School Division (RVSD) on Tuesday identified the woman who was murdered Sunday night in Calgary as Ania Kaminski, an elementary school teacher in Cochrane, west of the city.

Parts of the historic boardwalk in Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island were destroyed by a large fire, Port McNeill Fire Rescue said Tuesday morning.

Fire crews on northern Vancouver Island are asking the public to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove as they deal with a major fire there.

Police say a North York financial institution has sustained “significant damage” after an excavator reportedly crashed into the building early Tuesday morning and an ATM was stolen.

Two men are dead following a crash in a creek in Moncton, N.B., Tuesday morning.

New Year's Eve revellers will ring in the arrival of 2025 tonight, but there will be a vast variance in weather conditions across Canada on the final night of the year.

Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public's help in investigating a road rage incident Monday on Highway 11 near Temiskaming Shores.

Fire crews on northern Vancouver Island are asking the public to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove as they deal with a major fire there.

An Indigenous family in Prince Rupert, B.C., is mourning the death of a beloved grandmother and family fixture. Juanita Hill, 71, died after she fell in the hotel room she was staying in after a Christmas Day fire forced her and her family from their apartment.

Joan Kirton spent her life helping youth at the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, drawn to the “bad ones” because she saw their potential for growth and change.

What a year 2024 was for parents. From so-called Sephora kids and «sharenting» to baking goldfish crackers from scratch, here are the modern parenting trends we're happy to say «see ya» to in 2025.

The body of the suspect in the weekend deaths of two people — a woman in her 30s and a man in his 70s — at separate locations in Calgary was found northwest of the city after police issued a dangerous person alert on Monday.

While fireworks have become a popular way to celebrate the arrival of the new year, many Canadians could be treated to a much larger light display across the night sky.

The former president came to Chalk River, Ont. in 1952 during the first partial nuclear reactor meltdown in history, an event that had a profound impact on his presidency.

A police watchdog is asking witnesses to come forward after a man who allegedly peed on a B.C. RCMP detachment «sustained an injury» during his arrest.

The man accused of orchestrating the disappearance and presumed death of his ex-girlfriend, Elnaz Hajtamiri, made a brief court appearance on Monday as he continues to seek bail.

The family of a University of Manitoba student who was shot and killed during an encounter with Winnipeg police is demanding answers nearly one year after his death.

The body of the suspect in the weekend deaths of two people — a woman in her 30s and a man in his 70s — at separate locations in Calgary was found northwest of the city after police issued a dangerous person alert on Monday.

A dangerous person alert issued by Calgary police for the city and surrounding area on Monday was cancelled after police found the suspect dead near the community of Water Valley, 62 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

Even as British Columbians felt the direct impact of climate change in 2024, much of the provincial election campaign focused on flashpoint issues like the cost of housing and toxic drugs. Polls have consistently shown over the last year that climate change has fallen well behind other issues in B.C.

Calgary police issued a dangerous person alert for the city and surrounding area on Monday, linked to a double homicide investigation the police began on Sunday night.

The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.

What do overripe avocados, stinky cologne and misplaced phones have in common? Generally speaking, none of them warrant a call to 911.

Authorities at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing seized 189 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated value of about $2 million, that was being shipped into Canada.

The days when a Manitoba premier could ride a bicycle to work alone and unworried about their security seem like a long time ago.

Municipal leaders across Quebec are looking for ways to get young people, especially women, to run for local office in next year's elections, but that is a tall order given the well-documented incidents of harassment and intimidation faced by elected officials in the province.