When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Arthur Arnold felt he had no choice but to quit his job as music director for the prestigious Moscow Symphony Orchestra. It’s given him more time for his work in what might seem like an unlikely location: Powell River, B.C., once a thriving paper-mill town, where residents hope arts and culture could be the future.

While Europe struggles with similar trends to Canada of rising rents and skyrocketing home prices, experts say social housing models like Austria’s are among the best defence against a growing affordability crisis.

Prime Minister Mark Carney departs Sunday to meet with European and NATO allies amid heightened tension in the Middle East and mere hours after the United States joined Israel's war with Iran.

A Calgary family celebrates a major milestone for their son — a dream they were never encouraged to believe was possible. Ishaan Holloway has severe regressive autism and this month he's going to graduate from high school.

B.C. Ferries has drawn the ire of federal Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland for its decision to contract a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new vessels for its passenger fleet.

The crash happened near Natashquan Friday night. One person was rescued and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).

Premier Doug Ford’s next move to reform alcohol retail in Ontario could be allowing supermarket chains to sell their own private-label wine and beer, such as Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand. CBC News has learned that big retailers are lobbying for the province to end its ban on grocery stores selling their own-brand alcohol products.

Once a month, drag queen Minhi Wang has been showing up in full makeup, wigs and heels to perform Gay Ol' Times for residents, their loved ones and staff at The Gardens at Kensington Health, a long-term care home in Toronto.

Canada’s cyber spies shared identifying information about Canadians with international partners, according to the office that reviews intelligence agency actions. 

As Dr. Theresa Tam retires from her role as Canada’s chief public health officer, she says there’s an urgent need for a national vaccine registry to help prevent and manage crises like the resurgence of measles that the country is now facing.

Powwows and other events are being held in Thunder Bay, Ont., and area as First Nation communities celebrate culture, community, food, dancing, music, tradition and regalia on National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD), which is observed every June 21 and features events around that day.

A «game-issued» wooden hockey stick said to have belonged to Bill Barilko, who scored the overtime winner to secure Toronto Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup in 1951, is on the auction block.

John Frederick Field was arrested and released after a March 26 alleged trespass incident at a woman's East Vancouver home. Two months later he was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a public bathroom.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is apologizing for remarks he made this week saying that First Nations cannot «keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government» for more money.

Numerous hikers have been caught in a rock slide north of Lake Louise with multiple people injured or killed, according to the RCMP.

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, who represents the Ring of Fire region, called Ford's remarks «deeply offensive» and «deeply racist» while speaking on CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Thursday.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the deficit will be smaller than predicted, but the Liberal government’s lack of clarity on fiscal planning has left Yves Giroux’s office unable to determine if the government’s spending plans are sustainable. 

A group of First Nations children played a traditional song with drums on Sunday at Metro Vancouver's Grouse Mountain, and ended up catching the attention of curious grizzly bears in the process.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter presents some thoughts on the Panthers' second championship and the NHL off-season ahead.

The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government's planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday.