A developer that had been facing the potential of more than $30 million in fines from Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority has had all counts against it dropped. Briarwood Development Group was accused of coercing buyers into paying more for homes they'd already signed agreements for.
The Canadian Environmental Law Association is recommending that all cities pass bylaws to make it mandatory for property owners to replace lead pipes on their side of the property line. Hamilton has a bylaw aimed at preventing partial lead service-line replacements, and some Quebec and Saskatchewan have similar rules. Here's what people in Thunder Bay, Ont., have to say about the idea as the city faces a $350-million class-action lawsuit.
Ahead of Nunavut’s 7th territorial election, there is concern about a decline in voter turnout, something experts say is likely caused by slow progress to tackle issues such as the housing crisis and cost of living.
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked and severely injured him in B.C.'s East Kootenay region earlier this month.
The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has reached a tentative deal with the province, which could bring an end to a weeks-long strike that has impacted everything from liquor distribution to wildfire fighting.
While Calgary is best known as an oil and gas town, a growing aerospace and defence industry has largely flown under the radar. The sector hopes to get a boost from a renewed national interest in defence spending, and in sourcing contracts from Canadian companies.
The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport.
Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says the government does not have enough votes at the moment to pass the upcoming federal budget — and he’s pressing opposition parties to consider whether they want another election.
Protesters gathered in Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides' riding of Calgary-Bow, calling on the the government to increase its support of public education ahead of back-to-work legislation for striking teachers.
Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black rock along the river's shoreline in the fossil-rich Peace region.
The family of Savannah Rose Kulla-Davies, 29, spoke to CBC Toronto about their grief after the Brampton, Ont., woman was allegedly killed by her ex-partner on Tuesday.
Mark Carney spent a decade as one of the most credible voices on climate action and the economy. Now as prime minister, he is scrapping emissions reductions policies, backing LNG projects and talking pipelines. As Canadians wait for details of his coming ‘climate competitiveness strategy,' some are wondering: does Carney still care about climate?
The prime minister is due to arrive in Malaysia for the summit of southeast Asian nations — looking to advance free trade talks there after the recent scuttling of negotiations with the United States.
A year since measles started raging in Canada, the outbreak's subsided, but the virus shows no signs of being stamped out. Doctors say problems here — from distrust of medical officials in vulnerable communities, to broader vaccine disinformation — could set the stage for future outbreaks. Here’s what they’d like to see change.
A whale-watching company says one of its vessels made contact with a humpback whale that “suddenly and unexpectedly surfaced” in its path while transiting near Vancouver on Thursday afternoon.
Alberta school divisions and one labour expert anticipate that a bill coming Monday ordering teachers back to work will spell out a timeline for when classes must resume.
The Manitoba Inuit Association has appointed an interim CEO, as a petition with more than 1,200 signatures circulates calling on the non-profit organization to look into allegations of sexual and physical abuse against its CEO, Nastania Mullin. It’s part of what some are calling an #InuitMeToo grassroots campaign.
An Ontario court has ruled against a B.C. billionaire who spent the summer fighting for the right to occupy and start businesses in the former Hudson’s Bay properties.
Alberta government employees will return to full-time, in-office work starting February, the province said Friday. Since 2022, Alberta Public Service employees have been eligible to work from home up to two days per week.
Twenty years ago, renowned children's author Robert Munsch came to Fredericton on tour. While getting a pre-show lunch at the hotel across the street from the theatre, he met young fan Victoria Campbell, who inspired the book, Swamp Water.
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is back on the team's roster for the World Series. He made the 26-man list for the best-of-seven series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that her government would, absent a negotiated deal at the bargaining table, pass back-to-work legislation Monday to end the strike that began Oct. 6.
This week, the Quebec coroner’s office released four investigation reports, each highlighting a suicide in the Montreal Metro in 2024 and containing joint recommendations for the city’s transit authority to help prevent their occurrence.
A shortfall of air traffic controllers in Canada is at times forcing airport towers in Kelowna and Winnipeg to close when the one controller on duty goes on a break, says a memo to Air Canada pilots seen by Reuters.
For-profit, privately owned residential substance use treatment facilities provide a vital health service, but across Canada they operate with little government regulation or oversight, putting lives of patients at risk, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.
TikTok is flooded with videos promising miracle treatments for autism and cancer, but how many of them are true? Marketplace investigated 200 health videos on the platform and uncovered a troubling trend: misinformation is not only widespread, it’s thriving.
Parks Canada says a U.S. singer and rising star in the MAGA movement will not perform at a national historic site near Halifax after the federal agency revoked the organizer's permit, but the show is slated to go on at a new venue.