Family and friends of Mark Squires squeezed into a small provincial court room in St. John's on Thursday, hoping the man responsible for the death of their loved one would be sentenced to prison.

A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposing an outright ban.

The group pushing for separation says mortgages would carry over, and Canada's big banks would seek to operate in an independent Alberta. But analysts say there are a lot of unknowns, and the process would likely be very complicated.

The International Practical Shooting Confederation has about 6,000 Canadian members — but with no way for most people to legally acquire handguns, competitive shooters fear their sport’s days are numbered.

An Indian national convicted of carrying out a Bishnoi gang extortion attack at the Victoria-area home of Punjabi singer AP Dhillon claims the gang has vowed to kill him if he returns to India.

Multiple women who are alleged victims in a deepfake investigation involving their real faces in AI-generated scenes of rape and torture say the Ottawa Police Service is not leading a «trauma-informed» investigation, despite what the force says. The Ottawa Police Service is the lead agency in the multijurisdictional investigation. A spokesperson says the force takes these kinds of concerns seriously.

Public health officials in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico prepare for an influx of measles cases and food-borne illnesses on top of heat events ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

The Niagara Falls Illumination Board will light the waterfall with colours for Canada, Mexico and the United States — the three World Cup host nations.

Quebec is now the first jurisdiction in North America to restrict access to caffeinated energy drinks — to people under 16, in this case. The new law will come into effect in six months.

A Toronto police constable has died after being shot following an exchange of gunfire with a suspect in the northwest end of the city Thursday morning, Chief Myron Demkiw says.

Canada Post has announced the nearly half-million addresses that will lose home delivery next year.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it is reviewing old legislation, that was never enacted, aimed at curbing criminal activity and cleaning up neighbourhoods.

Screening parties, brand activations, special menus — businesses across Toronto and Vancouver are stepping up their game to attract customers during the FIFA World Cup, which starts this week and runs until mid-July.

Climate change is pushing ticks into new habitats across southern Canada and experts say the pests could soon be bothering a majority of Canadians.

Canada’s aviation industry could face intense international scrutiny and public distrust after the country’s national airline for years failed to detect that one of its pilots flew hundreds of commercial flights without an appropriate licence, some aviation experts say.

In a week typically set aside for prom and graduation celebrations, students at one Prince George high school are instead mourning the loss of a classmate.

As Dylan Jordan lay dying on Golf Avenue, a flood of health-care workers from nearby St. Clare's Mercy Hospital sprinted down the stairs and into the street to provide medical attention.

Proposed legislation to ban the sale of energy drinks to people under 16 in Quebec is expected to pass on Thursday. It would make the province the first North American jurisdiction to impose age-based restrictions on caffeinated energy drinks.

Danielle Dobersheck's oldest daughter told police her parents had broken up, but that they were going on a date on the night her mom was allegedly killed by her dad. The videotaped statement was played in Melfort Court of King's Bench on Wednesday. Cody Chubey, 38, is on trial for first-degree murder of Danielle Dobersheck.

The RCMP are investigating an allegation that the principal and founder of a local planning consulting firm offered campaign donations in exchange for votes from Calgary city council.

The owner of Montreal's SoLIT Café says she has spent years making changes requested by Quebec’s language watchdog but still worries there is no clear end to the process. The OQLF says inspections stem from complaints made by the public.

As provincial funding stagnates, libraries are turning to other sources to make up budget shortfalls and avoid branch closures.

Manitoba's government spoke last fall with U.S. energy advisers about developing a hyperscale AI data centre near Winnipeg and using private capital to build an $18-billion hydroelectric generating station on the Nelson River, documents obtained by CBC News show.

Former soldier Brendan Hynes thinks he has CTE, but the devastating brain disease can’t be confirmed until after someone’s dead. Could cutting-edge Canadian research be the solution?

Once featured on HGTV, Manitoba pool builder Kurt Wittin now faces 26 counts of fraud with his past businesses, but still continues to sell shipping container pools under a new company and name.

Social media today might make some parents believe they need to «optimize» every aspect of their lives, but experts say this is a recipe for burnout.

A man shot dead in broad daylight in Surrey, B.C., was allegedly a «main handler» for the Bishnoi gang and lived under many aliases, according to sources who spoke to the fifth estate. Known to many as «Sam,» sources say he was allegedly tied to cricket match-fixing and immigration fraud.

Abdiweli Mohamed, an immigrant from Somalia, once received monthly payments through the Canada Child Benefit because his wife, the children's mother, is a Canadian citizen. But since his separation, Mohamed is no longer eligible to receive the benefit for his Canadian children because he's fallen into what a tax court judge has described as a crack in the legal system that's been «ignored» for 25 years.