When popular villains in cartoon shows and movies speak in foreign-accented English, the young children watching the conniving depictions also seem to pick up language biases, Canadian researchers say.

Flooding in Manitoba's Parkland area has swamped already-waterlogged communities, washed out roads and forced the closure of a provincial park — stranding campers, cottagers, lodge guests and staff.

A United States-themed beaver sculpture designed to welcome World Cup tourists to downtown Toronto was destroyed over the weekend, prompting a police investigation and indignation from the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

The mRNA vaccines approved to treat COVID-19 are safe and effective and show promise in treating other diseases including cancer, according to a new review published in The Lancet Tuesday.

A provincial court judge in Brandon has denied bail for a Rivers, Man., teen accused of planning a school attack. The 14-year-old has been in custody since RCMP arrested him March 16.

Experts believe flood waters are likely to peak late in the day on Wednesday and people are being asked to stay away from Gates Lake and nearby creeks due to dangerous conditions.

When Australian goalkeeper Patrick Beach came off the turf after the first FIFA World Cup game in Vancouver, it wasn't the crowd or atmosphere that had caught his attention — it was the grass.

As parts of southern Ontario, Quebec and the eastern United States swelter through a heat dome, here are the health warning signs to watch out for — and how to keep cool.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Inuit leadership Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, the largest community in the Nunavik region in northern Quebec, for the first trip by a sitting prime minister to the village in almost 20 years.

Canada's newest Supreme Court nominee believes that better outreach and communication of the work of the judiciary can restore trust in the institution at a time when judges are under increasing scrutiny.

Three people are facing charges following the June 11 incident in Pictou County.

An Alberta separatist group has secured a partial win at the province’s top court after a lower court judge quashed its referendum petition last month.

The search for six people believed missing in the water without lifejackets in the Strait of Georgia has been suspended, according to the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.

As temperatures and deaths connected to heat keep climbing, more tenants, politicians and climate advocates are calling for cooling rules. During municipal debates — from councils in British Columbia to Newfoundland — the same question keeps coming up: Who should pay for the upgrades?

Megan Bell died in February, four days after a school field trip to Centre Vorlage in western Quebec. According to police, her clothes got caught in a chairlift. For the first time, her parents are speaking out about that life-changing tragedy, and the questions they have about the emergency response that day.

An evacuation order was called around 7 p.m. MT Sunday due to a nearby wildfire. A fire information officer told CBC News the fire is not expected to reach the community overnight. Residents are advised to head to Yellowknife.

The B.C. RCMP said it believed 10 people were aboard the charter vessel when it began taking on water near Roberts Bank around 11:45 a.m.

It's too soon to say what the long-term impacts of earlier wildfires might be on the world’s only natural wild migratory whooping crane flock. But scientists could be a step closer to finding out after a wildfire in Wood Buffalo National Park came near a handful of the endangered species' nests.

The threat of a glacial lake overflowing and potentially sending a torrent of meltwater and debris rushing toward homes has become an annual fear for people living near British Columbia's Place Glacier. But experts says this is an increasing risk as the effects of human-caused climate change hit Canada's glaciers hard.

As of July, some benefits that were previously mandatory under standard car insurance policies will be optional. This could drop the cost of premiums for customers who opt out of certain coverages, but insurance experts warn against leaving coverage exposed to risk.

Rachelle Wrathmall, 31, was found dead in her Lennoxville home in Sherbrooke, Que., in June of 2007. She had been stabbed to death. The day before she was found, her husband left Canada and eventually returned to his home country.

A facility near Cobalt, Ont., has been tapped to be the home of North America's first battery-grade cobalt refinery. Projected to be fully operational by late 2027, the plant will import and process mined cobalt — experts say it could bring Canada into an industry dominated by China.

Police in Canada keep warning parents about the dangers of gaming and messaging platforms like Discord and Roblox. But neither will be covered by the government’s proposed Safe Social Media Act. Even supporters of the legislation say it's an alarming omission.

An environmental assessment has been approved for a road the Ontario government says is vital in accessing critical minerals in the Ring of Fire, which Ontario Premier Doug Ford says will add $22 billion to the economy and create 70,000 jobs. Here's what we know about the project and concerns expressed by neighbouring Neskantaga First Nation.

As a Canada Day deadline fast approaches for a pipeline submission to Ottawa's major projects office, questions still surround whether the proposal will be ready in time, and if the project is commercially viable.

British Columbia's attorney general announced an inquiry into online ticketing site StubHub, days after a CBC News investigation that revealed a mass failure by the ticket reseller platform and cancellation of thousands of FIFA World Cup tickets in Vancouver, Toronto and host cities across North America.