A sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator, clearing the way for the operator to extend the life of the project well into the next decade.
The federal government has approved the Crawford Nickel Project in Northern Ontario saying the mine will draw in $5 billion in investment and create 5,000 jobs during its construction and another 1,300 jobs for operation.
A crowd of people attended one of several gatherings Thursday evening for Parker, the 11-year-old Calgary boy who went missing earlier this month and was confirmed dead earlier that day.
More than 30 evacuation orders are in place across British Columbia, where about 125 wildfires continue to burn.
First Nations leaders and opposition politicians brought their calls for a public inquiry into Ontario's province’s wildfire response to Queen’s Park. Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers have defended their government’s efforts to fight the fires, but made no promises to deliver a sweeping public review.
A new locking system was supposed to make 381 Bagot St. safer, but after months of delays residents are still waiting for it. Meanwhile, the troubled social housing highrise continues to rack up more police calls than any other residential address in Kingston.
The Superior Court of Quebec has granted Health Canada a permanent injunction against Canlab Research to prevent the company from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in Canada.
Early on July 12, Robby Gaudet was hanging out in a public park across from the homeless shelter where he was staying. The next thing he knew he was shot four times. The shooting has highlighted the vulnerability of unhoused people who spend most of their lives out in the open.
Canada's premiers are calling for more clarity from the federal government around the future of the RCMP and to start negotiations as soon as possible with those who plan on keeping the Mounties as their boots-on-the-ground police force.
Gurpreet Singh, a Toronto man investigated for potential involvement in a murder plot targeting a senior jail officer — and facing extradition to the U.S. on charges linked to alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding — has far-reaching criminal ties and is believed to have killed people, according to the RCMP.
Provisions in British Columbia's involuntary care regime that allow forced psychiatric treatment, regardless of a person's capacity to make health care decisions, are unconstitutional, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.
Members of Winnipeg's Muslim community say they're «deeply shaken» after bullet holes were found in the windows of a mosque that was targeted while people were inside Wednesday night.
For his family, six-year-old Zafeer Munir was their lifeline and now that he’s gone, his mother, father and sister don’t know how they are going to carry on.
The Penticton Art Gallery says they made an error after donated pieces of art ended up discarded at the local Value Village. The decision prompted major backlash from local artists and members of the community.
A new court ruling has opened the door for victimized clients of dishonest lawyers in Ontario to be compensated for the loss of their sexual integrity — not just the loss of misappropriated money.
Quebec's independent police watchdog is looking into the arrest of a man who had been on the run for four days in the Mauricie region.
Wildfire officials in British Columbia are urging people to abide by evacuation orders, after they say crews were forced to rescue a resident who had stayed in a fire zone.
Jenny Kierstead and her daughter, Sophie Kierstead-Abbass, are training educators through their resilient youth program after struggling with their own mental health following the death of their relative, Lisa McCully, in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.
After decades without flooding, some Montreal-area homeowners have seen their basements fill with water three years in a row. Experts say heavier rain, aging infrastructure and urban development all play a role — and adapting to a changing climate will require more than one solution.
The Thunder Bay International Airport is getting a hotel, marking the first Cambria Hotel to be built in Canada. The project is being led by Rideout Bay Developments and will be 90 per cent First Nations-owned. Here's what we know about the new build and its significance in the region.
AI now answers our questions, and increasingly carries out tasks for us, from planning itineraries to preparing research. The web is increasingly becoming a place where machines – rather than humans – go to learn things. What does that mean for the future of the human-centred web?
Starting this fall, Alberta employers will have to cover the cost of health insurance for employees over the age of 65.
Haldimand County is receiving $500,000 from Ontario Power Generation to help it «explore opportunities» for new energy production at the former Nanticoke coal-fired plant, as the province considers bringing electricity generation back to the site 13 years after it was shut down.
The union representing 4,400 flight attendants at WestJet says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice, paving the runway for a possible strike during a busy summer travel season.
Opposition members of the House of Commons used a meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates Wednesday to call for more transparency on the deal to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Of particular concern is the Pear Lake wildfire, roughly 20 kilometres from Clinton, B.C. — the largest active wildfire in the province at about 669 square kilometres — which has already destroyed several properties.
The Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière concluded that Sgt. Simon Deveault-Bonenfant and officer François Bleau-Goulet of the Sûreté du Québec engaged in discriminatory actions based on the colour of Leslie Blot's skin in a 2020 traffic stop.
A woman in her twenties is dead after falling from a mountain near Marvel Peak, according to police.
This spring, the province passed a law allowing it to take over municipal land for its planned expansion of Billy Bishop Airport. On Wednesday, days after the federal government rejected the province's proposal for the island airport, Toronto city council voted to demand the Ford government give it back.
Searchers have found what they believe to be the remains of Parker, the 11-year-old Calgary boy who has been missing for just under two weeks, police revealed on Wednesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is suspending its operations at the Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, leading to multiple flight cancellations Wednesday.
There are 122 active wildfires across northwestern Ontario, according to the latest update from Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) issued on Tuesday evening. Here's what we know about how they're affecting communities across the region.
Family alleges there was a lack of communication and collaboration about toddler’s care.
Canadian taxpayers spent more to protect Prince Harry during his visits to Canada over a five-year period than for any other internationally protected person who visited Canada during that time. An RCMP document obtained by CBC News provides a rare glimpse into the secretive world of protecting internationally protected persons.
Albertans located west and north of Edmonton are being warned about the possibility of a tornado Tuesday afternoon; city residents advised to be ready for a severe thunderstorm.
