NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 10-2021

The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow formally opened on Sunday, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge of global warming.

Heather Stefanson will be the first woman to lead the province of Manitoba as premier — although her opponent has refused to concede. 

Stephen Maher: Following a meeting between Singh and Trudeau, officials in both parties have considered a deal to avoid a lost confidence vote for three years

Stephen Maher: Following a meeting between Singh and Trudeau, officials in both parties have considered a deal to avoid a lost confidence vote for three years

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fired a political staffer on Thursday after learning they made racist comments about Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds.

A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.

A comedian who mocked a disabled child singer for years did not breach the limits of free speech guaranteed under Quebec's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

New Brunswick’s health minister said Wednesday there are serious questions about whether reports of a mysterious brain disease that has alarmed residents and stumped the province’s medical community are substantiated.

The City of Lethbridge is advising residents to never release unwanted fish or aquarium plants and animals into local waterways after invasions have been reported at three local parks.

A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.

The health authority in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong said on Thursday that one case of a human being infected with the H5N6 strain of bird flu has been reported in the city of Dongguan.

B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced he will receive surgery on Friday after discovering a "lump" in his throat.

At least four shipping containers that were lost from a stricken cargo ship off the B.C. coast have come ashore on Vancouver Island, the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Thursday.

Patrik Mathews, the former Canadian Armed Forces reservist at the centre of a violent plot to trigger a race war in Virginia, has been sentenced to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Winnipeg police looking for a suspect in a southern Manitoba homicide Wednesday were called to Seven Oaks hospital, where they found a woman seriously injured. The same man is now believed to be linked with her stabbing, the southern Manitoba homicide and

When the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan this summer, the Afghan interpreters and mission staff who had worked alongside the Canadian Armed Forces were left at the mercy of the Taliban. The Fifth Estate obtained leaked emails that show Canadian ca

”Some are staying in camping trailers or abandoned houses because there is nowhere for them to go," Shannon Harvey-Benoit said.

General Motors plans to install 4,000 charging stations in Canada as part of a push by the car maker to invest more heavily into electric vehicles.

For the first time in two decades, residents of Driftpile Cree Nation in northwestern Alberta celebrated high school graduates who earned their diplomas in the community.

Canada's central bank is keeping its benchmark policy interest rate right where it is, but is signalling that higher rates are coming soon.

The two Hamilton paramedics guilty for their part in the death of 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi, who was shot outside a mosque in 2017, will be sentenced in mid-January.

Albertans who cast their ballots in municipal elections were asked by the provincial government where they stood on equalization payments and the setting of the clocks.

The electric carmaker becomes the fifth such company to reach the milestone after its shares rise 12%.

The mayor orders people to stay at home as floods engulf the streets of Catania in southern Italy.

Researchers said Monday that they estimate there are just 336 North Atlantic right whales left on the planet. Entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes are among the biggest threats to the endangered species.

Emperor Naruhito’s niece and her college sweetheart make announcement at press conference

Long-time environmental activist Steven Guilbeault will be Canada's next minister of the environment and climate change, CBC News has confirmed. Liberal sources told CBC News that Guilbeault, who has worked with groups such as Equiterre and Greenpeace,

Former prime minister Jean Chretien is being called out over his recent comments on residential schools, after stating he was not aware of any abuses happening in these institutions while he was minister of then-Indian affairs. In the CTV interview, Chret

A powerful fall storm has led to a number of wind warnings and special weather statements on B.C.’s South Coast.

Some of Hertz's fleet will be powered by a new, larger Panasonic battery.

The Canadian Armed Forces said one reverse osmosis water purification unit landed in Iqaluit on Saturday, and another is expected to arrive on Sunday, as it responds to a request from the government of Nunavut to help provide residents with clean water.

Applying cold water directly to a fire burning in 10 containers aboard a cargo ship near Victoria is not an option due to hazardous materials in two of them, the Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday.

An emerging trade irritant between Canada and the U.S. that's been quietly simmering for months has now bubbled into the open. The Canadian government sent a letter to U.S. officials expressing dismay over a proposal involving autos, and hinting that it m

Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been "better served" if he sought guidance from his party's elder statesmen, but that the current government has failed to reach out to him for advice.

The Canadian Coast Guard and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in B.C. have evacuated crew members from a vessel off Victoria that lost 40 of its shipping containers Friday, after a fire on board Saturday.

More than 1,500 unionized workers at LifeLabs began job action on Saturday afternoon.

Quebec is the only province set to lose a seat in Elections Canada's proposed redistribution of seats, based on population

A record number of humpback whale calves have been documented swimming off the coast of Washington State and British Columbia this summer and fall.

Edward Rogers is out as chair of the company his father founded, after a failed attempt to oust the telecommunications company's CEO.

“Even though several of the ISPs promise not to sell consumers personal data, they allow it to be used, transferred, and monetized by others."

Grande Prairie veterinarian Angela Oakley needs a $57,000 prosthetic knee, but the province will only pay for about 10 per cent. She says Alberta's funding model is unfair, burdening amputees with costs they cannot afford.

A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is producing and starring in a Western movie, killed the cinematographer and injured the film's director Thursday on a set outside Santa Fe, N.M., authorities said.

The federal government has announced a suite of changes to the popular income and business support programs put in place during the pandemic and set to expire on Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reminded Canadians on

The head of environmental group Greenpeace warns countries and corporations may try to "greenwash" their ongoing pollution of the Earth at upcoming UN climate talks. That's after leaked documents showed countries such as Australia and Saudi Arabia tried t

A Canadian has won one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu of Montreal was named the winner of the 18th Frederic Chopin international piano competition early Thursday in Warsaw.

The lithium iron phosphate cells are less energy-dense but much longer-lived.

This climatic change will likely prolong the region's devastating drought through 2022

The Royal Mint plans to recycle gold and precious metals from old phones and laptops.

Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has cancelled a trip to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday.

The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked U.S. and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support.

For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient's immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.

Most members of Parliament — and anyone else entering the House of Commons — will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when Parliament returns on Nov. 22.

The government reveals its long-awaited strategy days before global leaders meet for COP26 in Glasgow.

Unifor's president Jerry Dias says there was no consultation whatsoever with the union prior to Stellantis's announcement Friday that it would be cutting the Windsor Assembly Plant down to one shift and is vowing to get answers from the company this week.

Military police say that the lack of charges against Admiral Art McDonald does not mean the allegation of sexual misconduct made against the former top military commander was unfounded.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran says she 'just cannot bring myself to validate, through my participation, an expulsion hearing process that sets a precedent of procedures unfair to any accused Senator and that seems pre-ordained in its negative outcome for me.'

Half of the 42 ridings the Conservatives lost in the last election are suburban ridings, which public opinion analysts say proves yet again that any party that wants to form government needs to win the suburbs of major urban centres.

The former commandant of the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence is continuing to serve in the military after being relieved of his command following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct.

TV broadcasts for Sinclair-owned channels have gone down today across the US in what the stations have described as technical issues, but which multiple sources told The Record to be a ransomware attack. The incident occurred in the early hours of the

Four Montreal firefighters responded to a distress signal Sunday evening near the Lachine rapids and picked up two people. At some point, the rescue boat itself capsized and one firefighter is trapped underneath.

Before the patients could get their plastic surgery procedures, Dr. Mahmood Kara seemingly disappeared and their money hasn't been returned.

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-1

The Canadian Armed Forces' commander of military personnel is under investigation for sexual misconduct and has stepped aside from the role.

The Chinese military on Sunday condemned Canada and the United States for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in the region.

A gunman "came out of nowhere" and fired on constable's deputies who were trying to detain someone else outside a Houston bar early Saturday, ultimately killing one deputy and injuring two others, a constable said.

A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says some of the bitter arguments about medicine and science during the COVID-19 pandemic can be blamed on a fundamental misunderstanding of science.

People with 'any combination' of two doses of a vaccine approved by either the U.S. FDA or the WHO 'are considered fully vaccinated,' the agency said

Don Fraser was one of the many Saskatchewan boys who served in the wartime navy, spending more than two years sailing the treacherous North Atlantic and Arctic waters between 1943 and 1945.He is believed to have been among the crew aboard the cruiser HMS

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

Ottawa-based Lee Valley Tools has a bleak warning for anyone looking to buy high-end garden shears, brass escutcheons or crokinole boards any time soon: good luck.

Rich Myers, who owns Get Baked in Leeds, England, never thought he'd get a visit from "the sprinkle police." Then he was told he was being investigated for selling products that use sprinkles containing a food colouring not approved for use in baked goods

Johnson & Johnson has created a subsidiary to manage thousands of legal claims alleging its talc caused cancer and placed it into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in a move critics say is aimed at limiting future payouts.

Robert Durst was convicted of killing his best friend in 2000 and is a suspect in two other deaths.

Some Albertans may wrongly believe they can rid themselves of Canada’s equalization program next week when they vote in a referendum that puts its exi...

Intimate photos that provide a rare window into the lives of polar bears, birds and insects have earned several Canadians recognition in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.

An Edmonton plant-based food company has commenced trading common shares, in a year where it continues to see growth in a thriving industry.

Calgary is in the middle of an industrial real estate boom, as high rental prices and low vacancy rates in places like Vancouver drive companies to snatch up warehouse space.

As winter weather approaches, North Vancouver RCMP emergency dispatcher Jodie Cohan is encouraging all British Columbians, especially those who venture into the backcountry, to download geolocation technology called What3Words.

A hypothetical same-sex marriage for Princess Amalia would not be a legal problem, says Mark Rutte.

The highest court in the country heard arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of a controversial section of the Criminal Code which says self-induced intoxication cannot be used as a defence.

Fully vaccinated Canadians will be allowed to enter the United States at land and ferry border crossings starting in early November.

A new study by a team of university researchers in the UK has unveiled a host of privacy issues that arise from using Android smartphones. . . . The conclusion of the study is worrying for the vast majority of Android users .

The City of Iqaluit is investigating concerns from residents about reports of a fuel odour in the drinking water. In a news release sent over the weekend, the city said it continues to investigate, test and monitor the drinking water daily.

Chandrapur is home to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, where rigorous conservation efforts have seen the number of tigers double in the last five years.

A rapidly strengthening tropical storm in the eastern Pacific has triggered a hurricane watch between Bahía de Tempehuaya and Escuinapa, Sinaloa.

Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in hundreds of consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children's toys, may contribute to some 91,000 to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the

October 5 marks the official release of Windows 11, a new version of the operating system that doesn't do anything at all to counteract Windows' long history of depriving users of freedom and digital autonomy. While we might have been encouraged by Micros

Although Elk Island is so far the only national park with feral hogs — a hybrid of domestic pigs and European wild boar — Parks Canada said others are likely to follow.

An Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench judge has sided with the City of Edmonton, ruling that its decision to deny a pro-life organization’s application to light the High Level Bridge did not infringe on its freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter

The son of an Ontario man is outraged after discovering companies were putting ads on his father's obituary, using it to make money without telling the family. After Go Public investigated, so did the provincial authority in charge of funeral services, wh

A Canadian is among the three U.S.-based economists awarded the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize for pioneering research on the labour market impacts of minimum wage, immigration and education, and for creating the scientific framework to allow conclusions to be

Buildings near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were engulfed by rivers of lava early on Saturday, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning.

Although BlackBerry has extended the life span of BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, and PlayBook a few times now, that time has seemingly finally run out.

Conservative MP Michael Chong says the party is still studying the government's new mandatory vaccine policy before taking a position on the issue.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service say the woman, who had been purchasing food in bulk on a weekly basis to feed black bears, has now been fined the highest penalty in the province under the Wildlife Act.

The Canadian Navy came through for its U.K. cousin this past week by donating badly-needed stocks of Earl Grey tea to HMS Queen Elizabeth while at sea in the Pacific.

A Vancouver-based environmental group says more than 200 prominent people — including Dame Judi Dench, Jane Goodall, William Shatner, and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip — have signed a letter calling on B.C. Premier John Horgan to halt old-growth logging

Peter MacKay has asked Ottawa police to reopen an investigation into threats made against his family during last year’s Conservative leadership race a...

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has ordered a review of the rapid release of a former navy commander who was under investigation for sexual misconduct and is now back working as a civilian at the naval base in Halifax.

The historic deal is designed to make big corporations pay a fairer share of tax around the world.

Ndakasi ‘embodied the spirit of’ Africa’s oldest national park, conservationists say

Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and even murder.

A Royal Canadian Mint employee says bullying and harassment are still widespread in the Crown corporation — a claim that comes as a new report obtained by CBC News makes sweeping recommendations to tackle racism and a "traumatizing" and "toxic

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine struck a mystery object while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said on Thursday.

Analysis shows the last new petrol or diesel car sold in Norway will come as early as April, 2022 – three years ahead of the government's target.

AT&T executives played a key role in the birth of far-right conspiracy channel One America News (OAN), according to court documents reviewed by CNN.

General Motors wants to become the No.1 electric vehicle manufacturer in the US and the Equinox and Blazer electric crossovers should help it achieve that.

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the first ever vaccine for the prevention of malaria. Officials with the organization called it a “glimmer of hope” for Africa. The WHO recommendation is for RTS,S, or Mosquirix, a vaccine

No one in the federal government is saying who made the final decision to absolve the Catholic Church of its financial responsibilities to residential schools survivors. A source with direct knowledge of the controversial 2015 case tells CBC News that the

Non-binding resolution also asks for AI-based predictive policing ban.

“Canada has no reason to do any favours for China. Their appalling behaviour toward Canada these past two years, including the bellicose and belligerent criticisms about Canada … provides every justification for a cool, if not frigid, Canadian respons

A Markham, Ont. man who previously rented a dozen luxury homes and turned them into illegal rooming houses is now facing more fraud-related charges connected to new property rentals.

The UK's gas benchmark price hits record highs on Wednesday after rising 37%.

Customers who bought new appliances during the pandemic say they've been waiting several months for them to arrive. Business experts and retailers attribute it to ongoing global supply-chain challenges, with shipping delays, product shortages and higher p

"They have put their immense profits before people," she tells senators at a Washington hearing.

The Church asks for forgiveness as an inquiry says it treated victims with "cruel indifference".

This is the first time in Canadian history when a party formed government by winning only 32.6 per cent of the popular vote nationally. Prior to this, the lowest popular vote by which a party formed government was the Joe Clark Progressive Conservative vi

Facebook and Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit by an outage on Monday affecting users around the world.

The controversial artist, who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, was under police protection when he died.

Canadians are unknowingly buying and building homes and other infrastructure in areas at high risk of flooding, wildfires and other climate change impacts. That could lead to billions of dollars in damage each year if governments don't force sellers to di

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May says Annamie Paul is hurting the Green Party by remaining in control of its communications.

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would retire from politics and not run for vice president next year, but gave no indication on when he would step down.

Cindy Blackstock, the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to Tofino, B.C. on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was a 'complete letdown.'

As provinces and employers across Canada increase restrictions on the unvaccinated or introduce so-called vaccine passports, cybercriminals are attempting to cash in by offering fake vaccination certificates for sale online.

HMCS Harry DeWolf sailed through the Northwest Passage to complete training exercises and strengthen relationships with communities in the Arctic.