NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2023

In 2022, 2,272 people died from poisoned unregulated drugs in BC, according to the monthly coroners service report.

A dangerous amount of rain is forecast Tuesday for New Zealand's most populous city four days after Auckland had its wettest day on record in a storm that claimed four lives.

A London, Ont., lawyer says an Ontario court ruling on a homeless encampment in the Waterloo Region will put pressure on London city hall to reconsider how it provides shelter spaces that can accommodate couples or people who are managing addictions

Promised new national standards for long-term care homes in Canada have now been published — part of Ottawa's attempt to avoid a repeat of the alarming death toll in long-term care homes that marked the early phase of the pandemic.

Almost all doctors in Canada support changes to medical licensing that would make it easier for health workers to see patients anywhere in the country, according to a new survey.

Statscan says gross domestic product rose by 0.1 per cent in November and the agency is forecasting flat growth in the final month of 2022

More than six years and 10,000 deaths since the declaration of a public health emergency over the tainted illicit drug supply, B.C. remains a land of pilot projects and what many describe as "half measures."

The hybrid sitting structure and electronic voting system should become permanent features of the House of Commons, according to a new report from MPs on the Procedure and House Affairs Committee.

The joint research projects are generating knowledge that could help drive China’s defence sector in cutting-edge, high-tech industries

A mining corporation on Sunday apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 1,400-kilometre stretch of Western Australia, as authorities combed parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance.

A report released Monday estimates doctors across Canada spend 18.5 million hours dealing with unnecessary paperwork. It highlights Nova Scotia's efforts to combat this and encourages other provinces to follow.

A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque within a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 34 people and wounding as many as 150 worshippers, most of them police, officials said.

A top executive entered the plea on behalf of the company in federal court in Texas Thursday, as relatives of those killed in two crashes push to overturn deal giving Boeing immunity.

Authorities said Saturday that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand's largest city, causing widespread disruption. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins flew to Auckland on a military plane after

The mother of an Indigenous boy who was handcuffed at a Vancouver hospital on Thursday says it should have been a safe place for her son, who has autism.

Did you know Nanaimo bars were once called chocolate slices? How. Original.

Hundreds of supporters cheered on the reader at a Drag Queen Story Time in Kelowna, while a small group of protesters targeted the event, which created controversy when it was last held in 2019.

A distillery on Vancouver Island is the first ever in Canada to be welcomed into the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

A new study by a national research group says starfish tie with polar bears as the top predators of the Arctic marine ecosystem.

With a deal under negotiation between Ottawa and provinces, and premiers invited to a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in early February, the issue remains one where the Tory leader's position appears somewhat murky, including to some inside his

The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams, according to a spokesman.

One of the planet’s most unique wildcats has been detected for the first time on the tallest mountain on Earth — Mount Everest.

Elizabeth May says the Green Party will investigate and conduct a 'root to branch review' of all of its data-retention systems after member information was mistakenly posted online.

A Liberal MP and former sport minister is again calling for a public inquiry into abuse in sport — and is accusing her own government of not doing enough to tackle the problem.

Canada's Supreme Court found one mandatory minimum sentence for a firearm offence unconstitutional and upheld two others in a pair of decisions published on Friday.

Strict COVID-19 lockdown measures were the largest reason for Canada's ranking drop in the Human Freedom Index, researchers say

Journalist and human rights advocate Amira Elghawaby will serve as an adviser to federal government

In an unusual move, the Russian Defence Ministry broadcast that one of its newest warships, the Admiral Gorshkov, had tested the strike capabilities of a hypersonic Zircon missile in a virtual drill.

An old bylaw has come back to haunt a neighbourhood in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Some residents have been notified that they can no longer park in their own driveway.

Following the deaths of more than 300 children from contaminated cough syrups in several countries, Health Canada says it's been more than a decade since similar cases were identified here.

The federal Liberal government is joining the Opposition Conservatives in no longer allowing its members of Parliament to expense taxpayers for home internet services.

Sanctions imposed by the federal government on 15 of Haiti's most prominent powerbrokers have not led to asset seizures or freezes, despite the presence of those assets in Canada.

A 13-minute segment on a recent episode of CBS's 60 Minutes appeared to be a news story on Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy but was actually a sponsored promotion, violating federal regulations, according to the nonprofit public health advocacy orga

Martine Corbeil and many of her neighbours have homes whose garages have been converted to living spaces, but Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve says it hasn't been permitted for some 50 years and is now telling owners to park in the street.

Hundreds of thousands of tiny white plastic beads have washed up across beaches in France and Spain.

The combined countervailing and anti-dumping duties will rise for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Canfor Corp.

A Sask. farmer says his property has been overrun with hundreds of deer, bringing predators and disease with them, and is pleading to the provincial government for a long-term solution.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a group of protesters who swarmed him outside a Hamilton, Ont. restaurant on Tuesday a 'handful of angry people.'

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the malnutrition and disease ravaging the Indigenous people "a premeditated crime."

Opposition parties and children’s advocates accused the U.K. government on Tuesday of putting vulnerable young people in danger, after authorities said scores of children who arrived in Britain as asylum-seekers have disappeared.

US officials believe that Russian intelligence officers directed a Russian White supremacist group to carry out a letter-bombing campaign that rocked Madrid late last year, targeting the prime minister, the American and Ukrainian Embassies as well as the

Five billion people are at an increased risk of heart disease and death due to trans fat, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly gave no explanation Tuesday for Cameroon claiming it never sought Canada's help in peace talks. She said Ottawa still wants to broker a deal.

The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Lebanon's top public prosecutor, the then-prime minister and other senior current and former officials in connection with the devastating explosion, both judicial sources said and court summonses have re

The former top FBI agent was arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, US officials say.

Energy minister says outage was caused by voltage surge in south of grid

Canada attracted 16,300 francophone immigrants who settled in French-speaking communities outside of Quebec in 2022.

A special weather statement issued Monday is calling for snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 centimetres in Toronto starting late Wednesday into Thursday.

Senior officials are accused of taking illicit payments, while Ukraine's Ministry of Defence reportedly signed overinflated military contracts.

Without a car, I realized the closest grocery store was at least a 25-minute (uphill) walk, and the closest corner store at least 15. What happened to the family-run grocery stores of St. John's?

After tracking a missing suitcase for months, one couple was stunned to learn that Air Canada allegedly donated their suitcase to charity.

According to a new court filing, the 38-year-old bought a one-way ticket to Mexico last January.

CBC Toronto has learned a handful of organized crime groups are behind these real-estate frauds — in which at least 30 homes in the Greater Toronto Area have either been sold or mortgaged without the real owners' knowledge. Those revelations come from a

Multimillion-dollar contracts awarded by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to consulting firm McKinsey, coupled with some unusual spending choices — including a decision to fly a private chauffeur to B.C. to drive the Crown corporation's pre

Moscow accuses Estonia of "total Russophobia" after Tallinn reduced its diplomat numbers.

Their wedding must have been out of this world. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, who became the second person to ever set foot on the moon in 1969, following crewmate Neil Armstrong, married his “longtime love” on his 93rd birthday on Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dismissing protests against his government's judicial reform plans, as huge crowds of demonstrators rallied in cities across the country for a third weekend.

Experts are calling on the agency responsible for enforcing air passenger protection rules to be more aggressive with fines when airlines run afoul of those regulations.

The compulsory boarding schools were part of a policy designed to assimilate indigenous children.

A Lethbridge baby is in hospital, in critical condition, while her parents are behind bars, accused of her horrific abuse.

Employers and employees can sometimes butt heads over what happens on company time, but in severe cases, an employee could be accused of time theft. This issue is growing more contentious as people work outside of traditional offices.

The Opposition Alberta NDP is calling for an independent investigation after sources told CBC News that a staffer in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office contacted the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service about cases related to the Coutts border

Two 15-year-olds and two 17-year-olds now face a total of 40 charges including robbery with a firearm and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Nearly 30 years after the infamous "hot coffee" lawsuit was settled, a mental health support worker has filed a claim against a McDonald's location in Burnaby, B.C., after being burned by hot coffee last year.

A Russian spy ship has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii but so far has remained in international waters, the Pentagon said Thursday.

The top U.S. court says it cannot determine who leaked a draft of an opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, but the investigation continues.

Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for all of mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, with 15 to 20 centimetres expected.

The self-described "Doc of Detox" was exposed nearly 30 years ago for selling fake HIV cures in Toronto. Now, he's peddling unproven and harmful treatments for everything from chronic pain to cancer, according to a Marketplace investigation.

Alec Baldwin and prop armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will face the criminal charges by the end of January 2023, according to officials.

The US is again poised to run up against its borrowing limit, amid political tensions in Congress.

Scammers targeted Albertans within hours of a provincial inflation relief program going live on Wednesday. Certain families, seniors and residents on income support are eligible for $600 over six months under the program. Those eligible could apply throug

Residents in a tiny Newfoundland community are concerned about what was left behind, after a local fish sauce plant closed down two decades ago. Now CBC News has uncovered some old testing results that have sparked new concerns in the town.

Woodsman Derek Burgoyne caught this bull moose shedding its antlers while he was surveying hardwood trees near Juniper, N.B.

A coal company in British Columbia and a First Nation have struck a rare deal to give the community the power to veto a proposed mining project, which could set a precedent for how natural resources projects are developed in Canada.

They're the two worst winter words in the world, and they'll soon be extra relevant in Alberta: polar vortex.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose empathetic handling of the nation's worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic led her to become an international icon but who faced mounting criticism at home, said Thursday

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh kicked off a caucus retreat with MPs Wednesday by accusing both Conservatives and Liberals of putting Canada's public health-care system at risk.

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted by a court of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, a judge said, handing Ressa a victory in a case the veteran journalist has described as part of a pattern of harassment.

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg swiftly resumed campaigning on Wednesday after she was briefly detained in Germany during a protest against a coal mine expansion, tweeting that protecting the climate was not a crime.

Ukraine's interior minister was among at least 16 people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed in a suburb of the capital Kyiv, setting fire to a preschool packed with children.

At least six people, including a mother and her six-month-old baby, are dead after an 'early morning massacre' Monday that authorities in Goshen, Calif., said may be related to cartel activity.

The ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on Monday, leaving mountain driving dangerous and the flooding risk high near swollen rivers even as the sun came out in some areas.

A pair of skeptical Saskatoon seniors contacted police and then set a fraudster trap after getting a call about a grandson in jail.

The pressure on the government to put cancer warning labels on alcohol containers is growing, as experts say the majority of Canadians don't know the risks that come with consuming even moderate amounts.

A group of Canadian politicians from all different parties says it has been working since last October to bring nine women who were former Parliamentarians in Afghanistan to Canada. Now, one of them has been killed at her home in Kabul.

York Regional Police asked individuals to avoid 16th Avenue between Woodbine Avenue and Highway 404 as a result of the incident.

With freezing rain expected to continue into Tuesday, N.B. Power crews continue to restore power to thousands of customers around the province.

Canada's annual inflation rate cooled to 6.3 per cent in December, its lowest level since February.

Ontario is significantly expanding the number and range of medical procedures performed in privately run for-profit clinics as the province deals with a surgical backlog made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dmitry Medvedev, now a senior security official, made the remark about Fumio Kishida after the U.S. and Japan warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Messina Denaro, who has been accused of dozens of murders, was arrested during a visit to a private health clinic for an unspecified illness

Say hello to ionocaloric cooling: a new way to lower the mercury that has the potential to replace existing methods with something that is safer and friendlier to the planet.

Authorities in Nepal said 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara.

The U.S. is about to hit its infamous debt ceiling and the world has questions. Understandably so, because it holds consequences for the entire global economy. Here's the situation, summarized in five points.

Crews are cutting through fallen trees and scouring the rubble of destroyed homes in Alabama.

Four ski trails south of Kamloops, B.C., have been temporarily closed after an owl attacked several skiers.

Iran says it has executed a dual Iranian-British national who once held a high-ranking position in the country's defence ministry despite international warnings to halt his death sentence, further escalating tensions with the West amid the nationwide prot

Seán Binder was among volunteers helping asylum seekers as they arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos, after they had crossed the Mediterranean by boat. He and 23 other volunteers were arrested over their efforts.

A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes cut a path across the U.S. South, killing at least seven people in Georgia and Alabama, where a twister damaged buildings and tossed cars in the streets of historic downtown Selma.

Hassan Al Kontar, a Syrian refugee who was forced to live at a Malaysian airport for seven months, has been granted Canadian citizenship.

Police are offering a $100,000 reward to anyone with information that will lead to the location of Elnaz Hajtamiri, a year after she was abducted from a home in Wasaga Beach, Ont.

An intensifying Colorado low is barrelling toward Eastern Canada. Montreal and Southwestern Quebec are under winter storm warnings for 15 to 25 centimetres of heavy wet snow Thursday night through Friday.

The oft-quoted industry explanations for high wireless prices — costly operating margins and a sparse Canadian population, for example — are insufficient to explain lower prices found in other countries and even between some provinces. Experts say Can

Sébastien Marcil, the mayor of Saint-Roch-de-L'Achigan, Que., was emotional as he spoke to the media in the afternoon, saying: "Three citizens are missing today. Three of our citizens. We're looking for them and we're waiting for answers."

Three hockey stars contacted by CBC's The Fifth Estate as part of an investigation into sports betting in Canada refused to talk about their brands despite their reported multimillion-dollar deals to do exactly that.

When Melissa Walsh’s great uncle moved into a long-term care home in late 2021 just before his 95th birthday, her family decided to rent out the east end Toronto home he’s owned since the 1970s to help pay his expenses. Instead, It turned into a "real

Environment Canada has issued a series of rainfall and wind warnings for British Columbia's South Coast, with soggy conditions expected to persist until the end of the week.

A man and woman from Bracebridge, Ont. have been arrested after police say $11,000 worth of drugs were accidentally left in a Guelph hotel room.

In arguably the biggest test of the new NAFTA, Canada and Mexico have defeated the U.S. in a major dispute involving automobiles and calculating the origin of parts. It's seen as an early litmus test of the new trade pact.

The computer system that alerts airlines and pilots flying in Canadian airspace to potential hazards experienced a brief disruption on Wednesday.

Animal protection officers with the B.C. SPCA seized 13 starving dogs from a breeder in Clearwater, B.C., on Tuesday, a day after two adult dogs from the same property were surrendered to their custody.

Bill was crafted to update Canada's broadcasting law to reflect advent of online streaming platforms

The website named The Church of Trudeau featured theatrical performances by a man dressed up as multiple characters in what appears to be satirical political commentary about the Prime Minister and what the site refers to as 

A conversation with Nobel laureate Thomas C. Südhof about what the new Alzheimer’s drug Lecanemab does and doesn’t do.

Girl Guides of Canada announced Wednesday the organization is changing the name of its Brownies branch to Embers in an effort to be more inclusive.

The stop order was lifted by the FAA just before 9 a.m., but delays and cancellations are expected to snowball

The sanctions target former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned last July, and his older brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has held the titles of president and prime minister

Hundreds arrested after supporters of former president trash Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace

The City of Hamilton has discovered even more sewage has been flowing directly into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996. The news was announced Monday, seven weeks after the city said it had discovered roughly 337 million litres of wastewater had spilled into

One police officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche near Kaslo in southeast B.C., the Nelson Police Board says.

The video from December showed the 71-year-old president standing for the national anthem at a road commissioning event with a dark stain running down his grey pants.

Canada has signed off on the final contract to buy F-35 jet fighters to replace the air force’s aging CF-18s, Defence Minister Anita Anand revealed Monday.

The North American Leaders' Summit has grown larger and more formal since the original get-together of the 'Three Amigos' then-U.S. president George W. Bush hosted in Texas in 2005. As the current leaders gather this week in Mexico City, the global threat

"This didn't happen over night. Glen and I have known this was coming for some time," said Jimmy Pattison.

Parks Canada says starting this year, personal vehicles will no longer be permitted at popular tourist destination Moraine Lake in Alberta.