A bright fireball was seen streaking across the night sky over Victoria on Vancouver Island on Tuesday night. The American Meteor Society said it has received over 100 reports about the fireball, stretching as far south as Oregon.

The Liberal government's plan to make it easier for Canadians living with disabilities to apply for the disability tax credit is being welcomed by the opposition and advocates who say the proposed changes are long overdue, though some say they don't go far enough.

The Toronto Blue Jays says Cricket Canada is not involved in this year’s Cricket Day at the Park on May 23, though the team said the event will continue as scheduled.

A new law in the United Kingdom banning the sale of tobacco products to future generations has been hailed as a landmark moment in the fight against nicotine addiction. The ban by birth date has given heart to campaigners and researchers in Canada, who see it as the ultimate goal — and a plausible one — in making the country nicotine-free.

Former FBI director James Comey made his first court appearance on Wednesday in a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles for the prosecution and will likely be a challenge for the U.S. Justice Department to win.

Police said 20-year-old Alexander Nguyen was sightseeing with his parents in Shannon Falls Provincial Park on July 1, 2025, when he vanished.

The federal government is allocating up to $145 million for security during the upcoming World Cup.

High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in Colombia's Caribbean city of Santa Marta, where President Gustavo Petro warned the world could "reach a point of no return" without the Amazon's role in regulating the climate.

On the surface at least, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is another cute and fun story about the heights of fashion — if not as clearly focused or iconic as the original.

Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured in a London street on Wednesday, in what police called an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the city's latest antisemitic attack.

The bank was widely expected to hold rates, despite the fact that energy prices have shot up due to the war in Iran, changing the inflation forecast.

Our Washington correspondent Paul Hunter was in the room at the White House correspondents’ dinner when shots rang out. He shares new details about the scene. Fellow correspondents Katie Simpson and Willy Lowry bring us the latest on the suspect. As the political fallout continues, we ask what a third alleged attempt to assassinate Donald Trump says about the state of America.

Two former teachers at a private Christian school tried to argue they have immunity from professional disciplinary proceedings because the regulatory board didn't exist at the time of the allegations. That argument failed.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s new Progressive Conservative government has unveiled the fiscal plan for its first full year in office, following through on promises made during last fall’s election but revealing grim projections for the province’s finances in the near future.

The dismantling of a 55-year-old controversial fountain in San Francisco is beginning this week, much to the dismay of supporters of its 96-year-old sculptor from Quebec and the structure's historical significance.

Four teams will begin the battle for the PWHL's third championship on Thursday, when the Boston Fleet host Game 1 against the Ottawa Charge (7 p.m. ET). The Montreal Victoire will open its series against the reigning champions, the Minnesota Frost, on Saturday (2 p.m. ET).

Christine Keilback tells The National about the moment she fell through the ground on her boulevard and got stuck in a previously undiscovered hole in Winnipeg.

Clint Gottinger, a tow truck driver in rural Saskatchewan, was heading out to work when he noticed a moose trapped in some ice.

A Penticton city councillor accused of multiple historical sexual offences against youth appeared in a Sarnia, Ont., courtroom Tuesday for the second day of his trial.

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Jerome Powell said Wednesday he plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month "for a period of time, to be determined," saying the "unprecedented" legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation's central bank at risk.

Prosecutors said on Wednesday that singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times.

Israel has begun taking control of aid ships ‌bound for Gaza far from ​its shores, Israeli ​army radio cited an Israeli source ​as saying on Wednesday.

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was back in Washington on Wednesday with a handful of Tory colleagues for a meeting with Canadian business interests and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Fans at KeyBank Center carried "O Canada" after a microphone failed before the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins played Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday night.

A pair of purloined peacocks are safe at home after being stolen in the night from the parking lot of a roadside hotel in central Alberta.

A Calgary judge has approved payouts for about 40 students who were abused by two former teachers at a local junior high school as the final step in a class-action lawsuit.

Conservative MP Kelly DeRidder, who represents the Ontario riding of Kitchener Centre, says she got a phone call from a member of the Liberal Party who tried to convince her to cross the floor. In a video post on social media, she says she was told switching sides would give her a better chance at winning the next election. She says she declined their offer.

The Toronto police officer described as the “genesis” of a months-long corruption probe was denied bail again Wednesday morning in Toronto.

Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don't change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.

The majority of Iran's highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which was bombarded by airstrikes last year and faced less intense attacks in this year's U.S.-Israeli war, the head of the UN nuclear agency told The Associated Press.

Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie have been postponed because of issues with sterilizing surgical tools. Alberta Health Services says emergency surgeries are unaffected, but one patient told CBC News her procedure was impacted.

For Zoey Merkestyn, bowling has been therapeutic and a great way to live with her cerebral palsy. Now, she is heading to national tournaments to tell the world anything is possible, if you put your mind to it.

James Poker aged out of the system at 16 and was abruptly released from a treatment facility in Saskatchewan. His father had no idea until he saw him on the streets of their remote northern community of Natuashish.

King Charles delivered a historic address to U.S. Congress Tuesday that was replete with calls for better relations between Britain and the States, but he also took some subtle jabs at his host, President Donald Trump.

Global energy markets continue to reel from the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. The price of oil is sitting around $100 US a barrel, but Tuesday's spring economic update used much lower prices to build the budget.

The Carney government plans to make legislative changes to allow law enforcement to search and seize Canadians’ mail. The proposed legislative change is buried in the 2026 spring economic update.

Tabling the spring economic update in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne celebrated his government's fiscal discipline. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was unpersuaded.

San Francisco has settled a two-year legal fight with its neighbour across the bay that will allow the city of Oakland to include "San Francisco" in its airport's name — as long as it doesn't highlight the two words in any way.

The federal government announced it’s planning to ban crypto ATMs in order to protect Canadians from scammers using the machines to defraud victims.

Canada has been selected to headquarter the multinational Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), sources have told Radio-Canada.

Athletes and sport organizations are optimistic and awaiting more detail, after the federal government pledged more than $660 million directly to national sport organizations.

U.S. Justice Department officials moved Wednesday to roll back or modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in President Donald Trump's base.

A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Fewer patients are visiting some HIV treatment centres in Senegal amid a wave of arrests targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to health officials and government data seen by Reuters, threatening the country's fight against the virus.

Canada's quest for a third straight world under-18 men's hockey championship came to an end Wednesday with a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to Sweden in Trencin, Slovakia.

South Korea’s Hanwha Group of companies is sweetening the pot in its bid to land Canada’s multi-billion-dollar submarine program, delivering an updated pitch that would help expand this country’s defence industrial base.

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games prize medal was revealed on Wednesday, featuring a world-first inclusive design inspired by the city's iconic landmarks and coat of arms.

General Motors says it will spend $691 million on its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to support production of its latest V-8 engines for full-sized trucks and SUVs.

After one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history, in which eight victims died, multiple lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI in California "to pursue landmark damage awards," according to firm Rice Parsons Leoni & Elliott.

A video of a polar bear wandering around a St. Anthony home has gone viral on social media. Kristie Hurley was hanging out in her parents' home on Sunday when she spotted the bear just about 50-feet away, wandering around the yard.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Washington over the legality of a move by Donald Trump's administration to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents from Haiti and Syria, but a ruling could potentially impact even more immigrants.

The number of Albertans who say it is somewhat or very difficult to meet monthly expenses has increased eight per cent since last spring and is at the highest level since CBC News began asking this same question, eight years ago.

Fed up with Montreal’s potholes, a local landscaper is taking a crack at fixing them himself — spending about $50 per hole out of pocket.

Graphic designer Jennifer Daniel helps Unicode decide on new emojis — and says a good emoji should be like a Swiss army knife.

The Edmonton Oilers dug deep to stave off elimination, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday to force Game 6 in California.

The City of Winnipeg will begin repairing a hole in the Wolseley area a few days after firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in it for about 40 minutes.

U.S. President Donald Trump says comedian Jimmy Kimmel's joke about first lady Melania Trump being an 'expectant window' was a 'call to violence.' Andrew Chang unpacks Kimmel's comments and how he's defending them after the latest alleged assassination attempt on Trump. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine will leave her post this June, after spending barely a year in the role.

U.S. President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits.