The deaths of six belugas at Marineland have raised questions about the impact of the transfers on their health and well-being and whether they were fit to travel. But was there ever a better option for the last captive whales and dolphins in Canada?

Property taxes and promises to keep them as low as possible have been central to the municipal election campaigns of many local candidates, given they're a priority among Niagara residents. But for renters in the region, other issues are top of mind.

CBC Hamilton spoke with four candidates in the upcoming municipal election, all of whom said online vitriol against their gender and race has been getting worse, but that it won't drive them out of politics.

A Dundas Place shop owner is making a big investment in downtown, having bought and now renovating an adjacent building to accommodate growth in his growing gaming business.

In the last days before the municipal election, CBC Ottawa is comparing what the leading candidates for mayor are promising on the issues voters told us matter most. Today: taxes and spending.

With just one weekend left before Ottawa voters head to the polls, mayoral front-runners Neil Saravanamuttoo, Alex Lawson, Jeff Leiper and Mark Sutcliffe are strategizing about how to make the best of it.

The NHL and Hockey Hall of Fame brought the Stanley Cup for a visit to Pikangikum First Nation.

In just a couple days, residents in Thunder Bay, Ont., will be electing a new mayor, as incumbent Ken Boshcoff is not seeking re-election. CBC News reached out to all 10 candidates on the ballot seeking on-camera interviews about what issues matter most to them. Of these, seven responded. Each candidate was given the same questions and the same amount of time to answer them. Here are their interviews, in alphabetical order by last name.

The five candidates running to become the next mayor of Caledon, Ont., are vowing to crack down on illegal trucking activities in that town.

Head coach Mike Babcock isn't dwelling on his 2019 departure from the Toronto Maple Leafs as he prepares to face his former team for the first time Saturday. He has led the Edmonton Oilers to a Pacific Division-leading 8-1-1 record.

A teen hired by adults to kill a tow truck driver in 2024 was sentenced to seven years and nine months on Friday for first-degree murder.

Incumbent Olivia Chow spent almost $30,000 in a single week on Facebook and Instagram ads. Brad Bradford’s challenger campaign shelled out close to $15,000 with less than a week until election day.

In spite of a massive leak of Crime Stoppers tips revealed by a CBC investigation that a legal expert said could be "one of the worst breaches in Canadian history," both federal and provincial privacy watchdogs have suggested their hands are tied.

Public health officials in B.C. and Quebec are dealing with rabies in wild animals that have come into contact with people or domestic pets.

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The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) says its taking precautionary measures in the wake of global cybersecurity concerns. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says “critical vulnerabilities” were identified in the widely-used PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP). “Under certain conditions, these vulnerabilities could allow a malicious cyber actor to run unauthorized commands on affected systems […]

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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says new federal investments announced Friday are a first step toward reducing the Canadian aluminum sector's dependence on the United States.

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The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month says she refused to seek treatment as she feared she would be detained by U.S. authorities or prevented from returning to the country.

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OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the United States has offered to help following the deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.

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TORONTO — Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams has won this year's Cundill History Prize for "John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law."

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball's union chief said the owners' proposal of a salary cap this summer was a “nuclear bomb" and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport to thrive.

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