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The son of one of 10 people killed at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is suing gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre — following the litigation road map set by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped former governor general David Johnston to investigate claims that China meddled in Canada's last two elections. Trudeau said last week that he would name an "eminent" and independent person as a special rapporteur on election interference.
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A Quebec woman is facing multiple charges after an alleged chemical attack in Milton last week left a woman with "life-altering" injuries, Halton police say.The incident happened last Thursday, according to a police news release.
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Thunder Bay's Cricket Council is hosting a cricket camp for kids of all ages to hopefully drum up more interest in the region. Check out all the action.
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So begins the trailer for BlackBerry, which tells the story of the at-one-time massively successful Canadian smartphone line from Waterloo, Ont.-based Research In Motion. It stars Canadian Jay Baruchel as company co-creator Mike Lazaridis and Glenn Howerton as co-CEO Jim Balsillie.
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This First Person column was written by Gordon Gibb, who lives in Peterborough, Ont. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. When Naomi revealed to the family that she was pursuing a medically assisted death, my first thoughts were how my wife would feel.
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Sentenced to 400 years in robbery case, Florida man exonerated after 34 years behind bars
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A Florida man who spent the past 34 years behind bars walked out of court in Fort Lauderdale a free man on Monday after he was exonerated.Sidney Holmes, 57, was sentenced to 400 years in jail in 1988 following an armed robbery in the state's Broward County.
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"There's one event that tells it all," Haitian businessman Marco Larosilière told CBC News from his home in Port-au-Prince."Last week, the general inspector of the national police was kidnapped with his son in front of his school.
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The top official at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) wants to ease concerns the organization's contract with the federal government could compromise its independence as it works with Indigenous communities in Canada.
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A judge has ruled that a Prince George club that was repeatedly ticketed for flouting COVID-19 rules does not have the right to a trial in French.
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B.C. advocates working with the homeless population say they're concerned about growing vigilantism after a man was shot while trying to reclaim stolen property from an encampment on Vancouver Island. Mounties said they don't condone the group's actions.
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Tk'emlups Rural RCMP received a report Friday of several horses that were killed on provincial Crown land north of Walhachin, B.C., approximately 65 kilometres west of Kamloops. RCMP said it confirmed that 17 wild horses from a herd that frequented the area had been shot.
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Hundreds of hosts booted from Airbnb after Toronto city audit, some for minor clerical errors
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Hundreds of people who rent rooms or homes on Airbnb in Toronto have been delisted from the platform after a city audit, with some saying they were booted because of minor clerical errors which have now cost them thousands of dollars in bookings.
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Honda is recalling nearly a half-million vehicles in the United States and 52,000 in Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly.
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Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame six match points to defeat Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in fourth-round action Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Auger-Aliassime, the eighth seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Masters-level event for the first time.
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Home sales were up 2.3 per cent in February, even as the number of newly listed properties fell, according to a report released Wednesday by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). In January, home sales were the lowest for the month since 2009 and down 37.1 per cent compared with a year ago.
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Watch this diver plunge into icy Swiss lake
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Czech diver David Vencl dove 50 metres straight down into the icy waters of Switzerland's Lake Sils on Tuesday. His promoter said the most difficult thing was the pressure on his eyes and ears.
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Scammers tried to rob this Ontario couple of $9K. Police say more and more seniors are falling prey
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One the other end was a man claiming to be police officer from Woodstock RCMP, who said her grandson was in an accident. When police went to investigate, they found drugs in his car, the man said. Her grandson was in jail and she'd have to post a $9,000 bond to get him out, he told her.
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Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died, a longtime acquaintance and a Hong Kong newspaper said Tuesday.
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The death toll in Malawi from tropical cyclone Freddy has risen to 225, the country's disaster management agency said on Wednesday, up from 190 reported on Tuesday.
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With some rents doubling between tenants, Nova Scotians want to know if rent cap is staying
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When Elizabeth O'Hanley was scrolling Kijiji in early March looking for a new place to live, she saw an ad that shocked her. The Dartmouth triplex she had just moved out of was listed for more than double the rent she had been paying to live there for years.
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A group of registered doulas in Ontario believe they are the victims of a Brantford woman who is now facing dozens of charges for fraudulently seeking their services.
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Following recent travel chaos, Canada's major airlines hit with fines for hundreds of violations
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The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has issued fines to Canada's major airlines for hundreds of violations related to mass flight delays and cancellations last summer and in December.
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It's not a beetle, not a cockroach and not something you should squish, no matter how many squeeze their way into your home. All through fall and winter this year, CBC London has noticed social media posts and questions about a particular type of bug turning up inside homes.
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How Winnipeg's Kenny Omega became the biggest wrestling star that most Canadians never heard of
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In the early 2000s, you might have been one of the few to see Kenny Omega wrestling in a ring set up in a Winnipeg bar, to an audience of dozens.
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