Canadian News
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:44:26 EST'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski testifies he was beaten, tortured during alleged kidnapping
Self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski described being beaten with a gun and tortured with knives and a lighter in the back of a truck as he began his testimony at the trial of his alleged kidnappers Friday in Toronto.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:25:25 ESTCOVID-19 school disruptions still impacting students today, learning loss report finds
A new report says Canadian students are still feeling the impact of the COVID pandemic's massive upset to their schooling, with declining achievement — particularly in math — and a discrepancy between standardized test scores and the grades kids ...
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:10:36 ESTCanada appoints new Indigenous languages commissioner
Dorothy Myo has been appointed Canada's new commissioner of Indigenous languages, a role mandated to support the revitalization of Indigenous languages across Canada.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:18:08 ESTSentencing delayed for Edmonton man who left beaten girlfriend to drown, believing she was already dead
WARNING: This story contains distressing and graphic details.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:16:06 ESTWith increase of funding, Canada's sports leaders know there is expectation to increase participation
The distribution of increased funding in Canadian has begun and with an emphasis on participation, national sport organizations will have to get to work on new ideas and ways to bring more people into their sports.
Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:07:34 ESTCanada's Dabrowski, Brazil's Stefani advance to semifinals at WTA Finals after perfect group stage
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani advanced to the doubles semifinals at the WTA Finals after defeating Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-3 on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:14:19 EST3 dead after boat crash in flooded river near Squamish, B.C.
Three people are confirmed dead after a boat crashed on the Squamish River on Thursday.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:31:50 ESTAlberta government asks judge to dismiss First Nation’s challenge of its sovereignty act
Alberta's government is asking a judge to strike down a First Nation's constitutional challenge of its sovereignty act, arguing the law hasn't had any impact on treaty rights.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:20:12 ESTAlberta announces royalty program as part of plan to double oilsands production
The province says the OGP is designed to lower upfront financial barriers to new projects and expansions, particularly as proponents of the Pacific Link pipeline look for companies to fill upcoming capacity.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:39:44 ESTB.C. arbitrator imposes 1st union contract for Amazon workers in North America
A union representing about 800 Amazon workers in Delta, B.C., says they are now covered by the first binding collective agreement for the retailing giant's workers in North America.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:55:47 ESTAlleged vandal who defaced Vancouver's oldest mosque 'meant to intimidate': police
Security footage captured a person spray-painting the doors of the Al Masjid Al Jamia mosque on Thursday night. Mosque director Haroon Khan said he was heartbroken to hear about what had happened.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:00:00 ESTGuns, swords and pepper spray: Bishnoi-linked extortionists attacked in apparent retaliation
Documents obtained by CBC News reveal the existence of a previously unreported Bishnoi cell known as the Baweja group. Members have been tied to multiple shootings and extortion threats in Alberta and B.C.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:04:27 ESTFeds, Ontario offering Stellantis 'aggressive package' to keep Brampton auto plant open
The federal and Ontario governments are mounting a last-ditch effort to save the Stellantis auto plant in Brampton by pitching the company possible survival "scenarios" and offering an "aggressive package" of support to make it happen.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:00:00 ESTWhy experts fear Canada's not-for-profits are prime targets for hackers
Cybersecurity experts interviewed by CBC News say the Crime Stoppers data breach, which exposed information linked to more than 1.5 million tips sent to Canadian chapters of the non-for-profit organization over 25 years, was not an outlier but rather...
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:00:00 ESTBrantford, Ont., man seeks answers after car catches fire in family home's driveway
A Brantford, Ont., resident wants to know why his family's car caught fire in their driveway so he can raise awareness to other people about how to prevent it from happening to them. Unfortunately, he says, answers are hard to come by.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:37:10 ESTMore stormy weather forecast for B.C., but alerts and warnings downgraded
A multitude of weather related warnings and advisories have been downgraded or lifted for southwestern B.C. as a series of storms moves through the province.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:00:00 ESTAn AI agent pitched a story to CBC Quebec. We replied to see what would happen
An autonomous AI agent calling itself Nameless pitched a story to CBC Quebec, openly admitting it wasn't human. What followed was a bizarre back-and-forth — and a warning from experts about what’s coming for journalism.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:00:00 ESTU of T music community celebrates beloved professor Mary Morrison's 100th birthday
Hundreds came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of a beloved music professor at the University of Toronto this week, along with her decades-long career teaching and performing opera.
Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:38:19 ESTSeveral people involved in fatal boating incident near Squamish: RCMP
Police are investigating a fatal boating incident in the Squamish Valley on Thursday.
Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:00:00 ESTAfter $350M investment, historic Niagara Falls, Ont. hydro plant to become tourist destination, 5-star hotel
An historic hydro generating station that hundreds of millions of people have viewed just upstream from the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ont., for more than a century will soon be transformed into what's being described as a major tourism destin...