» Why is $350,000 in Canadian aid being used to send homeopaths to Honduras?
23/02/19 14:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
Global Affairs Canada is funding a program to send Canadian homeopaths to Honduras, one of Latin America’s poorest and most dangerous countries, to offer unproven treatments for serious infectious disease.

» Halifax funeral for 7 children lost in fire open to public
23/02/19 13:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
The seven young victims of Tuesday's fire will be remembered at a Halifax service that has been opened to the media and the wider community.

» R. Kelly due in Chicago court to face sex abuse charges
23/02/19 12:05 from CBC | Top Stories News
R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, is due in court Saturday after being charged with aggravated sexual abuse.

» Under pressure: Inside an explosive week in the SNC-Lavalin controversy
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
We still haven't heard from the scandal's key player, but details are emerging of the internal government conversations about SNC-Lavalin that led to the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould.

» Nuns abused by clergy feel overlooked at Vatican summit
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
As top bishops from around the world gather at the Vatican for a summit on preventing sexual abuse of minors by clergy, victims of abuse have poured into Rome, too. Among them are many women like Wagner, here to draw attention to the abu...

» The Orange Wave's last stand? Outremont byelection a critical test for NDP in Quebec
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
It is fitting that the Orange Wave's last stand will begin Monday, with a byelection in the Quebec riding where it all started, Outremont.

» Care to share that? Ottawa cuts steel deal with Mexico - but doesn't tell trade tribunal
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
The Department of Finance didn't inform the Canadian International Trade Tribunal investigating the merits of its emergency safeguards on foreign steel when it quietly signed an agreement to allow more Mexican steel to enter Canada witho...

» India's Kumbh Mela festival features 1st ever transgender congregation
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
At the Kumbh Mela festival, the transgender community believes it is reclaiming the lost place in Hinduism for India's "third gender," known as the hijras, worshipped as demi-gods for thousands of years.

» A battle over aid in Venezuela - and a border zone primed to explode
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
Both sides in the confrontation between Venezuela’s socialist government, led by Nicolas Maduro, and the opposition led by Juan Guaido know that today — Saturday, February 23 — could be the one that decides who rules Venezuela.

» Targeted ads, over-the-top spending and whisper campaigns: Inside the fierce race for Oscar victory
23/02/19 09:00 from CBC | Top Stories News
With no clear front-runner, and audience favourites like Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book embroiled in controversy, the Oscars' best picture race has become a fierce and unpredictable campaign for the academy's top award. CBC talked to a...

» 'Jihadi Jack' tells U.K. broadcaster he misses his mother, wants to return to Oxford
23/02/19 00:40 from CBC | Top Stories News
Jack Letts, the young British-Canadian man accused of travelling to Syria to fight for ISIS has told British broadcaster ITV News that he misses his mum, the TV show Dr. Who and the taste of English snacks.

» Vancouver Coastal Health confirms 2 new cases of measles
22/02/19 23:49 from CBC | Top Stories News
Vancouver Coastal Health says there are now 10 confirmed measles cases in the current outbreak and there have been possible exposures in Vancouver, Richmond, Squamish, Whistler, and Steveston.

» Trump picks ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft as his nominee for UN envoy
22/02/19 23:14 from CBC | Top Stories News
U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

» Ontario man dubbed 'high risk to public safety' after trying to join terror group set for release
22/02/19 22:42 from CBC | Top Stories News
An Ontario man who travelled to Syria to support an al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group is set to be released — despite being considered of "high risk to public safety," according to a decision by the Parole Board of Canada.

» Oilers' McDavid suspended 2 games for headshot on NYI's Leddy
22/02/19 22:38 from CBC | Top Stories News
The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenceman Nick Leddy.