A stretch of Winnipeg’s Disraeli Freeway has been given an honorary name to celebrate Bachman–Turner Overdrive, an iconic Canadian band that helped put Winnipeg on the rock ‘n’ roll map.

A 21-year-old international student from India has died in hospital of a gunshot wound after she was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting in Hamilton on Thursday, police say.

Some Conservative candidates and social media users are alleging that a document — which appears to be a fake version of a real government webpage — has circulated in prisons to turn inmates against the Conservative Party. The CBC’s visual investigations team looked into the claims.

After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis earlier this year, a San Antonio, Texas, man  is on a mission to volunteer in every state.

Have you ever wondered why English spelling often seems to defy logic — like why choir and liar rhyme, but laughter and daughter don’t? In his new book, Gabe Henry explores this conundrum, showing that you’re far from alone. He delves into the long history of spelling reform and the many bold — but ultimately unsuccessful — attempts to make English simpler.

Indie rock band The New Pornographers, which was formed in Vancouver in the 90s, said members were “absolutely shocked, horrified and devastated” to learn of the arrest and charges against Joe Seiders. The band says it has “severed all ties with him.”

Toronto police are investigating after a Liberal volunteer said she was harassed for wearing a hijab while door knocking and then followed down a street as she was walking away with other volunteers. The party’s candidate for Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East says it was the woman’s first day as a volunteer.

The PWHL’s first expansion team will be based in Vancouver with an announcement scheduled for next week, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday.

Hudson’s Bay has asked a court to allow it to put the royal charter that launched the company 355 years ago on the auction block, along with its trove of art and historical artifacts.

A U.S. judge on Friday denied music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs’s bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months.