Articles

NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer

NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer

After being selected first overall in the 2025 NHL draft, Canada’s Matthew Schaefer is having an extraordinary rookie season, but getting here wasn’t always easy. In an interview, he tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the personal losses that shaped his journey.

Read More »
Somalis say foreign ships are stealing their fish, and it's fuelling a piracy resurgence

Somalis say foreign ships are stealing their fish, and it’s fuelling a piracy resurgence

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to briefly hijack a Malta-flagged tanker carrying gasoline from India to South Africa. Fishermen insist the bigger problem in the region is that foreign vessels are fishing in waters intended for locals, harming their livelihoods.

Read More »
Fear, death and hope in a city under the shadows of a Mexican cartel war

Fear, death and hope in a city under the shadows of a Mexican cartel war

Fear and violence permeate Culiacán, Sinaloa, and its surrounding area in northwestern Mexico. The sun-seared state capital, with a population of a little more than one million, is also known as the cradle of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the world, which has fallen into a vicious civil war.

Read More »
Why women in rural Ontario are at growing risk of domestic violence
Star

December 27, 2024

Why women in rural Ontario are at growing risk of domestic violence

Advocates say domestic violence is increasing in rural southwestern Ontario…

Read More >

Nordic spas booming amid 'unlimited' consumer appetite for wellness
Star

December 27, 2024

Nordic spas booming amid ‘unlimited’ consumer appetite for wellness

A Canadian trend that started in Quebec has since spread…

Read More >

North Korean troops fighting in Russia against Ukraine suffering high causalities, Kyiv says
Star

December 27, 2024

North Korean troops fighting in Russia against Ukraine suffering high causalities, Kyiv says

Ukraine’s military intelligence said Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka inflicted heavy…

Read More >

Woman accusing Jay-Z, Sean (Diddy) Combs of rape can stay anonymous for now, judge says
Star

December 27, 2024

Woman accusing Jay-Z, Sean (Diddy) Combs of rape can stay anonymous for now, judge says

An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z…

Read More >

Finland seizes tanker carrying Russian oil suspected of knocking out internet, power cables
Star

December 27, 2024

Finland seizes tanker carrying Russian oil suspected of knocking out internet, power cables

Finnish authorities on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil…

Read More >

Mother and Baby Plush Toys recalled across Canada over choking hazard fears
Star

December 26, 2024

Mother and Baby Plush Toys recalled across Canada over choking hazard fears

Health Canada is asking Canadian families to check any stuffed…

Read More >

Summer McIntosh wins CP female athlete of year in overwhelming vote
Star

December 26, 2024

Summer McIntosh wins CP female athlete of year in overwhelming vote

No explanation required was the consensus among voters for The…

Read More >

Why Alberta Premier Danielle Smith agrees with Trump about border issues in trade spat
Star

December 26, 2024

Why Alberta Premier Danielle Smith agrees with Trump about border issues in trade spat

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s 2024 was a year of following…

Read More >

Syria's new rulers launch security crackdown as tensions brew
Star

December 26, 2024

Syria’s new rulers launch security crackdown as tensions brew

Syria’s new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in…

Read More >