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One person was killed and another seriously hurt Tuesday evening in a crash on Highway 2 south of Calgary. RCMP said the collision happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 2 and 338th Avenue, northeast of Okotoks, Alta. Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, an RCMP spokesperson, said investigators believe …

Click here to view the video August kicks off with a severe thunderstorm threat across parts of Ontario, one that includes the risk for large hail, heavy rainfall and even rotating storms, which could produce a tornado or two. Campers, cottage-goers and residents in the impacted areas should remain weather-aware …

For many housing experts, advocates and municipal officials, the seeds of today's housing crisis were planted with a policy shift in the federal government decades ago. It got out of building social housing, leaving a deficit of non-market housing that people could afford. Consecutive federal governments in the 1980s and …

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland will announce billions of dollars in loans and other incentives for housing construction, CBC News has learned. Tuesday's economic statement will focus on creation of rental and affordable housing The fall fiscal update, to be presented Tuesday by the federal finance …

A lengthy motorcade consisting of Toronto Police Service (TPS) vehicles passed through downtown Toronto on the morning of July 27 as a tribute of honour to their fallen service dog Bingo, who had tragically been killed in the line of duty. On July 25 at approximately 8:40 p.m., Sgt. Brandon …

Hundreds of people boarded TTC subway cars late Monday for the annual Underground Freedom Train Ride, marking the start of Emancipation Day celebrations in Toronto.  Annual subway ride from Union to Downsview station is in its 10th year. Hundreds of people boarded TTC subway cars late Monday for the annual …

Manitoba’s political parties are not doing enough to make sure candidates’ claims to Indigeneity are legitimate, says Jean Teillet, a lawyer who was appointed as an independent investigator by the University of Saskatchewan to figure out how to prevent Indigenous identity fraud.  Jean Teillet says vetting processes not detailed, or …

Canada’s most populous provinces are falling behind many U.S. states when it comes to building fast charging stations for electric vehicles, a CBC News analysis shows, raising questions about whether this country’s infrastructure is ready for a transition to cleaner energy.  N.S., Quebec, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta have less than …

A 15 year-old Mississauga girl faces a string of charges after a series of break-ins in Oakville and surrounding regions, police say. In a news release on Monday, Halton Regional Police said seven Oakville residences in the area of Upper Middle Road and Eighth Line were broken into from July …

Jillian Sunderland wants to embrace her Bajan roots, but her dad seems intent to hold onto the British traditions he grew up with before Barbados gained independence. The British Empire has shaped my family tree in Barbados in ways that ripple to this day. This First Person column was published …