Trudeau and Modi come face to face amid tension over murder case in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had a "brief exchange" with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a summit in...
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Canada could help balance the scales with China as tensions rise in South China Sea, experts say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an opening during this week's summit with regional leaders in Laos to step up Canada's...
Trudeau heads to Southeast Asia as Israel-Hamas war promises to overshadow trade talks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Laos this week to advance trade and political ties in the region as violence...
Accessibility commissioner suing Ottawa, staff for $2.3 million following claims he mistreated staff
After facing an external investigation into claims he mistreated staff, Canada's first accessibility commissioner is suing the federal government and...
Conservatives are targeting Singh over his pension — but Poilievre's is three times larger
First elected in 2004, Poilievre is set to receive more than $200K annually when he turns 65, experts say. For...
As Trudeau cabinet meets, Liberal MPs look for signs of change following byelection loss
Multiple Liberal MPs told CBC News that more needs to be done to salvage the party’s electoral hopes. Prime Minister...
Canada was 'highly confident' it heard man-made noises during search for Titan submersible, documents show
Canada's military was "highly confident" for days in June 2023 that bangs heard underwater while searching for the missing Titan...
Accessibility commissioner asked to address recommendations of report looking into claims he mistreated staff
Justice Minister Arif Virani has asked the country's first accessibility commissioner to address the recommendations coming out of an external...
Canada listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group after years of pressure
The federal government is listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada's Criminal Code after...
Canada promised an air defence system to Ukraine 18 months ago. It still hasn't arrived
Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, says his country is in urgent need of weapons and wishes the air...
PM travels to Switzerland for peace summit as Ukraine faces setbacks on the battlefield
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Switzerland today for a peace summit as Ukraine's president works to shore up his...
Trudeau, Modi meet for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader's assassination
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi have met for the first time since Trudeau publicly accused...
5% of women at military colleges report being sexually attacked
Five per cent of women attending Canadian military colleges surveyed in 2023 said they were sexually attacked during the previous...
Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers
Conservative leader headlines fundraisers at private homes and exclusive clubs, CBC News analysis finds. As Pierre Poilievre presents himself as...
Canada targeted by same Chinese hackers the U.S., U.K. accuse of cyberespionage that hit millions
Canada's electronic intelligence agency says the same hacking group that the U.K. and the U.S. have accused of a widespread...
Military ditching aptitude test for some applicants, will start accepting recruits with medical conditions
The military has dropped its aptitude test from the application process for dozens of jobs and plans to start accepting...
MPs to study controversial prison transfer of killer Luka Magnotta
A parliamentary committee voted Monday to look into why convicted first-degree murderer Luka Magnotta was quietly transferred from a maximum...
Corrections chief briefed Mendicino's chief of staff weeks before Bernardo's prison transfer
Then-public safety minister Marco Mendicino's chief of staff was briefed by the head of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)...
Vast majority of permanent residents applying to join military haven't been accepted, figures show
The Canadian Armed Forces has received more than 21,000 applications from permanent residents eager to join the chronically understaffed military...
Defence minister says he wants to change the drinking culture on military bases
Defence Minister Bill Blair says the government has no plans to ban alcohol in the military, but he will speak...
Ottawa announcing process to review abuse in Canadian sports
Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough is expected to announce Monday the process the government will use to review systemic abuse...
Sport minister to launch 'independent mechanism' to review abuse in Canadian sports
Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough said early next week she's announcing a "formal, independent mechanism" to review systemic abuse and...
Friends of one of Bernardo's victims call on Ottawa to do more to uphold victims' rights
Canada's prison investigator, the federal victims' ombudsperson and friends of one of Paul Bernardo's victims are all calling on the...
Canada moving forward with sole-source contract to replace military surveillance planes
The federal government will award a multibillion-dollar, sole-sourced contract to Boeing to replace its aging military surveillance planes, Radio-Canada has...
Military justice officials defend handling of sexual assault cases stayed in civilian court
Senior military officials insist their investigators and prosecutors did nothing wrong and they won't be making any changes in response...
Liberals go online to test messages attacking Poilievre's record
The Liberal Party is beta-testing new videos attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, one of which compares him to former U.S...
Federal government was bombarded by emails from Canadians outraged by Bernardo's transfer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and key cabinet ministers received hundreds of emails from Canadians back in the spring expressing how...
Families of Bernardo's victims want access to his records to prepare for parole hearings
Families of serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo's victims are trying to convince the Supreme Court of Canada to give...