Canadian fugitive drug trafficker captured while working out in Colombia

3 people taken to hospital, damage reported after RCMP say tornado touched down at Alberta campground

Friends, family say Danielle Dobersheck faced threats, violence before homicide

The partner of Canada's worst mass shooter survived years of abuse before he would go on a rampage that killed 22 people across rural Nova Scotia. Her experiences are detailed in a book released Tuesday and speak to a wider truth, she says: that the violence that begins behind closed doors can spill into society.

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The violence began behind closed doors. It ended in Canada’s worst mass shooting

Brenda Ottenbreit has felt the harm caused by coercive control. It's why she's fought so hard to see it criminalized. Now, she's "cautiously optimistic" about changes coming to the Criminal Code, even though there's a lot of work still to be done.

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Canadian Criminal Code reforms making coercive control, sharing sexual deepfakes crimes

Front-line organizations say housing remains a massive barrier for women fleeing domestic violence. Many shelters and supportive housing are full, leaving some women with few options and some going back to their abusers.

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Housing remains 'biggest issue' for women fleeing domestic violence, say front-line groups

A Nova Scotia woman who was in an abusive relationship says the deaths of six women in the province in the last three months have left her with feelings of grief, anger and hopelessness. June is sharing her story of intimate partner violence and her experience with the justice system.

She wanted to exit an abusive relationship. She ended up being arrested

Quebec provincial police are reporting a significant increase in intimate partner violence cases, though they say it does not necessarily mean more violence is occurring.

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Reports of intimate partner violence in Quebec triple over last decade

'I'm going to kill you one day': Friends, family say 30-year-old Sask. woman faced violence before homicide

A diarrhea-causing parasite has infected more than 1,000 in the U.S. Is it in Canada?

Multiple states have reported cyclospora infections.

It can cause diarrhea, bloating, fever and nausea.

Cases are common in the spring and summer.

'Explosive' diarrhea parasite sickens more than 1,000 in U.S. Should Canadians be concerned?

Egypt blocks entry to 2SLGBTQ+ cruise days after Turkey did the same

Fitness influencer Connor Murphy reported dead in Thailand

Don't stand in 'deadly' ocean in St. Vincent's, N.L., whale-watchers warned

Justin and Emily Baldoni speak of 'painful things,' 'injustice' in first video since Blake Lively lawsuits

What the Graham Platner scandal says about Democratic Party's troubles

Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from the Maine Senate race after an allegation of sexual assault surfaced. The move to shutter a campaign that had withstood months of controversy imperils the Democrats' attempt to regain power in Washington.

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Maine Democrat Graham Platner halting U.S. Senate run amid sexual assault allegation

In an 11-minute video posted to social media, Democrat Graham Platner said he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine. His decision comes days after a woman said he sexually assaulted her in 2021 while they were dating, an allegation that Platner denies.

Graham Platner announces exit from U.S. Senate race

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was recently in Canada and we asked him about the upcoming midterms. He spoke to CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the November elections, which will be a crucial test for the Democrats.

Is this top Democrat worried about the U.S. midterms?

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term U.S. Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Donald Trump's endorsement to a lopsided victory for the Republican Senate nomination.

Trump's scandal-plagued pick wins Texas Senate primary run-off — and Democrats see an opening

Kamala Harris "wrote off rural America" during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient "negative firepower," according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released Thursday by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that did little to quell Democrats' concerns about the direction of their party.

Democrats' autopsy of 2024 U.S. election blames Harris and 'identity politics' for loss

'There's wreckage everywhere': Resort owner loses cabins, trailers in growing B.C. wildfires

Extortion, drugs, assassination and transnational Indian crime syndicates: 'Operation Hard Ball' explained

Three sweeping indictments unsealed Tuesday by U.S. prosecutors allege that India-based organized crime networks orchestrated political killings, extortion schemes and large-scale drug trafficking across Canada, the United States and Europe.

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Indictments tying Bishnoi to Surrey, B.C., killing detail alleged global criminal network

Law enforcement officials described the arrests and charges as having dismantled leadership at the top of organizations that have preyed on the Indian diaspora for years, but Sikh advocacy groups said there are larger questions left unanswered.

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Sikh advocates, Canadian politicians respond to 'Operation Hard Ball' crackdown on 3 India-based crime gangs

Dozens charged with murder, extortion and more in crackdown on India-based organized crime groups

Three Indian nationals jailed earlier this month for their roles in a fiery attack on a South Surrey home in February were paid $1,000 each by a subcontractor for the Bishnoi gang, according to a record of their sentencing.

Surrey extortionist told police Bishnoi contractor paid $3K for fiery attack

A member of Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board has issued a deportation order to an Indian national convicted of carrying out a fiery attack at the Victoria-area home of Punjabi musician AP Dhillon at the behest of the Bishnoi gang.

Deportation order issued to shooter convicted in Bishnoi gang attack at home of AP Dhillon

A Canadian version of Summer House is coming to cottage country

Olympian Trump accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool pleads not guilty

Quebec requires new truck drivers from Ontario to take an exam

Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart singer, dead at 75

Carney courts Saudi Arabia as U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapses

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifted Prime Minister Mark Carney a pistol with his name engraved on it, along with ammunition.

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Turkish president gifts Carney, NATO leaders each an engraved pistol

NATO leaders won Donald Trump’s public endorsement of the alliance’s collective-defence guarantee, but little else was settled. The summit ended amid uncertainty over future U.S. troop commitments, defence funding, next year’s meeting and Europe’s ability to shoulder greater responsibility without Washington.

Trump leaves NATO united on paper, uncertain in practice

The NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, has officially concluded, but the fallout is just beginning. In a highly unusual move, the alliance closed its meeting without agreeing on where the next summit will take place — a possible indication of friction behind closed doors. Meanwhile, countries like Canada are making independent moves, such as signing a multibillion-dollar submarine deal with NATO allies Germany and Norway to build what Ottawa calls 'greater strategic autonomy.' Former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, offers his analysis to Power & Politics.

What was going on with Trump at the NATO summit?

Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed the latest U.S. strikes on Iran as a justified response to ceasefire violations, even as President Donald Trump declared the truce finished and accused NATO allies of abandoning Washington. Alliance leaders sought to contain the rift while urging de-escalation and freedom of navigation in the Gulf.

Carney backs latest U.S. strikes on Iran as Trump slams NATO allies

Prime Minister Carney says Canada’s growing military footprint, including in the Arctic, puts the country in a position to help lead NATO. Today, an in-depth look at what it takes to defend Canada’s North.

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What does it take to defend Canada’s Arctic?

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S., not Denmark, should control Greenland, reviving a stance that has ‌caused tensions among NATO allies just as leaders of the alliance gathered for a summit in Turkey.

Trump revives argument that U.S. should control Greenland as NATO leaders gather

Plans for more pipelines to export Canadian oil — and emissions — as planet keeps getting hotter

This is why Quebec is the only province where you can pre-approve your death

A special parliamentary committee is recommending that the federal government "indefinitely exclude" people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness from applying for medical assistance in dying (MAID).

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Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends

Joint chair of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, Liberal MP Dr. Marcus Powlowski, said 'nothing has changed' in the end-of-life program as it still does not extend to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness.

People seeking MAID for mental illness should 'seek psychiatric help': Liberal MP

A special parliamentary committee will recommend Ottawa indefinitely pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. Dr. Stan Kutcher says all Canadians need to understand that issues related to MAID involve people's autonomy and the Charter rights of all Canadians to be treated equally.

Psychiatrist and former senator explains why he supports MAID expansion

A special parliamentary committee will recommend that the federal government indefinitely pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness, CBC News has confirmed.

Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness

A Canadian woman who has been fighting for medical assistance in dying (MAID) to be an option for people with mental disorders, is now asking the courts to exempt her from current laws so that a doctor can end her life.