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A 23-year-old soldier from North Vancouver was remembered Sunday as a globe-trotting, sporty and car-loving man with an infectious sense of humour and a fearless love for life. A photo of Pte. Aidan Goulding sat in front of the hundreds of military personnel, family and friends who gathered at an armoury on a stormy day in Vancouver for his funeral.

Eve Gascon stopped all 11 shots she faced as Canada blanked Japan 9-0 at the women’s hockey world championship in Herning, Denmark, on Sunday.

Top Republican lawmakers ​in the U.S. House of ​Representatives have called on Jensen Huang to brief Congress this month about a New York ​Times report in October alleging he had a close relationship with a ‌Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing.

In the wake of a particularly destructive wildfire season in British Columbia, front-line crews are welcoming new federal funding for water bombers.

Canadian hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser and her colleague Theresa Philips tell The National about the moment they invited Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala to make a special appearance at the WickFest female hockey festival.

A historic milestone occured as Okanagan Falls, B.C., offically swore in its first ever mayor and council on Friday. Mayor Matt Taylor took the oath of office alongside councillors Amy Bydal, Eugene Dettling, Randy Ludwar, and Allison Symons.

Last month, Apple announced it’d be tightening privacy controls in a future macOS update, in response to AI agents requesting Full Disk Access then going rogue with users data without them being fully aware. Now, we have an idea of how the changes might look.

The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association said Sunday it has been informed that it is being bumped by Russia from competing in the world junior championships in Canada, a decision creating further uncertainty involving the 10-nation tournament.

Some Americans living in Canada said they were ecstatic at the results of the midterm elections with hopes the two countries will be one step closer to mending economic and cultural relations.

A search is ongoing after James “Dakota” Smith, 34, failed to return from a solo canoe trip off northern Vancouver Island amid stormy weather Friday. Authorities were called to search for Smith after he was a few hours late to return home to his partner and two young children.

As the dust settles on a stunning midterm election that saw Republicans take heavy losses in the U.S. Congress, former Canadian and American officials are unsure if the drubbing signals the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s political era and movement.

York University is warning the community of a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the theft of personal information, including personal contact details and student identification numbers.

The crash occurred in the al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 52 kilometers south of Cairo. A train travelling to the southwestern Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the Transportation Ministry.

In the past few years, a major Apple story (especially in the age of AI) has been that the company isn’t moving fast enough in the space to keep up with competitors. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, new Apple CEO John Ternus is reportedly pushing on software chief Craig Federighi to ‘accelerate’ Apple’s roadmap for software.

Apple finally shipped its long awaited personalized Siri with iOS 27. The company lived up to its promises, and delivered on its hefty goals that it set out back in 2024.

That said, Siri still lacks in terms of proactively taking actions for you, a feature that many AI companies are actively working towards. Apple might come around on that…

While premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says DRIPA “isn’t working,” lawyer Louise Mandell says the law provides a framework for solving conflict through negotiation instead of litigation.

The mayor of the municipality and business owners are in shock following the latest in a string of suspicious fires being investigated by the provincial police in the small town.

A driver has died after a fallen tree trapped two vehicles in Surrey on Saturday as a second round of powerful winds battered B.C.

Hadden Kelloway once feared he wouldn’t be accepted in Sparwood, B.C. Friends and neighbours convinced him to stay. Now, more than 30 years after arriving, he’s the town’s mayor.

Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday, after authorities say a 24-year-old man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow and opened fire, killing six people and wounding 15 others before police shot and wounded him.

A sophisticated scam has targeted holiday markets and vendors across the province, costing some victims more than $1,000 in losses.

To the average Albertan, the headlines tied to developments in the lawsuit launched by the former CEO of Alberta Health Services can be confusing. In case you’re not caught up, let’s get you up to speed.

The home was among more than 60 properties auctioned off in this year’s City of Vancouver tax sale, set off by owners who have not paid their taxes for three years in a row, with the reserve, or upset prices, set at the amounts owed to the city.

Emails obtained by CBC News show internal city discussions about a Regina mosque’s decision to broadcast the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer.

Seth Congdon had a 15-year military career. Now he’s heading back into a warzone, to teach children skills to help them look up at the sky without a fear of drones and missiles.

Ballistic and blood spatter analysis are grounded in science. But its practitioners regularly make conclusions in court that are far beyond what their own empirical evidence supports, according to new research — while lawyers and judges don’t challenge those conclusions enough.

As a Korean mother living in Canada, Noeul Kang finds herself constantly thinking about what it means to give her son a language that isn’t regularly spoken outside their home.

If the rising cost of youth sports pushes athletes to specialize early, it might also endanger two familiar athletic archetypes – the late bloomer and the multisport standout.

With fears of cyberattacks, conflict and major disruption to daily life grow in Europe, governments are urging citizens to prepare for emergencies. But in Britain, the culture of stockpiling supplies and being ready to face a crisis needs gentle and convincing persuasion.

In recent years, Canadian cheese has been having a bit of a moment south of the border, taking home some of the biggest awards in the Western hemisphere. But Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on certain dairy products, including Canadian cheese, are threatening to spoil this success.

When news broke about the deadly training accident at CFB Wainwright that killed four soldiers and sent dozens more to hospital with severe burns, Véronique Moulin knew she had to help. She is on the front lines of research meant to help burn patients heal faster, with less pain and fewer scars.

A colourful new map that paints a not-so-rosy global picture of what’s putting freshwater species at risk could help conservationists focus on threats and species most urgently in need of support.

The Edmonton Elks took one more massive step towards completing the revitalization of the franchise Saturday, beating the B.C. Lions 28-16 in the CFL West final to advance to the Grey Cup game for the first time since 2015.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president. White said Saturday that he plans to meet with Trump on Monday at the White House.

This was the 14th time this season that Montreal was shut out

Last week, movie director Rian Johnson announced a surprise new camera app for iPhone that reimagines what a smartphone photo should look like. Many people would agree that Apple’s iPhone photos are a tad bit overprocessed.

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo introduced a new film texture option, but in my view, it’s a bit too exaggerated. Chromagraph Camera,…

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

If you find yourself playing an instrument with sheet music, flipping the page often requires you to stop playing to turn the page.…

Police say a man and woman were riding an e-scooter northbound on Seymour Street when they collided head on with the side of a westbound transit bus.

The federal Liberal budget, delivered on Thursday, has set aside $11.2 billion over the next four years in a bid to end homelessness in the next 10 years.

Israel’s president has tapped opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government, in another setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Paraguayan prosecutors on Saturday charged former president Santiago Peña with breach of trust and administration for personal gain and asked a court to jail him pending trial, a day after his ​impeachment over the collapse of digital lender Ueno.

Anker’s new MagGo Pro 2 power bank offers active cooling, 25W MagSafe fast charging, 10,000mAh of capacity, and a smart display – all in one package. Anker touts it as the fastest and coolest wireless power bank on the market.

Two grizzly attacks in Bella Coola, B.C. in less than a year have left two dead and a community searching for answers.

Nova Scotians rallied Saturday to oppose AI data centre construction.

For the first time in a long time, I can say that iPhone cases are fun again! The introduction of the iPhone Duo has brought us a new era of cases in all shapes, sizes, functions, and form factors. We are still in the infancy of this new ecosystem of iPhone Duo-compatible cases, so manufacturers are experimenting with different designs,…

Next spring, Apple will take the stage to unveil the second-generation iPhone Air to the world, after taking a bit more time to go back to the drawing board and incorporate a second camera into the design. That said, iPhone Air is no longer the flashy cool phone, now iPhone Duo is.

With that being the case, it seems obvious…

It seems incredible that anyone can legally create a business which involves scraping your personal data from the web and then selling it, yet here we are. There are literally hundreds of data brokers doing just this.

They also buy data from app developers, who use innocuous-sounding terms like “sharing data with selected partners” in their privacy polices. Fortunately, individuals…

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England’s Oxford University in a new role.

After a round of blustery fall weather caused ferry cancellations and knocked out power to thousands, B.C. appears set for another blast of wind.

The man who stabbed a woman to death in front of her two youngest children in an Ottawa park two years ago has been found guilty of first-degree murder in court Saturday.

Six people were killed and 16 wounded after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a busy market square in Krakow, authorities said, in what Poland’s defence minister called an “act of terror.”

Danielle Hubbard, CEO of the Okanagan Regional Library, explores infidelity, grief and self-blame in her debut poetry collection, The Electrocutionist. Drawing on an affair and her mother’s death, the book revisits a painful period in her life.

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While forecasters say it’s tough to know so early in the season what avalanche conditions will look like in coming months, some say the risk is already there.

Russian forces hammered energy infrastructure around Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, straining Kyiv’s power supply and heating systems as temperatures headed toward zero, officials said on Saturday.

Following wind gusts up to 100 km/h Friday night social media was flooded with photos of the ensuing damage, which included trees on homes and, in one instance, a traffic light gone from its location.

Social media was flooded with photos of the damage, which included trees on homes and, in one instance, a traffic light gone from its location.

B.C.’s Human Rights Tribunal has ordered LifeLabs and a subsidiary to pay three transgender and non-binary people $32,000 for “injury to their dignity” after the staff at the company misgendered and outed them at service centres in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2019.

Update: Amazon just brought back the pre-order deal on the new Apple TV 4K (4th Generation) ahead of release next week. 

Joining the pre-order deals on the new Apple HomeView and what could be a fleeting chance to secure the 2026 Apple Polishing Cloth at $9 Prime shipped, the early Black Friday Apple deals are already flooding in. While…

Political science experts told CBC’s West of Centre that Alberta’s electoral map-making process should be reexamined to stave off American influences.

A lonely highway, a traumatized son, and up to 20 people in need of urgent care after a horrific bus crash: that’s the situation Rich Rogers found himself in Wednesday morning along Highway 39, just south of Mackenzie, B.C. A former firefighter, he spoke to reporters about the toll it can take and the importance of supporting first responders.

The Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association and British Columbia Search Dog Association have asked Parks Canada to “immediately reverse” the program’s cancellation to “reduce risks to rescuers and the Canadian public.”

The federal budget proposes a tweak to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) aimed at simplifying financial planning for thousands of seniors every year.

More than six months on from a report that rang alarm bells about the prevalence of abuse and maltreatment in sport, the head of Canada’s sport integrity agency continues to have “major” concerns about regional gaps in safe sport rules.

Major League Baseball teams have tough calls to make this month, as they scramble to get the players they want on their rosters during an off-season that may be truncated amid contentious labour negotiations.

The newly proposed Canada Creative Credit tax relief is supposed to help artists. But how much can artists really expect in their pockets? Which kind of artists can benefit from it? And when — if ever — will it actually take effect?

Social media posts showing real-time positions of police officers in a standoff with an armed suspect at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus on Monday night prompted a stern warning from police, but legal experts say the law isn’t clear-cut on the issue.

Sewing hobbyists and the people who teach them say a number of factors — including renewed interest in analog hobbies and growing concern about the impacts of fast fashion — are driving more Canadians to pick up a needle and thread.

Emergency physicians across Canada say a powerful veterinary sedative is being added to fentanyl sold on streets, complicating their response to overdoses as they juggle patients.

Countries like the U.S., U.K. and China are pouring billions into AI-integrated military software and hardware, despite legal and ethical concerns. Canadian defence technology companies, military experts and defence officials all say keeping humans in the loop will be key.

Canada has multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. tech firm Palantir. Experts warn the deals could expose military data to U.S. authorities and deepen Canada’s reliance on foreign technology, while DND says its systems keep government data secure in Canada.

Northern and isolated RCMP detachments have become “chronically and at times critically” understaffed, according to an internal evaluation report — the latest document pointing to retention and recruitment issues within the storied organization.

Following the redesign of the Apple Music app icon, which replaced the familiar white music note on a red background with a black-and-white look, Apple today updated Apple Music Classical to match the new design.

Vancouver Whitecaps centre back Belal Halbouni said Friday he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. The 26-year-old from London, Ont., began treatment for the form of cancer in his hometown last week, the Major League Soccer team said in a statement.

The faculty senate of Cornell University approved a resolution Friday declaring no confidence in the school’s top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student’s lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity party in 2024.

Ottawa unveiled its 2026 budget, saying it contains ‘the most comprehensive revamp of business incentives in generations.’ Andrew Chang breaks down the math of Canada’s $36 billion bet on closing its productivity gap with the U.S.: the ‘Mega Deduction.’ (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack.

“This decision is based on expert recommendations and allows for necessary mitigation work, which will continue in summer 2027,” Dane Gergovich said.

Ousted Paraguayan president Santiago Peña was placed under house arrest Friday on suspicion of breach of trust and influence peddling, among other charges, shortly after the Senate removed him from office over the collapse of a government-linked bank that locked nearly half the country’s 6 million people out of their savings.

The United States government has announced sanctions against several Canadian currency-exchange businesses accused of helping the Iranian regime and, in several cases, also helping the alleged head of a drug trafficking ring.

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Award-winning culinary show ‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ is getting a third season, in an announcement that came hours after its second season came to a close. Here are the details.

As the federal Liberals unveil their second budget, there is no guarantee that health care transfer funding increases will remain stable after 2028.

Following the recent release of Screen Awareness, Raycast got an interesting update this week that lets users talk to AI about whatever is on their screen without having to explain the context. Here are the details.

Two men have been charged in relation to separate shootings in Surrey, B.C., last year that police have described as extortion-related.

The investigation into a suspected fatal grizzly attack this week includes DNA profiling to identify the animal responsible.

Plus: bubble-blowing sperm whales, permafrost landslides, better wind turbines and birds sound like humans

Here are four reasons why it’s worth paying attention to the Canadian women in this year’s hockey world championship

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is pressing G7 allies to intensify pressure on Russia after an attack on a Ukrainian aid distribution site killed 53 people. Anand says the international community must strengthen sanctions and military support, and confront Moscow directly when world leaders gather for December’s G20 summit in Florida.

A dangerous offender and sentencing hearing is underway in Calgary for Duran Ross Buffalo, 41, who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and break-and-enter to commit sexual assault by a jury last year.

This week, Apple released the first iOS 27.3 beta. The update includes multiple new features for iPhone users, including the redesigned Health app, iPhone Duo updates, and much more. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s new in iOS 27.3 …

Reuters and The Washington Post report that Apple is among the tech giants potentially facing congressional investigations as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers in January. Here are the details.

The chef and owner of a Jamaican restaurant set to open in Winnipeg’s West End at the end of this month is facing both backlash and support for her decision to exclude some children from its dine-in experience.

Macklemore says after weeks of reaching out to U.S. venues, nine major arenas have refused to host his “Free Palestine” tour.

watchOS 27.3 arrived this week in beta alongside iOS 27.3, with a major new feature for the latest Apple Watch models: Siri Recap, which I’m already really loving.

When someone brought an immobilized red-shouldered hawk to the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center last month, staff suspected she was either blinded, injured or poisoned. But it turns out she just ate too many chickens.

Apple shared a new Apple Card ad on its YouTube page today featuring a therapist who realizes she really needs a vacation. Watch it below.

A group of four Calgary friends who won the country’s largest-ever lottery jackpot had made their intentions clear with the name of their group chat: Manifesting Millions.

Canada will grant permanent and temporary residency to a combined total of more than a million people next year as part of the federal government’s new immigration levels plan laid out in the budget.

British Columbia gained 12,300 jobs in October, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey.

Several tech companies are pushing back against subpoenas issued by Apple and the DOJ in their ongoing antitrust battle. Here are the details.

The ​New York Times Company is in exclusive talks to acquire film-focused social platform Letterboxd in a deal valued at about $330 million US, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two ‌people familiar with the discussions.

Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival to legacy pickup trucks.

Septuagenarian actress Morgan Fairchild is vowing to share another side of herself as the latest veteran soap opera vixen to join the racy online subscription platform OnlyFans.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government unveiled a budget Thursday that covered more than $150 billion in spending, detailed in a 500-plus-page document. As Canadians attempt to parse what the budget means for them, here are answers to some of the questions sent in by CBC readers, viewers and listeners.

I love natural gas heat for a few reasons, but one is avoiding AUX heat from a heat pump and watching the bill rise. The downside is when the gas heat kicks on, the air in mt house is bone dry. My nose ends up being super dry for months. A humidifier like the Airversa Humelle works with Apple Home…

Just days after the Republican Party’s resounding defeat in the midterms, U.S. President Donald Trump is replacing his top political adviser, chief of staff Susie Wiles, with immigration hardliner Stephen Miller.

A call to bring back licensed grizzly bear hunting, closed in B.C. since 2017, has resurfaced after a suspected grizzly attack killed a mother and daughter near Bella Coola — but conservationists argue there’s no evidence that hunting the bears reduces conflict.

iOS 27.2 launched last week with a lot of new features, and also several ways you can customize your iPhone. Here’s what’s new for iPhone personalization.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now recommends that all Canadian infants receive vaccination against hepatitis B, a virus that infects the liver and has a high likelihood of becoming chronic in young children, especially infants under one year old.

The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot who died along with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida said Friday he has listened to his daughter’s heartbreaking final radio transmissions “many times” since the crash.

After a long campaign, a recount and two weeks of uncertainty, the race for a Norfolk County council seat was left up to fate. Chris Van Paassen will return as Ward 4 councillor after Norfolk County Clerk William Tigert drew his name from a hat Thursday night, breaking a tie with challenger Jeni Lambert.

Community organizations and advocates are speaking out after Anthony Santander of the Toronto Blue Jays posted anti-Muslim content on social media following the U.S. midterm elections.

Canada’s industry minister is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate Stelco’s parent company after its CEO told CBC News that he only bought the Hamilton steelmaker to stop it undercutting his U.S. business.

Jason Reding Quiñones, who oversaw probes into past criminal investigations of U.S. President Donald Trump as ‌the top federal prosecutor in Miami, has resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. His departure follows the announcement on Thursday that Harmeet Dhillon was leaving her post leading to the Justice Department’s civil rights unit.

A state of local emergency and an evacuation order have been issued for Zeballos, a village of about 125 people on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, due to flooding and landslide risks.

The Ontario government is considering changes to address what it calls “obstruction” to economic development projects, raising concerns from Neskantaga First Nation about its right to defend its homelands. Here’s what we know about the proposal, which one assistant law professor describes as “very vague.”

The new theme, officially titled “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday” was announced Thursday, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art — roughly two months after it cancelled its planned John Galliano retrospective amid controversy.

A spate of bomb threats across Europe has thrown airports and newsrooms into disarray over the past week, forcing flight diversions and emergency landings while prompting broadcast suspensions and evacuations.

Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru. Here’s a look at a tribute to the pontiff by a Peruvian sculptor.

Jessie Eldridge scored twice and added an assist as Canada defeated Sweden 5-1 Friday in its world women’s hockey championship opener.

A multimillion-dollar federal funding commitment to create a new Winnipeg facility for mental health and addictions care represents a “massive opportunity” for the city and the province, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says.

Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada’s decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta.

Health Canada has authorized Moderna’s mRNA vaccine for influenza, as well as its combination mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID-19.

Firstly, go secure yourself a couple 2026 Apple Polishing Cloths at $9 a pop before they sell out, a well as the Apple HomeView pre-order discount, then scope out the AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off and all five colors of Apple’s AirPods Max 2 at $100 off. We also still have various Apple Watch Ultra 4 models…

The Canadian government has joined nine other countries in a joint statement condemning this week’s prison sentence for Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong.

Next year Apple is rumored to have a big redesign coming to the iPhone Pro models, and per a new leak, it may come with the loss of the Action button.

Will this be the last round of water restrictions for Calgary? History suggests that’s unlikely. The CBC’s Helen Pike explores newspaper archives that have a familiar storyline about water shortages, rationing and infrastructure costs.

Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on a federal criminal complaint alleging he kept child sexual abuse material, including sexually explicit photographs of himself with prepubescent girls, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

iOS 27.2 arrived last week, and among its changes for Apple Photos, the update adds an invisible watermarking feature when you use certain editing tools. Here’s how it works.

Apple released the iPhone Duo two weeks ago, and the app story is quickly taking shape. In a new statement to 9to5Mac, Apple has revealed that there are already “well over 100,000 apps” on the App Store designed for iPhone Duo, and thousands are being added each day.

Squamish’s new mayor and six councillors were sworn in Tuesday, with all but one of them a fresh face on council.

The holidays are coming, and Apple Stores around the world are rolling out decorations today to celebrate. Here’s a look at this year’s holiday decor.

Apple has rolled out its holiday theming at the online Apple Store, and with it a new, extended return policy has just been put into place. Here are the details.

Environment Canada is recommending people clear storm drains and secure loose objects as stormy weather takes hold in parts of the province Friday.

The union representing paramedics in B.C. says building a hospital helipad in Prince George could be the “difference between life and death” in future emergencies around the north.

The loss of a few thousand jobs last month follows big back-to-back job losses in August and September, when the Canadian economy shed more than 100,000 roles cumulatively over two months.

Popular Apple accessory maker Twelve South is launching a new retractable Cablesnap 65W travel charger this week. It has a built-in USB-C cable, alongside an additional USB-C port and USB-A port.

You can order the new Cablesnap 65W on Amazon today for $49.99.

A Kenyan court sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children starved to death on his orders and buried in a forest, among 500 suspected victims of one of the worst ceremonial massacres of modern times.

With B.C. adopting year-round daylight time, one researcher warns of confusion and cross-border relationship challenges now that Vancouver and Seattle are in different time zones.

Jonathan Black-Branch has lost his bid to avoid extradition from France to Canada to face fraud charges.

The death toll from Russia’s bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 53, the acting regional governor said Friday, making it one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year.

Following yesterday’s report that Apple was preparing to raise approximately $7 billion through a bond offering, the company has now finalized terms with the SEC, confirming a slightly larger amount. Here are the details.

A Nanaimo teenager is among those losing access to support they say has changed their life. The B.C. Centre for Long COVID reduced treatment options after changes to MSP came into force November 1.

A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor has died almost a year after she was wounded during the massacre of 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration, officials said Friday.

A mining company CEO revealed he was considering building an open-pit gold mine right in Virginiatown, Ont., leaving residents of the community of about 500 people in shock. “I do feel frustrated and quite worried,” says one homeowner.

The Crown has dropped the murder charge against a woman who said she shot a man before he had the chance to shoot her at the scene of a triple homicide near Turtleford, Sask.

Salahaddin Abrar died on April 19 while awaiting a liver transplant, days after the infant’s family says a Surrey Memorial Hospital physician sent him home.

This weekend, thousands of people across the Greater Toronto Area will be gathering for Diwali celebrations, which will include lots of colourful lights, delicious treats and, of course, fireworks. But different cities have different rules for lighting up the night sky, so CBC Toronto has compiled this handy guide.

When two sisters from Springdale, N.L., made arrangements to bury their brother, they weren’t prepared for the ordeal ahead. Now, a year later, they’re hoping by sharing their story, it will lead to changes in how cremations are handled in the province.

Malfunctioning power door operators, inaccessible self-service kiosks and the inability to get a braille menu were among the issues people with disabilities faced while eating out as part of a Marketplace investigation into accessibility at fast-food and full-service restaurants in Ontario.

Experts and patients say MS misdiagnosis can happen as researchers continue to improve their understanding of the disease and develop better ways to diagnose it.

Several Republicans sought to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s trade war during the midterms, in some cases asking for specific tariffs to be rolled back. Even so, Republicans lost. Democrats, who were traditionally the party of protectionism, appear to have been pushed into a more pro-free trade stance, and appear ready to try to reach a deal with Republicans.

Wild Horse Nine is Martin McDonagh’s newest, bleakest outing yet. Starring John Malkovich as a dying CIA operative and Sam Rockwell as his hapless friend and partner, it also reflects a wider Hollywood theme.

Quebec provincial police have confirmed that a barrel discovered on an uninhabited island in the St-Lawrence River does not contain active anthrax — ruling out the most dangerous possibility in an ongoing mystery.

Beef prices are at record highs. But there is some good news for Canadians who enjoy a good steak. Beef prices have stabilized, but experts say that doesn’t mean grocery prices will be dropping anytime soon.

There are so many similarities between the hit TV series ER and HBO’s The Pitt that a lawsuit should be allowed to proceed, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by the widow of Michael Crichton, who created the TV series ER in the 1990s, based on a film script he wrote about his time as a…

The federal budget charts a path to $157 billion in annual defence spending by 2030, bringing Canada closer to NATO’s five per cent target. But it offers few details on military rearmament and no spending roadmap beyond 2030. Analysts question whether fiscal pressures and shifting political priorities will undermine Ottawa’s commitments.

Mark Carney believes he can borrow billions now to invest into major projects and jump start the Canadian economy. If those investments don’t pay off, Canada’s debt load leaves it exposed to other, new risks.

Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate and its employees.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a video message on Thursday vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the Iran war as “courageous and historic” after voters punished Republicans over it in this week’s midterm elections.

While Kalshi and Polymarket hail big wins for their accurate midterm markets, experts say they missed out on historic and surprise wins.

Apple TV subscribers can now stream the first two episodes of the platform’s new unscripted food series, ‘Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook.’ Watch the trailer below.

While the illuminated Apple logo on the new MacBook Pro drew one of the biggest cheers during last week’s announcement, Apple knows that not everyone will want to keep it on. Here’s the company’s official guide to turning it off.

Select WhatsApp users on TestFlight and in the main app are now seeing the option to expand an image in the app’s photo editor. Here are the details.

Elections Alberta is estimating the province’s Oct. 19 referendum cost just over $84 million to execute.

The 2026 federal budget earmarks several initiatives specifically for B.C., including $3 billion for the Massey Tunnel replacement project and millions for flood mitigation.

Despite global iPad shipments dropping 27.5% year-over-year in the third calendar quarter, Apple maintained its lead in the tablet market, according to a new report released today. Here are the details.

“Maitre chez nous” was famously the rallying cry of Jean Lesage’s Quiet Revolution, a period of rapid modernization and reform in Quebec in the 1960s. Mark Carney first tried it out a year and a half ago in the shadow of the United States and a newly anglicized version — “masters of our destiny” — adorns his government’s second budget.

Zoning for the proposed building on Comox Avenue, the main road that leads to the town’s centre, was changed during a bylaw update earlier this year.

Starting this year, Apple has exclusive streaming rights for Formula 1 racing in the United States, which sees every race stream on Apple TV. Both Apple and the league have proudly reported a very positive response in terms of viewership and subscriber acquisition, although they do not publish exact viewing figures.

On the latest earnings call for F1’s parent…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday declaring the Oval Office and Cabinet room of the White House to be national monuments.

Elections B.C. said there are about 150,000 mail-in ballots to tally, in addition to absentee and assisted phone ballots that will be included in the final count.

Galloway, a former University of British Columbia writing professor, is suing multiple people who published allegations of sexual assault against him.

One of two people charged in relation to the death of an 11-year-old Burnaby boy appeared in a Vancouver courtroom for the first time on Thursday.

Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that will alter the trajectory of the nation’s second-largest city.

Abbotsford’s city council saw its biggest turnover in at least the past three terms during October’s civic election, with four of eight councillors taking their oaths of office for the first time this week.

According to a new report from Counterpoint Research, Apple just recorded its highest-ever global smartphone revenue for a third calendar quarter. Here are the details.

Is it normal to see Moana 2 over a hundred times, in theatres? Maybe not for your typical movie goer, but if you’re trying to break a record for most movies seen in theatres in a year, then it might just be a necessity. Glenwood Hoskin Jr. set out to break that record, previously set at 777. Between April 1,…

Canada is embarking on a path to end homelessness in 10 years, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said as he presented the federal budget on Thursday.

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is safely back inside the International Space Station after successfully completing his second spacewalk in two weeks.

MacPaw today announced an expansion of CleanMyMac’s capabilities beyond the app’s traditional Mac maintenance and optimization tools. Here are the details.

Rush may be currently delighting fans while on tour, but the Canadian Music Hall of Famers are already prepping for the next high-profile gig soon after its wraps: a week-long residency at immersive Las Vegas venue Sphere.

AI stocks worldwide felt pressure as worries rise about possible moratoriums on data centres following Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is promising to spend $50 billion over a decade on programs and services for Indigenous peoples in key sectors like on-reserve infrastructure, housing, education, health care, child welfare, policing and emergency management.

Budget 2026 outlines the federal government’s plan to spend more than $50 billion in “bold and ambitious measures” to expand Canada’s electricity system.

WorkSafeBC and RCMP are still investigating what police described as a “chaotic scene” when the shuttle bus went off Highway 39, causing hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie to declare a code orange.

California governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of more than 500 inmates to life in prison with no parole, saying he believes state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the values of California, undermines the foundations of the legal system and “diminishes each of us.”

No, Canada did not light up Niagara Falls blue to celebrate Democrats’ wins in the U.S. midterm elections. CBC’s Fact Check team debunks the claim.

The Carney government’s new budget proposes roughly $5 billion over the next five years toward several initiatives to promote Canadian culture, including building new recreational facilities and ice rinks, supporting national museums and permanently making their admissions free for people 25 and younger.

The 2026 federal budget outlines billions in new spending, but mostly on non-permanent measures. Here are some takeaways.

Canada’s spy agency is getting a massive surge of funding from the Liberal government as it looks to bolster its intelligence-gathering prowess.

The 2026 budget increases payments for the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, expands a tax credit for low-wage workers and makes the Canada caregiver credit refundable. But the affordability measures are mostly for the short term, and took a back seat to measures aimed at boosting investment.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s second federal budget allocates tens of billions of dollars in new spending to tackle what the government describes as the twin challenges of our time: improving affordability in an era of high prices and securing Canada’s sovereignty as it faces external threats.

Apple Arcade subscribers got four new games today, with another major release coming next week. Here are the details.

The federal government has released draft regulations to stop banks from charging fees when a client moves an investment account to a different financial institution.

iPhone Duo has only been available for a couple weeks, but Apple keeps improving the product with software enhancements. The latest arrives in the iOS 27.3 beta via a convenient keyboard update.

Jordan Kealy, who represented Peace River North, was charged in June before losing his seat in October’s provincial election.

Apple has filed a preliminary prospectus with the SEC outlining plans to issue seven series of bonds. Here are the details.

It’s another bumper week, with Chance’s hands-on reviews of both the new iPad mini and the new MacBook Pro to discuss, especially around just how good the OLED display looks, and how touchscreens fit into the Mac ecosystem. Also, iOS 27.3 is packed with a bunch of new features, including updates to Safari, Siri AI, StandBy and more, and the…

University and college students across Ontario are protesting rising tuition fees and the province’s cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program in a provincewide walkout Thursday.

Months after three female cast members came forward with allegations of sexual assault on the set of Married at First Sight U.K., the results of an external review have prompted Channel 4 to decide not to bring the show back.

Following the release of macOS 27.3 developer beta 1, Apple is now rolling out the first test build for users enrolled in the public beta. Here’s what’s coming

Public beta testers, Apple is now rolling out the first public betas for iPadOS 27.3, tvOS 27.3, and more. Here’s what‘s new.

Apple has released the first iOS 27.3 public beta for iPhone. The update brings back the redesigned Health app that briefly appeared during iOS 27.2 testing. It also adds vertical tabs in Safari, gives Siri AI more to do across Apple’s apps, and makes the iPhone Duo easier to use with one hand.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet a group of youth who are helping people understand the impact of climate change on brain health; find out just how super this year’s El Niño is so far; and see how some some municipalities are keeping Halloween pumpkins out of the trash (hint: they’re getting eaten).

Victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, first responders say.

Canada’s Evie Pritchard won bronze in women’s street skateboarding Thursday at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal.

Bad Monkey, an Apple TV comedy from the creator of Ted Lasso and Shrinking, returns soon for a new season. Here’s the just-released trailer for Bad Monkey season 2.

A Mexican judge has been arrested on allegations that he accepted a $2-million US bribe in exchange for granting bail to a man accused of acting as second-in-command to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, American officials said on Thursday.

Given how deeply Google products are embedded in many Canadian classrooms, alarm bells were set off when the company told schools that switching off artificial intelligence tools totally will also cut access to its ubiquitous search engine.

Having the right context is what makes AI tools useful. Anthropic just launched the ability to securely use personal finance data with Claude. The company emphasizes that the feature is read-only and can’t take financial actions.

Maple Leaf raised prices earlier this year to help offset higher costs — the second such price increase in a year — but it hasn’t been enough to mitigate rising expenses.

The B.C. coast is set to be struck by a potent storm that could bring as much as 120 millimetres of rain to some areas.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation Thursday after the collapse of a major digital bank tied to his government triggered widespread protests, froze millions of people’s savings and cost him the support of his own party.

An orbiting atmospheric research spacecraft has detected the pungent gas hydrogen chloride above surface fissures along a massive ancient volcano on Mars in a finding that suggests Earth’s planetary neighbor is still volcanically ‌active.

LIV Golf is winding down operations instead of launching a new version because of a lack of financial support.