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Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith capped their memorable Paralympic debut with bronze in the men's visually impaired slalom on Sunday at the Milano-Cortina Games.

The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Kashechewan First Nation Chief Hosea Wesley says he takes back a call he made earlier in the month for Indigenous Services Canada Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to resign.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit the U.K. on March 15 — his third trip since taking office — leaving some political observers wondering if this is a new era of a special relationship, replacing the one once held between the U.K. and the U.S.

When his trial began in February, Frank Stronach faced 12 counts related to seven female complainants whose allegations included sexual assault and the historical charges of rape and attempted rape. Now, with all the evidence heard and closing submissions set for the end of the month, those charges have been whittled down to seven — related to four of the initial seven complainants.

A CBC News analysis reveals the global scope of an enforcement crackdown on ships belonging to shadow fleets — vessels often flying under false flags in order to skirt sanctions — as the scale of seizures and detentions has skyrocketed in recent months.

Got a nagging father-in-law or a roommate who hounds you endlessly about how to properly load the dishwasher? Such people have something in common: they're hasslers, and they may be slowly shaving years off your life and putting you at a higher risk of developing chronic disease, according to a new study.

Trevor Kew has many fond recollections of playing minor hockey in Rossland, B.C., but these are tempered by less pleasant memories.

Scoring a seat on a busy bus, streetcar or subway is a hot commodity, but have you ever thought about why they're made the way they are? Welcome to the weird world of transit seat upholstery.

Plans for a 54-storey residential tower next door to a national historic site in London, Ont., cast a literal shadow over the place where the city began, while at the same time shining a light on what some heritage advocates say is a gap in federal law.

“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” will face off on Hollywood’s biggest night, hosted by Conan O'Brien. Follow the Star's live coverage on Sunday.

Messy winter weather could worsen travel conditions Sunday, while sharp winds expected later in the day raise the risk of power outages.

Sports shooters including practical shooting athletes and Olympic pistol shooting disciplines say the sustainability of their sport has been upended by broad government gun control reforms.

Filmores performers describe the club lovingly, regardless of what some in the public may think. “We really did create such a beautiful little community.”

Ontario's premier said the jets coming to Billy Bishop airport would be quieter than the current turboprop planes.

“Further incarceration risks undermining rehabilitation and long-term public safety.”

Mohamed Fares Trabelsi, related to Tunisia's ex-dictator, was granted asylum in Canada but faces severe restrictions. "I just want to live my life."

The waterfront's value is immeasurable to this city. That means the stakes of an airport expansion and of adding jets to the mix are sky high.

Author Ray Robertson looks around everywhere from 19th-century France to the present to ponder the state of how we make decisions.

The supernatural horror film “Sinners” entered the ceremony with a leading 16 nominations, followed closely by “One Battle After Another” with 13.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed the toll, saying 14 others were wounded

At least three flights filled with Gaza residents fleeing the war-torn enclave have landed in Indonesia and South Africa since May

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island. The fountaining that began Tuesday morning marked the eruption's 43rd episode since it began in December 2024.

Airstrikes on Iran's oil depots are sending up billowing clouds of toxic smoke that health and environmental officials warn pose serious health threats to anyone who breathes or comes into contact with it.

Few details on how countries plan to work together as leaders of Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland wrap summit

Brendan Carr renewed threats against broadcasters and threatened some could lose licenses at renewals due to content not in ‘public interest’

Britain says it’s weighing ‘range of options’ after U.S. President Trump asks allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz

Sources have said races are unlikely to be rescheduled for later in the year owing to logistics and weather

New law requires preschool children to learn Putonghua, the national ‘common tongue’

Prime Minister is in Norway as part of ongoing efforts to open new trade and business opportunities

Iran's foreign minister said the U.S. attacked Kharg and Abu Musa islands from locations in the United Arab Emirates, a claim the UAE rejected.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is concluding his time in Norway meeting with that country’s prime minister, along with the leaders of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Finland.

Citing "a more contested environment", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin said the exercises would begin in September.

Only one in four (23 per cent) Canadians approve while, 16 per cent are unsure either way. Forty-two per cent were found to strongly disapprove.

One of the busiest travel periods of the year is about to begin and could be more volatile amid the Iran war, which has impacted air travel.

Countries around the world are grappling with skyrocketing costs for key commodities like oil and fertilizer as the war with Iran continues to upend global trade.

The U.S. Central Command said the crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in “friendly airspace,” and that the other plane landed safely.

The meeting, set for the afternoon of March 16, will be the third time Carney and the King have meet since Carney became prime minister a year ago.

Canada has an operational support hub at the Ali Al-salem Air Base, which also hosts the U.S. Air Force and was reportedly hit by an Iranian missile on March 1.

Water treatment centres in the Persian Gulf region are under threat amid the Iran war, with desalination plants in areas like Bahrain taking damage from strikes.

The famous strip club is a symbol of the authentic city to many people in Atlanta. But others wondered whether the N.B.A. should be promoting it.

Fewer cities are bidding for Olympics, and those that are can’t always accommodate every event. The Milan-Cortina Games were the most sprawling Olympics in history.

Moms donating their breast milk to strangers, dads taking someone else’s kids to school: Minnesotans showed a basic human impulse to look out for their neighbors.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tanker passage. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.

Buffalo’s Arakan Rohingya community was rattled after a disabled man’s death. “Our worry comes from future incidents that may happen,” one resident said.

A guide to the 2026 Academy Awards.

Pete Wells on the radical overhaul of his relationship with eating.

The latest clash between the two countries illustrates the depths to which relations have sunk and the struggle to forge a new path forward.

Brandon Herrera, a Republican candidate for Congress, built a large online fan base as a “guntuber.”

Paying taxes would feel better if the truly rich were bearing a fair share, our columnist says.

Nvidia's influential GTC conference is taking a backseat to the war in the Middle East.

Keeping inflation under control becomes a critical task for central banks.

Israel says it has killed two senior Iranian intelligence officials as oil loading reportedly resumes in the UAE's Fujairah port following a fire.

Some countries have imposed price caps and released oil stockpiles to maintain energy supplies, while others are trying to reduce consumption.

The fire in Fujairah, caused by debris from an intercepted drone, had disrupted operations in a key crude oil loading port in the Gulf.

The Department of Justice's appeal likely will cause Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to remain in his post beyond the end of his term.

The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.

Russian leaders told President Trump they aren't sharing intelligence with Iran as it fights the U.S. and Israel, special envoy Steve Witkoff said this week.

The email solicitation to benefit Trump’s PAC also offers donors “private national security briefings.”

President Trump said in a Truth Social post that he directed U.S. Central Command to execute a bombing raid that "obliterated" military targets on Kharg Island.

Little is known about the status or whereabouts of the Salvadorans deported by President Donald Trump to CECOT, an infamous megaprison.

Senior Vatican officials have spoken out sharply against the war in the Middle East, but Pope Leo XIV made a tempered call for peace that did not assess blame.

The strikes destroyed more than 90 military targets, including missile facilities, but preserved oil infrastructure, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.

“I always get really emotional when the pebbles go in,” said Rebecca Parr, who works for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

Some Iranians living in Dubai say their families celebrated the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the war could leave Iran in a worse situation than before.

Few Chinese laborers have spoken out about the abuses they allegedly suffered while toiling abroad. Until now.

The Kremlin hopes the Trump administration’s move to contain oil prices sent soaring by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will lead to further relief.

The announcement appeared to tacitly acknowledge a growing body of evidence that U.S. forces, not Iran, were responsible for the deadly attack.

Trump has warned that Cuba is next in line after Venezuela and Iran, saying that the Havana regime is in its “last moments of life.”

The energy secretary also hinted at the possibility of sending minesweeping drones to the region.

Have F1's new rules produced a "battery world championship" or "the best racing ever"? Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso sum up the paradox at the heart of the sport.

The Finalissima between Argentina and Spain set to be held in Qatar this month is cancelled because of the war in the Middle East.

Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to start work on a "fully independent British nuclear deterrent".

Police issue a description of his distinctive tattoos as their efforts to identify him continue.

Trump wants help to secure the Strait of Hormuz but will the UK join him?

In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson discusses England's last-gasp defeat by France in Paris and what is next for Steve Borthwick's side.

The Reform administration says Kent is "at the forefront of a small-boat invasion".

Volodymyr Zelensky says restoring the flow of Russian oil via Ukraine into the EU would be like lifting sanctions on Russia.

Oil and gas prices have surged due to the US-Israel war in Iran, with fears over the cost of living.

Exclusive: Labour MP Charlotte Nichols said specialist support services for victims of sexual violence are facing ‘significant funding pressures’

Thousands are expected to gather for the demonstration, which is taking place on separate sides of the River Thames

Prince William has shared a message honoring his late mother Princess Diana to mark Mother's Day in the U_K_ On Sunday, he posted on Instagram that he remembers his mother “today and every day.”

US energy secretary Chris Wright said that oil prices would fall to normal levels

Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts in Afghanistan as cross-border fighting intensified and both sides traded blame

A woman lost tens of thousands of pounds – and nearly her relationship with her son – after being tricked into an online relationship with a fraudster posing as the veteran broadcaster. Liam James sheds light on an international criminal enterprise and led The Independent to uncover Facebook’s failure to protect users

Exclusive: European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will tell ideologues on both sides of the Brexit debate that ‘alignment is not a dirty word’ as he seeks to embed a relationship reset with ‘ruthless pragmatism’

Zelensky says Russia is ‘100%’ supplying Iran with Shahed-type drones to use against US and Israel

Trump once again blames Ukraine president for prolonging war by refusing to accept Russia’s demands

A Swedish court has ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship which was suspected to be sailing under a false flag in the Baltic Sea and was boarded by authorities last week