At the 2026 World Cup, Iraqi Shias reconcile celebration with grief during holy month
Soccer fans usually feel upbeat emotions when watching their national team play in a FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years. But this year, some Iraqi supporters have had to balance cheering the national team with observing the Shia Islamic month of mourning.
Time to clutch your pearls: Theatre etiquette is changing
As audiences evolve, theatres are making changes to meet them where they are at, whether that means allowing some noise from the crowd, letting people come and go as they please, or even being a little more understanding of cellphone use.
Former envoy to U.S. doesn't think 'serious Americans' will get involved in Alta. separatism
As Alberta pushes ahead with a fall referendum to decide whether an actual referendum on separating from Canada is worth the effort, Canada's former U.S. ambassador says she doesn't think "serious Americans" will get involved in the debate.
Alberta says pipeline proposal on track for July 1 deadline, as uncertainty hangs over project
As a Canada Day deadline fast approaches for a pipeline submission to Ottawa's major projects office, questions still surround whether the proposal will be ready in time, and if the project is commercially viable.
Maple Leafs make forward Gavin McKenna first pick of NHL draft
The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted slick Whitehorse-born winger Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 pick on Friday night in Buffalo, N.Y.
Ottawa adds retired judge Corrine Sparks to diversity council after pushback over membership
The first Nova Scotian of African descent to be appointed to the province's judiciary, now retired, is joining the federal government's newly formed Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion, after scathing criticism directed at Ottawa for its initial omission of a Black representative.
California appeals court upholds Weinstein's rape conviction, orders resentencing
An appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered his trial judge to resentence him.
B.C. launches probe into StubHub over World Cup resale ticket fiasco
British Columbia's attorney general announced an inquiry into online ticketing site StubHub, days after a CBC News investigation that revealed a mass failure by the ticket reseller platform and cancellation of thousands of FIFA World Cup tickets in Vancouver, Toronto and host cities across North America.
Senior leaders of Edmonton-based infantry battalion reinstated after investigation
The Department of National Defence has reinstated two leaders of a respected Edmonton battalion days after announcing they had been removed pending an investigation.
Here's a look at the controversial Palestinian exhibit unveiled at Winnipeg's human rights museum
After four years of development, a new exhibit focused on displaced Palestinians has been unveiled at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.