How the Vancouver Whitecaps' woes highlight hurdles faced by all of Canada's major-league sports teams

While hope remains that the financially stricken Vancouver Whitecaps will remain in the city, there are a concerning number of cold, hard, dollars-and-cents factors stacked against the Major League Soccer club — one of those being, simply, that it's based in Canada.


Some women have fallopian tubes removed for permanent birth control. It could also lower ovarian cancer risk

Surgery to remove the fallopian tubes as a permanent method of birth control could also reduce a woman's risk of the most common ovarian cancer, but a group of B.C. researchers and physicians say the procedure isn't widely known across Canada and they are trying to change that.


Quebec’s new ticket resale law promises transparency — but no price cap like Ontario

While Ontario passed a law banning above-face-value resales, Quebec’s proposed rules fall short of a price cap, leaving buyers to still face a free market. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says his government's proposed law is designed to make the ticket market more transparent and protect Quebec artists and venues.


How Colbert crushed on Canada — from roasting Canadian bacon to making Windsor the butt of the joke

Stephen Colbert has spent decades on various shows treating Canada like a middle-school crush that he secretly admires but takes every opportunity to publicly roast. So ahead of the comedian's final Late Show episode, we've compiled some of his most memorable Canadian moments (and jabs).


The origin of the famous Ottawa Charge kazoo tradition

Back in season 2 of the PWHL, a group of friends came together with the idea to buy kazoos to support the Ottawa Charge. The CBC's Emma Weller caught up with that crew to see how that original idea has evolved.


2 Mets outfielders, 1 improbable inside-the-park grand slam for the Nats

When James Wood of the Washington Nationals came to the plate in the bottom of the second inning Tuesday against the Mets with three runners on, he did something so rare in the baseball world — hit an inside-the-park grand slam — that it hasn't happened since 2022 when a Blue Jays player accomplished it.


$2 to fill up the tank in this economy? It's possible, if you drive a Barbie camper

Mali Hightower tells The National about the moment he turned a toy Barbie camper into a real car to beat gas prices in Atlanta.


Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says 62 potential unmarked graves found on northern Alberta reserve

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, in conjunction with the University of Alberta, announced Tuesday it has identified 62 potential unmarked graves after a two-year search of the reserve in northern Alberta.


Trump pick Ed Gallrein projected to win Republican primary over Thomas Massie in Kentucky

Multiple U.S. media outlets are projecting Ed Gallrein as the winner in the Republican primary vote in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Thomas Massie. The result adds to a growing number of Trump-backed primary challengers who have defeated Republican lawmakers who have angered the president in his second term.


Children of couple killed in mistaken identity shooting allegedly tied to Ryan Wedding sue police

A brother and sister have filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Peel Regional Police, claiming their parents, killed in a mistaken identity shooting , would still be alive if police had warned the family there might be an "imminent" threat to their safety.