Scammers are getting Rogers customers to mail them 'free' iPads

Rogers customers are on the hook for a $2,300 iPad after scammers got them to unknowingly sign up for a two-year iPad financing plan. Rogers offered some help as a goodwill gesture, but the victims are disappointed the company won't fully reverse the charges.


Video captures jet ski striking grey whale in water off Vancouver

Witnesses along Vancouver’s seawall saw the collision unfold in the water near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park around 7:30 p.m. PT on Monday.


Explosion at a China fireworks factory kills at least 21, injures dozens more

‌An explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan ​province has killed ​21 people and injured 61, prompting President ​Xi Jinping to call for ‌a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.


#TheMoment a heron was freed from a giant oyster

B.C. Wildlife Response Team leader Elizabeth Grant and veterinarian Dr. Adrian Walton tell The National about the moment they freed a heron's foot from a massive oyster in Maple Ridge, B.C.


Canada's latest census effort begins

Canada has begun its latest census effort, as Ottawa seeks to build an updated picture of the country and its people.


Alberta judge denies effort to amend court challenge against province's transgender law

Advocates in Alberta have lost a court battle in their fight against provincial restrictions on medical treatment for transgender youth.


B.C. premier pushes back after softwood lumber left off list for tariff relief

Ottawa's decision not to include the softwood lumber among the industries that will benefit from $1 billion in tariff relief funding sparked frustration from B.C. Premier David Eby, who says softwood lumber in B.C. has been "decimated" by U.S. tariffs.


Canadian fiddler Ashley MacIsaac sues Google over alleged defamation

MacIsaac claims the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary.


Must-see looks from the 2026 Met Gala

The intersection of art and fashion is being celebrated at the annual Met Gala, a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, where controversy is swirling over the event's partnership with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos. Here are some standout moments from fashion’s biggest night.


This Palestinian Canadian artist's mirrored mannequin heads reflect the stars at the Met Gala

Samar Hejazi, a Toronto artist based in Dubai, tells CBC what it's like to have her work features at one of the biggest, most star-studded events in the fashion world and she gets ready to hit the red carpet herself.