Pop star JoJo Siwa, who identifies as gay and queer, will be paired with a female pro dancer when a new season of Dancing With the Stars premieres on Sept. 20.

Those applying for refugee status from within Canada say they are stuck in a legal limbo as COVID-19 delays prevent their cases from moving forward. Their frustration comes as the government agrees to expedite the claims of 20,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban.

Alberta researchers unlocking the genetic secrets of lodgepole pines that can survive attacks by mountain pine beetles hope the trees can help a new generation of hardier forests take root.

Ontario will announce a form of proof-of-vaccine certification — commonly known as a "vaccine passport" — for the province, sources tell CBC News. The plan is expected to be revealed early next week.

A Vancouver Island man known as the Comox Valley dog whisperer has won a court battle to assess a death row dog using methods he claims will allow him to look into the condemned canine's mind.

As the world faces a climate crisis, Saskatchewan's emission numbers per capita continue to ring alarm bells as among the worst in the world.

Crickets are springing up en masse in Manitoba this summer due to a drought and hot, dry weather, according to a Winnipeg entomologist. Some exterminators are hiring more staff just to keep up with the demand from exhausted residents who want to be rid of the noisy insects.

Ontario's transport ministry was warned about visibility issues while the Ford government was testing its now-discontinued blue licence plates and given clear recommendations to improve the readability that weren’t acted on, documents obtained by CBC News show.

The group representing more than 2,000 municipalities is asking for billions of dollars from the federal government to help cities and towns protect themselves from climate-related events as wildfires, floods, heat waves and droughts increase in intensity.

A small-but-growing body of research suggests the highly-contagious delta variant raises your risk of serious illness, but it’s tough to know for sure if it's the root cause of more severe COVID-19, both researchers and outside experts say.