B.C. hockey player, 2 other teens killed after vehicle crashes into tree in Surrey

Three teenage boys, including a player with the Junior A Langley Rivermen Hockey Club, were killed after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Surrey, B.C., early Saturday morning.


Hurricane Grace slams Mexico's Gulf coast, killing 8 in flooding and mudslides

Hurricane Grace pummelled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit the Gulf coast, authorities said.


People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier will not be in federal election debates

Leaders' Debates Commissioner David Johnston has confirmed that leaders of five political parties will be invited to participate in the upcoming election debates — but People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is not among them.


People across the U.S. are being coached on how to circumvent COVID-19 precautions

Across the U.S., religious figures, doctors, public officials and other community leaders are trying to help people circumvent COVID-19 precautions.


Unsolved mystery of Vancouver coyote bite spree sparks hunt for animals' secrets

Coyote experts are using every tactic they can find — short of catapults and dynamite — to try to solve the mystery of why the animals have become aggressive with dozens of people in Stanley Park this year.


'There's no end in sight': N.B.-born woman still suffering COVID symptoms 9 months on

Fredericton native Kelli Franklin is still dealing with post-COVID symptoms nearly nine months after she was diagnosed with the respiratory virus.


Violence, poverty and terrorism: Afghanistan fears a bleak, unpredictable future under the Taliban

With the Taliban working to consolidate its victory after seizing Kabul following a rapid advance across Afghanistan, no one knows exactly what the country will look like in coming months and years.


Why countries are moving so quickly on COVID-19 booster shots — and what Canada should do next

Emerging research from around the world has sparked new fears about the declining protection COVID-19 vaccines provide over time against infection from the highly contagious delta variant, prompting countries to move aggressively toward booster shots.


Liberal campaign covers big miles, but questions linger over reason for snap election call

What was missing in week one was a compelling reason for why Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau had to seek a third mandate in the middle of a fourth wave, writes the CBC's David Cochrane.


Conservatives call for ethics probe of Liberal MP's 2017 Italy trip

Liberal incumbent Judy Sgro has offered conflicting stories about who paid for a 2017 trip she took to Italy, a trip the Conservatives now want the ethics commissioner to investigate because of allegations that she accepted free travel without reporting it to authorities as required under Canada’s conflict of interest law.