National Ballet of Canada names Toronto-born dancer Hope Muir as artistic director

Toronto-born Hope Muir will step into her role as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada on Jan. 1, 2022. Her predecessor, Karen Kain, stepped down last month after 16 years in the role.
Shapovalov sets up Wimbledon semis clash with Djokovic, Auger-Aliassime falls in quarters

Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal with a win over Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
B.C. man guilty of killing Abbotsford teen sentenced to life without parole for 16 years

The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., has been given a life sentence.
B.C. doctor disciplined for 'harmful' COVID-19 misinformation claims free speech violations

A B.C. doctor who has been the subject of numerous complaints from his fellow physicians about spreading COVID-19 misinformation is asking the courts to step in and stop his professional regulator from disciplining him.
10 more bodies recovered in Florida condo collapse

Rescue crews pulled 10 more bodies from a collapsed condo building Wednesday, and the emotional toll mounted as officials fought back tears and lamented the ordeal of exhausted families still awaiting word on missing loved ones.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

The emergencies chief for the World Health Organization is calling on governments to exercise "extreme caution" in fully lifting restrictions aimed to curtail the spread of COVID-19, warning that transmission will increase as countries open up.
Mother figure or colonial oppressor? Examining Queen Victoria's legacy after Winnipeg statue toppled

After a statue of Queen Victoria was pulled down on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature on Canada Day, two professors in the province say they want to set the record straight about the life and legacy of the British monarch.
U.S officials have revoked thousands of Canadian NEXUS cards

American authorities have revoked the NEXUS trusted traveller cards of thousands of Canadians over the past five years — more than three times the number revoked by Canadian officials, CBC News has learned.
Plenty of room for house prices in Canada to rise as interest rates stay low

Record-low mortgage rates, a cave-in by the government mortgage insurer and the persistent urge to own mean reports of the death of the housing market have once again been greatly exaggerated.
