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As It Happens6:23Artist says he didn’t see his sculpture’s resemblance to the poop emoji until after its constructionAt no point in the months-long construction of his sea snail-shaped structure did artist Mark Antony Haden Ford think his…

A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found that the company's toothpaste was made using bacteria-tained water, among other serious health violations, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.In a warning letter to CEO…

Alec Baldwin's Western Rust had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a dedication to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot in an accident on the set three years ago.Organizers called for a minute of…

A 23-year-old Indian national now working as a cashier at a doughnut shop in Chicago as he awaits the conclusion of his immigration case told a human smuggling trial Wednesday he still remembers the harrowing journey he made across the…

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to push Canada's annual case count to the highest it's been in five years, highlighting how infectious the disease is and how low vaccination rates have allowed it to take hold, says an…

The Parole Board of Canada says it will now try to accommodate the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — teenagers who were tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo — so they can confront their daughters' murderer in person next…

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been appointed the new chairman of the board of AIMCo, the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, the Alberta government said Wednesday."We're incredibly fortunate that Mr. Harper has agreed to…

From March through September there was palpable, permeable excitement.Women's basketball, from college through the WNBA and onto the Olympics, seemed to pierce through the noise and become a cultural touch point — for all the (mostly) good…

Calgary Zoo officials confirmed on Wednesday that the recent death of a two-year-old gorilla last week was an accident resulting from human error.Eyare, the two-year-old female western lowland gorilla died at the Wilder Institute/Calgary…

Calgary Zoo officials confirmed on Wednesday that the recent death of a two-year-old gorilla was an accident resulting from human error.Eyare, a female western lowland gorilla, died at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo last week. The zoo's …

The former members of One Direction reunited Tuesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne.Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling…

Israeli forces killed at least 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including a rescue worker, health officials said, as Israeli troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge, bombarding a hospital and blowing …

Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Wednesday testified for the first time in his landmark national security trial, saying he had never tried to influence the foreign policy of other countries, such as the U.S., towards China and Hong Kong.Lai,…

The lawyer representing six people who allege they were sexually abused by Tony Humby is calling for a public inquiry.Stephen Barnes wants the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary put under the microscope to determine why previous investigations…

Authors are voicing concerns after a major book publisher offered payments in exchange for permission to use their books to train artificial intelligence. Daniel Kibblesmith, an Emmy-nominated writer and comedian who writes for The Late…

Four companies currently dominating a multibillion-dollar market in the United States are being accused of sharing detailed, sensitive inside information with each other as part of an alleged conspiracy to raise the price of their goods and…

A Yukon-based clinical social worker has had her professional registration stripped — at least temporarily — for pushing conspiracy theories, but that's not stopping her from offering services.The British Columbia College of Social Workers…

The National wraps up what happened as Rafael Nadal played his last professional tennis match at the 2024 Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain.

Rogers Sports & Media says it has laid off a few dozen employees in its audio business, citing uncertainty in the advertising market."With the radio industry continuing to feel the pressure of an uncertain advertising market, we made…

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has chosen Linda McMahon as education secretary, putting the former pro-wrestling mogul at the helm of a department Trump has proposed abolishing."For the past four years, as the Chair of the Board at the…

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson signalled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first openly transgender person to be elected to the U.S. Congress — from using women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol once…

Firefighters, police and soldiers in Ciudad Juarez, in northern Mexico, tracked down a wayward lioness that was seen roaming the streets. The young feline was safely captured and taken to a wildlife refuge.

An unauthorized person gained access to a file containing confidential testimony from women who have made allegations about former representative Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick to become the next attorney general, a lawyer said…

Former Canadian justice minister Irwin Cotler tells CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the alleged Iranian assassination plot that has had him under 24/7 police protection and why he thinks more needs to be done to stop the…

The lawyer representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — tortured and killed in two of the most heinous crimes in modern Canadian history — says the justice system has let them down again by denying the victims' mothers…

Some Indigenous leaders are now backing calls for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault to resign over conflicting claims about his family's background.Boissonnault has been under scrutiny for months over claims made about his family's…

As many of Gaza's more than 2.3 million people desperately wait for humanitarian assistance and food to reach them, aid trucks are being violently ransacked before getting to their destination, say international organizations.The ongoing…

In a new book, Pope Francis called for an investigation into whether Israel's ground offensive in Gaza constitutes a genocide, sparking intense debate about the war — and also raising questions about the tangible impact that papal…

Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island.Wind warnings issued Monday evening cover the entirety of B.C.'s coast, with Environment Canada saying easterly wind speeds of…

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson punched up a record-breaking gate at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, with 72,300 fans in attendance. It led to about $18.1 million US in total revenue, a record for boxing and mixed martial events…