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Millions of Australians have had their data compromised in recent major cyber attacks and while the crime may be committed virtually, it can have very real consequences for victims.Optus, Medibank and Latitude Financial Services are among…

Montreal·BreakingA police officer and suspect are dead after an overnight arrest near Trois-Rivieres, Que.The victim, Maureen Breau, had 20 years experienceErika Morris · CBC News· Posted: Mar 28, 2023 6:07 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1…

A Manitoba family is picking up the pieces after losing everything in a house fire, but thanks to the quick thinking of their 12-year-old daughter, all of them are alive. Emily Neufeld was at their home in La Broquerie, about 55 kilometres…

Benjamin Franklin invented lightning rods in the 18th century, and the devices have been protecting buildings and people from the destructive forces of lightning ever since. But the details of how lightning rods function are still the…

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to deliver a budget Tuesday that will offer limited cost-of-living relief to the vulnerable and promote green investments as uncertainty continues to cloud the economic horizon."I don't think…

An Ottawa man has filed a human rights complaint against the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan and one of its insurance providers because he says the in vitro fertilization policy, which does not cover drugs for a surrogate, discriminates…

A man who helped a woman cover up her child's murder has been branded a "putrid grub" by his co-offender's former friend after learning he will be released from jail.Robert Terry Smith, 43, was granted parole on Tuesday after the NSW State…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wants to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious package with his political opponents.Netanyahu made the announcement after…

The schedule for Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews' visit to China has been released.Andrews will become the first Australian state or national leader to visit China since the start of the pandemic.According to the schedule Andrews will meet…

WASHINGTON — In the 48 hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reluctantly delayed his effort to overhaul the Israeli judiciary, his government was bombarded by warnings from the Biden administration that he was imperiling Israel’s…

Former US President Barack Obama has been spotted leaving the Four Seasons hotel with his security detail ahead of the launch of his Australian speaking tour as crowds of fans watched on.A crowd of fans watched as Obama left his hotel this…

March 27, 2023 | A massive explosion shakes a Calgary neighbourhood sending 10 to hospital. Plus, the upselling patients face at private clinics.

A Toronto mother says she is feeling "unbearable" pain after her son was fatally stabbed at a TTC station on the weekend, but she is speaking out because she thinks officials need to do more to help people in crisis.In an emotional…

Moose Jaw, Sask., is making sports history as Canada gets set to host the World Para Ice Hockey Championship for the first time. The top eight international Para hockey teams will compete at the Moose Jaw Events Centre from May 28 to June…

Like its Canadian counterparts, Walmart is pushing back against claims that grocers are profiting from the rising cost of food.Gonzalo Gebara, the head of Walmart Canada, told MPs on the House agriculture committee Monday that rising prices…

Little more than a year ago, it seemed that the political career of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, was all but over. Out of power, he was struggling to maintain relevance. State prosecutors had offered his lawyers a…

Canada's signature military mission in the Middle East is being both extended and downsized, the federal government announced Monday.In a media statement, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Operation Impact, the anti-terrorism mission …

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he was delaying his government’s campaign to exert greater control over the judiciary, backing off in the face of furious public protest that has plunged Israel into one of…

High-profile neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has faced questions at a Health Care Complaints Commission disciplinary hearing in Sydney.Teo appeared frustrated at times today as he was cross-examined by lawyers over allegations he mishandled the…

WASHINGTON — A few days after an American civilian contractor in Iraq died in a rocket attack by Iran-backed militias in December 2019, President Donald J. Trump retaliated by ordering a drone strike that killed a top Iranian general.After…

Canada is looking to buy up to 16 advanced military surveillance aircraft and has formally requested information and an offer from the U.S. government, the federal procurement department said Monday.The Department of National Defence (DND)…

At the place dubbed the fastest pool in the country, Canada's top swimmers are once again gathering at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre for Swimming Canada's flagship event, the national trials.And for the first time since 2019 fans will be…

PEI·Coming up LIVEThe leaders of Prince Edward Island's four main political parties will take on the critical issues facing voters in a televised debate ahead of the provincial election.The debate is streaming online and on Facebook, as…

Hockey Canada says players from the 2018 world junior hockey team will not be considered for international competition until an investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the team is complete.In a statement obtained…

Paul Rusesabagina, the human rights activist, left Rwanda on Monday, more than 900 days after he was duped into re-entering the country, charged with terrorism and sentenced to 25 years in prison before being released after monthslong…

As It Happens6:20London's West End lit up to celebrate Ramadan for first timeWhen Aisha Desai was a child growing up in North London, one of her favourite things was going to see the Christmas lights in the West End every year. She had no…

Vancouver broadcaster Jody Vance says she wants to see "something good" come from the years she spent fearing for her family's safety because of one man's relentless online harassment campaign.Earlier this month, 53-year-old Richard Oliver…

He was barred as a teenager from serving in the Israeli Army because he was considered too extremist. He admires a hard-line rabbi who wanted to strip Arab Israelis of their citizenship. Until recently, he hung a portrait in his home of…

A 28-year-old woman fatally shot three students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville before she was shot and killed by police, US authorities said.The shooter, who has not been identified by name, entered the Covenant…

Unions representing more than three million workers are urging the federal government to drop its challenge of a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Black federal public servants alleging racial discrimination in the federal public…