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Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children's education TV series Sesame Street, featuring fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has died. He was…

The European Court of Human Rights said cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia over alleged human rights violations in the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine, and the shooting down of Flight MH17, were…

The parking brake was not engaged and would have stopped the snowcat vehicle, which runs on a track, as it started sliding sideways after the 52-year-old Avengers star used it to pull his nephew's truck out of snow, according to the…

BusinessThe Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate again, to 4.5 per cent, but hinted that it may now be done with its aggressive campaign of rate hikes.Central bank has been trying to wrestle sky-high inflation into…

Frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day on Wednesday, causing several deaths and multiple injuries in Japan and a scramble for flights out of South Korea's resort island of Jeju following delays by…

A Perth aged care worker remains behind bars, accused of sexual crimes against older residents.Police allege father and husband Armand Lutula Wema, 56, from Nollamara, sexually abused three elderly women.The charges relate to two Perth aged…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 7 as his government looks to finalize a deal on health-care funding with the provinces, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.The two sides have been…

Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church."Being homosexual isn't…

Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s leading opposition figure, returned home on Wednesday after more than two years in exile, one of the strongest indications yet that efforts by the East African nation’s first female president to increase political…

At least two police departments in New Brunswick have begun using social media to get the public's help in finding people with outstanding warrants.They call it Warrant Wednesday.Each week, the Woodstock and Kennebecasis police forces…

From California to Texas, border agents are increasingly seizing a surprising type of contraband from Mexico: eggs.U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had more than 2,000 encounters with people trying to bring eggs into the United…

Body image activist Taryn Brumfitt has been named the 2023 Australian of the Year for her work in helping change the way people see themselves.The South Australian documentary director, writer and speaker heads up Body Image Movement, an…

To compensate for the visual gap left at the commanding southwest corner of the building, seven statues were shifted one pedestal westward, leaving Zoroaster in the place of Muhammad. The easternmost pedestal, once occupied by Justinian,…

Ottawa will attempt to renegotiate its $20-billion compensation package for people affected by the First Nations child welfare system, court records say.Federal officials are expected to begin "intense confidential discussions" on Feb. 7…

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.A First Nation searching for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in B.C.'s central Interior is announcing the preliminary results from the second…

OTTAWA — Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Christine McGuire’s museum began receiving inquiries unlike anything she’d previously encountered during her career.“We had people asking us if we still functioned as a fallout…

Police hold grave concerns for a woman who went missing from the Gold Coast after an alleged break-and-enter at her property.Wendy Sleeman, 61, called police after she came home to find her Ironbark Street home in Elanorahad had been…

A government study claims fish farms aren't solely to blame for the growing prevalence of sea lice among wild salmon along the B.C. coast.The Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) report, based on data provided by fish farm operators, claims…

Swimmers have been urged to be extra vigilant around the nation's oceans and waterways after multiple people have drowned across the country in the past 24 hours.A 50-year-old man died while swimming at a beach in Queensland on Monday,…

WARNING: This story contains distressing details.The night before Vancouver Const. Nicole Chan died by suicide, a police psychologist relayed urgent information about her history of suicide attempts to staff at the hospital were she was…

The Australian kangaroo industry has hit back after the US state of Oregon introduced a bill that would ban the sale of parts from the iconic animal.The proposed legislation targets sports apparel manufacturers that use leather from…

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.A new report suggests tainted, unpasteurized milk was responsible for the deaths of many First Nations children at an Alberta residential school.The conclusion comes…

The federal Conservative leader says he's launching countrywide consultations between First Nations and industry leaders on a proposed opt-in policy for First Nations to share the revenue generated by resource development on their…

As It Happens10:40'It's called capitalism': Ticketmaster's ex-CEO defends the company's business modelPeople frustrated with Ticketmaster are just lying in the bed they made themselves, insists the embattled company's former CEO.Fred Rosen,…

U.S. cable network Adult Swim says it has "ended its association" with Justin Roiland, co-creator of the animated series Rick and Morty, nearly two weeks after it emerged that he is facing charges of felony domestic violence against a…

Even with journalists from around the world covering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II, it was Latin America that proved deadliest for reporters last year, with violence against them spiking to new levels, a monitoring group…

Canadian director Domee Shi talks to CBC News senior reporter Eli Glasner about the importance of representation and her nomination for best animated feature

A building material used in Manitoba for nearly 200 years, from trading forts to the modern-day architecture of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, now has international recognition on par with Carrara marble used in ancient Rome.Tyndall…

Darren Clark, founder of the group Action For Alice, said the government had not addressed the town's problem.Restrictions on alcohol purchases were among a number of new measures announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and First…

The Current23:22Canadians to be repatriated from detention camps for suspected ISIS membersCanadians held in Syria — on suspicion of involvement with ISIS — could soon be repatriated, prompting questions about security, accountability and…