Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species' shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.
Elon Musk says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed -- or failed to disclose -- about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022.
A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — travelling more than 13,046 kilometres — the longest migration recorded for a single whale, a new study found.
The nearly 3 million rivers that weave across the world are experiencing rapid and surprising changes, with potentially drastic implications for everything from drinking water supplies to flood risks, according to a new study.
Two families have sued artificial intelligence chatbot company Character.AI, accusing it of providing sexual content to their children and encouraging self-harm and violence. The lawsuit asks a court to shut down the platform until its alleged dangers can be fixed.
TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, saying it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.
SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city.
Apple has brought its suite of artificial intelligence-based tools to Canada.
Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe.
Canada's privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users.
As artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton strode across a Stockholm stage to receive his Nobel Prize for physics, the pride back home was palpable.
Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world's rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday.
Gisele Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park under the backdrop of a rising moon.
Raging Canadian wildfires that choked North America under clouds of smoke last year may have contributed to a spike in doctor visits for lung and heart problems thousands of kilometres away.
Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of the species.
Taylor Swift commands a legion of devotees, but among the thousands decked out in cowboy boots, friendship bracelets and glitter at her Canadian performances, one was not like the others.
Calmer winds and rising humidity in Southern California on Thursday should help firefighters as they climb through steep canyons to battle a blaze that's driven thousands, including college students and celebrities, out of Malibu.
Canada is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, a newly released target range that is lower than what a federal advisory body recommended.
The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses.
The Geminids — among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids — peak on Friday. It's one of the year's last chances to see fireballs in the sky.
Eight people were injured after horses became out of control while a man was offering a horse-drawn wagon ride Thursday in eastern Ontario, according to the Brockville Police Service.
A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the disappearance and homicide of a man in Cape Breton this past summer.
Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, is opting for a preliminary inquiry and a jury trial in his Toronto case.
Four people were sent to hospital after a car crashed into a bus shelter in Longueuil Friday morning.
The Canada Post labour dispute has now passed the four-week mark, and as Christmas draws near, some may be anxious about delayed or cancelled shipments affecting their holiday shopping.
Famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who became a household name after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has said he had to cancel a concert in Canada after the country’s largest airline denied his pre-booked seat for his cello.
The leader of UnitedHealth Group conceded that the patchwork U.S. health system 'does not work as well as it should' but said Friday that the insurance executive gunned down on a Manhattan sidewalk cared about customers and was working to make it better.
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman.
Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus' historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since the downfall of former President Bashar Assad, while giant crowds celebrated in the capital's largest square.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week.
Buckingham Palace is investigating after a member of staff was arrested at the end of a rowdy Christmas party.
Japan's refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a high court ruled Friday, the latest victory for the LGBTQ2S+ community to add pressure on the reluctant government.
Remember Taylor Swift's police motorcades while she performed her six-show series in Toronto last month? Toronto police revealed on Thursday that the popstar's sold-out performances, including her motorcade, cost them about 1.9 million.
Reality TV star James Kennedy was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence, according to the Burbank Police Department.
A Calgarian has won the latest season of American competition reality show Ink Master.
Raging Canadian wildfires that choked North America under clouds of smoke last year may have contributed to a spike in doctor visits for lung and heart problems thousands of kilometres away.
A recall notice is in effect for a selection of Stanley travel mugs, warning consumers to 'immediately stop using' them.
The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance says an ongoing shortage of an epilepsy medication is leaving some patients worried they'll start to have seizures again if they switch to an alternative.
Canada Post workers began their strike four weeks ago, halting mail and package deliveries across the country. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he hopes work will resume as early as next week.
As the U.S. presidential election loomed, Canadian officials envisioned new opportunities for co-operation with their southern neighbour on nuclear energy, supply chain security and carbon capture technologies — no matter who won the contest, newly released government memos show.
The much-anticipated federal plan to address issues at the Canada-U.S. border will be unveiled on Monday according to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species' shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.
Elon Musk says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed -- or failed to disclose -- about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022.
A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — travelling more than 13,046 kilometres — the longest migration recorded for a single whale, a new study found.
Canadian airline executives are set to testify before a parliamentary committee about their decisions to introduce carry-on bag fees for travellers.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a US$1 million personal donation to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration.
An Ontario court has given The Body Shop Canada the approval it needs to sell the majority of its business to a private equity firm.
A Toronto man is on the hook for about $18,000 after a car he rented over the summer was pelted by baseball-sized hail.
General Motors is pulling the plug on its efforts to develop a fleet of driverless taxis and will focus on driver-assistance features that require a driver to be ready to take control of the car, the company said Tuesday.
Ontario Provincial Police say a man caught stunt driving on Highway 37 near Tweed, Ont. Thursday was 80 years old, and his licence was expired.
The year's most borrowed books at some of Canada's biggest libraries include "The Women" by Kristin Hannah and "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros.
When American twentysomething Jennea bumped into Dutchman Arthur on a London train station platform in 2013, their lives changed forever.
The holidays can be fun and exciting, but you know they can also be cause for stress and anxiety.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.
A decision over whether to expand an obscure dog sport in Ontario sparked division within Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative caucus that saw the premier agree to cancel a new licensing regime before later resurrecting it, The Canadian Press has learned.
Bill Belichick had just been introduced Thursday as North Carolina's next football coach when chancellor Lee Roberts came armed with a gift: a short-sleeved gray hoodie — a bit of a trademark from Belichick's NFL coaching days — bearing a blue interlocking “NC” logo.
