Leaked Facebook documents provide a first-hand look at how Donald Trump's social media posts ignited more anger in an already deeply divided country that was eventually lit 'on fire' with reports of hate speech and violence across the platform.
Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy.
For tusks to evolve, researchers found that a flexible ligament attaching the tooth to the jaw was needed, as well as reduced rates of teeth replacement -- a combination of features that today is uniquely found in modern mammals.
European Union regulators opened an investigation Wednesday into graphics chipmaker Nvidia's US$40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm over concerns it would limit competition, adding to global scrutiny of the deal.
U.S. Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they're doing to ensure young users' safety on their platforms.
When a Facebook researcher suggested disabling comments on vaccine posts in March until the platform could do a better job of tackling anti-vaccine messages lurking in them, that proposal was ignored.
Learning another language -- even if you don’t become fluent in it -- helps to stimulate brain health, according to a new study.
Art conservators are trying to salvage Rome's ancient artifacts using a new technology -- one that employs one of the oldest forms of life: bacteria.
NASA must approve changes made to fix a SpaceX Crew Dragon toilet before the capsule launches professional astronauts into space this weekend.
Microsoft said Monday the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer.
Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued financial success over user safety, Facebook on Monday reported higher profit for the latest quarter.
Polar bears can be used as an indicator of environmental shifts, a new study suggests, as the animals change where they eat and what they hunt due to climate change.
As Canada doubles down on efforts to reduce harmful methane emissions, experts say one of the trickiest hurdles standing in the way is the burping cow. Methane accounts for just 13 per cent of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions, but because it is better than carbon dioxide at trapping heat it is believed to be responsible for at least one-third of global warming recorded to date.
Residents on Spain's La Palma island braced Wednesday for the possibility of bigger earthquakes that could compound the damage from a volcano spilling lava more than five weeks since it erupted.
Climate protesters sought to block two major roads into London on Wednesday, despite court injunctions banning them from disrupting traffic.
India has rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target, saying it is more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
Several prominent figures will not attend the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in person, and the attendance of a number of others is in doubt. Here is the latest on the status of delegates.
Representatives from nearly 200 countries meet in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 to flesh out the rules of a new global climate pact. Decades of climate talks have spawned a host of acronyms and jargon. Here is a guide.
The International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency are calling for a massive scale-up in clean energy projects and policies at the upcoming UN COP26 climate summit as a buffer against volatile prices.
The leaders of most of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters gather in Glasgow from Sunday, aiming to thrash out plans and funds to tilt the planet towards clean energy. But the man running the biggest of them all likely won't be there.
The severity of a marine disaster off Vancouver Island is far worse than first reported, according to internal coast guard communications obtained by CTV News.
The Vatican says Pope Francis is willing to visit Canada where Indigenous leaders have been calling on him to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.
New Brunswick's health minister says an epidemiological report has found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure that could have caused the symptoms of a mystery brain syndrome.
Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel.
While Pope Francis may visit Canada amid calls for him to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools, Indigenous leaders say his visit must be 'more than a gesture' in order to have an impact on reconciliation.
Police in Nova Scotia are asking for help from the public in their search for a missing 10-year-old boy.
U.S. authorities launched a new battle on Wednesday to make Julian Assange face American justice, telling British judges that if they agree to extradite the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges, he could serve any U.S. prison sentence he receives in his native Australia.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the Taliban are eager to have dialogue with the rest of the world, and the international community should help Afghanistan with its development
The European Union raised the stakes Wednesday in a standoff with Poland over judicial independence and the primacy of EU law, with the bloc's top court fining Poland US$1.2 million a day to prevent what it called "serious and irreparable harm" to the EU's legal order and values.
Israel approved about 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, a day after the United States issued its strongest rebuke yet of such construction. It was the biggest announcement of settlement plans during the Biden administration.
More than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists were recorded in the last two months, with nearly 90% committed by the Taliban, a media watchdog said Wednesday.
At least 59,000 meatpacking workers caught COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year, which is significantly more than previously thought, according to a new U.S. House report released Wednesday.
Investigators said Wednesday that there was 'some complacency' in how weapons were handled on the movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person, but it's too soon to determine whether charges will be filed.
A new book details the vast web of dealings between Mexico’s cartels and the Canadian tech-savvy group of criminals who made up an organized crime group known as 'The Wolfpack.'
Bryan Adams is throwing a New Year's Eve bash in Vancouver this year that organizers say will be one for the history books.
As little as 15 minutes a day of brisk walking could help many women who struggle with postpartum depression, a study from a Canadian university says, though some severe cases may still require traditional medical care.
New Brunswick's health minister says an epidemiological report has found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure that could have caused the symptoms of a mystery brain syndrome.
The union representing paramedics in the province says EMS services are being "stretched beyond their limits" and there are significant delays in getting ambulances to people in need.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says that his caucus has agreed to 'respect and abide by' the new rules set mandating vaccination for MPs, but at the 'earliest opportunity,' his party will be challenging it in the House of Commons.
There were some obvious storylines out of Tuesday's cabinet shakeup, including new faces in the health, foreign affairs, and national defence portfolios, but some other interesting takeaways may have flown under the radar.
Canada's new minister of the environment and climate change responded Wednesday to allegations out of Alberta that he is a "radical environmentalist" who may try to kill jobs in the oilpatch.
Leaked Facebook documents provide a first-hand look at how Donald Trump's social media posts ignited more anger in an already deeply divided country that was eventually lit 'on fire' with reports of hate speech and violence across the platform.
Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy.
For tusks to evolve, researchers found that a flexible ligament attaching the tooth to the jaw was needed, as well as reduced rates of teeth replacement -- a combination of features that today is uniquely found in modern mammals.
The Bank of Canada is warning inflation will stay higher for longer than it previously forecast and signalled that an interest rate hike may be coming sooner than expected. The central bank said Wednesday it now forecasts that annual inflation rates will continue their upward swing through the rest of year, averaging 4.75 per cent.
Canada's main stock index suffered its worst day in about a month while the loonie climbed higher in reaction to the Bank of Canada moving up its timeline for when it expects to raise interest rates.
Starbucks Canada says it's raising wages and benefits amid 'critical staffing shortages' and a renewed commitment to the well-being of its workers.
The defence for former Nissan executive Greg Kelly said Wednesday there was no evidence or motives linking him to alleged under-reporting of his ex-boss Carlos Ghosn's compensation.
Land Rover just unveiled what will be the first new, redesigned Range Rover in a decade.
Tesla has become the sixth company in U.S. history to be worth US$1 trillion.
Five friends from Surrey, B.C., were presented with awards from the RCMP on Tuesday after a quick-thinking, creative rescue in a Metro Vancouver park earlier this month.
The White House will not host a traditional Halloween celebration this year due to U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's overseas travel.
A stately villa in the heart of Rome, which houses the world's only ceiling mural by the Italian painter Caravaggio, will be auctioned at a starting price of 471 million euros (US$547 million) in January, a court in Rome has confirmed.
With the dust barely settled on the recent Summer Games, a reminder came Wednesday that the next Olympiad is fast approaching. The opening ceremonies for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are 100 days out, and the Games will likely will have some similarities to Tokyo last summer.
Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, which is changing its name to the Guardians, was sued for trademark infringement by a local roller derby team also named the Guardians.
The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the franchise that cast a shadow over the NHL.
