Chinese media reported that painter and sailor Zhai Mo was “illegally stopped” by Canadian authorities while attempting what he called the first non-stop circumnavigation of the Arctic. Transport Canada says otherwise.

‘I will vote in this federal election because I have witnessed how the decisions made by governments can determine the quality of life of Indigenous children,’ says Andre Bear, the former youth representative of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nation.

In the 2019 federal election, voter turnout in Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou was just 49.8 per cent, well under the rate for Quebec as a whole. Now, there are two Indigenous candidates, and they hope to affect the turnout.

Two nurses, one just entering the field, and the other who left due to harsh conditions, weigh in on why the public system is losing employees so rapidly.

Canadians will soon head to the polls and CBC News will have full coverage of the federal election on all platforms so you can follow every development.

Members of Hamilton’s Pakistani community are trying to come to terms with Thursday’s incident in which Faqir Ali was “taken forcefully” from his home and later found in serious condition. The violent home invasion left one of his sons dead, another shot and police searching for suspects.

The criminal case involving retired general Jonathan Vance, the country’s former top military commander, went before a provincial judge in Ontario today. It has been adjourned until Oct. 15.

Provinces across Canada are introducing vaccine passports, allowing those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in some indoor recreational activities. But apart from that, what do the passports accomplish, and how effective are they? CBC News spoke to some experts.

Recent rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death among unvaccinated Albertans have been at least eight times higher — and as much as 60 times higher — compared to the fully vaccinated population, depending on which age range you look at.