Ontario to sell off 60% of Hydro One, allow beer in grocery stores

Ontario's Liberal government will announce this morning that it plans to sell off 60 per cent of Hydro One and allow the sale of beer in some grocery stores. CBC has confirmed the details of a report to be released this morning into how Ontario's...

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RBC customer says fraudster fooled telephone banking agent

A Royal Bank branch in Cornwall, Ont., has apologized to a customer who says a stranger gained access to his account via telephone banking, even though he gave the wrong answers to the security questions. Montreal resident Glen Langburt told CBC Daybreak...

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'Blinking is like a kitty kiss': Researchers aim to decipher how cats talk to us

When it comes to cats, those meows mean … well, a lot of things. With each purr, yowl or even blink, felines are saying, "Hello," "Let's snuggle" or "Beat it, Mom." For the increasing number of cat owners who want to connect with their often-aloof fur...

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Saguenay, Que., mayor to address top court's ruling against prayers at council meetings

The mayor of Saguenay, Que., is expected to react this morning to yesterday's Supreme Court of Canada decision striking down prayer at municipal council meetings. In a unanimous decision, the top court said reciting a Catholic prayer at council...

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HMS Erebus video to offer glimpse of ice dive to Franklin shipwreck

COMING UP LIVE Holes cut through two-metre-thick Arctic ice to give divers access to wooden ship CBC News Posted: Apr 16, 2015 10:06 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 16, 2015 10:11 AM ET Stay Connected with CBC News Latest...

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Bank of Canada leaves rate unchanged, says growth has stalled

Breaking Bank says oil price drop hurting economy more now than expected, but pain should be shortlived By Catherine Cullen, CBC News Posted: Apr 15, 2015 10:12 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 15, 2015 10:14 AM ET The economic pain...

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5 reasons India matters so much to Canada

Canada welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a three-day visit. CBCNews.ca will have live coverage throughout the day, including events in Ottawa and a major Modi speech before a large crowd in Toronto at 7:30 p.m.  Watch Joint...

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Liberals lose lead to Tories for 1st time since Trudeau took over: Eric Grenier

For the first time since Justin Trudeau took over the party two years ago, the Liberals have lost the lead in national voting intentions. While that has placed the Conservatives in top spot, it is the New Democrats who have benefited from the Liberals'...

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Mexico replacing army with activism to take on the drug lords: Brian Stewart

There have been times in recent years when Mexico felt that its only hope to stem the rising blood-tide of its drug war was to send in the military to the most affected states, to clamp down on the near anarchy. For the six years under former president...

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No right to pray at municipal council meetings, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously this morning that elected officials do not have the right to recite prayers at municipal council meetings. The case dates back to 2007, when Alain Simoneau, a resident of Saguenay, Que., complained...

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Was Tom Mulcair right about 'Dutch disease' economics?

The latest national job numbers came as a great surprise. Great because they were up — a surprise because analysts were predicting the numbers would be down. The top-line numbers, however, mask the hollowing out of a portion of the Canadian economy....

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Shrinking airline seats: What's healthy for airlines causes pain in the back rows

The rapidly shrinking airline seat may be profitable for the carriers, but the discomfort for passengers has drawn the attention of the U.S. Department of Transportation.   An advisory committee will hear testimony today...

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'I feel beautiful,' says Pink to critics 'concerned' about her weight

Pink arrives for the John Wayne 30th Annual Odyssey Ball at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on April 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. The Stupid Girls singer has taken to Twitter to tell critics that she's beautiful despite their "concern" about...

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Canada to join U.S., Britain in training Ukraine military

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced Canada will join a training mission to help Ukraine's beleaguered military. After months of requests for help from the Ukrainian government, Tuesday morning's announcement represents the...

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Supreme Court quashes mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the Harper government's law requiring mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes is unconstitutional. By a 6-3 margin, the high court has upheld the 2013 Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that labelled the law...

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Why Stephen Poloz can't fix a weak economy: Don Pittis

Everyone knows the bit of folk wisdom "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." But as the economies of China, Japan, Europe and North America coast in neutral, that may be part of the problem. The latest employment numbers from Canada...

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Leafs' house cleaning: Shanahan to address media

Coming up Live Watch news conference LIVE starting at 2 p.m. ET CBC Sports Posted: Apr 13, 2015 9:50 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 13, 2015 10:17 AM ET Toronto Maple Leaf president Brendan Shanahan will hold a 2 p.m. ET news conference...

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SpaceX launch chases 'holy grail' of spaceflight — a reusable rocket

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX's launch and soft landing attempt, set for today at 4:33 p.m. ET in Cape Canaveral, Fl., will be livestreamed on CBCNews.ca. To the SpaceX engineers behind this afternoon's test launch, recycling really is a matter of rocket...

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Half-tons, hunting, hockey: What makes Canadiens' Price tick

Carey Price drives a half-ton truck.  A big one. He's kind of addicted to trucks. In fact, as he wheeled me around downtown Montreal the other day he told me he can't remember ever driving anything else. It's not that surprising, actually, when...

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It's not just your imagination — flying really is getting worse every year

Think flying is getting worse? A pair of university researchers who track the airline business say it's a fact. More flights are late, more bags are getting lost, and customers are lodging more complaints about U.S. airlines, government data shows....

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Mike Duffy diaries reveal frailties, foibles and desire to be popular

The diaries of suspended Senator Mike Duffy laid before an Ottawa court this week made headlines by offering an insider's glimpse of the operations of the Conservative government and its caucus. But the private notes inside those diaries...

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Fake sex allegations lifted from Law & Order: SVU lead to lawsuit

The allegations a female student made against her teacher — rape, torture, waterboarding — could have been pulled straight from the scripts of TV's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. And, as it turned out, a B.C. arbitrator...

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NHL's Stanley Cup playoff matchups set

The NHL's regular season ended Saturday, and the first-round matchups for the Stanley Cup playoffs are set, including a pair of all-Canadian series. Montreal vs. Ottawa and Vancouver vs. Calgary will both be broadcast on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada....

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Will consumers pay to watch YouTube?

Would you pay to watch YouTube videos, uninterrupted by advertising? That's a question a lot of business analysts — and users — are now pondering, as reports emerge that Google's video-streaming site is in the process of launching an as-yet-unnamed...

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