WARNING: This story contains disturbing details and may affect those who have been targeted for sextortion, or know someone affected by it. “Mom, what are we going to do?” Carol Todd recalled Amanda Todd’s words Tuesday as she took the stand for the second day of the trial of the man accused of extorting and harassing …

Because of a system error, 503 people who played a new scratch-and-win game in B.C. this week were wrongly told they weren’t winners, according to the provincial lottery corporation. Everyone who purchased a “$3 Road to Riches” ticket on Monday should recheck their tickets to see if they won a …

Jeanne Hansen’s sister Tracey McKinlay died as a result of extreme heat on June 28, 2021.  “It’s hard not to feel guilty,” Hansen said.  “We should have done a little bit more, you know, phoning Tracey wasn’t enough.” She wishes she’d gone to her sister’s apartment in New Westminster, B.C., …

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary chartered a private flight to get accused murderer Sheldon Hibbs back to St. John’s from Calgary in March, according to documents obtained by CBC News. The force said he had been banned from flying commercial. Hibbs, 27, was arrested in Calgary on March 11 on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree …

Early this year, as Russia was preparing for an invasion of Ukraine, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared to see an opportunity. With the United States and its allies distracted and busy countering Moscow’s belligerence, Pyongyang’s generals would put on a show — firing off more test missiles than ever …

Oil prices around the world have risen to their highest levels in years, but Canadian oilsands producers are seeing comparatively less for every barrel because of imbalances in supply and demand. The benchmark North American oil price, a crude blend known as West Texas Intermediate or WTI, was changing hands …

Rising floodwaters in the Fort Frances, Ont., area are leaving people living there with feelings of helplessness, one resident says. Water levels on Rainy Lake set a record last week, surpassing one set in 1950. “I had a feeling that there was going to be a lot of water when …

When Jameil Joseph goes to check out his online shopping cart, he’ll often click on the option to buy now and pay later. Most of his friends do it, too, he said. “I use them whenever they’re available,” said Joseph. “It’s always better to have extra money.” Increasingly, online retailers …

Iran removed two surveillance cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from one of its nuclear facilities on Wednesday, state TV reported, in a move that is likely to raise tensions with the United Nations nuclear watchdog. “So far, the IAEA has not only been ungrateful for Iran’s extensive …

As Tim Marsh looks over the fields in front of his farmhouse in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, he worries about what the future holds for his industry.  Marsh said input costs in the last six months have been unprecedented, with agricultural necessities like diesel, fertilizer, and herbicides costing exponentially more than …