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The Blanchard’s Cricket Frog is so tiny it can fit on your thumb, and the distinctive call for which it is named would make it easy to hear — if it hadn’t recently been declared locally extinct in its wetland habitat of southwestern Ontario.  Thomas Hossie, assistant professor of biology who studies amphibians at the province’s Trent University, described …

The escalating trade war between the U.S. and nearly every single one of its major trading partners has sparked a flurry of predictions and concerns that a global recession could be around the corner. And economists who spoke to CBC News say one is virtually inevitable, unless we see a …

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreements on its fate reached by Moscow and Washington in its absence, and called for Europe to have a seat at the negotiating table at the end of the war. “Today it’s important that everything does not go …

When Danika went to the police in London, Ont., a few years ago, it wasn’t just to hold her step-father accountable for the horrific sexual crimes she says he committed against her as a child. She also wanted to stop this man — now in his late 50s and working …

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend. Among those who …

Nicotine control groups that have waited years for a nationwide ban on vaping flavours say they’ve now been given indications it won’t happen — despite the minister responsible vowing last fall that the restrictions were coming “soon.” Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, said she and representatives from a …

The federal government has told most provinces and territories they must cut their allotted spaces for economic immigration programs by half this year, triggering concerns about drastic impacts on labour and the economy. The provincial nominee programs (PNPs) are used by all provinces and territories except Quebec and Nunavut. All 11 jurisdictions with …

Shannon Church of Kenilworth, Ont., was looking for cast iron planters and turned to Facebook Marketplace in hopes of getting a deal.   She regularly visits the online buying and selling site, and on Dec. 1, she contacted a person who said they lived in Kitchener, and whose advertised price she liked. “We agreed on …

U.S. federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of election day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials. In …

After three cargo ships were hit in Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian ports this week, killing at least 10 and injuring several others, maritime analysts are warning that ship operators could start refusing to transit that stretch of the Black Sea due to the increased threat.  “If attacks continue, it will eventually …