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Time blindness has sparked a social media debate: Where is the line between a genuine condition and someone who is disorganized or just plain rude?

The Northwestern Health Unit has confirmed its first case of measles in the region since an alarming rise in the spread of the disease began across the province and country — even leading to temporary outbreak status in Ontario.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation says Highway 16 linking Prince Rupert to communities in the east including Terrace has been shut in both directions due to flooding.

Here's five stories from CBC Indigenous this year about people and communities connecting with culture, following their dreams and finding joy.

For First Nations, in at least one key area, 2025 ended the same way it started: with the Canadian government fighting Indigenous people in court, trying to limit Ottawa’s legal duty to provide Indigenous kids with essential services. And losing, again.

This First Person article is the experience of Chris Mallinos, who lives in Ottawa and whose son, Theo, is undergoing treatment for leukemia. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. 

The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died of an apparent cardiac arrest while waiting for care in an Edmonton emergency department.

A bear cub rescued in northeastern British Columbia last week is expected to live.

'We got the call on Saturday evening that this bear was curled up on the middle of the road and somebody shooed it off the road,' Angelika Langen said.

A fire crackling. Rain hitting the roof of the hunt camp. The whoosh of a sandhill crane landing outside. Cree voices telling stories.

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, cold and flu germs were stirring — and your cousin's kid just coughed right in your mouth.

An influenza infection brings with it an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association says.  

On Thursday, Health Canada approved the drug tislelizumab, sold under the brand name Tevimbra, to be used in combination with two other chemotherapy drugs.

After three years of work, Shayne Michael’s first streaming series is set to premiere in February.

When Eduardo Mercado first heard a humpback whale sing, he was fascinated by their rhythmic, moaning, haunting sounds.

It’s called the most wonderful time of the year, but everyone could use a break around the holidays. 

For most people who live in Alberta and are dreaming of a white Christmas this year, it appears they will get their wish.

The approval gives Novo Nordisk a leg up in the race to market a potent oral medication for shedding pounds as it looks to regain lost ground from rival Eli Lilly.

Health Canada says these products were sold across Canada and people should not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute the products.

Porcupine quills are a precious material for Indigenous artists because they can’t be purchased just anywhere – artists must source the material themselves or trade for them. 

Two Abbotsford businesses along Highway 1 are set to reopen only a week after flooding forced them to close.

The hacking group ShinyHunters shared data with Reuters from what it said were users of Pornhub’s premium service, and said it was demanding ransom in Bitcoin to delete the data.

Three First Nations recipients were among Canadians recognized for their achievements with honours presented by the Governor General this month.

From as far as he can remember, Alvin First Rider says there’s been frequent droughts on Blackfoot territory in Alberta, which makes water a precious resource.

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Under the deals, each drugmaker will cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program for low-income people, administration officials said, promising 'massive savings.'

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

The Nova Scotia RCMP says it's not aware of any fentanyl-laced cannabis being sold by unauthorized cannabis retailers in the province, after the premier made this claim in a news conference last week.

Scientists studying polar bears were greeted with a most unexpected surprise during a recent tracking expedition in northeastern Manitoba.

At 51, Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth had been postmenopausal for eight years. So when she started bleeding again in May, the Ottawa family physician knew something wasn’t right.

Treacherous road conditions led to several crashes on the QEII highway that forced RCMP to shut down the road between Calgary and Red Deer, where about 100 vehicles got stuck.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would reclassify marijuana and ease federal restrictions on research for potential new medical products.

The Canadian government has lost in court — again — to a First Nations grandmother fighting to fix extensive mould at her home on Oneida Nation of the Thames, near London, Ont.

The report was released by the Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union and is based on feedback from crews and other staff involved in the wildfire fight.

Indigenous community members in British Columbia say they are celebrating after OneBC said it had removed MLA Dallas Brodie as its party leader.

Opponents of coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains have some sharp criticism for Alberta's UCP government after being told to resubmit their citizens petition.

Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday.

Before NASA astronaut Sally Ride’s historic launch aboard the space shuttle in 1983 as the first American woman in space, she was asked a question: Would 100 tampons be the right number for her week-long mission?

Ashley Stevens has scars inside and out from her time in an Ontario jail.

Winnipeg resident John Ruhland first began taking medication for his depression in 2000 when a period of enormous stress — both at work and in his personal life — landed him in the hospital.

A group of young adults from Cumberland House Cree Nation travelled to British Columbia in November to take part in a program designed help them develop the skills needed to succeed should they decide to move away from their home northeast of Saskatoon.

In just a few short months, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen will make history.

Chiefs from Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta are calling for a pause on the pipeline memorandum of understanding until they are consulted and sign off on the potential project. And they're threatening legal action if that doesn't happen.

When dolphins swam onto the scene during a study on northern resident orcas off the coast of B.C., at least one researcher admitted to being a little annoyed.

Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ontario, suggesting factors such as more time spent online and the rise of private assessments for the mental condition could be behind the increase.

The company that operates the Trans Mountain pipeline has paid a $196,000 fine for environmental lapses along its B.C. pipeline route in the aftermath of a massive Jan. 2024 storm.

Baby, it’s cold outside — but it’s worth putting on that heavy winter coat, scarf and boots and heading out for one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Geminids.

Health officials are reminding Canadians to maintain healthy habits during the holiday season, as influenza leads to more school absences and hospitalizations.

Alberta's provincial government has announced the creation of three new all-season resort areas that it claims could generate thousands of jobs and billions in economic benefits.

For 40 years, staff at Nova Scotia's Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens thought their ginkgo tree was male.