A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement that leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service.…

The City of Edmonton says animal control officers acted appropriately when investigating two previous dog attacks at the south Edmonton home where an 11-year-old boy was later killed. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed….

Highlights of the federal government's new housing strategy include plans to lease and build on underused public lands to make housing more available and affordable. cbc.ca/news/politics/… .

Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Vancouver Aquarium have begun a rescue operation to move a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon and into open water. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… .

A senior who used a drone to keep tabs on a Vancouver Island ship-breaking operation has won a partial legal victory, with the judge rebuking the company who sued her for publicizing videos she captured. cbc.ca/news/canada/sh… .

Some Planned Parenthood locations in the U.S. now offer routine sedation to patients during IUD insertions and removals.
But what are the options for Canadians? cbc.ca/news/health/iu… .

The housing market could soon get 'interesting' as home prices and sales start to edge up, according to a pair of new reports released Friday. cbc.ca/news/business/… .

Alex Garland's Civil War is ambitious, urgent and visceral — a film not so much about war, but the effect of it. cbc.ca/news/entertain… .

Loblaw announced in January it would bring back 50 per cent discounts on perishable food, but some Real Canadian Superstore customers still feel shortchanged. cbc.ca/news/business/… .

Local health authorities are investigating after a man paralyzed in both arms and legs sought a medically assisted death after developing a huge bedsore while lying on a stretcher in the ER of the Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital. cbc.ca/news/canada/mo… .

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced that as of August, first-time buyers of newly built homes will be able to take out insured mortgages with a 30-year amortization period. cbc.ca/news/politics/… .

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he feels it's part of his job to question and call out what he referred to as 'contradictions' in intelligence prepared for the federal government. cbc.ca/news/politics/… .

As excitement builds around the fourth Bridget Jones movie, many fans of the series want to know: will the fat-shaming finally stop? cbc.ca/news/entertain… .

#Analysis : Alberta's premier loathes red tape.
She also doesn't think it will be bureaucratically burdensome to start requiring the provincial government's stamp of approval on any federal deals with municipalities or other entities. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… .

O.J. Simpson, the football star, actor and pitchman whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died. cbc.ca/news/world/sim… .

Canada's health minister is promising 'hundreds of thousands' of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month, despite a low sign-up rate among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. cbc.ca/news/politics/… .

#Analysis : Doubt and suspicion about the democratic process thrive without clarity and information.
So, it's a shame we didn't have Justin Trudeau's testimony on foreign interference earlier. cbc.ca/news/politics/… .

More than 140 Bank of Montreal customers from across the country plan to sue the bank after, they say, cybercriminals stole a total of $1.5 million from their accounts. cbc.ca/news/canada/to… .

Members of Parliament voted to kill a bill that would have allowed parliamentarians to opt out of swearing an oath of allegiance to King Charles. The vote keeps Canada's Constitution as originally written in Section 128. cbc.ca/news/politics/….

The federal government says Canada is at risk of another devastating wildfire season. Much of the country, including southern Quebec, eastern Ontario and western Canada, faces early and higher than usual fire risk in April. cbc.ca/news/climate/c….