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Audited financial statements filed with Elections Canada show the Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021 with a donation of $26.4 million.

The Canadian National Railway and the union representing 750 of its signal and communication workers have agreed to enter binding arbitration, bringing an end to a two-week strike.

The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. 

Money to compensate young people harmed by Canada's discriminatory child welfare system is expected to begin flowing to First Nations sometime next year, now that the federal government and the Assembly of First Nations have reached a final settlement agreement.

Money to compensate young people harmed by Canada's discriminatory child welfare system is expected to begin flowing to First Nations sometime next year, now that the federal government and the Assembly of First Nations have reached a final settlement agreement.

Canadian businesses and consumers think the current era of high inflation will persist for longer than they'd previously hoped, according to two surveys from the Bank of Canada released Monday.

Canadian businesses and consumers think the current era of high inflation will persist for longer than they'd previously hoped, according to two surveys from the Bank of Canada released Monday.

The Ukrainian General Staff said Russian forces were now focusing their efforts on pushing toward the line of Siversk, Fedorivka and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk in Donbas, but vowed to restore control over the area.

In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court said it has no role in restraining partisan gerrymandering, where parties manipulate voting district boundaries to favor one party over another.

Many passengers are facing delays, lost baggage and missed connections through the Canada Day long weekend. Staff shortages, in the air and on the ground, have been blamed for the chaos.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would give Ukraine 14 more armored personnel carriers and 20 Bushmaster vehicles amid Russia's war.

Ukrainian fighters spent weeks trying to defend Lysychansk and to keep it from falling to Russia, as neighboring Sievierodonetsk did a week ago.

Canada’s tax regime which does not levy sales taxes on food no matter how far it has travelled before landing on Canadian store-shelves does impose sales taxes on seeds that people use to grow food in their own backyards calling compromise the federal government’s efforts to lower the country’s carbon footprint say home-growers.

Earlier this month, economy minister Habeck activated the second phase of Germany's three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said Canada's anti-Taliban law was preventing aid work that involves in development projects which requires government's approval.

In his final column as host of The House, Chris Hall talks with three political strategists to examine the intersection between two of his favourite subjects: politics and baseball.

On this week’s show: U.S. Ambassador David Cohen kicks off a special episode on the Canada-U.S. relationship. Canadian senator Peter Boehm and the governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, discuss the state of democracy in both countries. Plus — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland gives her take on the bilateral relationship and NORAD commander Gen. Glen VanHerck talks about efforts to modernize the continental air defence force.

Politicians on both sides of the border are expressing confidence that Canada and the United States can both continue to have a strong, friendly relationship and bolster the strength of their democracies, despite a series of threats arising from partisan division, frustration and economic unease.

The new rules will include requiring people applying for a handgun license to provide a list of their social media accounts so officials could verify their "character and conduct."

While many spend Canada Day celebrating what it means to be Canadian, others are still waiting for an opportunity to call Canada home.

This year, stress levels are through the roof as people are moving amid a province-wide housing crisis. Housing advocates say skyrocketing rents are now a widespread phenomenon.

Pte. John Lambert, a young soldier from Newfoundland who was killed during the First World War, has finally been laid to rest after a Canadian team uncovered his identity.

The Pentagon will also provide additional ammunition for medium-range rocket systems it provided Ukraine in June, known as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS.

CBC special live coverage of Canada Day 2022.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Canadians to recommit to the country's values, including respect, hope and kindness, in his official Canada Day message.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Canadians to recommit to the country's values, including respect, hope and kindness, in his official Canada Day message.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that there is no reason to expect a shutdown of supplies following Vladimir Putin's order.

Canada Day prompted a major police presence in Ottawa to prevent a repeat of the convoy blockade from February, as thousands gathered for the first time in two years.

Canada Day prompts a major police presence in Ottawa to prevent a repeat of the convoy blockade from February, and as thousands gather for the first time in two years.

Canada Day prompts a major police presence in Ottawa to prevent a repeat of the convoy blockade from February, and as thousands gather for the first time in two years.

NBA star and human rights campaigner Enes Kanter Freedom is frustrated with what he calls a lacklustre response from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to his calls for more action to help Uighur Muslims in China.

The Assembly of First Nations is in unprecedented crisis with National Chief RoseAnne Archibald suspended and under external investigation. CBC News has reviewed documents and interviewed seven sources that paint the most detailed picture to date of the alleged dysfunction within the national chief's office.

Many protesters involved in the Freedom Convoy and Rolling Thunder events in Ottawa earlier this year are back in the city coordinating events for Canada Day. 

The party said it sent a preliminary voter list to candidates on Thursday and the final number is still subject to change as candidates review the validity of memberships.

The Conservative Party of Canada has released a preliminary list of members eligible to vote in the party's September leadership race showing there are now more than twice the number of eligible voters than were in the 2020 contest that crowned Erin O'Toole as leader. 

The Conservative Party of Canada has released a preliminary list of members eligible to vote in the party's September leadership race showing there are now more than twice the number of eligible voters than were in the 2020 contest that crowned Erin O'Toole as leader. 

The front-runner in the Conservative leadership race joined a march against vaccine mandates in Ottawa Thursday as the party shows fractures over how much association it should have with protestors gathering in the capital for Canada Day.

Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich will remain in custody over the Canada Day weekend after she was arrested this week for allegedly breaching her bail conditions.

Alongside Pierre Poilievre, helping to lead the crowd of protesters who were pushing for a permanent end to vaccine mandates, was a man in a bright vest named James Topp.

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Canada's top doctor said Thursday that it's imperative everyone eligible for a booster dose gets their third shot now before the new, more infectious Omicron variants take hold in the coming weeks.

There remains significant community frustration and anger at how Ottawa police handled the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' that blockaded the downtown core for weeks earlier this year.

In a 6-3 ruling today, the court says the expanded rules to further prevent a sexual assault complainant's past from being used against them in a trial are "constitutional in their entirety."

Canada will require that companies add nutrition warnings to the front of pre-packaged food with high levels of saturated fat, sugar or sodium in an effort to help shoppers make healthier choices with just a glance.

Health minister Jean-Yves Duclos and government officials provide an update on COVID-19.

The Russian President didn't take kindly to G7 leaders joking about him during the summit.

At summit in Madrid, the Western military alliance issued a stark warning that the world has been plunged into a dangerous phase of big-power competition and myriad threats.

Canada will send 39 new armoured personnel carriers and six drone cameras to Ukraine this summer to help Ukraine fight the Russians.

Ukraine’s long-standing pleas — and prayers — for advanced Western weapons are beginning to be answered as Canada announced Thursday it plans to send dozens of brand-new armoured personnel carriers to the embattled country.

NATO has embarked on a plan to re-arm Ukraine, switching the eastern European country from its old Soviet-style equipment to more modern NATO-grade gear, the alliance's secretary general says.