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A friend of Michael Spavor says he worries about the detained Canadian's well-being and financial future now that an online fundraising effort in his name has been derailed.

"Nobody likes to see something in a place where they're trapped in."

Britain will extend a drone exclusion zone five-fold and give police new powers against lawbreaking operators, the government said on Monday, after sightings last month paralyzed the nation's second busiest airport.

Bell Canada began asking its customers in December for permission to track everything they do with their home and mobile phones, internet, television, apps or any other services they get through Bell or its affiliates.

A woman who says she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 was granted clemency Monday by Tennessee's governor and will be released from prison.

As more members of British Columbia's best known orca family show signs of starving to death, experts are warning about the devastating impact the death of just one whale can have on a pod.

A British Columbia court of appeal has given the federal government more time to implement new policies for holding prisoners in solitary confinement — but has ordered new conditions in the meantime to limit the violation of inmates' constitutional rights.

The fatal collisions included three on Sunday alone, according to an RCMP press release.

Brock University professor David Schimmelpenninck apologizes for past behaviour following sexual harassment investigation and discipline.

Taylor was the keyboardist and vocalist in the Burlington-based indie pop group. He died of "natural causes" in his sleep on Dec. 29, according to a statement from the band.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse.

A P.E.I. man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was asleep in her bed has been sentenced to six months in jail.

A tugboat from St. John's has reached a large Halifax-bound container ship that has been burning for days, with plans to tow it about 1,500 kilometres to the Nova Scotia port.

Jesse Boldt was living a life where he felt no real joy and did not have a sense of purpose. Boldt decided to shun expectations, selling his home and moving into a van.

RCMP intend to enforce an injunction Monday to allow a pipeline company access to a forest service road in northern B.C. where people at the Gidimt'en camp have established a fortified checkpoint.

The RCMP have entered a fortified checkpoint on a forest service road in northern B.C. where people at the Gidimt'en camp were barring access to a pipeline company.

The RCMP have arrested 14 people and entered a fortified checkpoint on a forest service road in northern B.C. where people at the Gidimt'en camp were barring access to a pipeline company.

The RCMP have arrested 14 people and entered a fortified checkpoint on a forest service road in northern B.C. where people at the Gidimt'en camp were barring access to a pipeline company.

After a sharp downturn in December, oil prices have recovered, with the benchmark North American contract nearing the key $50 US a barrel threshold, before sinking back Monday afternoon.

After a sharp downturn in December, oil prices have recovered, with the benchmark North American contract nearing the key $50 US a barrel threshold.

With no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged partial government shutdown, the White House announces U.S. President Donald Trump will be travelling to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to "meet with those on the front lines of the national security and humanitarian crisis."

With no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged partial government shutdown, U.S. President Donald Trump is standing firm in his border wall funding demands and newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government.

A man charged with killing six strangers between picking up rides for Uber has pleaded guilty to murder in Michigan.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu jumped 45 positions to a career-high No. 107 in the world rankings Monday after her surprising run to the final at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu jumped 45 positions to a career-high No. 107 in the world rankings Monday after her surprising run to the final at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

Ontario Provincial Police divers have found a man's body in Mississippi Lake just over 24 hours after getting a call about a vehicle that went through the ice.

Ontario Provincial Police divers have recovered a man's body from a car that crashed through the thin ice of Mississippi Lake on the weekend.

Hereditary chiefs and their supporters are standing their ground in a remote area of B.C., despite a court injunction saying they must move and grant access to a company trying to build the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Hereditary chiefs and their supporters are standing their ground in a remote area of B.C., despite a court injunction saying they must move and grant access to a company trying to build the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Avrum Morrow told Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens when they met 34 years ago that he wanted to give back to the community but remain anonymous, and "the publicity it generated should go to the kids.”

Actor Kevin Spacey was arraigned Monday on a charge of felony indecent assault and battery during a hearing in Nantucket District Court, stemming from allegations he groped a teen in a bar on the Massachusetts resort island in 2016.

Kevin Spacey is due in a Massachusetts courtroom Monday to answer accusations that he groped a young man in a bar on the resort island of Nantucket in 2016.

What gadgets will Americans buy this year? Lots of "smart" devices for their home, according to projections from the Consumer Technology Association, which runs the annual Consumer Electronics Show.

What gadgets will Americans buy this year? Lots of "smart" devices for their home, according to projections from the Consumer Technology Association, which runs the Consumer Electronics Show.

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family and barricaded herself inside a Bangkok airport hotel to avoid being expelled by Thai authorities has left the airport after talks with the United Nations refugee agency, an official said on Monday.

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said her family wants to kill her barricaded herself inside an airport hotel in Bangkok to prevent being expelled by Thai immigration authorities who on Monday halted a plan to put her on a plane to Kuwait.

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton is set to press Turkey for assurances it won't attack Kurdish allies in Syria, which he said is now a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.

U.S. troops won't leave northeastern Syria until ISIS militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected, a top White House aide said Sunday, marking the first public confirmation that the troop drawdown announced by President Donald Trump has been slowed.

Lloyd's Underwriters is fighting a default judgment ordering the insurer to pay an Abbotsford, B.C., treasure hunter for the loss of a diamond-encrusted golden eagle reportedly stolen in a brazen mugging.

Snowshoe hares eat meat, and they don't seem that picky about what kind it is, according to a paper published in the winter issue of Northwestern Naturalist.

Quebec Superior Court Justice Christine Baudouin's decision could alter how the laws are applied in the province and across the country.

Five Manitoba families are among dozens of plaintiffs across Canada suing Revera, a company that owns and operates 500 senior living facilities across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

The Golden Globes returned to form for its 2019 edition, offering up a night of celebrity fashion and head-scratching wins. What were the night's most memorable, meme-worthy and jaw-dropping moments?

The Golden Globes returned to form for its 2019 edition, offering up a night of celebrity fashion and head-scratching wins. What were the night's most memorable, meme-worthy and jaw-dropping moments?

A Newfoundland and Labrador woman is sharing her family's story to raise awareness about the risks of living alone and to offer some tips on how to make sure your loved ones or neighbours stay safe.

Sure it's a fantasy, but in such volatile economic times, bankers might need to schedule a deprogramming session with their kids after watching Mary Poppins Returns.

Benzodiazepines, a group of sedatives that include medications like Valium, Xanax and Ativan, have been prescribed for half a century. But when combined with opioids, the results can be lethal.

Premier Scott Moe to deliver Sixties Scoop apology Monday morning in Regina.

Premier Scott Moe has apologized for Saskatchewan's role in the Sixties Scoop.

City staff from the Municipal Licensing and Standards department are investigating 16 illegal storefronts in total.