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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a St. Catharines, Ont., audience tonight that Indigenous people in Canada have long had the wrong end of the stick.Trudeau was speaking at one of a series of election-year town hall meetings he's holding across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is kicking off the third leg of his national town hall tour tonight in St. Catharines, Ont. where he will take unvetted questions from Canadians.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is kicking off the third leg of his national town hall tour tonight in St. Catharines, Ont. where he will take unvetted questions from Canadians.

The NDP has postponed its winter caucus meeting to free up MPs to help leader Jagmeet SIngh campaign in the Burnaby South byelection, CBC News has learned.

Ontario and federal politicians have walked away empty-handed from meetings with General Motors about the company's plans to close the Oshawa Assembly Plant.

Over the past 15 years, home equity lines of credit have emerged as the driver of mounting non-mortgage debt in Canada — yet many Canadians don't understand what they've signed up for and are not moving to pay them off, a new survey suggests.

Céline Dion is pulling a song she recorded with R. Kelly from streaming services in the wake of a Lifetime docuseries that details allegations of sexual misconduct against the R&B singer.

Celine Dion is pulling a song she recorded with R. Kelly from streaming services in the wake of a Lifetime docuseries that details allegations of sexual misconduct against the R&B singer.

"If we don't interview them and find out why did what they did what they did, we will be missing a great part, a factor in the awful tragedies that are happening in the country and have been happening for many years."

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has reached out to China's ambassador to ask for clemency in the case of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, who is facing the death penalty for allegedly smuggling 222 kilograms of methamphetamines.

Two people who acted as interveners in the Supreme Court case that decided the fate of residential school survivor testimonies are raising concerns about the process in place to preserve those records.

U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, told lawmakers on Tuesday he would protect a federal probe into Russian election meddling from political pressure, stressing he would bring independence to the job and not shy away from breaking ranks with the administration.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: the numbers behind Brexit, deal or no deal; Theresa May has a long night ahead, no matter which way the Brexit-deal vote goes; Britons are stockpiling goods in case Brexit plunges the economy into chaos.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives have announced a plan Tuesday to comprehensively review the province's regional governments.

A 28-year-old Saudi man charged with sexually assaulting a Cape Breton woman has gone missing, with a leading immigration lawyer saying it may be a case of the Middle Eastern kingdom helping a citizen flee while awaiting trial.

In recent decades, the Earth's magnetic north pole has drifted rapidly from Canada's coast toward Russia, causing navigation issues. That has prompted the U.S. military to ask scientists to compensate for its changing position.

Jeremy Thompson can't believe his brother was the target of racist language at a lacrosse game.

Schellenberg's Canadian citizenship is inseparable from the handling of his case. But concerns about the fairness of court proceedings in China are not unique to cases involving diplomatic rows.

Personal grooming company Gillette has drawn a lot of attention for its latest ad campaign, which urges men to take a more active role in fighting toxic masculinity.

Cotton seeds carried by China's Chang'e-4 moon probe have become the first biological matter to grow on the moon.

The average Canadian home sold in December cost $472,000, a figure that declined by almost five per cent in 2018.

Extremists attack a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex and black smoke rose over the scene. A witness reports seeing at least two bodies.

Extremists attack a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex and black smoke rose over the scene. A witness reports seeing at least two bodies.

There are indications an attack on a Nairobi hotel may not be over. More than 12 hours after the initial explosions and gunfire, a first responder reported renewed gunfire and explosions coming from the complex.

The head of the Marguerite Bourgeoys school board in Montreal says all of the board's schools will be inspected as soon as possible, after 43 students and staff were treated in hospital for carbon monoxide exposure on Monday.

A Saudi teen who fled alleged abuse by her family considers herself "one of the lucky ones" now that she has arrived as a refugee in Canada, but the agency tasked with getting her settled has still arranged for her to have 24-hour security in the wake of online threats.

While residential garages are generally home to cars, trucks and household junk, one Alberta couple has turned theirs into a fully-functional arcade.

Longtime Republican Rep. Steve King will be blocked from committee assignments for the next two years after saying white supremacy and white nationalism have become offensive terms.

China blasted Canada for "irresponsible" remarks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the country of "arbitrarily" sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, aggravating already icy relations.

China blasted Canada for "irresponsible" remarks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the country of "arbitrarily" sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, aggravating already icy relations.

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a crucial test today as lawmakers in Parliament vote on her deeply contentious Brexit plan.

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a crucial test as lawmakers in Parliament vote on her deeply contentious Brexit plan.

Lawmakers in the U.K. have dealt a crushing defeat to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, throwing Britain's exit from the European Union into renewed turmoil and setting the stage for a non-confidence vote tomorrow in the British Parliament.

Lawmakers in the U.K. have defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal with the European Union by a vote of 432 to 202.

Millennials are having trouble saving money and and part of the problem is convenience and abundance of food apps, experts say.

William Barr's nomination to become the next U.S. attorney general brings fresh uncertainty to how the Trump-Russia investigation will be handled — even as Barr looks to tamp down fears he might suppress the probe's findings. Here's what to expect from the hearings.

In Monday's cabinet shuffle, the Liberals moved to address their rural shortcomings ahead of October's federal election.

William Barr's nomination to become the next U.S. attorney general brings fresh uncertainty to how the Trump-Russia investigation will be handled — even as Barr looks to tamp down fears he might suppress the probe's findings. Here's what to expect from the hearings.

Indigenous leaders will debate this week which financial model is ideal if they are able to purchase the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline project.

There's been another delay for the troubled Radarsat Constellation Mission program, a $1-billion showcase project for the Canadian Space Agency. This sixth delay is the result of a faulty Falcon 9 first-stage booster built by SpaceX that failed to land properly in Florida. Officials say there's no new date scheduled yet.

Jody Wilson-Raybould has been at pains to insist that her move from the justice portfolio to Veterans Affairs is not a demotion. That doesn't mean she'll enjoy the job.

In theory, it should be up to China's top court to decide whether a B.C. man should be sentenced to death after being found guilty of drug smuggling. But it's in the political realm where his ultimate fate may be determined.

The Ottawa Catholic School Board has quietly removed a popular book from its elementary school libraries after parents complained about its LGBT content, while still making it available in middle and high schools.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to break up the "dream team" that was leading the work of mending Canada's relationship with Indigenous Peoples is triggering concerns Ottawa is pulling back on its reconciliation agenda.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to break up the "dream team" that was leading the work of mending Canada's relationship with Indigenous Peoples is triggering concerns Ottawa is pulling back on its reconciliation agenda.

Indigenous leaders will debate this week which financial model is ideal if they are able to purchase the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline project.

RCMP will conduct a review of what took place after officers entered a fortified checkpoint on a forest service road in northern B.C. where people at the Gidimt'en camp were barring a pipeline company from access.

Amanda Michayluk, 34, died walking for help after her SUV got stuck in deep snow while she and her father were cutting firewood.

Ontario will not reverse the cancellation of a proposed French-language university despite a federal commitment to extend funding for a team working on the project, the provincial government said Monday.

Shortly after Canada’s first Indigenous justice minister and attorney general was moved into the less prestigious position of veterans affairs minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould took the unusual step issuing a public defence of her performance.