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Oliver resident Wayne Belleville was shocked and upset to receive a card from a dangerous offender in a maximum security prison who shot him in the back in 2015.

First Nations leaders from communities across B.C. gathered in Smithers Wednesday in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary leadership following last week’s RCMP enforcement of an injunction to allow access to their territory by a pipeline company.

Later this month, the government will formally apologize for the forced removal of Ahiarmiut from their traditional homes. Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations is travelling to Arviat, Nunavut, Jan. 22 to deliver the apology in person.

The family of a Halifax man who was kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday says they are hopeful Canadian authorities will bring him home safely.

About a dozen parents of children who got carbon monoxide poisoning at Des Découvreurs school Monday protested outside the school as classes resumed Wednesday, demanding more accountability for what happened.

Arrangements are now being made to extradite the B.C. pair accused of masterminding the so-called honour killing of Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu to India to face trial. The federal Department of Justice said her mother and uncle will be extradited to India by Jan. 25.

An RCMP officer in Saskatchewan made a 100-year-old woman's birthday even more special by granting her a birthday wish.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: government cracks down on Zimbabwe protests; loneliness can have serious health effects; a British project has mail carriers checking on the well-being of elderly people on their routes.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's government won a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for her to attempt to forge a consensus among lawmakers on a Brexit divorce agreement.

Liberal candidate Karen Wang has quit the Burnaby South byelection race over comments she posted on social media about NDP leader and candidate Jagmeet Singh.

A Kanata family is asking the bus-riding community to help their daughter, who has Down syndrome, regain her confidence as she recovers from the shock of Friday's fatal bus collision.

A Canadian national was kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday night in an area the country's government has warned is under growing threat from jihadist attacks.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will join the investigation into a bus crash at Ottawa's Westboro station last week that left three people dead and nearly two dozen injured, Ottawa police say.

The tiny remains of an extinct bug-like creature discovered at British Columbia's 500-million-year-old Burgess Shale fossil deposit add a new branch to the evolutionary tree of life, says a PhD student who tracked down the organism's development.

Ottawa's English Catholic school board has changed its mind and will put a graphic novel, which has a side story about two boys who are attracted to each other, back on its elementary school library shelves.

Ottawa's English Catholic school board has changed its mind and will put a graphic novel, which has a side story about two boys who are attracted to each other, back on its elementary school library shelves.

An expert panel has released a report outlining the best ways to tackle the growing incidence of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia among Canadians as a basis for a national strategy on the progressive brain diseases.

RCMP say a man in their custody was able to escape after he was left alone briefly and ran out an unlocked door.

On a whim, a tight-knit squad of adult female figure skaters in Kelowna, B.C., decided to try and compete in the 2018 ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition in Germany. We heard from two of the women about the bond the group formed on the ice, and a journey that was both life-affirming and exhausting.

The legal team representing four Innu men is arguing they had an aboriginal right to hunt the animals.

Singer-songwriter Corey Hart will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the Juno Awards in March, and the show in London, Ont., will be carried live by CBC.

The federal government is making major structural changes to the RCMP to strengthen civilian oversight and improve how the force handles harassment and bullying — changes that have been years in the making.

The federal government is making major structural changes to the RCMP to strengthen civilian oversight and improve how the force handles harassment and bullying — changes that have been years in the making.

The federal government is making major structural changes to the RCMP to strengthen civilian oversight and improve how the force handles harassment and bullying — changes that have been years in the making.

The federal government is making major structural changes to the RCMP to strengthen civilian oversight and improve how the force handles harassment and bullying — changes that have been years in the making.

The federal government is unveiling some major structural changes to the RCMP and how it handles harassment— changes that have been years in the making.

High demand for the POT stock symbol has prompted several Canadian stock exchanges to conduct a collective lottery to select which company will be able to use the eye-catching ticker.

The U.S. economy is taking a larger-than-expected hit from the partial government shutdown, White House estimates show, as contractors and even the Coast Guard go without pay, and talks to end the impasse seemed stalled.

The U.S. economy is taking a larger-than-expected hit from the partial government shutdown, White House estimates show, as contractors and even the Coast Guard go without pay, and talks to end the impasse seemed stalled.

A blast struck near U.S.-led coalition forces on Wednesday in Syria's northern city of Manbij, kiling at least 16, including American soldiers, according to the Central Command

A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State killed two U.S. soldiers and two civilians working for the U.S. military in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump said the group had been defeated there and that he would pull out all American forces.

Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell is a frequent critic of city hall and knows his articles are widely read within the halls of municipal power — what he didn't know, until just recently, is that top city officials had access to his work even before it was published.

China says it's "not worried in the slightest" by mounting international concern over the death sentence handed to Canadian Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling.

The RCMP and the credit union are investigating after 140 members were robbed in "phishing" and "brute force" cyber attacks.

Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur is set to appear in a downtown Toronto court Wednesday morning ahead of his trial scheduled for next year.

Métis in Norman Wells, N.W.T., are one step closer in reaching a final agreement for self-governance after signing today's agreement in principle.

Dene and Métis in Norman Wells, N.W.T., will be one step closer in reaching a final agreement for self-governance after signing today's agreement in principle.

Dene and Métis in Norman Wells, N.W.T., are one step closer to reaching a final agreement for self-governance after signing today's agreement in principle.

After Theresa May's Brexit deal suffered a decisive defeat in Parliament, the prime minister faces a critical non-confidence vote. But no matter the outcome for her, the country is still wracked by division with no clear path out of an intractable political mess.

After Theresa May's Brexit deal suffered a decisive defeat in Parliament, the prime minister faces a critical non-confidence vote. But no matter the outcome for her, the country is still wracked by division with no clear path out of an intractable political mess.

The founder of China's Huawei, the world's biggest supplier of network gear to phone and internet companies, says his company would not share secrets about its customers and their communication networks.

It’s taken a decade of technological improvement and a new competitive bidding process for electrical generation contracts, but wind may have finally come into its own as among the cheapest ways to create power.

Some men are outraged by a new Gillette ad about toxic masculinity because they're not used to males or masculinity being criticized in advertising.

Some men are outraged by a new Gillette ad about toxic masculinity because they're not used to males or masculinity being criticized in advertising.

Homebuyers should watch what they say during home viewings, according to an Ontario real estate agent who says two of her clients have used cameras and microphones to eavesdrop on potential buyers.

Two federal departments were forced to make changes after a person of “national security concern” was granted permanent residency “due to a series of failures.”

A slight majority of Canadians are calling the lack of new oil pipeline capacity in the country a crisis, according to findings from a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute.

A slight majority of Canadians are calling the lack of new oil pipeline capacity in the country a crisis, according to findings from a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute.

The partial U.S. government shutdown is the longest in history, and the political process to end it is frozen. How long it will last is hard to say; but these are five ways it could end.

Kenya's security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 "innocent lives," the country's president says.