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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is kicking off the fourth leg of his national town hall tour tonight in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., where he is taking unvetted questions from Canadians.

In Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's fourth town hall of the year in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que. he was forced to defend Canada's immigration system, his pledge to compensate dairy farmers and his plan to fight climate change with a national price on carbon.

Spirits were high at the Sydney Call Centre on Friday for the first payday under new management.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has appointed Hazel McCallion, the 97-year-old former mayor of Mississauga, Ont., as a special adviser.

If true, the explosive report by BuzzFeed News that Trump told his former fixer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow deal isn't just another bombshell.

Take Robert Mueller's word for it. So implied U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday when he took the unusual step of thanking the special counsel's office for disputing details of a report that said Trump told his ex-lawyer to lie to Congress.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take reporters' questions as the Liberals' cabinet retreat comes to an end in Sherbrooke, Que.

U.S. President Donald Trump is to hold a second summit with the leader of North Korea near the end of February to try to coax the North to give up its nuclear program.

A former corrections officer at the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre told a London court that provincial jail guards only receive a week of training before starting their jobs and are not required to acknowledge changes to jail policy by their employer.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: nations try to contain African swine fever through huge culls of wild boars; an interview with Jagmeet Singh; Gillette takes a page from Nike's marketing handbook with controversial ad campaign.

P.E.I. has announced it will create a child advocate position, becoming the last province in Canada to do so.

A former RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and obstruction of justice in connection with his misconduct in the investigation into the deadliest gangland shooting in B.C.'s history.

A former RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and obstruction of justice in connection with his misconduct in the investigation into the deadliest gangland shooting in B.C.'s history.

Two teenagers from the Nunavik village of Kangirsuk want to show case their culture in a short film.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is brushing off recent threats from China's envoy to Canada, who warned of "repercussions" if the federal government bans the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is brushing off recent threats from China's envoy to Canada, who warned of "repercussions" if the federal government bans the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks.

Attorney General David Eby said he's shocked and frustrated because the RCMP and federal government appear to have known about the estimates, but no one told the B.C. government.

Canadian Guleid Abdihakim and five other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors investigated them for suspected terror offences.

Two University of Victoria students are dumpster diving for dinner to raise awareness and money for the food crisis in northern Canada, and to bring attention to the amount of food waste happening across the country.

A judge has told David and Collet Stephan — an Alberta couple facing a retrial after being previously convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of lie in the meningitis death of their son — that they won't be getting the money they requested for legal fees.

An Edmonton father is fighting to bring his children to Canada after they fled a war zone in Ethiopia but a bizarre foul-up in one daughter's passport application is making it difficult.

The cost of living increased at a two per cent annual pace in December, as cheaper energy prices were offset by higher prices for just about everything else.

The Democratic chairs of two U.S. House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal lawyer to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election.

The National Energy Board has rejected a request by Burnaby, B.C., that it rescind orders allowing the company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to conduct work at the city's terminal.

The head of the Saint John Police Force's forensic unit admitted Friday he kept silent about catching the former deputy chief and another officer in the bloody Richard Oland homicide scene.

Darren Smalley was accused of participating in the gang rape of a woman at a military base in 2015.

Darren Smalley was accused of participating in the gang rape of a woman at a military base in 2015.

A nine-month-old baby was among the passengers of a vehicle involved in a collision Thursday with a Land Rover driven by Prince Philip, police in England said Friday.

Indigenous women discuss how beauty standards and stereotypes affect the way they are treated.

A Kitchener, Ont. nurse who was fired in 2016 after admitting to stealing and using opioids from the care home where she worked will get her job back. She'll also be compensated for injury to 'dignity, feelings and self respect.' But the ruling by an arbitrator concerns one labour lawyer.

Toronto police Insp. Hank Idsinga said Friday "there is a lot of work to be done" to improve relations between the city's LGBT community and the police force.

Friends and colleagues remember Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman as an outgoing, positive and ethical man who was dedicated to his job and often integrated himself into the communities where he worked.

Friends and colleagues remember Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman as a bubbly, positive and ethical man who was dedicated to his job and often integrated himself into the communities where he worked.

Congo's constitutional court is poised to rule as early as Friday on a challenge to the presidential election results. But the African Union continental body has issued a surprise last-minute request for Congo's government to suspend the announcement of final results.

With a new Asia-Pacific trade deal slashing tariffs, Canada's pork and beef producers see even more potential in a lucrative Japanese market.

Last spring, Marketplace host Charlsie Agro and her identical twin sister, Carly, bought DNA ancestry kits from five of the most popular companies in the industry. Find out why some of the results they received left a team of computational biologists at Yale University baffled.

Last spring, Marketplace host Charlsie Agro and her identical twin sister, Carly, bought DNA ancestry kits from five of the most popular companies in the industry. Find out why some of the results they received left a team of computational biologists at Yale University baffled.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet today wrapped up a three-day retreat where they wrestled with how to advance a green economy — and how to sell it to Canadians.

Crash tests that could make transit buses safer and more resilient in a collision have been stalled because Transport Canada has been unable to purchase a bus shell for testing.

Yves-François Blanchet is the new leader of the Bloc, but the challenges he faces are not new for the beleaguered sovereignist party.

On Jan. 20 or 21 (depending on where you are in the country), Canada will be treated to a total lunar eclipse. It's being hailed on social media as the "super blood wolf moon," though it's not really different from any other total lunar eclipse. That is, it'll still be magnificent.

Liberal cabinet members begin the final day of a three-day retreat today, wrestling with how to advance a green economy — and how to sell it to the Canadian electorate.

Canada would hardly be ushering in a new era of space weaponization or militarization. There are many reasons why it should consider a national space force.

U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani went from "no collusion" to helping to legitimize the Robert Mueller probe during a CNN interview this week. It could be a sign that Trump's legal team is bracing for something big.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the environmental effects of road salt, the Amazon Book of Codes project and geothermal power worldwide.

First Nations leaders want to carve out a bigger slice of Canada's multibillion-dollar gambling pie, and they are asking the Liberal government to change the Criminal Code to pave the way for more Indigenous-owned casinos.

With a new Asia-Pacific trade deal slashing tariffs, Canada's pork and beef producers see even more potential in a lucrative Japanese market.

Observers say recent Chinese actions signal a new level of aggressiveness for a rising power quite prepared to throw its weight around when other nations' actions don't match its world view.

The Canadian Food Inspection agency has issued a recall of salmon nuggets produced by a company in Delta, B.C. sold in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

A woman who grew up in Ladner has been speaking out online about what she called Emery's inappropriate treatment of staff and teen admirers at his Cannabis Culture pot shops.