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The company that set up the trouble-prone Phoenix payroll system is not being disqualified from securing the contract to create a new payroll system for federal employees.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley joins The National's Rosemary Barton to discuss the future of Alberta's energy sector.

The countries of the Lima Group completed their meeting in Ottawa on the crisis in Venezuela today — proclaiming the South American nation's opposition leader and its National Assembly as full members of the multi-nation group while ruling out military intervention to end the humanitarian crisis gripping the oil-rich nation.

Liam Neeson has said he is ashamed to admit he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped.

Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange is due in court tomorrow as it seeks creditor protection in the wake of the sudden death of its founder and chief executive in December and missing cryptocurrency worth roughly $190 million.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: ahead of State of the Union address, the U.S. isn't united around much; Crown attorney's extraordinary warning at Bruce McArthur's sentencing hearing; how the Bighorn park battle turned political in Alberta.

General Motors began involuntary layoffs on Monday in Detroit, with about 4,300 white-collar workers among those affected across North America.

Pope Francis urged religious leaders to work together to reject war as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, with a strong denunciation of violence committed in God's name.

Starting this month, shoppers at major stores in Twillingate will only be offered cloth or paper bags for their food.

Three Canadian Pacific Railway crew members were killed early Monday in a train derailment east of Field, B.C.

Three Canadian Pacific Railway crew members who were killed when a freight train plunged 60 metres off a bridge near the B.C.-Alberta border have been identified as the conductor, an engineer and a trainee.

Three Canadian Pacific Railway crew members who were killed when a freight train plunged 60 metres off a bridge near the B.C.-Alberta border have been identified as the conductor, an engineer and a trainee.

Three Canadian Pacific Railway crew members were killed early Monday in a major train derailment east of Field, B.C., the company says.

Ottawa dismissed a call from Ontario's economic development minister Monday to drop retaliatory tariffs against the United States, saying doing so would mean "unilateral surrender" to the Americans.

The federal government should consider dropping retaliatory tariffs against the United States, Ontario's economic development minister said Monday, as he and his Quebec counterpart pressed Ottawa for action on American levies on steel and aluminum.

At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise, disrupting river flows vital for growing crops from China to India, scientists say.

Bruce McArthur kept souvenirs and photographs from his victims — eight men with ties to Toronto's gay community, the Crown attorney tells court on the first day of the serial killer's sentencing hearing.

Bruce McArthur posed the bodies of his victims for photos and kept souvenirs from them — eight men with ties to Toronto's gay community, the Crown attorney told court on the first day of the serial killer's sentencing hearing.

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath reveal new documents that she says show the province had already signed off on leaked health-care legislation the Progressive Conservatives dismissed as "just a draft" last week.

Women who become pregnant using infertility treatments, such as in-vitro fertilization, have a slightly higher risk of a complication which can include bleeding, serious infections, and admission to the intensive care unit around the time of delivery, according to a new Canadian study .

You will soon be able to buy juice, shampoo, laundry detergent, ice cream and toothbrushes in reusable, returnable, refillable metal and glass containers instead of single-use plastic, with a major retailer planning test in Toronto of the Loop reusable packaging system.

Two claims of sexual misconduct against the Halifax-based spiritual leader of the Shambhala International Buddhist organization have been found to be credible, a long-awaited independent probe has found.

The unlikely combination of freshwater fish and cannabis is producing outsized medical marijuana crops that Green Relief Inc. aims to capitalize on, as the Canadian company plots a stock market listing and global expansion.

Air-accident investigators say they have spotted a body inside the wreckage of a missing plane carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot.

Three years after a massive water leak that cost the City of Vancouver $10 million and took several months to contain, no one has been held responsible: not the drillers and not the owner of the propert, Feng Lin Liu, who wanted to build a large house with a geothermal heat exchange system.

Both men have now been found alive after being reported missing on Friday.

Two men who had gone missing in a remote part of Northern Newfoundland have been found alive.

The designers come from nine communities in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Quebec and Newfoundland. Each seamstress was asked by Canada Goose to create a unique parka.

Here's a look at the best and worst commercials from the 2019 Super Bowl, with views from advertising industry leaders in the U.S. and Canada.

Bob and Carol Bye are among Canadians who continue to complain about stolen PC Optimum points. They said they were left "dumbfounded" after they discovered they were missing $300 worth of points.

Bob and Carol Bye are among Canadians who continue to complain about stolen PC Optimum points. They said they were left "dumbfounded" after they discovered they were missing $300 worth of points.

Now that Bruce McArthur has pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder, we’re set to learn more about the serial killer’s victims at the 67-year-old’s sentencing hearing Monday.

Everyone knows plants need CO2 to grow. But does more CO2 make plants grow more and capture more CO2, mitigating climate change? Not likely, say a growing number of studies — most recently one that looked at centuries-old Canadian trees.

That's what both police and members of Ottawa's black community are saying as the trial of Const. Daniel Montsion, charged with manslaughter in the death of Abdirahman Abdi, begins.

Countries from across the Western Hemisphere are gathering in Ottawa today for an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in Venezuela.

The federal Liberal government is promising $53 million to help Venezuelans caught in a burgeoning refugee crisis, as Canada plays host to its Lima Group allies in Ottawa Monday.

The federal Liberal government is promising $53 million to help Venezuelans caught in a burgeoning refugee crisis, as Canada plays host to its Lima Group allies in Ottawa this morning.

Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will host counterparts from across the hemisphere on Monday in an effort to coordinate strategies on a goal they already agree on: the end of Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela.

As Ontario students prepare to take their tuition fight back to Queens Park later today, never-released government data obtained by CBC News shows just how popular the now-cancelled free tuition program really was.

As Ontario students prepare to take their tuition fight back to Queens Park later today, never-released government data obtained by CBC News shows just how popular the now-cancelled free tuition program really was.

While the lead-up to Maroon 5's appearance at the Super Bowl sparked a spirited debate about the decision to perform during a controversial year, their 14 minutes on stage will likely go down in halftime history as rather forgettable.

A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador's presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.

The Canadian government has confirmed that local authorities in Colombia have made arrests in connection with the death of SFU professor Ramazan Gencay.

A Toronto man is fighting back after Air Canada failed to honour a deal to compensate him with an $800 voucher for giving up his seat on an overcrowded plane. An air passenger rights advocate says broken promises are "not uncommon" in the airline industry.

An uneasy start to Super Bowl LIII left the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams tied scoreless after one quarter.

The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots are threatening a Super Bowl record of offensive futility in Atlanta.

The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 to win Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta on Sunday. Patriots receiver Julian Edelman was named MVP.