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Two Saint John doctors who treated a 70-year-old patient for a heart attack induced by eating a cannabis lollipop, say they're worried about the unknown risk posed by marijuana edibles, due to be legalized in Canada by next fall.

An emergency room nurse and doctor from Woodstock, N.B., along with a nurse from Halifax, say they are safe but have no idea when they will be able to leave Haiti as violent protests continue in that country.

The Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis says they felt pressured to support new changes to autism program by Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod. The group says the request for public support came before they had seen details of the new program.

NASA's Mars Opportunity rover has had quite a ride. But after 15 years on the Martian surface, the rover has officially been declared dead.

Debt rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the SNC-Lavalin Tuesday, citing diplomatic tensions and criminal charges against the beleaguered engineering giant as among the financial headwinds buffeting a firm now swept up in a political firestorm.

The Supreme Court of Canada will rule tomorrow morning on the case of a high school teacher who was acquitted after he was caught filming female students' chests with a camera pen — a decision that could have a profound impact on privacy rights in this country.

The Shanahan family came to Vancouver last month on a promise of work, but a long train ride and $10,000 later, they're living in a tent in the midst of an extended blast of winter weather.

A Calgary couple will be separated by his and hers prison sentences after pleading guilty to a massive counterfeit operation and trafficking fentanyl.

A Calgary couple will be separated by his and hers prison sentences after pleading guilty to a massive counterfeit operation and trafficking fentanyl.

Bill Cosby says he 'will never have remorse' for the sexual encounter that sent him to prison, because he considers his conviction the work of "a low-life district attorney and a corrupt judge."

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Venezuela is desperately seeking markets for its resources; Canadian yellow vest protest movement's growing pains; since Crystal Papineau's death, her family has learned much about her life on the streets.

Germany's arrest of a high-ranking Syrian suspected of crimes against humanity marks the first big success for a team of investigators who smuggled out a vast trove of incriminating evidence early in the war, one of its members said Wednesday.

Canadian Formula One driver Lance Stroll joined teammate Sergio Perez on stage today for the official launch of the new SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team. The event in Toronto was a chance for the newest F1 team to show off the car that will be driven in the 21 races this season.

A procurement official, who was named in the unfolding case against suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, has been charged with breach of trust and is alleged to have unlawfully disclosed government information to unauthorized parties.

A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying personnel of Iran's elite paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force killed at least 20 people and wounded 20 in the country's southeast, state media report.

Ontario's finance minister says $1 billion in higher sales and income tax revenues have pushed the province's deficit down to $13.5 billion, but there are economic challenges ahead.

Young people who use cannabis face greater long-term risk of developing depression and thinking of suicide, a McGill University-led review of published studies suggests.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will look for "landmines" in a government funding bill, though he also said he does not want to close the government for the second time this winter.

Former Canadian Olympic women’s gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker was acquitted today of two sex-related charges levelled by a former athlete.

Former Canadian Olympic women’s gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker was acquitted today of two sex assault charges levelled by a former athlete.

Dave Assman is sticking it to the man by sticking it to the back his truck.

Ford is recalling nearly 1.5 million pickup trucks in North America, including 221,000 in Canada, because the transmissions can suddenly downshift into first gear.

Ford is recalling nearly 1.5 million pickup trucks in North America, including 221,000 in Canada, because the transmissions can suddenly downshift into first gear.

Canadians on both the West and East Coast are digging out from a wintry blast that has closed schools, created treacherous travel conditions and shuttered many businesses.

Ford Motor Co. told British Prime Minister Theresa May during a conference call on Tuesday that it may have to move some production out of Britain because of Brexit, according to a source on the call.

CBC investigative reporter Dave Seglins on SNC-Lavalin's history of allegations of corruption and bribery in Canada and abroad.

Liberal members of the Commons justice committee have agreed to study the SNC-Lavalin affair that has Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government under a cloud — clearing the way for a parliamentary probe into whether his office exerted influence over plans for a criminal prosecution of the Quebec-based engineering firm.

Liberal members of the Commons justice committee have agreed in principle to study the SNC-Lavalin affair — but there's disagreement among committee members over how wide-reaching the probe should be and who should be asked to appear.

The SNC-Lavalin controversy shifts today to the House of Commons justice committee, where MPs will decide whether to investigate allegations of undue political arm-twisting.

The SNC-Lavalin controversy that already has led to Jody Wilson-Raybould's departure from cabinet moves to the House of Commons justice committee today, where MPs will decide whether to probe claims of undue political influence on a criminal prosecution.

A woman has turned herself in to police after a public appeal to find the person in a video who's seen tossing a chair over a balcony in downtown Toronto.

A 19-year-old woman accused of tossing a chair off a condo balcony in downtown Toronto has been charged after surrendering to police on Wednesday.

A 19-year-old woman accused of tossing a chair off a condo balcony in downtown Toronto has been charged after turning herself in, police say.

A 19-year-old woman accused of tossing a chair off a condo balcony in downtown Toronto has been granted bail after appearing in court Wednesday afternoon.

A 19-year-old woman accused of tossing a chair off a condo balcony in downtown Toronto has been granted bail after appearing in court Wednesday afternoon.

A 19-year-old woman accused of tossing a chair off a condo balcony in downtown Toronto has been charged after surrendering to police on Wednesday.

Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel marches on despite the arrest, extradition and now conviction in New York of its notorious leader, Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman, and the proof of this lies is in huge, multi-drug shipments detected on the border in recent weeks.

Rob Koehler was tired of athletes being told to keep quiet and determined to see them balance the power with sports administrators. That's why the Montreal-based executive left the World Anti-Doping Agency to head up a new international athlete-led movement that launched Wednesday.

A Brandon, Man., mom whose two children were taken to hospital long after eating part of a cannabis-infused chocolate bar says she would have handled the situation differently had she known the outcome.

Without Jody Wilson-Raybould's input, the debate over whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office exerted inappropriate influence over the SNC-Lavalin corruption case remains one-sided.

Central bankers, watch out. Suddenly things are looking frighteningly positive.

The destructive power of the SNC-Lavalin scandal — of which we appear to still be in the early stages — lies in its sheer comprehensiveness.

Today, a courtroom in Regina gets its first official look at Saskatchewan's constitutional case against Ottawa's carbon pricing plan - just the opening round of what promises to be a protracted argument about climate change in an election year.

Today, a courtroom in Regina gets its first official look at Saskatchewan's constitutional case against Ottawa's carbon pricing plan - just the opening round of what promises to be a protracted argument about climate change in an election year.

Able Translations was once one of the biggest companies of its kind in Canada, but a CBC investigation has unearthed the vast extent of the firm's financial delinquency — and its machinations for dealing with it.

Toronto police sex crimes investigators say there are “no grounds” to lay criminal charges against a former RCMP doctor. That’s despite 30 women alleging they were sexually assaulted during mandatory medical exams in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The government has selected a new director to add her touch to the canvas of Canada’s National Gallery.

Central bankers, watch out. Suddenly things are looking frighteningly positive.

It may be a morbid scene to the uninitiated, but an exhumation process unfolding in London as part of massive U.K. archeological project is just one step in a government-approved plan to expand one of the city’s busiest train stations.

The government has selected a new director to add her touch to the canvas of Canada’s National Gallery.