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Public relations firm Edelman says it's suspending its consulting arrangement with former B.C. premier and former high commissioner to the U.K. Gordon Campbell pending a British police investigation.

Two young Charlottetown women volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti say they do not want to leave the troubled Caribbean country until their work is complete.

Two young Charlottetown women volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti say they do not want to leave the troubled Caribbean country until their work is complete.

The director of communications for the NDP is quitting her job once the crucial Burnaby South byelection test for the party is over.

Two vigils are planned for an 11-year-old Brampton, Ont., girl was who found dead in her father's basement apartment on her birthday this week.

Two vigils are planned for an 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar, who was found dead in a Brampton, Ont., basement apartment after being taken out for her birthday this week.

Community members left grief-stricken by the death of an 11-year-old Brampton, Ont., girl gathered at a park near the child's school to light candles, lay flowers and show support for the child's family at a vigil Saturday evening.

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over their policies on Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington's traditional allies, rejecting a call by Germany's chancellor to include Russia in global co-operation efforts.

As U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence launched a renewed rebuke of European powers over their position on Iran and Venezuela on Saturday, leaders from Canada and Germany defended their own multilateral vision for how the West should address world crises.

They were supposed to leave their compound near Grand Goave — about 65 kilometres west of Haiti's capital — on Wednesday, however the ongoing protests meant ground travel was impossible.

Two Ontario mayors say they have asked the provincial government to help hundreds of employees who have reportedly lost their jobs at a recreational vehicle maker in Kitchener-Waterloo region.

Japan's Yuki Kawauchi, the unlikely 2018 Boston Marathon champ, who sometimes runs dressed as a panda, and known as the 'citizen runner,' will toe the line as an elite entry at the BMO Vancouver Marathon in May.

Nigeria's top candidates on Saturday condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until Feb. 23, blaming each other but appealing for calm in the electorate of Africa's largest democracy.

CN Rail is working to clean up an oil leak after nearly 40 train cars carrying crude oil derailed near a western Manitoba village early Saturday morning.

The battleground for pipelines and the oil and gas industry was set in Moosomin, Sask., on Saturday, as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his handling of the energy file.

Several dignitaries are set to speak at a pro-pipeline rally in Moosimin, Sask. on Saturday.

The battleground for pipelines and the oil and gas industry was set in Moosomin, Sask., on Saturday, as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his handling of the energy file.

Russian emergency authorities say several floors of a university building in Russia's second-largest city have collapsed.

Moving past the ‘ick' factor, researchers are studying the use of fecal transplants to treat a range of diseases from depression to obesity to cancer. It’s part of an emerging revolution in microbiome medicine.

Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.

Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and of sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.

The vacationers, who had been unable to return home because of violent street protests in Haiti, were transported by helicopter to the airport in Port-au-Prince, the capital, then flown to Montreal.

The vacationers, who had been unable to return home because of violent street protests in Haiti, will be transported by helicopter to the airport in Port-au-Prince, the capital, then flown to Montreal.

Hundreds of relatives, community members and others on Thursday sat on piles of soil and rocks or wandered around at a site in Zimbabwe where dozens of artisanal miners are feared dead after rains flooded mines while they were underground.

Eight artisanal miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though dozens of their co-workers are still missing and feared dead.

The shifting nature of the prime minister's comments on Jody Wilson-Raybould and SNC-Lavalin show he knows the government's messaging has gotten out of hand, says one member of former prime minister Paul Martin's inner circle.

With a self-defeating sound bite on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a legally dubious "emergency" course to build his border wall, setting up a constitutional clash and sparking anxieties among Republicans about how a future Democratic president might someday return the favour.

Through policy and politics, California has building a wall of resistance against U.S. President Donald Trump. But now some are warning that the state's progressive movement may be going too far left for its own good.

With a self-defeating sound bite on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a legally dubious "emergency" course to build his border wall, setting up a constitutional clash and sparking anxieties among Republicans about how a future Democratic president might someday return the favour.

Joe Schlesinger, one of Canada's most respected and beloved journalists, died this week at the age of 90. He led what he called "a little boy's dream" of a life, "wandering around the world, watching the universe unfold and actually getting paid for it." He left behind a rich legacy, which included several years' worth of columns for CBCNews.ca

Joe Schlesinger, one of Canada's most respected and beloved journalists, died this week at the age of 90. He led what he called "a little boy's dream" of a life, "wandering around the world, watching the universe unfold and actually getting paid for it." He left behind a rich legacy, which included several years' worth of columns for CBCNews.ca

Community leaders and a determined team of educators at the school board are trying to help students strengthen their Innu identity through classroom lessons and time spent on the land.

A court ruling in Great Falls, Montana on Friday re-affirmed the project's owner — TransCanada — cannot conduct any construction activity, even of worker camps.

Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign, could spend more than 19 years in prison on tax and bank fraud charges, prosecutors said Friday.

A group of missionaries from Alberta who are stranded in Haiti by violent protests are now scheduled to begin departing from the country early Saturday morning at their own expense.

Thursday night's Amber Alert sent out to locate a missing 11-year-old Brampton, Ont. girl shows that despite glitches, the mobile system seems to be doing what it was intended to do. But it still could be tweaked, experts say.

Frustrated leaders of a remote First Nation in northern Ontario say they may be forced to evacuate the community unless they get immediate help dealing with mould-infested housing and sick children.

Following an outcry from many of the movie industry's most prominent figures, the Academy of Motion Pictures has reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial breaks of this year's Oscar broadcast.

Kirsty Duncan, Canada's minister of science and sport, says the federal government, along with each province and territory, has signed a declaration to tackle and prevent harassment, abuse and discrimination in sport.