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Jonathan Diaby said as a visible minority, he is used to dealing with racist comments and usually has no problem staying focused on the ice, but he couldn't tolerate seeing his family targeted.

Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in U.S. government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including many directed against adult staff members, according to federal data released Tuesday.

Cheryl Laite always dreamed of helping animals in Africa. Now she lives the dream — with all the rewards and heartbreak that comes along with it.

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is expected to give a behind-the-scenes account of what he will claim is Trump's lying, racism and cheating, and possibly even criminal conduct, when he testifies publicly before a House committee on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse:

Seven of a former supreme court justice's 10 recommendations to stamp out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military are “not yet fully achieved” — four years after the judge's landmark report shook the institution to its foundations.

Tougher federal treatment of generating stations that burn coal and petroleum coke, quietly being proposed for next January, could mean an $18 million carbon tax bill for NB Power in 2020 — up to six times more than it's paying this year.

The three major parties all came out of last night's byelections with reasons to celebrate - and even more reasons to worry.

As nations gather in Geneva at a United Nations conference on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the Canadian government says it is pledging $46.7 million in aid.

A raid by Akwesasne Mohawk Police of a cannabis shop on Cornwall Island triggered a confrontation Friday night that ended with a police vehicle on fire on the frozen St. Lawrence River.

Both Republican and Democratic senators are challenging one of the most powerful lobbying interests in Washington, as pharmaceutical giants publicly answer questions about their pricing practices.

The "complete and utter failure" of Ontario's corrections system to properly manage the solitary confinement of a mentally ill man in segregation for more than four years while awaiting his murder trial has led to a judge staying the charge.

The "complete and utter failure" of Ontario's corrections system to properly manage the solitary confinement of a mentally ill man in segregation for more than four years while awaiting his murder trial has led to a judge staying the charge.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that members of Unifor engaged in unlawful strikes in their efforts to protest the planned closure of the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont.

Parents have been raising the alarm about instructions on how to slit one's wrists posted in YouTube videos targeted at children — showing that inappropriate content is continuing to slip through the online streaming site’s filters.

The number of Canadians living below the poverty line has never been lower, new numbers from Statistics Canada suggest.

Towering piles of ice tossed over barriers and walls by waves and winds gusting over 100 km/h are drawing the curious and selfie-seekers to Fort Erie, Ont.

Lindsay Percy smiles through tears as she arches her spine away from the camera — exposing an abdomen marked with deep scars and a small grey ostomy bag.

Jody Wilson-Raybould will testify at the Commons justice committee probing the SNC-Lavalin affair Wednesday afternoon, after obtaining a broad waiver that allows her to disclose details of her conversations with government officials about the prosecution of the Montreal-based global engineering and construction company.

Jody Wilson-Raybould will give testimony before MPs on Wednesday but will not be able to speak freely because of constraints that still exist around what she can and can't talk about.

Jody Wilson-Raybould will give testimony before MPs on Wednesday but will not be able to speak freely because of constraints that still exist around what she can and can't talk about.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's pleased that Jody Wilson-Raybould will be able to "share her perspectives" on the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Democrats are moving quickly to try to roll back U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to siphon billions of dollars from the military to fund construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, with a vote set for the House on Tuesday.

Democrats are moving quickly to try to roll back President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to siphon billions of dollars from the military to fund construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, with a vote set for the House on Tuesday.

The world's most deadly mushroom is becoming more common in urban areas in southwestern British Columbia, according to a new article in the B.C. Medical Journal, and the authors say doctors need to know how to spot a poisoning case.

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr is set to ask Alberta's youth court today to declare his eight-year sentence has expired.

An Alberta judge is expected to rule next month whether former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should have his eight-year sentence for war crimes declared expired.

British Prime Minister Theresa May offers lawmakers the chance to vote in just over two weeks on whether to delay Brexit or go for a potentially disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union if her attempt to ratify a divorce deal fails.

Tim Hortons has opened its first restaurant in China, in the People's Square in Shanghai.

Canada and Britain will co-host an international summit in London this summer on the growing threats to freedom of the press, and to promote better protection of journalists, The Canadian Press has learned.

U.S. President Donald Trump may have declared there was "no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea" after last year’s talks with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, but most analysts say the threat is very real as the two leaders are set to meet in Vietnam this week for a second summit to discuss disarmament.

The wind was howling and the snow wasn't letting up Monday afternoon, so rather than risk a dangerous bus trip home, kids were camping out in schools with teachers serving as chaperones.

A new study on lung cancer in Nova Scotia shows an alarming number of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in the emergency department and the prognosis for those patients was grim.

Singh is now poised to take a seat in the House of Commons so he can begin shifting the discussion away from his embattled leadership to the NDP intends to champion before the fall general election: affordable housing, pharmacare and real action to combat climate change.

Singh is now poised to take a seat in the House of Commons so he can begin shifting the discussion away from his embattled leadership to the NDP intends to champion before the fall general election: affordable housing, pharmacare and real action to combat climate change.

Ensuring drones can operate safely and reliably in a wide range of environments and conditions — without being hijacked or disrupted — will be critical as drones are given more responsibilities.

Scheer ought to have made a distinction between his support for Canadian oil workers, and support for the racism and violence that has been associated with United We Roll.

Ensuring drones can operate safely and reliably in a wide range of environments and conditions — without being hijacked or disrupted — will be critical as drones are given more responsibilities.

The fledgling People's Party of Canada got off to an uneven start in its first electoral test Monday in a trio of federal byelections.

The fledgling People's Party of Canada got off to an uneven start in its first electoral test Monday in a trio of federal byelections.

The Ford government will announce Tuesday it's creating a central agency called Ontario Health to oversee the province's $60 billion health care system, CBC News has learned.

The Doug Ford government is creating a central agency called Ontario Health to oversee the province's $60-billion health-care system.

Advances by manufacturers are bringing the latest crop of electric-powered vehicles to the point where they're starting to overcome the four main reasons Canadians say they're wary of going electric.

A new report by Canada's drug price regulator warns that new medicines are becoming increasingly expensive. Almost half of the new drugs coming on the market in 2016 and 2017 were "orphan" drugs aimed at treating rare diseases, with the average cost per patient approaching $1 million a year.

Advances by manufacturers are bringing the latest crop of electric-powered vehicles to the point where they're starting to overcome the four main reasons Canadians say they're wary of going electric.

A pre-dawn airstrike inside Pakistan that India said targeted a terrorist training camp and killed a "very large number" of militants ratcheted up tensions on Tuesday between the two nuclear-armed rivals at odds over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Pakistan says India launched an airstrike on its territory early Tuesday that caused no casualties, while India said it targeted a terrorist training camp in a pre-emptive strike that killed a "very large number" of militants.

A news team led by its anchor Jorge Ramos was detained at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, while interviewing President Nicolas Maduro, ​Spanish-language television network Univision said on Monday.

A diplomatic mission is coming from Norway to Moose Jaw, but don't expect an early end to the moose wars.

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. An Australian court has found Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican treasurer and a former top adviser to Pope Francis, guilty on five charges of sexual offences committed more than two decades ago against two 13-year-old boys.