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Weak manufacturing data from Europe and then in the United States had investors nervous on both sides of the Atlantic.

Special counsel Robert Mueller turns over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency, entangled Trump's family and resulted in criminal charges against some of the president's closest associates.

Special counsel Robert Mueller turns over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau are out selling their pre-election budget to the country — but they're also using the opportunity to blast Ontario's Ford government as obstructionist and committed to faulty economic logic.

A spot on the sun released an explosion that is on its way to Earth and could give us a good chance of catching the northern lights on Saturday.

The Canadian Coast Guard says it's rescuing a fuel-carrying tanker in the strait between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: North Korea pulls inwards; British PM Theresa May has failed to get the three-month Brexit extension she wanted from the EU, and now faces the wrath of MPs back home; online uproar over Dumbledore.

Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison today, for his part in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in April of last year.

People of all faiths held hands to create a symbolic ring of peace outside a Toronto mosque today as worshippers attended Friday prayers for the first time since the mass shootings of Muslims in New Zealand.

It will be a family affair during the first round of the OHL playoffs between London and Windsor. Liam, 19, is a forward with the Knights; his 16-year-old brother Luc is a forward with the Spitfires.

A group of women with lived experience of sexual exploitation and trafficking gathered this week to talk about solutions to the problem.

A group of women with lived experience of sexual exploitation and trafficking gathered this week to talk about solutions to the problem.

In 1987, Canada and the U.S. signed the International Porcupine Caribou Agreement to protect the herd.

The legendary Newfoundlander is receiving a new lifetime achievement award. Fear not; the woman behind Marg Delahunty is still going strong.

The home on Quartz Drive was torn down earlier this month. All that remains at the grim site is the concrete foundation.

Chief commissioner Marion Buller told a group a students in Kahnawake, Que., Thursday that there was push back to the inquiry, including from police services such as the RCMP.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he knew nothing about son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner's use of the WhatsApp encrypted messaging tool, a day after a top U.S. Democratic congressman questioned the unofficial communications.

Loved ones of many of the 16 people killed and 13 injured when the Humboldt Broncos team bus collided with a semi last April submitted victim impact statements to the court as part of the process.

Loved ones of many of the 16 people killed and 13 injured when the Humboldt Broncos team bus collided with a semi last April submitted victim impact statements to the court as part of the process.

A man suspected of killing three people in a shooting aboard a tram in the city of Utrecht admitted his guilt to a judge on Friday and has said he acted alone, Dutch prosecutors said.

Jody Wilson-Raybould says she will provide a written statement and copies of text messages and emails to the Commons justice committee that shut down its probe into the SNC-Lavalin affair.

The annual pace of inflation edged higher in February as gains in most spending categories offset lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke has revealed she's had two life-threatening aneurysms, and two brain surgeries, since the show began.

The suspect ran at the priest from the back of the rectory and attacked him with a sharp weapon, said a spokesperson for the oratory.

Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase Canadian canola seed at the moment, according to the group that represents the industry in Canada.

The Alberta government and Métis Nation of Alberta have reached a new agreement, which has expanded the harvesting area for Metis people in the province.

The grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in Canada continues to cause disruptions and delays for travellers, including a family from Edmonton whose trip to Hawaii was marred by confusion and chaos at the airport.

U.S. President Donald Trump says it was time to back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory Israel seized from Syria in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

A Catholic nun who retired from teaching has raised thousands of dollars for community projects with her simple, but streamlined, bottle recycling program in Hay River, N.W.T.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the recall of Janes brand pub style chicken nuggets because they could be contaminated with salmonella.

Hundreds of thousands of people scrambled for shelter, food and water across a swathe of southern Africa on Friday after a cyclone claimed more than 500 lives and swept away homes and roads, testing relief efforts for survivors facing a growing risk of cholera.

Even as floodwaters began to recede in parts of Mozambique on Friday, fears rose that the death toll could soar as bodies are revealed.

Hundreds of thousands of people scrambled for shelter, food and water across a swathe of southern Africa on Friday after a cyclone claimed more than 500 lives and swept away homes and roads, testing relief efforts for survivors.

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that he had reversed his administration's decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea — a move that left officials at the Treasury Department and observers across Washington scratching their heads.

The truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash will learn his fate this morning in a Melfort, Sask., courtroom.

The truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash should learn his fate this morning in a Melfort, Sask., courtroom.

Nearly 20 years ago, when Veterans Affairs Canada documented the "discrimination and outright fraud" perpetrated against the country's aboriginal war veterans, it deliberately excluded former Métis soldiers. Now it's moving to reverse that injustice - too late for most of the veterans affected by it.

The threat of cancellation doesn't necessarily faze the devoted fanbase of a hit TV show. But a distinct branch of creators are making the bittersweet decision to fade to black after just a few seasons.

The gun-policy changes were dramatic and, remarkably, for a Western nation with a powerful pro-firearms lobby, they came swiftly. But this was the New Zealand parliament, not the United States government. And one shouldn't expect the U.S. to follow New Zealand's lead.

Last-minute cancellations are the top complaint for Airbnb guests. But what's the home-sharing platform doing about it?

Ontario's basic income pilot project was widely expected to last three years, and for participants who made financial commitments based on that timeline, the program's early end is creating new financial stresses.

In the aftermath of the New Zealand massacre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood in the House of Commons and chastised politicians for looking the other way in the face of bigotry. He had a point. Which is why he should take a stand against dog whistle politics in Quebec.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how to make your home more eco-friendly, how climate change is affecting the U.S. military and a novel way of recycling styrofoam.

The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash a year ago was sentenced to eight years in prison when he appeared in a Melfort, Sask., court Friday.

A massive explosion at an eastern China chemical plant with a long record of safety violations has killed at least 47 people and injured hundreds, 90 of them seriously.

The death toll in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has risen to 44, with another 90 people seriously injured, the local government reported Friday.

Two people were stabbed and another was injured in a "serious assault" that saw cruisers descend on Brock University Thursday night and briefly closed its campus. 

The Alberta Party says it is outraged by racist graffiti that was sprayed on a candidate's campaign sign in northwest Calgary overnight.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for teas made by the brand Organic Matters.

The White House rejected a request by congressional Democrats that it provide information about U.S. President Donald Trump's communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin, House Democratic leaders said Thursday, suggesting they would take further action.