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A Yellowknife designer has hit the big time after having her work featured in the pages of British Vogue magazine. Tania Larsson explains the similarities between Indigenous and French fashion, and which celebrity would be her dream client.

An Ottawa man with a rare genetic disorder is calling on the province to fund a drug he believes could save his life — and possibly even allow him to walk again.

The director of the U.S. Secret Service is leaving his position, the White House said on Monday, but the outgoing head of the agency that provides protection for U.S. President Donald Trump and other top officials insists he wasn't fired.

Less than three months after one of Canada's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges was shut down amid a swirl of controversy, a bid to restructure Vancouver-based QuadrigaCX has failed and the virtual company has officially entered bankruptcy proceedings.

Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin limped to the dressing room with a knee injury late in the first period of Monday's 5-1 victory over Russia at the women's world hockey championship in Espoo, Finland.

Political parties propose different solutions to massive problem in Alberta.

A new report suggests cleaning up all of the old and unproductive oil and gas wells in Alberta will cost between $40 billion and $70 billion.

A new report suggests cleaning up all of the old and unproductive oil and gas wells in Alberta will cost between $40 billion and $70 billion.

Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman has agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy parents and athletic coaches at some of the nation's most selective universities, federal authorities say.

Smallville actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty in a New York court Monday to racketeering charges related to her role in a cult-like group whose leader has been accused of sex-trafficking.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Tripoli under attack as Libyan power struggle escalates; as things go in Donald Trump's world, outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got off lightly.

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she expects Ottawa to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline to the West Coast by the end of May.

Singer Stevie Nicks has the flu, so Fleetwood Mac is postponing the final North American dates of its current tour. 

Peter German says the only RCMP resources dedicated to investigating money laundering in B.C. are provincially funded or operating under the provincial policing agreement.

Peter German says the only RCMP resources dedicated to investigating money laundering in B.C. are provincially funded or operating under the provincial policing agreement. Police, however, say the situation is more complicated.

A Winnipeg man is challenging Manitoba Public Insurance in court, arguing the Crown corporation's decision to revoke his Star Trek-themed ASIMIL8 licence plate was unjustified censorship.

Despite medical evidence in favour of vaccinations, the Ontario Medical Association says more and more parents doubt the science because of misinformation online. Now they're beginning a campaign to correct common myths about vaccines.

The federal government's long-awaited announcement Monday of a watchdog to enforce responsible conduct by Canadian companies operating abroad was greeted with disappointment by human-rights advocates.

The long-running British TV soap Coronation Street is welcoming its first black family in its 59-year history.

Facebook is banning far-right political commentator Faith Goldy, white nationalist crusader Kevin Goudreau and various extremist groups, the social media company said Monday.

Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret (The Hitman) Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Brooklyn.

Canadians are vulnerable to foreign interference in this fall's federal election — and the meddling is already underway, according to a new report from Canada's electronic spy agency.

More than six months after the U.S., Mexico and Canada agreed on a new deal to govern more than $1 trillion in regional trade, the chances of the countries ratifying the pact this year are receding.

A warplane has attacked Tripoli's only functioning airport as eastern forces advancing on the Libyan capital disregarded international appeals for a truce in the latest of a cycle of warfare since Moammar Gadhafi's fall in 2011.

Mohammed Shamji has admitted to killing his physician wife, Dr. Elana Fric, in December 2016. 

The Canadian Coast Guard's aging fleet is resulting reduced search-and-rescue coverage, disruptions to ferry service, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic and coastal communities and nearly $2 million in lost navigational buoys.

Russia signed an agreement Monday with a group of international scientists to free nearly 100 whales that have been held for months in cramped pens in Russia's Far East, a scandal that triggered a wave of criticism.

Since 1966, politics on P.E.I. have moved with astonishing regularity, but that may be set to change.

Ontario's Realtors say the province should ban so-called bully offers that they say give some homebuyers an unfair advantage.

Chemistry student Courtney Laprise has been cooking up a solution to single-use plastics. Her main ingredient? Oil from fish guts.

A Rothesay, N.B., woman whose Honda CR-V has been recalled says she's caught in a battle with the automaker after it refused to repair her vehicle and instead "pressured" her to sell it back for less than she believes it's worth.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is poised to make a child-care rebate a central feature of its first budget, CBC News has learned.

Parents and toddlers chat more as they read printed stories together compared to when they share electronic books, a new study from the University of Michigan found. Researchers say those conversations can be instrumental in teaching children to read and express themselves.

With so much emphasis of Jason Kenney's Alberta election campaign focused squarely on the oilpatch, it's somewhat surprising to see him launch several criticisms at the leaders of the province's largest oil companies.

Facebook is allowing employers — including federal, provincial and municipal governments — to post job ads that target prospective employees in a way that some experts say could violate Canadian human rights law, CBC News has learned.

In a razor-tight race to govern Israel, voters are facing a clear question — is Benjamin Netanyahu’s time up? Or will the 69-year-old prime minister be anointed for an unprecedented fifth term.

The inquest into the death of Scott Johnson will hear closing submissions Tuesday.  Johnson was the Radiohead drum technician killed in the June 16, 2012 stage collapse in Toronto. In the past two weeks, much has been revealed about problems with the stage and communication on the ground as it was constructed.

With so much emphasis of Jason Kenney's Alberta election campaign focused squarely on the oilpatch, it's somewhat surprising to see him launch several criticisms at the leaders of the province's largest oil companies.

Joint Task Force X. It's a mysterious codename with a touch of cold war cool. And it might become more familiar to Canadians in the coming months as the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians begins, bit by bit, to peel back the curtain of secrecy around military intelligence activities.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is taking his first spacewalk alongside American astronaut Anne McClain, to work on the Canadarm2.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is poised to take his first spacewalk this morning, heading out with American astronaut Anne McClain to work on the Canadarm2.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has completed his first ever spacewalk. Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain accomplished their work in six hours, 29 minutes, with no apparent issues.

Canadian teen tennis star Bianca Andreescu recently sat down with The National's Adrienne Arsenault to discuss her big win at Indian Wells, her push for equality in the sport and persevering when things get tough.

Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., overcame the adversity of blowing a four-stroke lead to win his first career PGA Tour tournament, at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. With the victory, he also qualifies for the Masters, which begins on Thursday.

Provincial police are warning about a resurgence in the production and use of meth in Ontario as officers raided a lab at a rural residence over the weekend.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her position, President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday, as the administration pursues an overhaul of the department responsible for immigration policy.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who became best known for defending President Donald Trump's policy of separating migrant children from their parents, said on Sunday she was leaving her position effective immediately.

Musicals Come From Away and Company as well as the play The Inheritance, an epic drama about gay lives in New York, were the big winners at British theatre's Olivier Awards on Sunday, receiving four trophies apiece.

A new exhibition focuses on the creative minds of children separated from their families.