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A House of Commons committee is making a cross-party call for the federal government to offer financial incentives to political parties that nominate more women candidates to run for election.

A neighbourhood in Grand Bend is on edge after learning their newest neighbours will open a private zoo and animal sanctuary that will be home to large cats, such as lions and tigers.

A new kind of overdose is showing up among Vancouver drug users and it’s scaring front-line workers who are trying to save fentanyl users who are using substances adulterated with bizarre and dangerous fillers.

A man who broke an Edmonton woman's arms with a crowbar in an early-morning road-rage attack has been found guilty of aggravated assault.

Simon Pidcock, who has been watching whales for the past 17 years, says he's never seen anything like what he witnessed last Sunday off B.C.’s Sunshine Coast.

Simon Pidcock, who has been watching whales for the past 17 years, says he's never seen anything like what he witnessed last Sunday off B.C.’s Sunshine Coast.

An actor and spokesperson for the discount hotel website Trivago.com has been arrested in Texas on a misdemeanour charge of driving while intoxicated.

Toronto police have made an arrest in the first-degree murder investigation of a woman fatally stabbed in Toronto's underground PATH system Wednesday night. 

Buried in Ontario's budget bill are fines of up to $10,000 per day for gas station operators who don't display government-mandated stickers about the price of the carbon tax.

Haisla and Heilsuk author Eden Robinson talks about writing her second novel in a trilogy, Trickster Drift, and what she had to overcome to get here.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering sending "Illegal Immigrants" to Democratic strongholds — just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials said the idea had been discussed but quickly rejected.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: ICC scraps Afghanistan war crimes probe; Old Town Road raises question of whether musical genres matter anymore; defining 'conservative' politics in one of Canada's most conservative ridings.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: ICC scraps Afghanistan war crimes probe; Old Town Road raises question of whether musical genres matter anymore; defining 'conservative' politics in one of Canada's most conservative ridings.

The mayor of Tuktoyaktuk says the community has endured years of Band Aid solutions for its rapidly deteriorating coastline — and says fixing the problem could cost up to $50 million.

There's no official connection between the canola ban and China's dispute with Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive. But diplomats and political observers say the ban is part of Beijing's strategy to put pressure on Ottawa.

Fire crews in Ottawa have a major blaze in the city's historic ByWard Market area under control.

Fire crews in Ottawa have now contained a major blaze in the city's historic ByWard Market area, says fire chief Kim Ayotte.

Firefighters are dealing with a "rapidly deteriorating" blaze on the roof of the Vittoria Trattoria restaurant in the ByWard Market.

A former residential school student is entitled to compensation for abuse at the hands of a nun, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a decision that helps clarify the scope of appeals in such cases.

The Supreme Court of Canada says a former residential school student is entitled to compensation for abuse, in a decision that helps clarify the scope of appeals in such cases.

A bill imposing one of the most stringent abortion restrictions in the U.S. was signed into law in Ohio on Thursday, banning abortions after a detectable heartbeat in a long-sought victory for abortion opponents that drew an immediate constitutional challenge.

WHO experts haven't declared Congo's Ebola outbreak an international emergency, but say more must be done to fight it.

Montreal's McGill University has announced it will change the name of its men's varsity sports teams — the Redmen — after calls from Indigenous students, faculty and staff saying the name is discriminatory.

Indonesia's geophysics agency said it has ended a tsunami warning that was triggered by a strong earthquake Friday east of Sulawesi island.

When talking about the famous black hole whose photograph was released by scientists this week, you can now refer to it by a special name — Powehi.

Between politicians who fog the truth and the ones just in a fog, Chris Ragan wants to fan fresh air into a carbon tax debate that is clouding Alberta's provincial election and drifting into an upcoming federal campaign.

Researchers studied permafrost samples in the Yukon near the Dempster Highway and determined that temperatures in the Arctic today are almost two degrees warmer than at any time in the past 10,000 years.

A report by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has found warmer sea temperatures, less ice cover and changing currents are leading to declines in some species, but increases in others.

A report by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has found warmer sea temperatures, less ice cover and changing currents in Atlantic Canada are leading to declines in some species of sea life but increases in others.

Sudan's Defence Minister Gen. Awad Ibn Auf, says he's stepping down as transitional leader a day after ousting the country's embattled autocratic president.

The Sudanese protest movement rejected the military's declaration that it has no ambitions to hold the reins of power for long after ousting the president of 30 years, Omar al-Bashir.

The Sudanese military on Friday swiftly replaced the country's transitional leader linked to the Darfur genocide after street rallies against him, and said it wouldn't hand over ousted president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court.

Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators camped outside the defence ministry in Khartoum to push for a civilian government, defying a curfew and calling for mass prayers after the military overthrew Omar al-Bashir after 30 years of autocratic rule.

Vaccinations are commonly considered a childhood health issue, but if adults think they're protected, doctors say that's not always the case. Some adults may need a vaccination booster for highly contagious infectious diseases like measles.

More details about the alleged misuse of a labour-inducing drug at the Moncton Hospital are slowly beginning to emerge.

Environmentalists fighting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline remain confident of stopping the project despite U.S. President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at speeding up development of cross-border infrastructure.

The Grand Chief of the territory governing Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario is tearing into the federal government over an unfulfilled promise to relocate the community to higher ground.

Legal Aid Ontario got hit with a major cut in Thursday’s budget as the provincial government pulled $133 million and said the organization could no longer use provincial funds for refugee and immigration cases.

Vaccinations are commonly considered a childhood health issue, but if adults think they're protected, doctors say that's not always the case. Some adults may need a vaccination booster for highly contagious infectious diseases like measles.

Kenney has come to realize that, in their roiling hatred of the incumbent NDP government, most Alberta voters are willing to overlook a remarkable amount of race-, gender- and sexuality-based animus, not to mention demonstrable electoral skullduggery.

Now that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London to face extradition to the United States on charges that he conspired to access a classified U.S. government computer, here is a look back at some of the Canadian journalism inspired by the controversial website. 

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the most effective ways for Canada to reduce its carbon footprint and how the country is reshaping its building code to address climate change.

Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig has been indicted on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that intersected with the Russia probe.

Rookie left-winger Andrew Mangiapane scored the eventual winner and Mike Smith made 26 stops as the Calgary Flames shut out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday night to win Game 1 of their first-round series.

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange's image as an independent champion for transparency has lost its lustre, observers say. If there was a turning point, it may have been Assange's role in leaking damaging emails from Democrats during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The Toronto Maple Leafs know the Bruins will be better in Game 2 in Boston on Saturday. All the more important Toronto started the series in fine form.

Canada and its NATO allies need to do a better job of understanding Russia’s military intentions in the Arctic and “to consider the most appropriate and measured response,” says a new report by a parliamentary committee looking into Canada’s policy in the Arctic in the coming decades.

Chicago filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett on Thursday in a bid to recoup the costs of investigating an alleged racist, anti-gay attack that authorities say was orchestrated by the Empire actor as a publicity stunt.

Following months of street protests, Sudan’s military has ousted President Omar al-Bashir who ruled with an iron fist for some 30 years. Thursday's televised address from the defence minister announcing two years of military rule is unlikely to satisfy demonstrators.

Signature Vancouver Island treat joins Saskatoon berry pie and tarte au sucre in new stamp collection commemorating Canadian desserts.