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A gunman opened fire in a San Diego-area synagogue with an assault-style weapon on Saturday, killing one woman inside and wounding three other worshippers in a hate crime carried out on the last day of Passover, authorities said.

A shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego, Calif., where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover, sent four people to the hospital Saturday, but the extent of their injuries was not unclear, officials said.

Health officials in British Columbia have pinned down the source of a Canada-wide salmonella outbreak. Investigators have linked the bacteria-caused gastrointestinal illness to Celebrate brand frozen profiteroles and mini chocolate eclairs. 

As a member of the Canadian Armed Forces for 13 years, Josh Bowen's resume reads like a catalog of Canadian catastrophes. Now, the former soldier is helping other communities prepare for natural disasters - and he says planning is key.

A volunteer confronted Justin Trudeau for visiting a flood zone near Ottawa on Saturday, accusing the prime minister of holding up the line while people were filling sandbags as the region grapples with rising floodwaters.

The town of Rigaud, near the Quebec-Ontario border, has ordered residents in flooded areas to pack up and leave their homes, but some people are insistent on staying put.

The town of Rigaud, near the Quebec-Ontario border, has ordered residents in flooded areas to pack up and leave their homes, but some people are insistent on staying put.

The breach has forced evacuations impacting more than 700 homes in the municipality west of Montreal. Quebec provincial police are sending 50 officers and a helicopter to help with the evacuations.

The breach has forced evacuations impacting about 400 people in the municipality west of Montreal. Quebec provincial police are sending 50 officers and a helicopter to help with the evacuations.

Environment Canada has issued a blizzard warning for several areas in Alberta as a spring storm develops over the province.

"The main concern is that the water is going up and nobody is able to say when it will stop going up," said Graydon Smith, mayor of Bracebridge, Ont.

"The main concern is that the water is going up and nobody is able to say when it will stop going up," said Graydon Smith, mayor of Bracebridge, Ont.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has vowed to release his climate plan before the House of Commons rises for the summer. 

When the granite settled on the pebbled ice Saturday in Norway, Canadian curlers had one of their most successful world championships ever.

Canada’s women and men are bringing home gold medals from the senior world curling championships in Stavanger, Norway, while Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are battling Scotland in the mixed doubles final.

A federal government decision banned all oil and gas activity in an ecologically sensitive area on one side of Newfoundland and maintained its welcome in a marine refuge on the other side.

The mother of injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki has shed a lot of tears over the past year and that didn't change as the family finally returned to its newly renovated home Saturday.

It's been more than a year since injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki slept at home in his own bed, but that's about to change.

Indian police had alerted Sri Lanka's government to a plot against "some important churches" after breaking into a Sri Lankan militant group's communications. The first intelligence brief arrived more than two weeks before the Easter Sunday bombings.

Nova Scotia's health-care system came under fire this week when a tearful patient's angry video went viral, blaming the province's doctor shortage for her delayed cancer diagnosis. But it's not just Nova Scotia. The same problems are happening across Canada.

All three Canadian curling teams competing at the 2019 mixed doubles and senior world curling championships are into their respective gold-medal games. They'll have the chance to make history Saturday afternoon in Norway when they take to the ice. Should they all win, it'll be the first-time ever they've all won at the same event.

Rain could raise levels in the St. John River, but New Brunswick's River Watch forecast predicts levels will stabilize and then start to drop again.

Environment Canada warns up to 25 millimetres of rain is expected over southern areas of the province today.

Rain could raise levels in the St. John River, but New Brunswick's River Watch forecast predicts levels will stabilize and then start to drop again.

A combination of advanced planning and volunteer hard-work kept Montreal dry on Saturday, even as water levels rose higher than they were during the disastrous 2017 floods.

The bridge, which connects Île Perrot and the island of Montreal along Highway 20, is closed in both directions due to mounting water accumulation.

The bridge, which connects Île Perrot and the island of Montreal along Highway 20, is closed in both directions due to mounting water accumulation.

The bridge, which connects Île Perrot and the island of Montreal along Highway 20, is closed in both directions due to mounting water accumulation.

A bridge that connects Île Perrot and the island of Montreal along Highway 20, is closed in both directions due to mounting water. A state if emergency remains in effect for Montreal.

A heavy rainfall warning for the Ottawa-Gatineau area has ended, but many homes along the Ottawa River are still at risk of rising water levels.

A heavy rainfall warning for the Ottawa-Gatineau area has ended, but officials warn many homes along the Ottawa River are still at risk of rising water levels.

A heavy rainfall warning for the Ottawa-Gatineau area has ended, but officials are warning many homes along the Ottawa River are still at risk of rising water levels.

A heavy rainfall warning for the Ottawa-Gatineau area has ended, but officials are warning many homes along the Ottawa River are still at risk of rising water levels.

Heavy rains are lashing northern Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as aid groups warn of possible flooding and mudslides in the days ahead.

Mozambique's government urged people to immediately seek higher ground on Saturday in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth, fearing flooding and mudslides in the days ahead as heavy rain lashed the region.

After weeks of fan speculation and clues on her social media accounts, Taylor Swift released new single ME! and accompanying video. The initial fan reaction is positive, but Swift's new music will have to convince a lot of naysayers.

A California company that was overwhelmed by demand for its meatless fast food burger is hoping to capitalize on the rising trend of vegetarianism and sell directly to Canadian grocery stores starting now.

New Zealand is the only member of the Five Eyes group not to publicly take Canada's side in its dispute with China. Why has it has resisted Canada's outreach campaign to get democratic countries to isolate China?

Stressed-out workers cost countries a lot of time and money, but Japan and France have learned that enshrined protections in law can trigger an unintended cultural clash.

At the height of Vancouver's housing boom, Patryk Gwardys was clearing $150,000 a year as a real estate agent. So how did he wind up in an Australian prison after admitting to flying from Vancouver to Sydney with a belly full of cocaine?

How a deadly attack on a Sikh gurdwara sparked an unlikely friendship between two men, one Sikh and one skinhead, and a mission to fight racism.

Stressed-out workers cost countries a lot of time and money, but Japan and France have learned that enshrined protections in law can trigger an unintended cultural clash.

Sri Lankan security forces found 15 bodies, including six children, early Saturday after militants linked to the Easter bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid on their house in the country's east, police said.

Sri Lankan security forces found 15 bodies, including six children, early Saturday after militants linked to the Easter bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid on their house in the country's east, police said.

Only two kinds of foreign steel imports, heavy plate and stainless steel wire, will continue to face trade remedies to protect Canada's steel industry, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced Friday, following a trade tribunal report which saw no justification to keep protecting five other products.

Canada's chief public health officer says the fight against vaccine-related misinformation on social media is being further complicated by the emergence of online bots designed to sow mistrust.

Victoria firefighters had to pull a cougar out of a tree Friday after the animal found itself in a residential neighbourhood and was tranquilized.