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For the past two days, Canadian Olympians, Paralympians and high-performance athletes from a number of sports have been speaking out, some for the first time, sharing their personal stories of abuse in sport.

The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay for the duration of the current Parliament, over letters about Indigenous people she has posted to her website.

U.S. President Donald Trump urges the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in order to "rocket" the economy to new highs.

Videos posted online of police arrests have sparked anger amongst some La Loche, Sask., residents, but an RCMP official says the videos do not tell the full story and have led to some members of the public calling for violence against police.

U.S. President Donald Trump urges the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in order to "rocket" the economy to new highs.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Behind the political protests erupting in Venezuela, Canada braces for pork price increases amid African swine fever outbreak in China.

Japan's new emperor is a musician and historian, both mild-mannered and quietly tenacious, a team player, husband and friend who will bring an unusually global perspective to an ancient institution when he ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1.

A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a child.

CCGS Jean Goodwill will be based in Dartmouth, N.S., and CCGS Vincent Massey will be based in Quebec City.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is about to release its decision in the landmark case between South African runner Caster Semenya and the world governing body for track and field. Unfamiliar with the details of this fascinating, controversial and complicated case? Let's get you caught up.

Canadian oil producers could have collected $20 billion more in revenue last year if they'd been able to sell their product at prices closer to the going world rate, according to a new study from the Fraser Institute.

A Winnipeg care home where two residents recently died has confirmed it served frozen food from Thailand that was later linked to the Canada-wide outbreak of salmonella. 

A Winnipeg care home where two residents recently died has confirmed it served frozen food from Thailand that was later linked to the Canada-wide outbreak of salmonella. 

United Conservative Party Premier Jason Kenney named the members of his new cabinet at a ceremony Tuesday morning, which included 20 ministers and three associate ministers, including his promised leader to reduce red tape.

United Conservative Party Premier Jason Kenney named the members of his new cabinet at a ceremony Tuesday morning, which included 20 ministers and three associate ministers, including his promised leader to reduce red tape.

RCMP plan to give him a copy of their photo.

RCMP would like to give him a copy of their photo.

The tiny, two-person Smart cars once pitched as the next big thing in urban mobility will be discontinued in the United States and Canada at the end of the current model year, German automaker Daimler AG says.

The former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher "I thought it was my apartment" nearly 20 times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive, according to a 911 recording obtained by a Dallas TV station.

Last year, the federal government unveiled the vertical banknote design featuring the Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer and a map of her north-end Halifax neighbourhood.

New figures show the Conservatives, Greens and Bloc hitting new highs in first-quarter fundraising, while Liberal first-quarter fundraising has also risen.

Severe spring flooding that has forced thousands of residents from their homes in Canada's eastern half refuses to let up in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Here are the latest developments in each affected region.

Canada's international reputation will be damaged if it doesn't give real power to its new watchdog on responsible corporate conduct, warns a United Nations rights watchdog.

American-Canadian director Des McAnuff and Toronto-raised choreographer Sergio Trujillo have been nominated for Tony Awards for Ain't Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations.

A court in southern China has handed down sentences to at least six foreigners involved in a global methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian sentenced to death.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Nicolas Maduro was prepared to leave Venezuela Tuesday morning in the face of a call for an uprising by opposition leader Juan Guaido, but reversed his plan after Russia intervened.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has taken to the streets with detained activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers in a military uprising.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has taken to the streets with detained activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers in a military uprising but the country's president was defiant, saying top military leaders have assured him of their loyalty.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has taken to the streets with a previously detained activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers in a military uprising but the country's president was defiant, saying top military leaders have assured him of their loyalty.

The worst of the spring flood is in the rear-view mirror, but officials are still cautioning New Brunswickers against the hazards that high and contaminated water can bring.

U.S. President Donald Trump has filed suit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas for his business records.

He's a Newfoundlander born and bred, and Bruce Moss will protect his hit song until he dies. So when The Simpsons made him a sweet cash offer to use The Islander a few months back, he balked at it.

The Canada-European Union free-trade agreement's provisions to protect investors do not breach EU law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday in a major relief for proponents of the deal that came into force in 2017.

The federal government has instructed northern retailers to hold off on cutting Nutrition North subsidies to nearly three dozen food items, CBC News has learned.

Crystal meth is flooding the streets of New Brunswick, and many worry the province's detox and drug treatment programs aren't enough to help people trying to fight their addiction.

A Google search for almost any consumer item will turn up a raft of review sites, most of which are clearly for-profit operations offering to rank companies’ products in return for payment, or want to solicit customer complaints as a profitable means of developing leads for lawyers.

While Airbnb touts stays in real people's homes and relationships with personable hosts, its biggest players in Canada are actually — and sometimes secretly — multimillion-dollar for-profit corporations, a CBC News data analysis finds.

Donald Trump doesn't always speak fondly of Canada's prime minister, but he's an avowed admirer of Canada's immigration system — and he is reportedly set to review a proposed plan that functions in similar ways.

A confidential document sent to the Liberal Party of Canada in 2016, and obtained by CBC/Radio-Canada, reveals how top officials at embattled engineering firm SNC-Lavalin were named in a scheme to illegally influence Canadian elections.

Many Ontario Police Police officers are feeling vindicated and hopeful after the province announced it is launching an external review of the workplace culture at Canada’s second largest police force.

There is now a simple, cost-effective way to allow you to enjoy your early retirement years and not have to worry about outliving your money. It's called a deferred life annuity. It's a way to give people who reach a certain age income for life, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional annuity.

A confidential document sent to the Liberal Party of Canada in 2016, and obtained by CBC/Radio-Canada, reveals how top officials at embattled engineering firm SNC-Lavalin were named in a scheme to illegally influence Canadian elections.

Some regions across Canada are seeing an increase in floods due to heavier and more frequent rainfall. It's high time that governments at all levels figure out how to mitigate the costly impact, experts say.

While Airbnb touts stays in real people's homes and relationships with personable hosts, its biggest players in Canada are actually — and sometimes secretly — multimillion-dollar for-profit corporations, a CBC News data analysis finds.

A British Columbia man has been ordered to pay half a million dollars to cover the costs of fighting a 2012 forest fire which cost nearly twice that amount to extinguish.

All else being equal, recent flooding in parts of eastern Canada could lend urgency to the debate about climate change. But our political conversation seems to be stuck in a polarized left-right rut.

Emperor Akihito began his abdication rituals at a Shinto shrine Tuesday morning as Japan embraces the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era.

Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era.

A Vancouver businessman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his alleged role in a college admissions scandal in the United States.

The National Rifle Association, facing internal turmoil over its financial management, increasingly partisan tone, and legal threats from government regulators, beat back efforts to overhaul its operations, and re-elected its longtime CEO.