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Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said today she expects two former Liberal MPs who quit Justin Trudeau's cabinet over the SNC-Lavalin matter will decide whether to join her party by early June.

A B.C. man discovers he now shares the same first and last name with the latest Royal baby. Duncan, B.C., resident Archie Windsor says the only other Archie he'd been compared to is Archie Bunker, a grouchy fictional TV character from All in the Family in the 1970s.

A former member of an alleged New York sex cult testified on Wednesday that the secretive group's leader forced her into an unwanted sexual encounter and took nude photos of her after he announced that he was her "grand master."

Last spring, Maurice Desjardins risked it all for a face transplant. The procedure was a success, but the recovery has been rocky.

Health Canada says new applicants for licences to cultivate, process or sell cannabis must now have a fully built site that meets the regulations when they submit their application. Prior to this, applications from businesses not yet ready to begin operations have held up 'more mature applications.'

In a wide-ranging interview with CBC Sports, Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker says a solution must be found to keep athletes in Canada safe from sexual abuse and other mistreatment.

The only Muslim group invited to speak at hearings into Quebec's secularism bill warns that the proposed legislation would "institutionalize discrimination."

It wasn't until late on the second day of hearings into Quebec's secularism bill that lawmakers heard from someone who wears one of the religious symbols targeted by the legislation.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle presented their new son, Archie, to the world today. From the name they gave him to the way they announced his birth, it's clear they're charting their own path.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Vladimir Putin's government is trying hard to sell its Syria military campaign; ghost guns' that can't be traced are creating new problems for police.

Elementary schools need to rethink Mother’s and Father’s Day activities.

As the cost of insulin continues to skyrocket in the U.S., people are making the trek north as an alternative to paying thousands of dollars to stay alive. And it could have consequences for the insulin supply in Canada.

The man who fled to Vietnam to avoid going on trial for murder has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the swarming death of a Calgary teenager who spoke out after hearing a racist comment directed at a nightclub employee.

Meng Wanzhou's legal team argue in court that the Huawei chief financial officer's arrest and detention were unlawful and that there is no basis for her extradition to the U.S.

Researchers who have estimated future rates of 30 different types of cancer hope their study serves as a road map for policy-makers to introduce prevention programs that would help Canadians reduce their risk through positive lifestyle choices.

The blood donation deferral period for gay and bisexual male donors is being dropped to three months from one year in Canada.

Veteran CFL quarterback and record four-time Grey Cup champion Ricky Ray will hold a conference call Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET to announce his retirement, two league sources told The Canadian Press.

Ricky Ray is calling it a career. The veteran quarterback made the announcement on a conference call Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday asserted executive privilege over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and its underlying investigative materials, escalating a battle with the Democrats on the U.S. House judiciary committee.

A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block its disclosure.

A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block its disclosure.

A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block its disclosure.

The pace of housing starts in Canada picked up in April as they rose more than 20% compared with March, fuelled by the start of work on new multi-unit projects such as condominiums, apartments and townhouses.

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman said today he's pleased to be "exonerated of any wrongdoing" but is disappointed by the "alarming and protracted bias" in his case.

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada has dropped a single breach of trust charge against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman said today he's pleased to be "exonerated of any wrongdoing" but is disappointed by the "alarming and protracted bias" in his case.

A lawyer representing a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan says she has arrived in Canada.

The floodwaters are receding, but Pierrefonds-Roxboro mayor urges residents not to touch dikes or other flood-prevention measures, given the rain in the forecast.

Montreal has opted to lift its state of emergency that had been in place since late last month over the threat of flooding on the island.

Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft turned off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors.

Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are turning off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors.

Donald Trump's businesses lost more than $1 billion US from 1985 to 1994, based on tax information acquired by the New York Times.

Torrie Ironstar says he was born to do art. As a child he painted, sculpted and worked with mixed media. Being a deaf, two-spirited artist on the Prairies has thrown him many hurdles in his young life, but his art has given him an outlet to overcome.

Iran said Wednesday it was scaling back curbs to its nuclear program under a 2015 deal with world powers, and threatened to do more — including enriching uranium to a higher level — if countries did not shield it from U.S. sanctions.

In most of Canada, if you came across a community where almost 20 per cent of properties were listed on Airbnb — and nearly two-thirds were hosted by someone with multiple listings — there would likely be huge political upheaval. But Whistler, B.C., is different.

A statement from Unifor Local 222 says national president Jerry Dias and Travis Hester, GM Canada's president and managing director, will hold a joint news conference in Toronto at 11 a.m. ET.

A statement from Unifor Local 222 says national president Jerry Dias and Travis Hester, GM Canada's president and managing director, will hold a jnews conference in Toronto starting at 11 a.m. ET, and CBC is streaming it live.

The heads of Unifor and General Motors Canada are set to make an announcement this morning regarding operations at the plant in Oshawa, Ont. The news conference in Toronto starts at 11 a.m. ET, and CBC is streaming it live.

General Motors Canada says it will invest $170 million in its Oshawa, Ont., plant to transition the facility from manufacturing vehicles to stamping, sub-assembly and autonomous vehicle testing. 

An engineer who has worked on Canadian embassies around the world has been banned from working in B.C. after an investigation found his designs for a condo building in Surrey were not up to building code standards.

An engineer who has worked on Canadian embassies around the world has has been banned from working in B.C. after an investigation found his designs for a condo building in Surrey were not up to building code standards.

Halifax RCMP have apologized for some of the details in a news release that said a Lego-block-shaped THC product seized in a raid 'could be a fatal dose for a child.'

Halifax RCMP have apologized for confusion caused by language used in a news release that said a Lego-block-shaped THC product seized in a raid "could be a fatal dose for a child."

Halifax RCMP says officers raided an illegal cannabis business in Timberlea, N.S., and seized $60,000 worth of pot and related products, including some in the shape of Lego blocks that contain enough THC to seriously harm or kill a child.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are introducing their newborn son to the world today.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan showed off their newborn son today, and the Duchess of Sussex described having a baby as "magic" two days after the royal birth.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan showed off their newborn son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and the Duchess of Sussex described having a baby as "magic" two days after the royal birth.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan showed off their newborn son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and the Duchess of Sussex described having a baby as "magic" two days after the royal birth.

The parents of 16-year-old Avery Astle say they were told no one was available to come to the Moncton Hospital to harvest his organs or tissues for donation. Horizon Health Network says staff turnover has created "gaps" in coverage for tissue donation.

Three Toronto-area landlords are warning others about Israt Khan, claiming she moves into apartments, stops paying rent, makes repeated false calls to the police and fire departments, and then refuses to move out.