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A baby muskox found by workers on Gahcho Kué mine property in the N.W.T. was reunited with a group of muskox.

Researchers at a Langley, B.C. care centre are offering a rare look at northern spotted owl chicks being fostered by adoptive owl parents.

Uber is suffering a terrible first day as a public company as its shares slid into negative territory in the initial moments of trading.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: controversy swirls around Tel Aviv Eurovision contest; canola farmers are feeling the pinch in Canada's dispute with China; the rise of 'spoiler' pop culture; interview with with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

An antibiotic-resistant sinus infection like the one Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz is fighting can slowly poison the entire body, says a microbiologist.

About 180 countries reached a deal on Friday that aims to sharply reduce the amount of plastic that gets washed into the world's oceans, the United Nations says.

Pop star Rihanna is partnering with LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to launch a new fashion label.

A toddler has died after being left alone in a car for hours on Thursday in Burnaby.

Woodlands County faces a $4.3-million revenue shortfall after oil and gas companies failed to pay their taxes to the municipality last year.  

A woman from Quebec’s Portneuf region is warning aquarium owners to be prudent when handling corals, after being poisoned while she was cleaning out her tank.

Derek White and Hunter Montour, both 48, were being tried for allegedly smuggling tobacco from the United States and evading millions of dollars in taxes that should have been paid to the provincial and federal governments.

Pam and Taylor Armstrong are seeing double. The Red Deer couple just had their third set of fraternal twins.

The federal government needs to find a way to end the trade dispute with China over canola exports, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says.

Refugee claimants have the right to challenge their prolonged incarceration before a provincial Superior Court judge, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

Refugee claimants have the right to challenge their prolonged incarceration before a provincial Superior Court judge, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

A temporary dike was constructed after the breach on April 27, and most residents have been allowed to return to their homes — but many have found those homes unfit to live in.

Watch live Friday at 10 a.m. ET as friends and family gather for the funeral of Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings legend Red Kelly.

Friends and family gathered for the funeral of Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings legend Red Kelly in Toronto on Friday.

Canada's economy reports its biggest one-month employment surge since 1976, when the government started collecting comparable data, as the labour market added 106,500 jobs in April, Statistics Canada reports.

Fairfield is a historic village in Bothwell, between Chatham and London Ontario, that was first settled by the Lenape people 227 years ago.

Quebec's Court of Appeal has rejected a class action attempt by a woman who claimed Loto-Québec misled her on her chances of winning a jackpot.

North Korea's leader has ordered its military to boost its strike capability as he directs another missile firing, state media say as tensions grow over tests that appeared to show development of a new advanced missile system.

Tory candidate Michael Normore was vocal about his views on same-sex marriage and had the backing of Ches Crosbie — until the PC leader read his posts.

Five people were injured during the collision of an Air Canada Express plane and a fuel tanker truck at Toronto's Pearson International airport early Friday.

Five people were injured when an Air Canada Jazz plane and a fuel tanker truck collided at Toronto's Pearson International airport early today.

Five people were injured when an Air Canada Jazz plane and a fuel tanker truck collided at Toronto's Pearson International airport early today.

Three people were taken to hospital after an Air Canada Jazz plane and a fuel tanker truck collided at Toronto's Pearson International airport early today.

Five people were injured when an Air Canada Jazz plane and a fuel tanker truck collided at Toronto's Pearson International airport early today.

Five people were injured when an Air Canada Jazz plane and a fuel tanker truck collided at Toronto's Pearson International airport early today.

Mike Mulrooney is used to looking down on the rest of the world. The Nova Scotia man has climbed the tallest mountain on six of the seven continents — and now he's part way up Mount Everest.

An artist in Yellowknife says Facebook is culturally discriminating against Inuit after the site rejected his ads selling uluit, Inuit tools.

Doctors and hospitals should be doing more to try and allow pregnant women to deliver their babies close to home, a new report says. But with specialists concentrated in urban areas, meeting the needs of pregnant women could require increased training for family doctors.

Doctors and hospitals should be doing more to try and allow pregnant women to deliver their babies close to home, a new report says. But with specialists concentrated in urban areas, meeting the needs of pregnant women could require increased training for family doctors.

Ride-sharing pioneer Uber is set to go public Friday. But beneath the hype, there are reasons to be concerned about those high-flying expectations soaring above an ocean of red ink.

More evidence is pointing to how nature plays a role in diminishing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as improving mental well-being.

References in headlines to Mohammed Shamji's former profession as a neurosurgeon can seem inappropriately deferential. But one effect is to remind us that, despite the trends, intimate partner violence isn't the exclusive domain of the uneducated, or the poor, or the unemployed.

References in headlines to Mohammed Shamji's former profession as a neurosurgeon can seem inappropriately deferential. But one effect is to remind us that, despite the trends, intimate partner violence isn't the exclusive domain of the uneducated, or the poor, or the unemployed.

Ronelle Bruder fled the sex trade at age 16. But for police and activists at the forefront of the fight against human trafficking, it's a problem that continues to grow.

Three polls, three seemingly different narratives. But the numbers still point to trouble for Dwight Ball's Liberals.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we examine the Canadian version of the Green New Deal and Britain's success in reducing emissions while increasing GDP.

President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on $200 billion US in Chinese imports took effect as of 12:01 ET Friday, escalating tensions with Beijing.

U.S. President Donald Trump says trade talks between China and the United States are continuing in a "very congenial manner" despite new tariffs the U.S. imposed Friday on $200 billion US in Chinese imports.

Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no apparent agreement, and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that there was "no need to rush" to get a deal between the world's two biggest economies.

Veterans Affairs Canada quickly deletes a video it posted online this week, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of VE-Day, upon realizing it showed images of the German Wehrmacht, the unified Nazi forces in the Second World War.

Her lawyers say she will again refuse to answer questions and could again face another term of incarceration.

The African National Congress was headed toward victory in South Africa's election on Friday according to partial early results, though the party was on course for its worst performance in a national poll in its 25 years in government.

A performing arts group has found the child who was audibly wowed by a recent classical music concert.

The federal government is planning to loosen its industrial requirements for fighter-jet makers in the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging CF-18s.

Google says it can't guarantee that it won't end up publishing campaign ads during the upcoming federal election, despite its announcement that it's banning political and issues ads during the election because of changes to Canada's laws.

The daughter of slain family doctor Elana Fric speaks about her mother's murder just hours after her father, Toronto neurosurgeon Mohammed Shamji, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years.