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Vice-Admiral Mark Norman not only had the blessing of the former Conservative cabinet to deal with a Quebec shipyard, he was authorized to speak with it directly in the run-up to the signing of a $668 million leasing contract, CBC News has learned.

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.

An Alberta MLA has deleted social media posts seemingly promoting a company his wife co-owns — a post that an ethics expert says likely didn't break any rules but might indicate they need an update in the age of social media.

A former Mississauga mayoral candidate charged two years ago with a hate crime displayed "horrific" behaviour when he made "hateful Islamophobic" comments against Paramount Fine Foods owner Mohammed Fakih, a judge has ruled.

A former Mississauga mayoral candidate charged two years ago with a hate crime displayed "horrific" behaviour when he made "hateful Islamophobic" comments against Paramount Fine Foods owner Mohammed Fakih, a judge has ruled.

Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT score in a U.S. college admissions scheme that involved wealthy parents and athletic coaches at some of the countries top schools.

For more than a decade, Ray Mason has been fighting for compensation for the time he and thousands of other Indigenous people were forced to attend federally operated Indian day schools. He hopes that battle will soon be over.

The accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform has turned up only $28 million in assets — virtually all of it in cash.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: rhetoric flowing out of Washington and Tehran has observers worried about a possible military showdown; with gun violence on the rise in Toronto, there's a clash over what should be called 'gang' activity.

For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court is taking its hearings on the road to give more Canadians a close-up view of the top court at work.

In April 2018, Claude Trachy was acquitted of 51 sex assault-related charges, involving 25 former students and dating back to the 1970s. 

The Nigerian army says it has rescued 54 women and children held captive by the extremist group Boko Haram.

Premier Jason Kenney says his government’s Bill 1, if passed, will end Alberta’s carbon tax by May 30. The bill will be introduced in the first session of the 30th Alberta legislature, which starts May 21.

Harjot Singh Deo, 21, was arrested at Vancouver International Airport on Friday, over a year-and-a-half after Desi's body was found in a burned-out SUV.

A new study has reached a remarkable conclusion: the moon is still tectonically active.

Wall Street's main indexes fall sharply after Beijing announces plans to retaliate against U.S. with higher tariffs on U.S. goods, raising fears that another round of tit-for-tat measures could push the U.S. economy toward recession.

Shaw Communications has asked the CRTC for permission to cut off free television to tens of thousands of Canadians in small cities and rural areas.

A green thumb can help guard your home against wildfires.  

Hundreds of border agents in the U.S. are being temporarily transferred south ahead of the busy summer tourism season, worrying those along the northern border who rely on cross-border commerce that there could be backups of people seeking to enter the U.S. from Canada.

Doris Day, the American actress and singer whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in 1960s films, has died at age 97, her foundation says.

WestJet says it has agreed to be acquired by Onex Corporation and will become a private company in a deal valued at $5 billion. 

WestJet says it has agreed to be acquired by Onex Corp. and will become a private company in a deal valued at $5 billion. 

The South African government says there will be an appeal against the Caster Semenya ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that requires the runner, and other female athletes with high natural testosterone levels, lower them to be eligible to compete in certain events.

A U.S. official says an American military team's initial assessment is that Iranian or Iranian-backed proxies used explosives to blow large holes in four ships anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused "significant damage" to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the United States.

Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is ratcheting up its anti-carbon tax rhetoric this week, releasing a new television ad set to air during prime-time hours across the province.

Companies waited Monday to see how China will retaliate for U.S. President Donald Trump's escalation of a fight over technology and trade that threatens to disrupt a Chinese economic recovery.

China says it will impose tariffs on another $60 billion US worth of U.S. goods, a predictable retaliation after the United States escalated a bitter trade war by raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products on Friday.

A Canadian-Cuban family is staring down a immigration deadline after the husband and son were turned away from an appointment in Havana without warning. 

Inuit remember researchers in Igloolik, Nunavut, removing pieces of their skin and grafting it on other people. The procedures are outlined in a 2005 memoir by a well-known Canadian physician who later became recognized as an expert in medical ethics.

The clamour over the move to battery-powered cars may be concealing a change with a far more momentous economic impact: the growing move to no car at all.

Alberta's solar industry lit up after the government started handing out millions of dollars in rebates for homeowners. The province's controversial carbon tax covered the cost of those incentives, but the tax is about to get axed, and possibly all those rebates along with it.

Inuit remember researchers in Igloolik, Nunavut, removing pieces of their skin and grafting it on other people. The procedures are outlined in a 2005 memoir by a well-known Canadian physician who later became recognized as an expert in medical ethics.

The Ontario government is no longer publishing statistics about its foreign buyers tax on residential real estate.

The Ontario government is no longer publishing statistics about its foreign buyers tax on residential real estate.

Alberta's solar industry lit up after the government started handing out millions of dollars in rebates for homeowners. The province's controversial carbon tax covered the cost of those incentives, but the tax is about to get axed, and possibly all those rebates along with it.

Alberta's solar industry lit up after the government started handing out millions of dollars in rebates for homeowners. The province's controversial carbon tax covered the cost of those incentives, but the tax is about to get axed, and possibly all those rebates along with it.

Would you wear jeans made out of hemp? Experts in the fashion industry say that using a greater variety of materials to make clothes is crucial to reducing their environmental impact.

As Asia Bibi settles into her new life in Canada after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, her lawyer is already preparing to defend another Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in that country.

About 140 students across seven TVDSB schools and from the town of Exeter are expected to attend the event pegged DE prom.

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a month after he was removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

From the view of Raptors fans, the ups and downs from an unforgettable night in Jurassic Park.

Leaving a child in a hot car is an inconceivable thought, but it's a potentially tragic mistake one expert says could happen to anyone.

The Toronto Raptors are going to the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 92-90 on Sunday in Game 7 of their second-round series to advance. It's just the second time in franchise history that Toronto has made the conference finals.

The Toronto Raptors are going to the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 92-90 on Sunday in Game 7 of their second-round series to advance. It's just the second time in franchise history that Toronto has made the conference finals.

A Peterborough, Ont., woman says financial institutions and Interac are misleading customers by claiming e-transfers are "fully protected" after money she sent a friend was diverted to a fraudster's bank account. RBC blamed the theft on a weak email password and security question.

They're dangerous and potentially explosive — and there are believed to be anywhere from 200 to 300 of them buried just under the surface of Victoria Island.

A mother duck paced back and forth on Sunday while police, public works and a resident rescued her five ducklings from a storm drain in Truro, N.S.

Amid the theatrics at the first week of hearings into Quebec's secularism bill, the stakes of the whole exercise became clear in one dramatic, but little-noticed exchange.