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Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland gave no hint today the United States is set to lift steel tariffs, even though Mexico’s top trade representative is saying a deal with their country is imminent and the U.S Treasury secretary says all three countries are “close” to finding a solution to the standoff.

Ontario's medical regulator has ruled that dozens of complaints against a trauma surgeon who treated Danforth Avenue shooting victims in Toronto, and advocated for stricter gun laws, appear to be a politically motivated attempt to silence her.

Ontario's medical regulator has ruled that dozens of complaints against a trauma surgeon who treated Danforth Avenue shooting victims in Toronto, and advocated for stricter gun laws, appear to be a politically motivated attempt to silence her.

People living near the copper smelting plant are demanding to know why it's taking the government so long to address their concerns, in the wake of a new study that shows their children have levels of the toxic metals 3.7 times higher than normal.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is condemning the actions of an RCMP officer who, in a recently released video, asked a young woman who reported she'd been sexually assaulted whether she was "turned on" during the alleged attack.

The number of asylum-seekers crossing the border "irregularly" into Canada has slowed compared with early last year.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will travel to Cuba today to meet with Communist leaders in Havana as the situation in Venezuela worsens and U.S. President Donald Trump adopts a far more aggressive posture towards the Caribbean island nation.

Canadian drug makers are facing a $1.1-billion lawsuit for their role in the opioid crisis. A proposed class action filed Wednesday accuses almost two dozen companies of enriching themselves at the expense of vulnerable patients.

Elsa Wilk, a marketing director and black belt in taekwondo, was among six people killed after two floatplanes collided over Alaska on Monday.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: disastrous fire at Notre-Dame de Paris a month ago seems to have enhanced the Gothic cathedral's power to inspire; Canada has much to learn from events that took place in Winnipeg 100 years ago today.

The little kitten named Dobby is getting round the clock treatment at the Walden Animal hospital in Sudbury, Ont., after he was found injured following a garage fire.

Across Canada, chefs and hospital staff are working to redefine what patients think of as 'hospital food,' using nourishing, locally grown ingredients.

B.C. Premier John Horgan announces a public inquiry into money laundering in the province after meeting with his cabinet Wednesday morning.

Premier John Horgan says there will be a public inquiry into money laundering.

Canada's border officials now have new powers to seize chemicals used to make illegal opioids. The federal government tweaked the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to allow certain law enforcement agencies to stop what's known as precursor chemicals from being brought into Canada and used to make deadly fentanyl and amphetamines.

The Alabama state legislature voted yesterday to criminalize abortion. It's the most restrictive such legislation in the country, and other U.S. states are looking to do something very similar, writes Lyndsay Duncombe.

Definitely no Nice For What. A Milwaukee radio station is temporarily banning Drake’s music from its airwaves as the Toronto Raptors square off with their hometown Bucks in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Final.

After plunging to their lowest level since 2012, sales of Canadian homes have inched higher for the past two months are are now about four per cent higher than they were a year ago.

Wild pigs are now Canada's most prolific invasive mammal, according to what the University of Saskatchewan calls the first-ever published survey of their distribution in Canada — and they're causing an "ecological disaster."

Town council in Alberton, P.E.I., has unanimously rejected a request that it raise a Pride Flag at the town hall to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

Canada's inflation rate rose to two per cent in April, from 1.9 per cent the previous month, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

Canada's inflation rate rose to two per cent in April, from 1.9 per cent the previous month, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

A group of veterinarians is in Ottawa today, bringing five dogs with them to Parliament Hill, to lobby MPs to authorize the use of medical cannabis for animals.

British broadcaster ITV has cancelled a popular, long-running daytime reality show after the death of a guest who failed a lie-detector test during a recording.

Shaw Communications is disputing a CBC News report that said it is asking permission to kill a free TV service for rural and small-city residents, but one expert says the company can't take any action without regulatory approval.

Doctors in Ontario are obligated to give referrals for medical services that clash with their moral or religious beliefs, the province's highest court has ruled.

Ontario's highest court is expected to rule today on whether doctors are obligated to give referrals for medical services that clash with their moral or religious beliefs.

Canadian courts have approved a settlement in the Ford Focus and Fiesta class-action lawsuit. It differs from others because it is designed to cover problems that may arise in the future, not just those from the past.

The United States ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. employees from its diplomatic missions in Iraq on Wednesday in another show of concern about alleged threats from Iran.

Iran's supreme leader issued a veiled threat in the same speech in which he stated that "no one is seeking war," saying it wouldn't be difficult for the Islamic Republic to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels amid rising tensions with the U.S., state media reported Wednesday.

WhatsApp began urging its 1.5 billion or so users to update their apps after a weekend cyberattack. Here's what you need to know about the company believed to be behind the hack and what you should do now.

Fox News might be considered an adversarial platform for Democrats. But in the battle for broad support in a media landscape walled off by political tribalism, a case could be made for candidates to vault those barriers to reach the biggest TV news audience in the land.

The federal government continues to pay millions of dollars more than expected to IBM to run the troubled Phoenix pay system, despite its many problems.

As an Ontario Superior Court decides whether a judge erred in allowing evidence about former hostage Joshua Boyle’s estranged wife’s sexual history during his assault trial, groups representing women's rights advocates and criminal lawyers are preparing to intervene.

As Ontario’s high court decides whether a judge erred in allowing evidence about former hostage Joshua Boyle’s estranged wife’s sexual history during his assault trial, groups representing women's rights advocates and criminal lawyers are preparing to intervene.

New figures show the pace of foreign purchases of residential real estate in the Greater Toronto Area has slowed to a trickle, two years after the province imposed a tax to try to cool the housing market. 

As Ontario's high court considers whether a judge erred in allowing evidence about the sexual history of former hostage Joshua Boyle's estranged wife into his assault trial, groups representing women's rights advocates and criminal lawyers injected themselves into the appeal process today.

Day was a fine comedienne. Pillow Talk, Love Come Back and Teacher's Pet all featured her as an independent, principled career woman who wasn't desperately waiting for the right man.

Canola prices are down substantially and growers are planting 1.5 million fewer acres than they did in 2018 as China's blockade of the crop really starts to make itself felt.

A surge in support for underdog Tories has added a twist to Newfoundland and Labrador’s election campaign, writes John Gushue.

A surge in support for underdog Tories has added a twist to Newfoundland and Labrador’s election campaign, writes John Gushue.

China's factory output and consumer spending weakened in April as a tariff war with Washington intensified, adding to pressure on Beijing to shore up shaky economic growth.

Jessie Dean Kowalchuk has been transported back to Kamloops from Edmonton  to face a judge for three charges of breach of probation stemming from three separate files in 2015.

Former female students of a Chatham, Ont., violin teacher acquitted of inappropriately touching them were at the Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto Tuesday, hoping the three-judge panel will either order a new trial on all charges or convict him on some.

An iconic painting by Claude Monet has sold for a record $110.7 million US at auction.

It's not clear how Owolabi Adejojo was able to get into Canada, why authorities didn't seem to be aware he had been charged with assault in the U.S., or how he ended up in the psychiatric ward.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to sign an international pledge in Paris Wednesday aimed at getting governments and social media companies working together to curb the spread of violent and extremist content online.