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A Newfoundland cabbie who rescued four people from a car before it erupted in flames says people are making too much of a fuss over a simple act of human decency.

A Newfoundland cabbie who rescued four people from a car before it erupted in flames says people are making too much of a fuss over a simple act of human decency.

The Ontario government's latest salvo against the federal carbon tax is being mocked online for appearing to accidentally promote the very cause it hoped to attack. 

When a white girl in youth protection died in Granby last month, the premier called for action, and four separate investigations were launched. Montreal's Nigerian community says by contrast, the death of a black boy in youth protection a week earlier was 'swept under the carpet.'

A Saskatchewan farmer is at the centre of a class action lawsuit claiming exposure to the weedkiller Roundup has caused or contributed to the plaintiffs’ cancer.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to overhaul the country's immigration system to favour young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to Americans — a plan with little chance of advancing in Congress.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to overhaul the country's immigration system to favour young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to Americans — a plan with little chance of advancing in Congress.

Adrian Sutherland, who fronts the Attawapiskat band Midnight Shine, says he is ready to add his voice to highlight some of the issues plaguing his community in northern Ontario.

Montreal's public health authority is trying to track down anyone who was in one of six places last week, most of them in Montreal's West Island, as they might have been exposed to the measles virus.

Throughout its first decade, Air Transat had been working hard to grow its business and soar above its competitors.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte strengthens hold on power; economic and environmental issues are forcing federal parties to make hard choices; at SickKids hospital, clowning around is encouraged.

McNeil's trip to China was the first by a Canadian politician since the arrest in B.C. of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

Jessica Reid, one of five women who lived with a man accused of killing one of them, has testified he would lock her in a laundry room when he got jealous to teach the others a lesson, but she didn't leave because "I knew what he would do if he found me."

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he wants to do away with many of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic initiatives — with the notable exception of the Canada Child Benefit — as he looks to balance the federal books and jump-start economic activity in Western Canada.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he wants to do away with many of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic initiatives — with the notable exception of the Canada Child Benefit — as he looks to balance the federal books and jump-start economic activity in Western Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled anyone charged with a provincial offence in B.C. has the right to a trial in English or French, which could have impacts beyond the province.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he is "deeply disappointed" by "backsliding" on abortion rights in the U.S. and around the world, and promised that Canada will remain a staunch defender of a woman's right to choose.

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. A Nebraska farmer who cut off his own leg with a pocket knife after getting trapped in a grain auger says his injury is "just a scratch compared to some what some people have gone through."

The troubled Phoenix pay system for Canadian public servants will need over a billion more dollars to fix once and for all, a process that could take another four years, a federal watchdog says.

The troubled Phoenix pay system for Canadian public servants will need over a billion more dollars to fix once and for all, a process that could take another four years, a federal watchdog says.

This wasn't just any school trip. A group of students from Whitehorse went out on the land and came home with a 680-kilogram bison.

The federal government says it will launch a new digital charter that will dictate how the country will combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference in Canada.

The federal government says it will launch a new digital charter that will dictate how the country will combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference in Canada.

Air Canada has entered into an agreement to purchase Transat, according to a news release from Air Canada.

Air Canada is in exclusive negotiations to buy the company that owns Air Transat, the companies say.

Larry Iron, an Indigenous politician, swore on the record in January 2017 that he traded money for votes during the campaign for the election of chief and council on the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation.

The social media monolith says it has a whole team dedicated to battling misinformation in Canadian elections — but it's at loggerheads with the company's fear of censorship.

WorkSafeBC has fined the family that owns the NHL's Vancouver Canucks for once again using an unsafe vehicle to transport farm workers on its giant berry operation in Pitt Meadows, B.C.

A Nova Scotia woman suffered multiple stab wounds and an American man was killed in an attack by a man allegedly wielding a knife on a Virginia hiking trail. A West Yarmouth, Mass., man has been charged with murder and assault with the intent to murder.

A former Allstate Insurance Canada employee who spoke out against an allegedly discriminatory practice is now defending herself against a lawsuit that could cost her more than $700,000 in damages.

Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians and are accusing them of crimes related to national security, likely further increasing tension between Ottawa and Beijing. 

Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians and are accusing them of crimes related to national security, likely further increasing tension between Ottawa and Beijing. 

Chinese authorities have formally arrested two Canadians on state secrets charges, the government said on Thursday, in what is likely to further increase tension between Ottawa and Beijing.

Financial advisers say there is a misconception that the government can dip into the money, as well as unfounded worry over whether it might run out as the baby boomers all enter retirement and begin drawing their pensions. People also are confused over how much they'll get.

Stephen Harper made it next to impossible heading into the 2015 election for any political party to propose a tax on Netflix, Google and other foreign online services. But two provinces are now charging sales tax on those foreign media companies, suggesting that at least some governments now see the economic benefits outweighing the political risks.

People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.

People across Newfoundland and Labrador head to the polls to cast their ballots in the provincial election.

Not since the Great Depression disrupted sitting governments across the country has any prime minister presided over a period of such sweeping political turnover as Justin Trudeau has ahead of October's federal election.

People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.

People across Newfoundland and Labrador are now heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the provincial election.

Polls are closed and the people of Newfoundland and Labrador are waiting to see their next provincial government.

Canada has been good to both China and the U.S., but as the two trade titans focus on one another, both are treating Canada with disdain. While we feel powerless, there are strategies for dealing with bullies.

People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.

People across Newfoundland and Labrador are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the provincial election.

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he wants to tell his story — but as long as he's still in uniform, his remarks will have to be careful and measured since he is (as experts point out) still governed by military regulations.

Canada has been good to both China and the U.S., but as the two trade titans focus on one another, both are treating Canada with disdain. While we feel powerless, there are strategies for dealing with bullies.

The Big Bang Theory, which wraps up its 12-season run tonight, proved there was room for a traditional sitcom in a TV landscape leaning toward more cinematic dramas. 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who had an audience with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, is one of several nationalist leaders in Europe hoping to use immigration as a wedge issue to make big gains in upcoming elections for the European parliament.

For the first time ever, the Bank of Canada has released a report examining the threat climate change poses to the country's financial system.

An emerging Canadian paddler says he was the victim of harassment by a teammate and was then ostracized from the national team after reporting it to officials, according to allegations in a lawsuit obtained exclusively by CBC Sports.