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For six long months, John Wright found himself in and out of the emergency room, with confusing, debilitating pain. He was starting to lose hope when a tropical diseases specialist finally identified the culprit.

Canada is among the leaders in the world when it comes to phasing out the use of coal for power generation, according to a recent report that shows the country drastically reduced coal supply over a five-year period.

Officials in the Yukon's most northern community have declared a state of emergency, saying the traditional way of life in Old Crow is under threat.

Many homemade sunscreens could put children and adults at risk of a burn, a study of products on Pinterest suggests.

An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he wasn't provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia.

The International Monetary Fund says household debt in Canada is still too high to pursue policy changes to encourage more activity in housing markets.

Normand Trahan, owner of the St-Édouard Zoo in central Quebec, is facing criminal charges after roughly 100 animals were seized at the facility.

The father of a 32-year-old B.C. pilot killed in a plane crash in Honduras on Saturday says he had spoken with his son Patrick earlier that morning and the family is still trying to piece together the tragedy.

The U.S. House of Representatives committee that would handle any impeachment of President Donald Trump convened a hearing today with another empty chair at the witness table, as former White House counsel Don McGahn refused to testify.

The U.S. House of Representatives committee that would handle any impeachment of President Donald Trump convened a hearing today with another empty chair at the witness table, as former White House counsel Don McGahn refused to testify.

The Niagara Falls, Ont. amusement park and zoo says two people who claimed to be father and son repeatedly tried to cause the animals in its Deer Park to panic, eventually starting a stampede.

An out-of-control wildfire burning near a town in northwestern Alberta is rated at the highest possible danger level and the dry, windy weather means the danger is expected to increase this week, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday.

More than 650 people fleeing an out-of-control wildfire near High Level, Alta., have registered at an emergency reception centre set up in Slave Lake, the town's website says.

Ken Pereira will run in the federal election for the People's Party of Canada, the new political party led by Maxime Bernier. He claims the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States were a false flag operation to justify new wars.

A Canadian delegation is in China this week pushing for the release of the two Canadian men accused of spying, according to Ottawa's foreign affairs minister.

A Canadian delegation is in China this week pushing for the release of two Canadian men accused of spying, according to the foreign affairs minister.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased competition and escalating rents in local commercial districts.

The IBM-built Phoenix pay system software was supposed to save millions of dollars a year by simplifying payroll for federal workers. Instead, it wreaked havoc on workers’ T4s and pay stubs — while the costs for taxpayers ballooned. Parliamentary reporter Hannah Thibedeau explains how we ended up here.

Alberta's oilsands have been labelled as dirty by environmental activists and some politicians, but the sector might be able to clean up that reputation with help from the nuclear power industry.

The search for 23-year-old fisherman Jordan Hicken, who went overboard early Tuesday morning off the North Shore of eastern P.E.I., has been officially called off.

The Canadian Coast Guard, local fishermen, firefighters and police are searching off the North Shore of eastern P.E.I. for fisherman Jordan Hicken who went overboard.

The Canadian Coast Guard, local fishermen, firefighters and police are searching off the North Shore of eastern P.E.I. for fisherman Jordan Hicken who went overboard.

A poll conducted by Environics Research suggests 83 per cent of Ontarians oppose the cuts to public health by the provincial PC government.

Food insecurity in Nunavut has gotten worse since the introduction of the Nutrition North program in 2011, according to a study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

CBC News obtained internal workplace assessments at Nova Scotia's two federal prisons that reveal staff are often belittled by management. Employees also believe their safety is in jeopardy when policies aren’t followed and bosses give in to demands from inmates.

CBC News obtained internal workplace assessments at two Nova Scotia prisons that reveal staff are often belittled by management. Employees also believe their safety is in jeopardy when policies aren’t followed and bosses give in to demands from inmates.

The first stage begins of the long-awaited inquiry into what happened prior to Lionel Desmond killing his mother, wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself in 2017.

The first stage begins of the long-awaited inquiry into what happened prior to Lionel Desmond killing his mother, wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself in 2017.

Thousands of university students from Saudi Arabia remain in Canada despite being ordered out of the country by their government last August, and planning is underway to mitigate the impact on Canadian universities when those students graduate and are not replaced.   

Despite the latest flurry of money laundering stories, it's not a new problem. Canada has long had a reputation as haven for illicit cash. Was it just mistake? Or does a failure to crack down imply the country was knowingly profiting?

Thousands of university students from Saudi Arabia remain in Canada despite being ordered out of the country by their government last August, and planning is underway to mitigate the impact on Canadian universities when those students graduate and are not replaced.   

Morehouse College, the private, all-male, historically black college in Atlanta that counts Martin Luther King among its alumni, expects its attendees to aspire to greatness. Now, many in the graduating class of 2019 can do so immediately, no matter the cost.

Doing business with alleged criminals, hunting for human smugglers, providing surveillance equipment to corrupt regimes: Those are just some of the methods used to prevent migrants from making their way to Canada.

A London, Ont., man said he learned his dishwasher was the subject of a class-action lawsuit settled by Whirlpool Corp. only after the appliance that came with the house he bought more than a decade ago caught fire.

The court case of a former bar server charged after four teen hockey players were involved in a deadly single-vehicle crash two years ago is dividing the traditionally tight-knit community of Renfrew, Ont., with locals taking sides in the potentially "precedent-setting" case.

The therapeutic clown program at The Hospital For Sick Children has helped thousands of youngsters who need a friend - and a smile. While Jamie Sneddon says it's one of the best jobs in the world, it's far from easy.

The Chinese government is using AI-powered facial recognition systems to monitor and target members of the Uighurs, a persecuted Muslim minority in China.

New Zealand police have filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques.

New Zealand police have filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques.

Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70.

Indonesia's Election Commission says the official count from last month's presidential election shows President Joko Widodo won 55.5 per cent of the vote, securing him a second term.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told hundreds of attendees at a conference in Toronto on Monday that Canada's thriving technology sector is a result of the country's openness to immigrants and he hopes Canadians will continue to view immigration positively.