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An American climber died during his descent from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, a Nepalese official said, bringing the number of dead or missing mountaineers on the world's highest mountain to at least nine on the Nepali side during the current climbing season.

Rollbacks of the previous government's changes to banked overtime, holiday pay and union certification votes were introduced in the Alberta legislature Monday by the new United Conservative government.

Two sailors have been living on a stranded ship in the Port of Quebec for more than two years, waiting to get paid and unable to leave, because the vessel needs upkeep in order to retain its value.

Two sailors have been living on a stranded ship in the Port of Quebec for more than two years, waiting to get paid and unable to leave, because the vessel needs upkeep in order to retain its value.

Chicken consumers, check your freezer. The Public Health Agency of Canada has announced a national outbreak of salmonella linked to certain Compliments-brand chicken strips.

Facebook will take down accounts that try to interfere with the upcoming federal election and make it public regardless of whether the government decides to advise Canadians of an attempt to interfere, says Facebook's head of public policy for Canada.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced a motion in the House of Commons after question period Monday that sets the stage for the introduction of legislation needed to ratify a renegotiated NAFTA agreement.

Most incumbent MPs running for re-election as Independents have lost, but Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott could buck that trend.

Canadian basketball fans wanting to attend the Toronto Raptors' first NBA Finals game will have to fork out big bucks for a seat inside Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Proposed Fiat Chrysler-Renault merger underlines how much trouble the auto sector is in; dance program making big difference in lives of group of high-school students; overdose claims harm-reduction volunteer.

Melody Harding has reached a settlement with the province of Nova Scotia after she was denied breast reduction surgery because her body mass index was above the threshold required.

The Progressive Conservative government has tabled legislation that would terminate a contract with The Beer Store.

A Niagara Falls, Ont., man has been fined $15,000 after he was caught flying into Canada with a suitcase full of leeches.

Cameron Davies and Lenore Eaton both face fresh fines for a scheme that involved funnelling corporate cash into the "kamikaze" UCP leadership campaign of Jeff Callaway.

Cameron Davies and Lenore Eaton both face fresh fines for a scheme that involved funnelling corporate cash into the "kamikaze" UCP leadership campaign of Jeff Callaway.

After years of delay and political arm-twisting, Canada has made a claim to a vast portion of the Arctic seabed that includes the North Pole.

The retrial of Angela Nicholson and Curtis Vey, ex-lovers who were accused of conspiring to murder their respective former spouses, ended shortly after it began Monday with Justice Catherine Dawson finding the pair not guilty.

A man in his mid-30s who went into cardiac arrest near the Pretoria Bridge while running in an Ottawa Race Weekend event on Sunday has died.

Pte. George Alfred Newburn died in battle on Aug. 15, 1917. He was 18 years old.

Green party Leader Elizabeth May says saving the world from climate change requires Canada to get off oil before the middle of the century.

If not for a late night getting a five-month-old baby to sleep and a smoke before bed, members of a Waterhen Lake First Nation family fear they could have died in a fire that reduced their home to ashes.

A blind calf has found an unlikely friend in a pit bull rescued from the fighting ring.

Toronto Raptors fans wanted to squeeze a little bit more out of that historic win over the weekend that sent their team to its first NBA finals, so plans are underway to install two new murals along the city's Queen Street West district in time for Game 1 in Toronto against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

Toronto Raptors fans wanted to squeeze a little bit more out of that historic win over the weekend that sent their team to its first NBA finals, so plans are underway to install two new murals along the city's Queen Street West district in time for Game 1 in Toronto against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will seek re-election as an Independent candidate in the fall election campaign. CBC News Network's Power & Politics has special coverage beginning at noon ET, and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.

Former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott will seek re-election as Independent candidates in the fall election campaign.

A national charity that works to save old buildings estimates that 9,000 religious spaces in Canada will be lost in the next decade, roughly a third of all faith-owned buildings in the country. Kendra Fry, a project lead with Faith and the Common Good, tells us what we lose when churches close.

A national charity that works to save old buildings estimates that 9,000 religious spaces in Canada will be lost in the next decade, roughly a third of all faith-owned buildings in the country. Kendra Fry, a project lead with Faith and the Common Good, tells us what we lose when churches close.

The weather this summer could be starkly different across Canada, at least according to one long-range forecast.

Weather conditions continue to challenge firefighters battling the gigantic Chuckegg Creek blaze a few kilometres southwest of High Level, Alta., as another northern Alberta community faces a looming wildfire threat.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reversing this year's cuts to municipal funding, though future cuts will continue as planned. "We're a government that listens," Ford said.

An unusual art installation turned at Eastern Edge Gallery in downtown St. John's ended with people taking their fill.

Baby in her arms, a Morinville, Alta., mother jumped from her second-storey bedroom window to escape a raging house fire last week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for a man accused of killing Cindy Gladue. CBC’s Kathleen Harris explains why the first trial raised so many questions about how Indigenous women are treated by the Canadian justice system.

French police have arrested a 24-year old man suspected of being behind last week's bomb blast in the central city of Lyon that injured 13 people.

French police have arrested a 24-year-old Algerian computer student suspected of planting a bomb in Lyon last week that wounded 13 people, as well as three other people in connection with the case, authorities said Monday.

French police have arrested three people, including a 24-year-old computer science student of Algerian nationality, in connection with last week's bomb blast in Lyon that injured 13 people, authorities said.

War medals can be an example of a Canadian's sacrifice to their country "and so to lose that history and to lose that personal connection with those who have gone before us, I think is a sad thing," says the chief curator of the Army Museum at the Halifax Citadel.

War medals can be an example of a Canadian's sacrifice to their country "and so to lose that history and to lose that personal connection with those who have gone before us, I think is a sad thing," says the chief curator of the Army Museum at the Halifax Citadel.

War medals can be an example of a Canadian's sacrifice to their country "and so to lose that history and to lose that personal connection with those who have gone before us, I think is a sad thing," says the chief curator of the Army Museum at the Halifax Citadel.

Pat Hickey and Fred Anderson were both in their 80s when a DNA test and some diligent detective work revealed a family connection no one was expecting.

The oilpatch has worked hard to get a handle on substance abuse for several years and the legalization of recreational cannabis presents another challenge for companies dealing with the often thorny issue of drug testing.

Canada is probably a generation ahead of the U.S. when it comes to social progress. We lack the highly politicized Supreme Court that is central to the U.S. debate over abortion, as well as grossly loose election financing laws that allow religious mega-donors to wield political influence. 

A London, Ont., homicide case could help determine how far into your Facebook inbox the arm of the law could reach for investigative purposes. 

A man with a disability says a realtor from a Royal LePage brokerage “tricked” him and his wife into selling their east-end Toronto home, and cost them tens of thousands of dollars in the process.

Canadian MPs are warning that Facebook's top officials could be found in contempt of Parliament if they continue to ignore a subpoena to testify in Ottawa this week.

China has short-term advantages as Trump faces re-election, but a long decline in the Chinese economy could shatter the party's social contract with its people that keeps the Communist Party in power.

Nigel Farage demanded a seat at Brexit negotiations on Monday after his new party swept to victory in the United Kingdom's European Parliament election, warning that he would turn British politics upside down if denied.

Fiat Chrysler is proposing a merger with French carmaker Renault aimed at saving billions of dollars for both companies.

Fiat Chrysler is proposing a merger with French carmaker Renault aimed at saving billions of dollars for both companies.