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A man set to go on trial this week for murdering an Indigenous mother in 2014 has entered a surprise guilty plea. Leon Wokeley was charged in the killing of Pamela Napoleon, north of Fort St John. Napoleon was found in a burned out cabin — after she vanished from the Blueberry River First Nation.

Hours before the Toronto Raptors take to the court during their historic playoffs run, a cat-and-mouse game unfolds outside the team's arena.

An offhand comment by Canada's ambassador to the United States about Cuba touched off a diplomatic flap between the federal government and the U.S. State Department, CBC News has learned.

The long-awaited launch of Canada's three Earth-observation satellites known as the RADARSAT Constellation is scheduled for next week.

The father of a toddler who died of bacterial meningitis called 911 because his son wasn't breathing but declined an offer of an ambulance, an Alberta court heard Tuesday.

Prosecutors say the Florida deputy who failed to confront a gunman during last year's Parkland massacre has been arrested on 11 charges, including child neglect.

Two big banks cut Canada's growth forecasts on rising trade tensions this week, and others could follow suit if the new U.S. tariffs against Mexico are implemented next week.

China's refusal to buy Canadian canola has led the federal trade minister to take his counterparts from Saskatchewan and Alberta to Asia this week in an effort to strengthen exports in the region.

Google says it is working hard to eliminate hate speech from its platforms like YouTube, using machine learning to catch things posted online - often before they are even viewed.

Eight different locations were served with search warrants, including a meat-processing factory south of Montreal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal carbon tax will help deal with weather disasters such as fires in northern Alberta.

China's customs agency plans to increase inspections of Canadian pork and pork product imports, Ottawa said in a notice to the industry on Tuesday, a move that could seriously damage the country's industry.

China's customs agency plans to increase inspections of Canadian meat and meat product imports, Canada's agriculture ministry said in a notice to industry seen by Reuters on Tuesday — a move that could seriously damage the country's industry.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today of turning his back on Western Canada and vowed that a Scheer government would unite the country by creating a national energy corridor, freeing provincial trade and empowering local governments.

An explosion on the set of the new James Bond movie has injured one crew member and damaged a stage at Pinewood Studios.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Thousands infected as Congo faces growing challenges in battle against Ebola outbreak, veterans share stories from D-Day with the next generation.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms will ask the court for a declaration that denying the summer job grants is unreasonable, and interferes with the Bible camps' rights to religious freedom.

The Liberal government says it will increase Canadian funding for women's health worldwide to $1.4 billion every year starting in 2023, with half of this money dedicated to sexual- and reproductive-health rights.

Watch live coverage beginning today at 3:30 p.m. ET as the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors speak to the media a day before Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government accepts that the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls across Canada in recent decades amount to a genocide.

The CBC has filed a motion asking an Ontario court to toss out a $210-million lawsuit launched by Subway against the news network, which reported that the sandwich chain may have been selling some chicken products that were only about 50 per cent chicken.

Carnival Corp. has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay a $20-million US penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct.

The Ontario government continued Tuesday to get people out of Pikangikum First Nation by aircraft as a forest fire burning a few kilometres from the northern community grows.

The Ontario government continued today to get people out of Pikangikum First Nation by aircraft as a forest fire burning a few kilometres from the northern community grows.

The House of Commons justice committee in Ottawa has voted to strike controversial remarks from Conservative MP Michael Cooper from the record.

The House of Commons justice committee in Ottawa has voted to strike controversial remarks from Conservative MP Michael Cooper from the record.

The House of Commons justice committee in Ottawa has voted to strike controversial remarks from Conservative MP Michael Cooper from the record.

Should a WNBA team come to Toronto? It’s a commonly asked question in the wake of the Raptors’ historic playoff run as fans showcase the city’s passion for basketball. Athletes and coaches make their case, although the women's league says it has no plans to expand at this time.

China has issued a travel warning for the United States, saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies.

Thousands of Sudanese pro-democracy protesters remained defiant of the country's military rulers Tuesday, a day after security forces violently cleared away their main sit-in site in the capital. Protest organizers say 35 people died in the crackdown.

Streets in the Sudanese capital were empty on Tuesday, a day after a pro-democracy sit-in was violently overrun by the country's ruling military authorities, who say they want to stage early elections.

A U.K. doctor calls the Islamic month of fasting "a fantastic opportunity to quit smoking" because it's a chance to change behaviour in the long term.

Members of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service, nicknamed the Wrens did covert work that has been credited with helping win the Second World War.

It may be hard to believe based on how much you shelled out for your morning cup of joe, but the price of coffee has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade.

There are people like me who see their stories only partially represented in this report: I was not prostituted at 17, but there were elements of exploitation; I did not officially enter the sex trade until I was 18.

A national charity that tracks sexual abuse and exploitation of children has found the problem of teachers molesting students in Canada isn't going away.

A new analysis uses a cache of tweets released by Twitter to track how Russian agents tested out various strategies in order to divide Americans and disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

It may be hard to believe based on how much you shelled out for your morning cup of joe, but the price of coffee has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade.

Dre Wheesk and his teammates faced racist taunts and questionable refereeing, say parents and the coach of the Flamme Olympique, while at a tournament near Montreal last year.

Gatineau residents who live in the community of Masson-Angers are raising a stink about the emissions coming from a massive cannabis production plant.

In the leadup to today's politically sensitive anniversary, China's security services have been detaining and interrogating former student leaders, human rights activists and anyone else who might speak out.

Moving from pageantry to policy during his state visit, President Donald Trump said the United States and Britain could agree to a "phenomenal" post-Brexit trade deal.

Moving from pageantry to policy during his state visit, President Donald Trump said the United States and the United Kingdom could agree to a "phenomenal" post-Brexit trade deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump will turn from pageantry to policy Tuesday as he joins British Prime Minister Theresa May for a day of talks likely to highlight fresh uncertainty in the allies' storied relationship.

A 20-year-old Calgary man is being remembered as a hero after he died saving a child from drowning in a B.C. lake on Friday.

A woman who says she unknowingly bought fraudulently obtained airline tickets online claims she’s being treated like a criminal by Air Canada. The carrier is demanding Ann Qian repay over $18,600 for flights between Toronto, Vancouver and Shanghai — and has banned her from flying its routes until she pays.

It's been 30 years since the SkyDome opened its world-renowned retractable roof for the first time. Today it's undergoing work that will help make it last for years to come.

Marion Buller, the chief commissioner for the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, said Monday during a press conference that it was an “inescapable conclusion” that “genocide” was committed against Indigenous people in Canada.

Lenny Lavallee has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16-years for the second-degree murder of Nicole Cooney in April 2016.