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The parade shut down parts of Toronto's downtown area for cheers, chants and champagne showers.

Four people were shot at a rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors' first NBA championship on Monday afternoon, according to police, amid a celebration that saw thousands of fans crowd into the city's downtown core. 

Four people were shot at a rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors' first NBA championship on Monday afternoon, according to police, amid a celebration that saw thousands of fans crowd into the city's downtown core. 

Two people were shot at a rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors' first NBA championship on Monday afternoon, according to police, amid a celebration that saw thousands of fans crowd into the city's downtown core. 

MasterCard is working with Canadian banks to issue a new credit card called True Name that will allow transgender people to use their chosen names on their card.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Donald Trump is about to launch his 2020 presidential campaign, but things aren't all smooth; in the North, climate change is having major effects on the very landscape - and what's built on top of it.

Quebec's new law on religious symbols has been on the books for less than 24 hours, but already opposition is being mounted on several fronts, including in the courts and on the streets.

Trains and trucks hauling pipes for the proposed project have been visible for several weeks in Alberta and B.C., although the timing of the delivery and the federal government's pending decision seem to be a coincidence.

Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, collapsed in court during a trial and died Monday, state TV and his family say.

Former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has died, state television has reported.

Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the 'poor little rich girl' of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, has died at the age of 95.

In the final hours before Bill 21 was passed late Sunday, the Coalition Avenir Québec government introduced several amendments, including provisions to ensure the law is being followed and to impose disciplinary measures if it is not.

A plan to ban single-use plastics in Canada has First Nations with long-term drinking water advisories that rely on bottled water concerned about how they will be affected.

The federal government released a national strategy on dementia on Monday that focuses on preventing the affliction, supporting caregivers and finding cures.

The government has released details of a program it announced during the last federal budget, an initiative that could see Canada's housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the price of a buyer's first home if certain conditions are met.

Tzeporah Berman only learned of her cameo appearance at an Alberta government news conference about its so-called energy war room after a flood of nasty messages.

A 911 call made by a Somali refugee claimant who nearly froze to death in a brutal Manitoba winter provides rare insight into the extraordinary measures asylum seekers take to get into Canada.

A 911 call made by a Somali refugee claimant who nearly froze to death in a brutal Manitoba winter provides rare insight into the extraordinary measures asylum seekers take to get into Canada.

Between May and August of 1999, as many as 300 Kosovar Albanian refugees arrived each day in Nova Scotia, part of a massive Canadian airlift. Twenty years later, we spoke to 3 former refugees on how the experience shaped their lives.

Thousands of ecstatic Raptors fans are packing the streets of Toronto in a mega-celebration as the team's official NBA championship parade winds its way through the downtown area.

Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic Raptors fans packed the streets of Toronto in a mega-celebration today as the team's official NBA championship parade moved slowly through the downtown area, culminating in a victory rally now happening in Nathan Phillips Square.

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse and some of the top Raptors players say they're excited to celebrate the historic win with a parade and rally in downtown Toronto on Monday.

The Conservatives lead the Liberals in the polls by about six points. Welcome to the new normal.

Climate change is a critical issue for our readers, viewers and listeners, and recent polling suggests it is a leading concern in this election year. We want to make sure we reflect that at CBC News.

What's the difference between climate change and global warming? How do greenhouse gases and volcanoes affect the climate? CBC answers common questions about climate change.

Many Canadian soldiers came back from Afghanistan exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. So did some of the civilian contractors who served with the Canadians - but unlike the soldiers, the civilians still haven't convinced Ottawa to provide them with treatment.

A right-wing fringe political party that penned a false blog post about government aid to Afghanistan is one of a handful of Canadian groups that peddle misleading information online in an effort to spread xenophobic ideas, according to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.

Lindsay Engel was born prematurely at just 24 weeks. Now 31, she's discovered the same nurses who looked after her as a preemie are also looking after her premature son, Alexander.

The NDP has struggled since Singh took over as leader, currently sitting around 15 per cent support. The Greens, meanwhile, have momentum.  

Climate change has fundamentally changed the nature of the risk for homeowners and insurance companies alike, Peter Armstrong writes.

Michel Jacques had his view of Muslims changed when he arranged a meeting with some in his small Quebec town. Some say these kinds of exchanges will save the province after the tensions raised by a controversial bill banning religious symbols for public employees, which passed Sunday night.

Canadian borrowers and market investors expecting a new round of rate cutting may be disappointed as central bankers batten down to fight the next recession.

A riot by Canadian soldiers in 1919 that left an English police officer dead has come to be regarded as a tragic consequence of the uncertainty and anxiety the Canadians felt as they waited to be sent back home after serving in the First World War.

Protesters in Hong Kong have gathered outside the office of leader Carrie Lam, demanding that she resign for her handling of an unpopular extradition bill.

Protesters in Hong Kong have gathered outside the office of the city's leader, demanding that she resign for her handling of an unpopular extradition bill.

Protesters in Hong Kong left the streets on Monday, averting possible clashes after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the government headquarters.

The United Nations Human Rights Office is urging the federal government to probe the national inquiry's conclusion that violence against Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide, CBC News has learned.