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Picture a Komodo dragon seven metres long surging through the ocean to gobble up fish, turtles — pretty much everything in sight. That pretty much sums up the mosasaur, whose 70-million-year-old fossil was stumbled across by ammolite miners near Lethbridge, Alta.

Pride Toronto is apologizing for a land acknowledgement sign displayed over the weekend after hundreds took to Twitter to call out the organization for erasing Indigenous people and failing to properly recognize the origins of the territory on which the festivities took place.

In Canada, about 23 per cent of mothers who recently gave birth reported feelings consistent with either postpartum depression or an anxiety disorder.

Canada's campaign for the Women's World Cup ended Monday with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sweden that saw the Canadians miss a chance to tie the game from the penalty spot.

Canada's campaign for the Women's World Cup ended Monday with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sweden that saw the Canadians miss a chance to tie the game from the penalty spot.

Canada's campaign for the Women's World Cup ended Monday with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sweden that saw the Canadians miss a chance to tie the game from the penalty spot.

A 40-year-old man has died after the RV he was driving crashed onto a ferry where Quebec's Saguenay River meets the St. Lawrence on Monday afternoon. 

A 40-year-old man has died after the RV he was driving crashed onto a ferry where Quebec's Saguenay River meets the St. Lawrence on Monday afternoon. 

Two people are in hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries after an RV crashed onto a ferry where Quebec's Saguenay River meets the St. Lawrence on Monday afternoon. 

Avril Lavigne announces her first tour in five years since she was diagnosed with Lyme disease.

The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 kids were detained there and caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation.

A father accused in his son's meningitis death testified Monday in a southern Alberta courtroom where the man and his wife are accused of failing to get medical attention for their toddler.

A father accused in his son's meningitis death is testifying in a southern Alberta courtroom where the man and his wife are accused of failing to get medical attention for the toddler.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Milan-Cortina awarded the 2026 Winter Olympics amid lacklustre competition, the prevalence of fake news and interference in the federal election.

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou say it would be in "Canada's national interests" to drop extradition proceedings against the Huawei executive.

A dispute over who should benefit from a life insurance policy is offering a glimpse into the tragic events leading to the deaths of members of the Desmond family in a 2017 murder-suicide in Upper Big Tracadie, N.S.

Aviation experts are raising security and passenger safety concerns after a woman was left sleeping on a parked Air Canada aircraft with the lights turned off and the crew gone.

A new national survey suggests Canadians are happier after age 55 and when they earn a higher income, but also indicates most don't consider money as a key factor affecting their happiness.

A Stony Plain family physician has admitted to having sex with four of his patients and prescribing high levels of opioids to one, even though that patient showed clear signs of addiction.

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is seeking an injunction against the government to allow a wage arbitration hearing to proceed by the end of June.

The federal government will provide more than $13 million for community-led projects to help honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

Two city councillors ordered up a multi-front PR campaign after CBC ran stories about their ties to developers, with one of the men privately making threats against a CBC reporter and compiling a "research" file on him and political foes, a lawsuit alleges.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a section of federal law that prevented officials from registering trademarks seen as scandalous or immoral, handing a victory Monday to California fashion brand FUCT.

Veteran foreign correspondent Nahlah Ayed will be the new host of Ideas, the nightly CBC Radio program devoted to exploring contemporary ideas on everything from culture and the arts to science and technology and social issues.

Fresh off coaching the Toronto Raptors to the NBA championship, Nick Nurse will now try to lead the Canadian men's team into the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

A plastic surgeon is leaving Manitoba for two years to learn how to do bottom surgery for transgender patients who must travel out of province to have the life-changing operation done.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday imposing fresh sanctions on Iran, amid increased tensions between the long-time foes.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday imposing fresh sanctions on Iran, amid increased tensions between the long-time foes.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks Monday with the Saudi king and crown prince after days of mounting tensions with Iran following the downing of a U.S drone last week, and after President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink of retaliatory military strikes.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia in a hastily arranged visit amid mounting tensions between the United States and Iran.

Samantha Rideout says a fall last year led to a broken foot, but despite several trips to the hospital emergency room, it went undiagnosed, setting into motion a series of events that resulted in the amputation of the St. John's woman's right leg from the knee down.

Samantha Rideout broke her foot last fall, but despite several trips to the ER, she says it went undiagnosed. That set into motion a series of events that ended with her leg being amputated from the knee down.

Canadian scientists are relieved following news that a clause in their collective agreement with the Trudeau government was renewed, locking in their right to speak to the media about their research.

After four years of construction and months of delays, the new bridge connecting Montreal to its South Shore is ready — at least in one direction.

Ten years after his death and several months after the release of the disturbing documentary Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson's popularity remains robust. Darren Julien, CEO of Julien Auctions in Los Angeles, said the late superstar's belongings still fetch top prices from buyers.

Social media platforms are actively circulating false information designed to manipulate voters in the run-up to the Canadian federal election, experts warn.

The country's top military commander says Canada's Armed Forces are being pushed to the limit responding to an increasing number of climate-related events such as floods and fires.

Since China took control of Hong Kong, business leaders have shown firm support for the Beijing status quo. Now that's changed and the Chinese establishment may be listening.

Ten years after his death and several months after the release of the disturbing documentary Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson's popularity remains robust. Darren Julien, CEO of Julien Auctions in Los Angeles, said the late superstar's belongings still fetch top prices from buyers.

The mother of the 13-year-old boy who was killed last week by a falling tree on Vancouver Island says the teen was the backbone of the family and died trying to save his friends.