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A controversial Saskatchewan road project where ancient artifacts were discovered has been halted for 2019, says the reeve of the local rural municipality.

U.S. border officials say they have seized ancient Egyptian mummy linens during enforcement operations at the Blue Water Bridge.

It's not uncommon to see a bear in northern Ontario — but seeing five at one time doesn't happen often.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new potential risk that Boeing must address on its 737 Max before the grounded jet can return to service, the agency told Reuters on Wednesday.

The last Senate elections in Alberta were held in 2012 when Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas was selected. He was appointed to the Senate a year later.

Canada's military reservists are getting a pay bump this summer.

China's sudden ban on Canadian beef and pork imports "will create a huge financial loss" for the sector that counts the Asian country among its top five international markets, says an industry group.

A Lethbridge officer who was captured on video running over a deer with his police vehicle multiple times to kill the animal will not be charged, Alberta's police watchdog has determined.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: photo of migrant father and daughter who drowned at U.S. border sends shockwaves around the world, Ethiopian plane crash victims searching for answers, youth ER visits on the rise as smartphone use proliferates.

The man at the helm of a group trying to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal says a plan for the Tampa Bay Rays to split games between Quebec's biggest city and Florida is "groundbreaking."

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman has reached a settlement with the federal government and will retire from the military, the Department of National Defence announced Wednesday.

Florida goalie Roberto Luongo has decided to retire after 19 seasons. The 40-year-old Luongo made the announcement Wednesday on his Twitter account. His 489 career victories are third in NHL history behind only Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy.

President Donald Trump called out U.S. women's national team co-captain Megan Rapinoe after a months-old video was posted on social media in which she used profanity when she said she wasn't going to the White House if the team wins the Women's World Cup.

The Liberal government has added two international neo-Nazi groups to Canada's list of outlawed terrorist organizations — part of a series of new measures to combat online hate.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western and northern premiers meet on Thursday in Edmonton.

A Reuters investigation has found that a campaign tied to the Chinese government resulting in indictments last December ensnared at least eight major technology firms, touching five of the world's 10 biggest tech service providers. The targets included Ericsson, which has been racing against China's Huawei Technologies to build infrastructure for 5G networks expected to underpin future hyper-connected societies.

Canada will stick around an extra year to command the NATO training mission in Iraq — and has appointed a woman who saw combat in Afghanistan to lead it, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Wednesday.

Canada will stick around an extra year to command the NATO training mission in Iraq — and has appointed a woman who saw combat in Afghanistan to lead it, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Wednesday.

Sixty-nine containers of garbage shipped to the Philippines, but mislabelled and rejected by that country’s facilities will be returned to Canada on Saturday.

Bryan Adams says the original masters of many of his biggest hits were likely destroyed in a 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood, a blaze for which the extent of the damage has only recently come to light.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announces that Canada and California will work together on regulations to cut greenhouse gasses from vehicles.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announces that Canada and California will work together on regulations to cut greenhouse gasses from vehicles.

Online giant Twitter has decided to ban political ads in Canada in the lead-up to the October federal election.

The medical officer of health for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit says it's "disheartening" that public health officials had to declare an outbreak of HIV in the population of the northwestern Ontario city who are homeless or lack stable housing.

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the RCMP has been called in to investigate the origins of a pork shipment to China that arrived with a fake Canadian export certificate.

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the RCMP has been called in to investigate the origins of a pork shipment to China that arrived with a fake Canadian export certificate.

International Trade Minister Jim Carr is set to deliver remarks to the Canada-India Business Council to highlight Canada's trade diversification strategy.

International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr says Canada has launched an investigation into forged veterinary certificates as China has suspended all meat imports.

Jason Kenney ran an election campaign focused on getting tough with anyone perceived to be standing in Alberta's way. This week he'll have his first face-to-face meeting with B.C. Premier John Horgan.

At least one farmer in Essex county has ditched corn for soy beans because of the wet weather.

The honeybee has historically been revered by the Catholic church for traits like work ethic and self-sacrifice.

A searing photograph by journalist Julia Le Duc that was published in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada highlights the perils faced by mostly Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty, and hoping for asylum in the United States.

A searing photograph by journalist Julia Le Duc that was published in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada highlights the perils faced by mostly Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty, and hoping for asylum in the United States.

On Tuesday, three-and-a-half years after Sheree Fertuck's disappearance, her estranged husband, Gregory Mitchell Fertuck, was charged with first-degree murder and causing indignity to a body.

About 30 members of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen met outside the locked gates of a half-built community centre last week to topple Chief Edward Machimity, who has gripped the reins of power in the northern Ontario community for more than 30 years. However, Machimity still refuses to step down.

After announcing an immigration sweep, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would postpone it for at least two weeks. Immigration activists say it offers an opportunity to teach some in the community about their rights if they are caught in a raid.

Nearly half of Canadian business leaders surveyed for a new report said they plan to boost spending on skills training for their staff in the next two years.

The leaders of the world's 20 most powerful nations gather in Osaka at the end of the week to talk about putting the rules-based international order back on the rails. Really, though, the only players that matter are China and the U.S.

Think of the next two nights like speed dating. The televised Democratic debates are the best opportunity yet for 20 presidential candidates — 10 facing off each night — to court U.S. voters and make a memorable first impression on a large audience.

As a public policy, the key to national pharmacare will be integration, as evidenced by other countries with a universal health care system. The reality is that Canada doesn't have one national health care system, but a patchwork of different private-public mixes.

Andrew Scheer once said that the Harper Conservatives did not lose in 2015 because of their policies. Everything he's done on the policy front since then shows him doubling down on that belief.

If you're raising monarch caterpillars in the hope that when they become butterflies, they'll fly to Mexico and help replenish endangered populations, a new study offers some warnings and some advice.

If you're raising monarch caterpillars in the hope that when they become butterflies, they'll fly to Mexico and help replenish endangered populations, a new study offers some warnings and some advice.

Recent "brazen" drone videos posted online of the parade and rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors' NBA championship are a "slap in the face," says a pilot instructor at an Ontario drone academy, noting drone flights over large crowds can be unsafe and are often illegal.

Recent "brazen" drone videos posted online of the parade and rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors' NBA championship are a "slap in the face," says a pilot instructor at an Ontario drone academy, noting drone flights over large crowds can be unsafe and are often illegal.

Andrew Scheer once said that the Harper Conservatives did not lose in 2015 because of their policies. Everything he's done on the policy front since then shows him doubling down on that belief.

More than a thousand protesters in Hong Kong have marched to major foreign consulates including Canada's, urging leaders at the upcoming G20 summit to support the full scrapping of a controversial extradition bill.

U.S. Democrats say Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before the House judiciary and intelligence committees after both panels issued subpoenas to him Tuesday evening.

Police are reviewing a clash caught on video, allegedly between two groups of protesters at Toronto's Eaton Centre on Saturday, that occurred at the same time as the Dyke March during Pride celebrations.

More dead North Atlantic right whales have been found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada, with the two located near the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick and west of the Magdalen Islands.