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Toronto-raised actor-musician Kiefer Sutherland says it wasn't his intention to stir the political pot with a recent tweet directed at Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

New research shows the International Space Station has an irritating mould problem — not only on the inside, but the outside, too. 

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says he's adapting well to life back on Earth following a more than six-month mission in space.

A federal judge imposed a life sentence on the self-described neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer by crashing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., after a white supremacist rally, saying release would be "too great a risk."

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said Friday he believes Donald Trump actually lost the 2016 election and is president only because of Russian interference.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: In anticipation of Canada Day, a run-down of key statistical indicators of life in this country, as well as an examination of the health effects of climate change.

A 69-year-old woman from Guelph, Ont., says she was forgotten on an Air Canada flight for roughly an hour.

A First Nation that was once in full support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is now standing in opposition, at least until it feels confident the project won't destroy one of their ancient villages.

Lawyers representing SNC-Lavalin have opted for trial by judge alone in a corruption case that has loomed over the Montreal-based engineering and construction giant.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for an Edmonton man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a so-called "friends with benefits" case.

An early-morning train derailment in the St. Clair River tunnel linking Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich., slowed international train traffic, but resulted in no injuries.

An early-morning train derailment in the St. Clair River tunnel linking Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich., slowed international train traffic, but resulted in no injuries.

An early-morning train derailment in the St. Clair River tunnel linking Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich., slowed international train traffic, but resulted in no injuries.

Thousands of schools were closed, outdoor events cancelled and volunteers were visiting the elderly at home as France and other nations battle a record-setting heat wave baking much of Europe, with Gallargues-le-Montueux in southern France reaching a reading of 45.9 C.

China's outspoken ambassador to Canada, who once described the relationship between the two countries as having hit "rock bottom," said during a farewell speech earlier this week that recent tension is "only temporary."

A former NASA intern who bought a truckload of videotapes to resell them may end up a millionaire next month when Sotheby's auctions what it says is the only surviving original recording of man's first steps on the moon 50 years ago.

Canada's gross domestic product expanded by 0.3 per cent in April, following a 0.5 per cent increase in March, Statistics Canada reported Friday. That marks a turnaround since the beginning of 2019 and end of 2018.

Canada's gross domestic product expanded by 0.3 per cent in April, following a 0.5 per cent increase in March, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

Research shows women with pets endure domestic violence longer and sometimes return sooner for fear their animals could be hurt.

The case of a Canadian man accused of trying to spy for China is once again tied up in mysterious closed-door proceedings over confidential information.

In the spirit of Canada Day, CBC Saskatchewan is showing off the province's multiculturalism through people who are expressing their heritage through traditional dance.

The parents of a slain Winnipeg teenager were given an honorary high school diploma for their son Thursday while his graduating friends held his portrait to keep his memory alive.

In the spirit of Canada Day, CBC Saskatchewan is showing off the province's multiculturalism through people who are expressing their heritage through traditional dance.

Alberta is threatening to use its supply of petroleum products as a "weapon to change the politics of British Columbia," argued lawyers for B.C. in a Calgary courtroom Friday in seeking an injunction.

A task force struck by three levels of government to fight Manitoba's meth crisis is calling for more services to wean addicts off the drug — but stopped short of calling for a safe consumption site.

A task force struck by three levels of government to fight Manitoba's meth crisis is calling for more services to wean addicts off the drug — but stopped short of calling for a safe consumption site.

Top-tier Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren solidified their statuses after back-to-back debates featuring two rounds of candidates, on Wednesday and Thursday in Miami. The showdowns also served as clarifying moments for fringe contenders — for better or worse.

Canada is fortunate to have assembled a "broad international coalition" of countries who support Canada and believe arbitrary detentions are harmful, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.

Canada is fortunate to have assembled a "broad international coalition" of countries who support Canada and believe arbitrary detentions are harmful, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday at the G20 summit in Osaka.

While a nine-month investigation into what happened to Amy Bennet at a Mahone Bay, N.S., school concluded there was an "abuse of power" by her gym teacher, her family have been told they have no right to know the report's recommendations.

RCMP in Saskatchewan have launched an investigation into an online video featuring the head of an extremist group that's poised to become Canada's next official political party.

Ontario's top court has ruled the federal government's carbon charge is constitutionally sound, with the five-judge panel rejecting a challenge from Premier Doug Ford's government to the validity of the carbon-pricing law.

Ontario's top court is set to release a decision Friday on whether the federal government can impose a carbon tax on provinces it believes aren't doing enough to fight climate change.

The federal government's carbon charge is constitutionally sound, says Ontario's top court, with the five-judge panel rejecting a challenge from Premier Doug Ford's government to the validity of the carbon-pricing law.

Just ahead of the Canada Day long weekend, a Saskatoon man may have committed the most Canadian act ever: buying a full-sized canoe with a briefcase full of Canadian Tire money.

Some two dozen people from the United States will be in London, Ont., this weekend to buy cheap insulin at area pharmacies and pay tribute to the co-founder of the lifesaving medication.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we explore how you go about growing your own food in an apartment, the biggest green energy jobs and the backstory to an iconic climate change cartoon.

China tracks nearly everything individuals say and do, online and off. That technological overreach has been evident in the streets of Hong Kong, influencing how protesters choose to use — or refrain from using — digital tools.

China tracks nearly everything individuals say and do, online and off. That technological overreach has been evident in the streets of Hong Kong, influencing how protesters choose to use — or refrain from using — digital tools.

Boeing staff falsified records for a 787 jet built for Air Canada which developed a fuel leak ten months into service in 2015. In a statement to CBC News, Boeing said it self-disclosed the problem to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration after Air Canada notified them of the fuel leak.

CBC News recently spent a day with U.S. Border Patrol agents in Arizona patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border as they attempted to police a 50-km stretch of the border and stem the seemingly never-ending flow of migrants and smugglers determined to get across.

CBC News recently spent a day with a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona as he attempted to police a 50-km stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and stem the seemingly never-ending flow of migrants and smugglers determined to get across.

Fifty years after the riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village gave birth to the modern gay rights movement, some in the city's transgender community say it hasn't shared in the progress gained by others. Violence, police harassment and job discrimination are still a daily struggle, they say.

Democratic divisions over race, age and ideology surged into public view Thursday night as the party's leading presidential contenders faced off in a fiery debate over who is best positioned to take on U.S. President Donald Trump.

Environmentalists from around the world urged global leaders at the G20 summit on Friday not to "turn a blind eye" to what they called a "cruel assault on whales" planned by host country Japan when it restarts commercial whaling next week.

Ontario cabinet ministers say Doug Ford was disappointed his now ex-chief of staff was advancing personal connections for provincial appointments, and "ensured" Dean French left government, but the premier himself has yet to speak publicly about it.

A baby died after going into medical distress while a massive parade was being held last week for the NBA champion Toronto Raptors, but a claim by the Toronto police union's head that officers and first responders had trouble getting to the child because of the packed crowd is being disputed by officials.

Canada's reputation as a safe and reliable supplier of pork products during a devastating outbreak of swine fever could explain why a shipment to China fraudulently claimed it was cleared by Canadian inspectors.