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Netflix says Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a newcomer to acting who will make her on-screen debut in the untitled project as Devi, described as "a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl."

A fourth man has been arrested and charged in connection with the armed kidnapping of Toronto-area student Wanzhen Lu.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Quebec lawyer and judge Nicholas Kasirer to fill a pending vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, his office said in a statement Wednesday.

A swarm of bots on Twitter sent out identical, co-ordinated tweets this week about Sidewalk Labs’s smart city project in Toronto, providing a valuable glimpse into the inner workings of these kinds of networks and how they can be used to mislead.

The federal agriculture minister was at the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday to announce $8.3 million to help support Canada's beef industry.

Hélène Rowley Hotte Duceppe died of hypothermia after she was accidentally locked out of the building where she lived for six hours in the middle of a January snowstorm.

U.S. Labour Secretary Alex Acosta defends his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying he tried to avoid a deal that would have allowed the wealthy businessman to "walk free."

Improper venting of a boiler led to carbon monoxide poisoning at Winnipeg motel, officials said Wednesday after their initial investigation into an incident that led dozens of people to be treated in hospital.

The brouhaha over the British ambassador to Washington's resignation would be a major scandal at the best of times, but coming as it does lashed to Brexit uncertainty and the Conservative leadership race, it has hit the U.K. with unusual force.

Canada's premiers want the federal government to take a more active role in negotiating an exemption from the United States' Buy America Act to avoid further job losses like the 550 layoffs at Bombardier's Thunder Bay facility this week.

Canada's 13 premiers are sitting down in Saskatoon to tackle major issues like reducing trade barriers and balancing needs of the economy with the environment.

Two planes approaching Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport came too close to each other while still aloft in an incident in May 2018.

Two planes approaching Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport came too close to each other while still aloft in an incident in May 2018.

Two planes approaching Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport came within 152 metres of each other while still aloft in an incident in May 2018.

Two planes approaching Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport came too close to each other while still aloft in an incident in May 2018.

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agent forward Kawhi Leonard, this year's NBA FInals MVP with the Toronto Raptors, to a reported three-year, $103-million US maximum contract, and officially completed a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

On the latest episode of The Pollcast, the CBC's Kerry Campbell discusses how parties are navigating the uncharted waters of minority government in Prince Edward Island.

A storm swamped streets in New Orleans and prompted a tornado warning near the city Wednesday as concerns grew that even worse weather, including a possible hurricane, could strike Louisiana and other states along the Gulf of Mexico within days.

A storm swamped New Orleans streets and paralyzed traffic Wednesday as concerns grew that even worse weather was on the way: a possible hurricane that could strike the Gulf Coast and raise the Mississippi River to the brim of the city's protective levees.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that Lakes Erie and Ontario last month reached their highest points since record-keeping began in 1918.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the federal Liberal government are locked in a war of words over who is responsible for the hundreds of layoffs at a Bombardier plant in the northwestern Ontario city of Thunder Bay.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the federal Liberal government are locked in a war of words over who is responsible for the hundreds of layoffs at a Bombardier plant in the northwestern Ontario city of Thunder Bay.

Statistics Canada's quarterly report on cannabis prices suggests the cost chasm between legal and illegal versions of the drug is wide and getting wider.

The president of the union local representing Thunder Bay's Bombardier workers is calling on the provincial and federal governments to "get together soon" and help the local plant secure more contracts as the company announced it would lay off nearly half of its workforce in the city.

Russia’s controversial nuclear barge is ready to travel through the Arctic seas — and observers across the globe are watching.

The chief of Attawapiskat First Nation says despite a state of emergency being declared over concerns about water quality in his community, he still uses the water from his home.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is being welcomed back to the Canadian Space Agency after spending more than six months in space.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques was welcomed back to the Canadian Space Agency with thunderous applause after spending more than six months in space.

The Bank of Canada is leaving its key interest rate unchanged in an announcement that balances domestic economic improvements with an expanding global slowdown caused by trade conflicts.

Kim Darroch, the U.K. ambassador to the United States, has announced he's resigning, after diplomatic cables critical of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump were leaked.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be front and centre this week as Canada’s premiers meet at the Council of the Federation meetings in Saskatoon.

No running water, little food and staff nowhere to be found. Those were the conditions a Winnipeg police officer stumbled upon while trying to return a teen to a foster home entrusted with the care of four highly vulnerable girls.

No running water, little food and staff nowhere to be found. Those were the conditions a Winnipeg police officer stumbled upon while trying to return one teenager to a foster home entrusted with the care of four highly vulnerable girls.

No running water, little food and staff nowhere to be found. Those were the conditions a Winnipeg police officer stumbled upon while trying to return one teenager to a foster home entrusted with the care of four highly vulnerable girls.

Fire ecologist Robert Gray makes the same argument every year — wildfires are at a crisis level and removing their fuel by thinning British Columbia’s forests is the best way to mitigate them.

Correctional officers were supposed to check on Jeffrey Ryan every 15 minutes. By the time someone went into his cell, Ryan was cold to the touch and rigor mortis had already set in, according to a previously secret investigation report.

Changing the Criminal Code to enact a national ban on the controversial practice of conversion therapy could face some constitutional hurdles, legal experts say.

A sign outside Big Bite Pita in Churchill Square reads, “free meal for the homeless everyday,” and it’s a promise restaurant owners keep.  

Premiers opposed to the federal government's climate change strategy have decried what they call Ottawa's reliance on 'threats' over 'cooperation.' But the math shows the provinces might struggle to come up with a credible climate strategy on their own.

Premiers opposed to the federal government's climate change strategy have decried what they call Ottawa's reliance on 'threats' over 'co-operation.' But the math shows the provinces might struggle to come up with a credible climate strategy on their own.

An Ottawa artist will soon have his one of his paintings featured in an exhibition at Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum commemorating the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt.

UN Special rapporteur Agnes Callamard says countries should not accept that the next G20 will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She wants Canada, as a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia, to lead opposition. But the government of Canada is not ready to miss the event over the Khashoggi murder.

Governments aren’t calculating the true cost of fighting climate change when they fail to take into account side effects such as fewer deaths from air pollution — co-benefits that make the net cost of climate action as low as zero, growing evidence shows.

The Greens had a lot of momentum heading into the summer. That momentum might be gone now.

Federal and provincial officials say they're considering options like trucking or helicoptering salmon upstream, as hundreds of fish remain trapped in a narrow area of the Fraser River Canyon, unable to migrate upstream and spawn following a rock slide.

Federal and provincial officials say they're considering options like trucking or helicoptering salmon upstream, as hundreds of fish remain trapped in a narrow area of the Fraser River Canyon, unable to migrate upstream and spawn following a rock slide.

RCMP have found and arrested two prisoners who escaped the William Head Institution in southern Vancouver Island.

RCMP have found and arrested two prisoners who escaped the William Head Institution in southern Vancouver Island.

The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effective on Aug. 9, comes only weeks after the federal government agreed to a settlement with Wynnyk's predecessor, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.

The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effective on Aug. 9, comes only weeks after the federal government agreed to a settlement with Wynnyk's predecessor, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.