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A Canada-U.S. deal that lets Canadian financial institutions send customer information to U.S. authorities to help track down tax cheats does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a judge has ruled.

The deaths of three people and the disappearances of two young men — who are now considered the main suspects — has set Canadians on edge. Here's what we know.

The deaths of three people and the disappearances of two young men within a week amid the wild expanses of northern British Columbia have set residents on edge. Here's what we know.

A Toronto woman is calling on the Ontario government to levy fines against people who call emergency dispatchers to complain about broadcasts of Amber Alerts.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan "in a week," but that he doesn't want "to kill millions of people" and wipe Afghanistan "off the face of the Earth."

RCMP have released a sketch of an unknown man believed to be among the last people to speak to a young man before he and his girlfriend were shot to death in Northern B.C. last week, saying they are looking to speak with the man but stopping short of calling him a suspect.

Watch the RCMP news conference here live.

The father of a man who was shot and killed, along with his girlfriend, during the couple's dream road trip through northern B.C. described the pair as an inseparable team in life and travel, whose relationship twisted into the "worst-ever love story" with their deaths.

Protests continue to rock Puerto Rico as tens of thousands flood the streets of San Juan, seeking the governor's resignation after leaked offensive chats, amid a struggling economy.

Ontario Provincial Police have identified the woman who died in a tandem skydiving mishap Saturday as Lynn Mackenzie of Ennismore, Ont. 

Huawei Canada was hounded by questions about national security concerns and its ties to the Chinese government today as it announced that it will bring high-speed internet to a number of northern and rural communities.

Nothing says "Saskatchewan" quite like spending a night inside an old grain bin. In recent years two families in the province have converted decommissioned round metal grain bins into unlikely accommodations, and opened their yards for visitors to stay.

Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Services, Seamus O’Regan, said reassuring an 8-year-old girl in Attawapiskat about the water crisis affecting the First Nation was 'emotional.'

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is chairing an emergency security session to discuss how to respond to Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.K. has announced a Europe-led "maritime protection mission" in the Gulf after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker last week.

Fossils from Bonavista and Mistaken Point tell 'the story of where we came from,' says Jack Matthews, a research fellow at the University of Oxford.

Police-reported crime in Canada increased for the fourth year in a row last year, but is still lower than the crime rate 10 years ago, according to new Statistics Canada figures. 

Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin announced a major organizational change on Monday, one that will see the company possibly get out of the oil and gas business, and stop pursuing a different type of contracting work entirely.

Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin announced a major organizational change on Monday, one that will see the company possibly get out of the oil and gas business, and stop pursuing a different type of contracting work entirely.

Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin announced a major organizational change on Monday, one that will see the company possibly get out of the oil and gas business, and stop pursuing a different type of contracting work entirely.

Credit monitoring firm Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700 million in fines and penalties to settle with various U.S. regulatory bodies over the massive data breach that saw the personal information of almost 150 million people stolen in 2017.

Nahar and Nihal Litt left 93 per cent of their estate to their two sons, leaving their four daughters to split what was left.

Hong Kong police face criticism for an apparent failure to protect anti-government protesters and passersby from attack by suspected gang members at a train station on the weekend.

Maggie MacNeil of London, Ont., knocked off three-time world champion and defending Olympic gold medallist Sarah Sjostrom to win the women’s 100-metre butterfly, posting a Canadian-record time of 55.83 seconds at the world aquatics championships on Monday.

Maggie MacNeil of London, Ont., knocked off three-time world champion and defending Olympic gold medallist Sarah Sjostrom to win the women’s 100-metre butterfly, posting a Canadian-record time of 55.83 seconds at the world aquatics championships on Monday.

Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building in Ottawa remains vacant — except for staff using the kitchen to prepare meals for Trudeau and his family.

India's space agency says it has launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon a week after aborting the mission due to a technical problem.

More young people in Ontario — especially young women — are ending up in hospital because of excessive alcohol use, according to a new study from scientists in Ottawa.

More young people in Ontario — especially young women — are ending up in hospital because of excessive alcohol use, according to a new study from scientists in Ottawa.

Since opening in January, the Church Brewing Co. has had almost 60,000 people come through its doors. According to the owners, it is now the second biggest employer in Wolfville.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says its tweet that a ninth North Atlantic right whale has been found dead "was premature."

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says its tweet that a ninth North Atlantic right whale has been found dead "was premature."

Another North Atlantic right whale has been found dead, raising the total to nine in Canadian waters this year. 

The Conservative Party of Canada is generating chatter about its robotexting people across the country, not all of it good. However, the party says it's working for them.

Dozens of parents across the country are raising safety concerns about fraying straps on their Evenflo child car seats, prompting Transport Canada to investigate.

A Syrian refugee whose baby was born with her brain growing outside her skull says her child faces lifelong challenges two years after undergoing risky brain surgery.

On the one year anniversary of the Danforth shooting, Toronto's Greektown remains a hub of activity — a place residents say is stronger than any one incident, and refuses to be pigeonholed by tragedy.

With the re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, landowners along the route who have yet to sign agreements with the company say they're frustrated with a process they say is unequally weighted in favour of the corporation. 

A video circulating online purports to show evidence of an imam claiming that if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is re-elected, he will institute Shariah law. But the man featured in the clip says he was taken out of context, and Trudeau has never said he wants to allow Shariah law in Canada.

A Windsor writer and podcaster is mourning the death of a Somali-Canadian journalist killed last week in a suicide attack, while she decides what to do with podcast recordings that haven't aired.

Hong Kong's opposition Democratic Party is investigating attacks by suspected triadgangsters on train passengers on Sunday, after a night of violence opened new fronts in the political crisis now deepening across the city.

Police said there are "growing community concerns" after a total of five people have been declared missing or murdered in the region in the past week — although officers say they don't know if the cases are related. 

The mother of a woman killed on a remote stretch of the Alaska Highway in Northern B.C. last week says her daughter was a "giver" who volunteered, loved people, and worked double shifts for weeks to travel with her Australian boyfriend.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek re-election or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party.