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U.S. President Donald Trump, again stoking racial divisions, has renewed his attacks on a black U.S. congressman from Baltimore and slammed black civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, drawing a rebuke from Maryland's Republican governor and the black former Republican Party national chair.

A 23-year-old man charged in the homicides of four people inside a Markham, Ont., home appears to have sent online messages to friends about the killings shortly after they occurred, according to two people who received them.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his office did not pressure a former Canadian ambassador to avoid recommending Canadians cease non-essential travel to China.

Two websites claiming to be the pages for newspapers located in Quebec are the latest in a web of fake sites first uncovered by Radio-Canada in 2017.

A floatplane that crashed into a remote island off the Central Coast of B.C. was bound for a family-run fishing lodge just a few kilometres away, the lodge's owners have confirmed.

Attorneys general from four provinces will be in Saskatoon Tuesday to plot strategy for Saskatchewan's Supreme Court challenge of the carbon tax.

At least 57 prisoners have been killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups at the Altamira prison in northern Brazil, according to prison officials, underlining the struggle Brazil's far-right government faces to restore order in the country's jails.

At least 52 prisoners have been killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups at the Altamira prison in northern Brazil, according to prison officials, underlining the struggle Brazil's far-right government faces to restore order in the country's jails.

On the same day that a poll was released showing a majority of Calgarians feel the arena deal is being rushed, the city revealed it has asked the Calgary Flames' ownership group for more time to do public consultation.

A legal challenge to Canada's new passenger bill of rights from a group of airlines is "ill-founded" and should be dismissed, according to the country's attorney general.

The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation, Rudy Turtle, is one of a growing number of Indigenous candidates the NDP is running in this fall's federal election in an attempt to attract disaffected voters away from the Liberals.

China has reiterated it support for Hong Kong's current leadership and police after another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police throughout the city.

Kyle Giersdorf of Pottsgrove, Penn., racked up the most points and won $3 million as the first Fortnite World Cup video game solo champion. The award-winning battle royale online game has become a cultural phenomenon since it was released in 2017.

The three victims killed in a deadly shooting at a food festival south of San Francisco on Sunday were all young people with much of their lives still ahead of them.

The hunt is on for a possible accomplice in Sunday's shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California that left three dead, including a six-year-old boy, after the gunman was killed by police.

Police on Monday identified a 19-year-old California man as the gunman who shot and killed three people — including two children — at a food festival south of San Francisco.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder after the bodies of three women and one man were found in a home in Markham, Ont., York Regional Police say.

Canada's chief electoral officer says it wouldn't be advisable to change the federal election date, despite Oct. 21 coinciding with a Jewish holiday.

Grand Chief Serge Simon made the statement in an open letter because he said media coverage of the latest tensions has often suggested there are early signs that another violent conflict is coming.

After months of protests and outrage, the Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will pivot away from its controversial autism funding model and bring in a "needs-based program," Social Services Minister Todd Smith says.

After months of protests and outrage, the province's Progressive Conservative government will pivot away from its controversial autism funding model, the president of the Ontario Autism Coalition says.

After months of protests and outrage, the Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will pivot away from its controversial autism funding model and bring in a "needs-based program," Social Services Minister Todd Smith says.

A northern Manitoba community is on edge and under lockdown as police search for two homicide suspects linked to three killings in Northern B.C. "It's very shocking and concerning to know that these two gentlemen are possibly here," a Cree Nation chief says.

Heavily armed RCMP, with the help of police dogs and military planes, are focused on scouring the area around York Landing, Man., following an unsubstantiated tip that two men spotted near the remote community's garbage dump could be the two B.C. homicide suspects on the lam for the past week. 

Some of the RCMP officers in pursuit of two B.C. homicide suspects are leaving York Landing, Man., after their extensive search of the community appeared to turn up nothing. 

A northern Manitoba community is on edge and under lockdown as police search for two fugitive homicide suspects linked to three killings in Northern B.C. "It's very shocking and concerning to know that these two gentlemen are possibly here," a Cree Nation chief says.

RCMP with help from the Canadian Forces are pouring resources into York Landing, Man., after they received what they describe as a credible tip about the location of two B.C. homicide suspects in the area around the remote Manitoba First Nation community.

Heavily armed RCMP, with the help of police dogs and military planes, are now focused on scouring the area around York Landing, Man., trying to verify a credible tip that two men spotted near the remote community's garbage dump could be the two B.C. homicide suspects on the lam for the past week. 

A former police officer is questioning why RCMP waited four days to reveal they were investigating a double homicide in B.C. that would later turn into a cross-Canada manhunt for a pair of men suspected of killing three people along remote northern highways.

The U.S. House of Representatives began its summer break today leaving the ratification of the new North American trade deal hanging, rekindling angst that a frustrated President Donald Trump will blow up the existing pact.

A 24-year-old Ottawa man died Sunday afternoon after getting into trouble while scuba diving in Morrison's Quarry in Chelsea, Que.

"At one point you don't see it as an extreme sport anymore, until the rapids remind you," said Julien Fillion, who designs and tests kite surfing equipment and surfs in promotional videos.

A $123-million partnership between a British tobacco giant and a Canadian cannabis company is really all about vaping technology. And it's just one more example of a possible big shift coming to Canada's still-fledgling legal cannabis industry.

An Ottawa lawyer wants the Ontario government to give back millions of dollars collected through court-ordered victim surcharges, which the Supreme Court of Canada last December described as “cruel and unusual punishment.”

The Canadian Embassy in Havana is reinstating some visa and biometric services after months of pushback from Canadians and Cubans.

The fundamental individual protections we hold dear as Canadians is just not fit for these exceptional circumstances. We must use the notwithstanding clause to modify certain judicial procedures.

Interior Ministry spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said Monday gunman attacked the office of vice-presidential candidate and former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh.

The death toll from an attack Sunday against the Kabul office of the Afghan president's running mate and former chief of the intelligence service has left at least 20 people dead, an official says.

Witnesses reported confusion and panic as shots rang out at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in the city of 50,000 located about 176 kilometres southeast of San Francisco.

RCMP are now searching the remote community of York Landing, Man., as they continue a large-scale search for two B.C. homicide suspects who have been on the run for nearly a week.

RCMP are now searching the remote community of York Landing, Man., as they continue a large-scale search for two B.C. homicide suspects who have been on the run for nearly a week.

RCMP are now searching the remote community of York Landing, Man., as they continue a large-scale search for two B.C. homicide suspects who have been on the run for nearly a week.

A 20-year-old man is in custody after four people were found dead inside a residence in Markham, York Regional Police say.

A 20-year-old man is in custody after four people were found dead inside a residence in Markham, York Regional Police say.

Four people found dead in a Markham, Ont., residence on Sunday afternoon were killed, York Regional Police have confirmed as a man arrested at the scene is set for a court appearance Monday.

Four people found dead in a Markham, Ont., residence on Sunday afternoon were killed, York Regional Police have confirmed as a man arrested at the scene is set for a court appearance Monday.

A Halifax woman whose teenage son died after being shot in the city’s west-end on Friday has issued challenges to both the killer and the friends of Triston Reece.

Meghan Markle will be a guest editor for the September issue of British Vogue, titled Forces for Change, according to the official Instagram account for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly traded starting pitcher Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded starting pitcher Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets on Sunday for two pitching prospects.