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The Brazilian government's push to escalate agricultural and mining developments in the Amazon at the expense of Indigenous rights actively brought about the ongoing wildfire crisis, according to Indigenous advocates.

The deputy leader of the federal Green Party says he would like to see Canada's attorney general intervene in court cases that challenge Quebec's new law on religious symbols. But that position is at odds with the party's official position on the legislation commonly referred to as Bill 21. 

If Andrew Berry didn’t stab his daughters to death on Christmas 2017, why didn’t he tell everyone he talked to in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy?

Cameras will live stream never-before seen images of Canada's deep water ocean canyons

Canadian authorities have decided not to proceed with Monday's scheduled deportation of a former Somali refugee and foster child detained at the Edmonton Remand Centre, his lawyer says.

Canadian authorities have cancelled Monday's scheduled deportation of a former Somali refugee and foster child detained at the Edmonton Remand Centre, his lawyer says.

Ontario's premier says his government will decide after the federal election whether it will continue its court challenge of the carbon tax.

A billboard along a Halifax highway bearing the logo of the People's Party of Canada has drawn the ire of Stephen McNeil: 'I welcome everyone to Nova Scotia - but I don’t welcome this negative, divisive tone.'

An Ontario shipyard is accusing the federal government of trying to unfairly award Quebec's Chantier Davie shipyard potentially billions of dollars in work without a competition.

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumour on her pancreas and that there is "no evidence of disease" elsewhere.

Unlike some other sports leagues, the NHL's policy on recreational drugs is pretty soft. But there's a way to punish players — if that's what the commissioner wants.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported a person who recently vaped died after being hospitalized with "severe respiratory illness," in what could be the first such case in the U.S.

Natasha Martin says she filed the lawsuit to give her daughter a voice and to highlight the inadequacies in the justice system as it pertains to mental health and addictions.

As he'd earlier threatened, Donald Trump retaliated against China on Friday with a series of tweets announcing a hike in tariffs on all Chinese goods. 

U.S. President Donald Trump retaliated against China on Friday with a series of tweets announcing a hike in tariffs on all Chinese goods. This comes after the stock markets sold off in reaction to Trump angrily ordering U.S. companies to stop doing business with China and accusing his own central banker of being an "enemy" to his economic plan.

Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell says the trade war Donald Trump has started with China has made it hard for the U.S. central bank to do its job, an accusation that was met with a angry tweet-storm by the U.S. president.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the rising chorus of Western leaders alarmed by fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, and said Friday that more needs to be done to protect the environment when the G7 summit takes place this weekend.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the rising chorus of Western leaders alarmed by fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, and said Friday that more needs to be done to protect the environment when the G7 summit takes place this weekend.

A teen has been arrested after a video appeared online showing a young man throwing a road sign off a highway overpass onto a Toronto-area highway, police say.

Police are investigating a video circulating online that appears to show a young man throwing a road sign off a highway overpass onto the Queen Elizabeth Way, near Toronto.

Transat shareholders have approved Air Canada's $720-million acquisition offer, a milestone on a twisting road toward a takeover.

Transat shareholders have approved Air Canada's $720-million acquisition offer, a milestone on a twisting road toward a takeover.

There is a class action settlement against Red Bull and Canadian residents may be eligible to seek damages if they purchased or consumed a Red Bull product between January 1, 2007 to  July 23, 2019. 

The woman behind the wheel of an OC Transpo double-decker bus that crashed into a shelter west of downtown Ottawa in January is facing numerous dangerous driving charges, Ottawa police confirmed Friday.

The woman behind the wheel of an OC Transpo double-decker bus that crashed into a shelter west of downtown Ottawa in January is facing numerous dangerous driving charges, Ottawa police confirmed Friday.

Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents who wanted to force the developer, Calgary-based TC Energy, to reapply for state approval.

The province committed $3 million on Friday to help Toronto police double the number of closed-circuit television cameras in the city in an effort to curb gun violence amid a recent spike in gang-related shootings.

American billionaire industrialist David Koch, a former executive vice-president of conglomerateKoch Industries, and a major backer of conservative causes and political candidates, has died, his brother said on Friday.

Three people were still missing Friday in southern Poland after a thunderstorm with multiple lightning strikes hit the Tatra Mountains, killing five people and injuring over 150.

A new teaching graduate who practises the Sikh faith has moved to B.C. to avoid Quebec's new secularism law, which makes it illegal for certain public-sector workers to wear religious symbols while on the job.

A 34-year-old woman is dead and one eastbound lane of the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville, Ont., is closed after a fiery, multi-vehicle crash, provincial police say.

A 34-year-old woman is dead and one eastbound lane of the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville, Ont., is closed after a fiery, multi-vehicle crash, provincial police say.

The Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong have stopped allowing local staff to leave the city on official business, following the detention of a British Consulate worker in mainland China.

Paramedics are voicing their concerns to the Newfoundland and Labrador government about delays in patients being admitted to emergency departments in St. John's.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will soon be able to find boats in waters anywhere in the world with pinpoint accuracy, thanks to a new satellite system in orbit since June.

There was a time, not so very long ago, when international summits such as this weekend’s G7 were forums where the politically battered were able to bind their wounds and bask in the glow of international leadership. But that was before Trump.

Andrew Scheer may calculate that there is no political advantage to be gained by him participating in Pride events. If so, he shouldn't be surprised when his opponents use his past words on same-sex marriage against him.

You've probably got the call: An automated message threatens you with arrest over unpaid taxes owed to Canada Revenue Agency. Now the RCMP says it is tracking suspects in Canada and India as part of a 'national priority investigation' into the scam.

You've probably got the call: An automated message threatens you with arrest over unpaid taxes owed to Canada Revenue Agency. Now the RCMP says it is tracking suspects in Canada and India as part of a 'national priority investigation' into the scam.

The name of a sperm donor will be removed from his child's birth certificate following a recent Quebec Court of Appeals decision, which has reignited calls for the province to legally recognize families with more than two parents.

A national shortage of a popular drug used to treat high blood pressure is raising concerns among Canadian doctors about the lack of backup systems to protect patients' supply.

With Hong Kong in a fight for its heart and soul, Canadians living there are finding themselves forced to pick sides and in some cases hoping the crisis doesn't tear their families apart.

The wildfires burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have prompted a public outcry on social media. But interest in the crisis has also led to the spread of misinformation and raised questions about whether the situation is as bad as it may seem. CBC News explains.

The wildfires burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have prompted a public outcry on social media. But interest in the crisis has also led to the spread of misinformation and raised questions about whether the situation is as bad as it may seem. CBC News explains.

Much like the field, the National Football League's foray into Winnipeg fell short of expectations Thursday night.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada's first State of Canadian Pacific Salmon report shows salmon and their ecosystems are already being hurt by climate change.

U.S. toy maker Hasbro Inc. will buy Entertainment One Ltd., a Canadian company, for about $4 billion US in cash, adding the independent studio with preschool brands such as Peppa Pig and PJ Masks.