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An Oklahoma judge has found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million US to help address the problem.

French President Emmanuel Macron took a calculated gamble in bringing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to this weekend's G7 conference — betting that the prospect of reducing tensions between Iran and the United States would outweigh the risk of irritating U.S. President Donald Trump in public.

Dan Meades took small steps toward running in bigger races such as the Squamish 50/50, which is 130 kilometres long over two days.

Statistics Canada tested wastewater samples from five urban centres for illicit drugs and cannabis, and the results are a snapshot of what substances are more common in those Canadian cities.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a memorial service Monday that former Calgary member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai opened doors for new Canadians to become involved in politics.

U.S. President Donald Trump said at the close of the G7 sumit on Monday he would meet Iran's president under the right circumstances to end a confrontation over a 2015 nuclear deal, while still leaving room for a boisterous threat.

The Conservative and Liberal teams have launched television ad campaigns ahead of October's federal election with a shared focus on offering to make everyday life more affordable for Canadians.

The third-party advertising group behind billboards promoting Maxime Bernier and his stance on immigration is now distancing itself from the message, saying it never signed off on the controversial campaign.

The leader of the People's Party of Canada is complaining of censorship after the owner of the billboards, featuring Bernier's face and a slogan advocating against mass immigration, said he would remove the ads in response to an outpouring of criticism.

Police say the gang conflict in British Columbia's Lower Mainland is unlike any other in North America. Many young members come from middle- to upper-class homes. They're not driven by poverty, but instead by their desire to belong.

Brazilian women should be ashamed of President Jair Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, hitting back after the Brazilian leader mocked Macron's wife on Facebook.

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to an indictment that adds two new charges of predatory sexual assault to his upcoming New York trial.

The United States and China sought to ease trade war tensions on Monday, with Beijing calling for calm and U.S. President Donald Trump predicting a deal after markets fell in response to new tariffs from both countries.

G7 leaders meeting in France vowed on Monday to help Brazil and other South American countries fight wildfires that are ravaging the Amazon, agreeing to a plan that would include providing $20 million US ($26.5 million Cdn) in emergency aid.

G7 leaders meeting in France vowed on Monday to help Brazil and other South American countries fight wildfires that are ravaging the Amazon, agreeing to a plan that would include providing $20 million US ($26.5 million Cdn) in emergency aid.

G7 leaders meeting in France vowed on Monday to help Brazil and other South American countries fight wildfires that are ravaging the Amazon, agreeing to a plan that would include providing $20 million US ($26.5 million Cdn) in emergency aid.

Indonesia revealed on Monday the long-awaited site for its new multibillion-dollar capital on the forested island of Borneo to replace the crowded, polluted megacity of Jakarta, which is slowly sinking into the sea.

Saskatoon writer James Avramenko calls a Facebook friend every week to personally reconnect, then ends their online relationship. He's breaking up with every single one of them.

The attorney general's office for Quintana Roo state said Sunday that 62-year-old Daniel Lavoie had been killed "with violence.'' 

Mexican officials say a Canadian retiree who once served as an honorary consul in Mexico has been found slain at his residence in the Caribbean resort of Cancun.

More than a dozen federal scientists are spending August working on a research vessel with an on-board laboratory, moving throughout the Gulf of St. Lawrence, gathering information on North Atlantic right whales.

Karen Dehmel says her husband missed out on the chance to make decisions about his own care because an ambulance did not arrive in time to take him to a regional hospital for tests.

Cameras mounted on transit buses, street lights and at Home Depot led Winnipeg police to look at the owner of BerMax Caffé and Bistro and her family as the perpetrators of an alleged robbery and hate crime and not the victims as they had claimed, newly released search warrant documents show.

The federal government's lead minister on the cannabis file has been in talks with First Nations leaders over how to carve out First Nations jurisdiction over the cannabis industry on their territories.

A Canadian research project in Congo centred on how to build trust in communities could help efforts to fight the spread of Ebola, measles and many other diseases around the world.

Not too hot, not too cold, but just right. Forever. Even if U.S. President Donald Trump can't create the Goldilocks economy, can we do it eventually?

If you don’t have a tour guide, it’s easy to miss what’s so relaxing about the space that’s set aside in the Museum of Surrey. Staff sought out advice on how to create spaces where people with autism aren't overwhelmed with stimuli.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines as forecasters say tropical storm Dorian is maintaining its strength and moves toward the Windward Islands.

The owner of billboards currently showcasing ads that seek to promote the People's Party of Canada's controversial stance on immigration reversed course on Sunday, saying the company would take the material down in response to "overwhelming" criticism.

Rory McIlroy captured the biggest cash payout in golf history Sunday when he surged past Brooks Koepka in the final round at East Lake to win the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize.