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Bianca Andreescu has become the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., beat the legendary Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in the U.S. Open women's final in New York.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his government would give a boost to Quebec's immigration funding to help prepare immigrants to fill the province's labour shortage.

Hurricane Dorian was lashing Nova Scotia on Saturday, as trees tumbled onto cars, roofs were blown off and a massive crane toppled onto an under-construction building amid powerful winds and torrential rain.

The storm Dorian lashed Nova Scotia on Saturday, sending trees tumbling onto cars, blowing roofs off and toppling a massive crane onto an under-construction building amid powerful winds and torrential rain.

Hurricane Dorian was lashing Nova Scotia on Saturday, as trees tumbled onto cars, roofs were blown off and a massive crane toppled onto an under-construction building amid powerful winds and torrential rain.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she was recently walking outside a movie theatre with her children when a car slowly pulled to a stop beside them.

The Cost of Living dives into the world of box-office receipts to see if TIFF's top award can predict a film's box-office success and out-earn the winners of other festivals.

Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas on Saturday amid fears of a "staggering" death toll in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced he'd be putting Atlantic campaign efforts on hiatus while the East Coast braces for Hurricane Dorian to make landfall. 

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced he'd be putting Atlantic campaign efforts on hiatus while the East Coast braces for Hurricane Dorian to make landfall. 

Nova Scotia Power said crews have been out patrolling the lines, but will be called to stand down if the wind gets too strong.

More than 346,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are without electricity as Dorian moves through the region. Nova Scotia Power said crews are patrolling the lines, but will stand down if the wind gets too strong.

Nova Scotia Power said crews have been out patrolling the lines, but will be called to stand down if the wind gets too strong.

More than 348,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are without electricity as Dorian moves through the region. Nova Scotia Power said crews are patrolling the lines, but will stand down if the wind gets too strong.

More than 400,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were left without electricity as Dorian swept through the region. Canadian Forces members are expected to arrive Sunday morning to help crews restore electricity across the province.

More than 400,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were left without electricity as Dorian swept through the region. Canadian Forces members are expected to arrive Sunday morning to help crews restore electricity across the province.

More than 373,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are without electricity as Dorian moves through the region. Nova Scotia Power said crews are patrolling the lines, but will stand down if the wind gets too strong.

After former president Robert Mugabe's death at age 95, people in Zimbabwe maintain a cynical view of the man who replaced him two years ago and has embraced the policies of his one-time mentor.

The MeToo movement revealed Canadian politics is not immune from these issues and that the people, often young volunteers, who do a lot of the grunt work to run the party machines are particularly vulnerable — and demanding better.

Glybera was a made-in-Canada medical breakthrough that became the world’s most expensive drug and then quickly disappeared from the market because no one could afford the $1-million price for a dose. Now, a group of maverick biohackers is attempting to build an affordable bootleg version.

An Edmonton agency is racing to move into a bigger space so it won't have to send its homeless LGBTQ2s youth back on the streets again this winter.

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 60 milliliters of rain could fall on the Magdalen Islands over the next 24 hours, with sustained wind gusts between 90 and 120 kilometres per hour.

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 60 millilitres of rain could fall on the Magdalen Islands over the next 24 hours, with sustained wind gusts between 90 and 120 kilometres per hour.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in Atlantic Canada are without power as Category 2 Hurricane Dorian blows through the region, knocking down trees and stirring up large waves.

Some Maritimers woke up to a light breeze and the odd raindrop on Saturday morning, but residents are bracing for the impact of what is now a strong Category 1 hurricane.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in Atlantic Canada are without power after Dorian blew through the region, knocking down trees and a crane while stirring up large waves.

Tens of thousands of residents in Atlantic Canada are without power as Category 1 Hurricane Dorian blows through the region, knocking down trees and stirring up large waves.

Some communities in southwest Nova Scotia are concerned their aging wharfs could be seriously damaged by Hurricane Dorian.

It's a truism that governments defeat themselves. Justin Trudeau, whose Liberal Party came to power with a massive list of promises, also has to cope with the gulf between his rhetoric and actions - and the cynicism it breeds.

Canada's tariff advantage over the United States in beef and pork exports to Japan is in question as the White House pressures Tokyo for new trade pact this month.

One little piglet with a broken leg had his bacon saved this week thanks to the timely intervention of a passerby and a group of veterinarians.

You need to be physically fit, and mentally agile. You need to understand your opponent, while being unpredictable yourself. You can't talk to your coach. And try being a teenager on top of that

Canada has been slow to adopt the trend of allowing app-activated, dockless electric scooter rentals on its streets. But some cities are now gradually buying in — with deliberate caution.

Overdose deaths, homelessness and mental illness are more apparent in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside than any other neighbourhood. At this town hall, we talk about the issues and consider solutions.

A man has been charged after he was captured on video Thursday berating women with racist and sexist taunts on a Metro Vancouver bus.

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Hong Kong protesters plan to block one of the world's busiest airports on Saturday after a night of violence in which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up crowds, the latest clashes in 14 weeks of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city.

Residents of northern Grand Bahama island and the Abaco Islands have been forced to make very elemental decisions in the wake of Hurricane Dorian — whether to stay put and wait for aid, or to try and find a means of transportation to Nassau or even the U.S.

Between 15,000 and 20,000 maple trees were uprooted by a tornado that ripped through Quebec’s Beauce region Wednesday afternoon.

India's space agency says it has lost communication with its Chrandrayaan-2 spacecraft, although it is not clear if the mission has failed.

Bianca Andreescu's meteoric rise in the tennis world over the past season is nothing short of remarkable, and fans at the U.S Open can't get enough of the 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.