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The Alberta government says it will fund 4,000 addiction treatment beds over the next four years.

Technically, Dorian was done as a hurricane when it landed on P.E.I., but as a post-tropical storm it was still more damaging than 2003's Hurricane Juan.

A Chinese national arrested for bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida resort, sparking concerns that she could pose an intelligence threat, has been found guilty in Florida of lying to a federal officer and trespassing.

For a guy whose campaign motto is "Choose Forward," Justin Trudeau sure spent a lot of time dwelling on the past as he kicked off his re-election campaign today.

Roughly 111 light-years away, toward the constellation of Leo, lies a dim star less than half the mass of our sun, with two planets in close orbit. Now, astronomers have revealed that one of those planets has an atmosphere containing water vapour.

The City of Saskatoon says it spent about $900,000 euthanizing a larger-than-expected flock of pigeons and cleaning out 619,430 kilograms of potentially damaging bird poop from the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge over the last eight years. 

An international consortium of scientists and conservationists has announced that they succeeded in creating two embryos of the near-extinct northern white rhino, a milestone in assisted reproduction that may be a pivotal turning point in the fate of the species.

Bahamian officials said Wednesday that 2,500 people have been registered as missing in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Dorian but cautioned the full list of missing has not been checked to see if any of those people are in shelters.

A Quebec Superior Court justice has accepted the arguments of two Montrealers who argued access to medically assisted dying was too restrictive. They will now have the right to apply for medical assistance in dying.

A member of the Canadian military has died of injuries sustained in a weekend incident in Panama City, Florida. Local police have made an arrest in the death of Master-Cpl. Martin Brayman.

A member of the Canadian military has died of injuries sustained in a weekend incident in Panama City, Florida. Local police have made an arrest in the death of Master-Cpl. Martin Brayman.

Whether during an election or just a regular day of the year, people are bombarded with news and information in their feeds. So how do we know what's true and what's false? A lot of it unravels with a little digging. We show you what to look for and how to protect yourself from falling for disinformation and misinformation.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reaches a tentative deal with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, but criticism by several state attorneys general clouds prospects for an end to litigation against the company and the family that owns it.

Thousands of landowners along the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion route have not yet granted the Crown corporation access. One homeowner in Abbotsford, B.C., says her dealings with the project's owners over the years have shattered her mental health.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kicked off the federal election campaign today by accusing Justin Trudeau of lying to Canadians over the SNC-Lavalin scandal and arguing the prime minister has lost the moral authority to govern.

Anthony Johnson and James Makokis hoped being the first Indigenous, two-spirit couple to compete on The Amazing Race Canada would give them a national platform to highlight issues close to their hearts.

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the U.S. are being commemorated with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget," and by raising attention to the extended toll the co-ordinated attacks have taken on responders.

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the U.S. are being commemorated today with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget," and by raising attention to the extended toll the co-ordinated attacks have taken on responders.

Tokyo Electric Power may have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant directly into the Pacific Ocean, Japan's environment minister says.

The number of homes and businesses without power continues to dwindle today across the Maritimes, four days after the powerful storm Dorian pummelled the region with torrential rain and gusty winds.

The doors will soon open at Saskatchewan's first children's hospital, but some psychiatrists say the building is rife with safety and suicide risks.

A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans, ruling that his decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the U.K. is due to leave the EU was unlawful.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union was unlawful, a Scottish court ruled Wednesday, although it didn't order the suspension to be overturned.

The federal government's new Arctic strategy lists health, infrastructure and economic development at the top, with calls to end poverty, eradicate hunger and eliminate homelessness, but it includes few details on how it plans to do all that.

There were cheers and selfies and bursts of confetti at Tory headquarters in Winnipeg on Tuesday as Brian Pallister cruised to another majority government in Manitoba. But the celebration was subdued because the outcome of the vote — held a year ahead of schedule — was never really in doubt.

The Torngat I is cruising the waters around Nain in search of some new species with the hopes of attracting more fishers to the area and creating more employment at the local fish plant.

One of the most recognizable wrongfully convicted Canadians is adding his voice to the chorus calling for early compensation for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who spent 17 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

It took a lot of planning and work to make sure there was fresh and frozen food in grocery stores after Dorian knocked out power to much of Nova Scotia.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament this morning, triggering the official launch of Canada's federal election campaign.

As we head into a federal election, we must decide as individuals and as a nation whether to borrow more or pay down debt.

Against the uncertainty over talks that have now collapsed between the U.S and the Taliban, the son of the most prominent anti-Taliban fighter of the late 20th century is trying to resuscitate his father's political coalition for a new generation in Afghanistan.

The municipality of Chelsea, Que., is demanding the NCC cover the tab for damage it says was caused by trucks trundling in and out of the prime minister's retreat on Harrington Lake.

Forty days — and every one of them will count.

Canadians "have an important choice to make" about their country's future path, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today as he triggered the official launch of the federal election campaign.

Canadians "have an important choice to make" about their country's future path, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today as he triggered the official launch of the federal election campaign.

The Canadian Transportation Agency is investigating Air Transat and Swoop for possible mistreatment of passengers during recent flight disruptions.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament this morning, triggering the official launch of the federal election campaign.

For the past 15 years, the number of Inuit RCMP in Nunavut has dwindled to two out of 131 officers, while the force has failed to recruit a single new Inuk member.

Talking points are a public relations tool used by politicians and parties at every level. The intention is to keep politicians on track and ensure the party message sinks into the public consciousness, but some experts say sticking too close to a talking point risks losing the message entirely.

Debates have been a hallmark of Canadian elections since 1968, but what effect do they actually have on voters? Strategists will tell you they’re critical to elections and a lot of planning goes into them. Researchers, on the other hand, say there’s evidence they can change votes, though often they don't.

It’s widely known that most people don’t like negative ads, so why do parties rely on them when election time comes around? Political strategists say even though people they don't like them, they are one of the most effective tools for changing public opinion. But there are unofficial rules, and if they aren’t followed they can be disastrous for parties.

Can one bad photo op make or break a leader’s chances at winning an election? Strategists stage events that are highly controlled and co-ordinated to avoid the risk of being derailed by gaffes. But you can’t avoid them all, and experts say being too controlled can sometimes be just as risky.

The gravity of the night, and what his Progressive Conservative party achieved in winning a second consecutive majority government, appeared to hit Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister when he spoke about the people closest to him in his victory speech Tuesday night.

Until Tuesday's vote, no black person had ever been elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 150-year history of this province. Now there are three.

Manitobans will soon learn whether the Progressive Conservatives will hold on to their majority government.

Brian Pallister will keep his job as premier of Manitoba after voters handed his Progressive Conservative party another majority government in Tuesday's election.

Brian Pallister will keep his job as premier of Manitoba after voters handed his Progressive Conservative party another majority government in Tuesday's election.

The difficulties facing British Columbia's forest industry are compounding as the Teal-Jones Group says it is immediately shutting down its coastal harvesting operations.

A Saskatchewan man accused of threatening to shoot Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and blow up Canada's Parliament buildings earlier this year has been acquitted.

Pierre Nantel, who won his riding south of Montreal for the NDP in 2011 and in 2015, said if a Quebec independence referendum were held, he would vote yes.