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A political battle over a classified whistleblower complaint about U.S. President Donald Trump escalated on Friday, with Democrats warning of a national security threat and Republicans turning it into an attack on Democrat Joe Biden.

British Columbia wants a say in the federal government’s proposed $900-million class-action lawsuit settlement with hundreds of current and former members of the Canadian military who allege they were the victims of rampant sexual misconduct.

British Columbia wants a say in the federal government’s proposed $900 million class-action lawsuit settlement with hundreds of current and former members of the Canadian military who allege they were the victims of rampant sexual misconduct.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said today he'd be happy to talk with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to discuss racism in the wake of the prime minister's blackface revelations — provided the discussion happens in private and is not used for political purposes.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said today he'd be happy to talk with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to discuss racism in the wake of the prime minister's blackface revelations — provided the discussion happens in private and is not used for political purposes.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said today he'd be happy to meet with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to discuss racism in the wake of the prime minister's blackface revelations — provided the meeting happens in private and is not used for political purposes.

Performers playing the role of Black Peter have been part of the Sinterklaas Celebration in Langley going back a number of years.

A Canadian IT consultant is raising the alarm after he says he found some sensitive software code belonging to Scotiabank on a popular online file-sharing repository.

As Canadian home prices rose from 2014 to 2017, many households tapped the value in their homes for other spending, according to an analysis by Bank of Canada economists, and that gave a material boost to the economy as a whole.

Since the first image of Justin Trudeau in blackface surfaced Wednesday evening, several more have come to light. Here's what we know about the photos and what might happen now.

The lawyer for Cameron Ortis, the RCMP intelligence director accused of preparing to share state secrets, says he's still waiting for key information.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark stock index looked set to close at an all-time high Friday as strong oil prices buoyed the market.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark stock index closed at an all-time high and was flirting with crossing 17,000 points for the first time ever on Friday.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark stock index closed at an all-time high of 16,899 on Friday as strong oil prices buoyed the market.

A new posthumous album of previously unreleased Leonard Cohen music was announced by Sony Music Friday. Entitled Thanks for the Dance, the album will be released on Nov. 22.

The U.S. has exempted another 437 types of products from China from the tariffs Washington had previously threatened to impose on them, in the latest sign that the combatants in the Sino-American trade war are perhaps becoming gun-shy.

The strike by 49,000 United Auto Workers against General Motors in the U.S. has led to more temporary job losses at GM's assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a re-elected government would ban semi-automatic assault weapons and allow municipalities to restrict, or prohibit, handguns.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to spend $1.5 billion to buy new medical imaging equipment for facilities across Canada should his party win next month's federal election.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ​​​​​said during an MSNBC television appearance on Friday that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential campaign.

Entomologia Terrae Novae, a rare manuscript of insect illustrations created in Newfoundland, is returning to the island after nearly two centuries of absence.

Billboards promoting western separation have popped up in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon in recent months, reflecting interest in an idea that has deep roots in the Prairie provinces.

Toyota Canada says it will follow Toyota USA's lead and implement a program to repair peeling paint on some white vehicles.

A Norwegian company says it has navigated the first hybrid-powered cruise ship through the Northwest Passage using a combination of massive batteries and diesel engines.

Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders who are gathering for a United Nations climate summit adopt urgent measures to stop an environmental catastrophe.

Tens of thousands of students were taking to the streets across Asia and Europe on Friday for a global strike demanding world leaders gathering at a UN climate summit adopt urgent measures to avert an environmental catastrophe.

Millions of students were taking to the streets around the world on Friday for a global strike demanding world leaders gathering at a UN climate summit adopt urgent measures to avert an environmental catastrophe.

Some politicians and business leaders say that climate change presents a binary choice between preserving jobs or the environment. But a lot of working-class people don't see it that way.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says when the Liberal Party was vetting him as a candidate, he never owned up to the documented cases of blackface in his personal history. 

Vaping has become a lot more popular in Canada in a short period of time, despite what little is known of its long-term health effects.

So-called ‘seniorpreneurs’ are part of a quickly growing group of older Canadians who are working beyond the traditional retirement age of 65, as savings rates for all Canadians stall below 2 per cent.

A re-elected Liberal government will ban some types of "assault-style" rifles, as well as introduce additional restrictions on where firearms can be possessed or stored, according to Bill Blair. But members of Canada's gun lobby are mobilizing for a fight ahead of the Oct. 21 election.

Bovena Tucker is sick with worry, having not heard from her husband and three adult children since Hurricane Dorian struck their home in Bahamas nearly two weeks ago.

Crewmembers behind the home reno show Love It Or List It Vancouver have denied all the accusations made by a dissatisfied couple who sued them last year, saying all the renovations at the heart the lawsuit were completed properly.

Downton Abbey, which began as a British TV melodrama, makes its much-anticipated return as a feature film in North American theatres today, going some distance toward a goal its creators had of offering audiences emotional comfort against the backdrop of a planet in turmoil.

Answers to some of the most frequent — and most intriguing — questions we've been getting as the federal election campaign enters Week 2.

Owners pulled boats from the water and hauled them away on trailers, while shopkeepers put plywood over windows and doors as Tropical Storm Lorena bore down on Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos area, predicted to arrive Friday at hurricane force.

Owners pulled boats from the water and hauled them away on trailers, while shopkeepers put plywood over windows and doors as Hurricane Lorena bore down on Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos area.

Here's what you need to know about where the leaders of Canada's political parties are on Day 10 of the election campaign.

The photos of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface are an opportunity for Canadians to talk about racism, the history of blackface and brownface and the impact discrimination has on minorities, experts say.

Sunny Khurana's children were students at Vancouver's West Point Grey Academy in 2001, when the school held a fundraising gala with an "Arabian Nights" theme.

The revelation that Justin Trudeau donned brownface for a costume party in 2001 landed too late on Wednesday night to make the print editions of many international publications, but reaction has since picked up around the globe.

A day after Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's campaign was knocked off balance by several photos and a video that showed him appearing in blackface, he faced questions from a relatively friendly Liberal crowd at a town hall event in Saskatoon, Sask. on Thursday evening.