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Research has revealed that nearly 700 Canadians have been victims to domestic homicide in the last nine years. Researchers from Western University and the University of Guelph are now looking for survivors, or people close to victims, to participate in a study to enhance prevention.

Civil rights groups fighting Quebec's religious symbols law have filed new evidence which, they say, demonstrates without a doubt it has "caused and continues to cause irreparable harm."

The People's Party of Canada candidate for the Essex riding responded to discriminatory posts published on Twitter earlier this spring. 

Boeing Co. has settled the first claims stemming from the crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX in Indonesia, a U.S. plaintiffs' lawyer said, and three other sources said that families of those killed will receive at least $1.2 million apiece.

For 14-year-old Ethan Howes, the odds — and the golf gods — were on his side when he aced a hole during a junior recent tournament and won an SUV he's not old enough to drive.

Sean McKenzie, the man charged with killing a Belgian tourist in B.C. in August 2018, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He had been charged with the first-degree murder of Amelie Sakkalis, 28. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 19.

The effects of climate change are being felt in the Maritimes' lucrative lobster fishing industry. Warming waters have brought more lobster, but also concerns for the future.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising Canadians access to interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to upgrade old furnaces, replace leaky windows or retrofit their homes to make them more energy-efficient and resilient to floods and wildfires caused by climate change.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party's plan for B.C. will focus on housing affordability and fighting climate change.

There is still time for Canada to meet its Paris Agreement commitment, but it would require ramped-up climate change policies.

To put a dent in the sales of cannabis on the black market, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce says it will encourage the province to allow for the opening of more retail locations that sell cannabis products.

Judge Wayne Gorman wrote he would rather give jail time to a man who harrassed his ex-partner, but the legal system effectively tied his hands.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is highlighting his promise to give Canadians a tax credit to help make their homes more environmentally friendly.

It's something you usually see for major concerts by rock bands or door-crashing sales — people waiting in the early hours before dawn to secure a good spot in line.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has revoked Waseem Ramli's appointment as Syria's honorary consul in Montreal.

Hundreds of logging trucks from across B.C. are expected to rally in Vancouver on Wednesday to protest job losses in the forestry industry.

Hundreds of logging trucks from across B.C. rallied in Vancouver on Wednesday to protest job losses in the forestry industry.

At Earth's poles, ice and snow is disappearing — and it's transforming our planet. 

U.S. President Donald Trump says he placed "no pressure" on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone conversation they had in July, when Trump asked him to "look into" whether Democratic political rival Joe Biden shut down an investigation into a company that had employed his son in Ukraine.

Juul's CEO has abruptly stepped down, and the San Francisco-headquartered company will suspend all broadcast, print and digital product advertising as a crackdown on the vaping industry it dominates intensifies.

Juul's CEO has abruptly stepped down, and the San Francisco-based company will suspend all broadcast, print and digital product advertising in the United States as a crackdown on the vaping industry it dominates intensifies.

The Green Party's plan to bring in a national pharmacare plan would cost close to $27 billion in its first full year, according to the national budget watchdog.

Using the tools in his own arsenal — a roadside lemonade stand and a barbecue — 10-year-old Aiden Dick raised enough money to fly a local veteran to a city in Belgium he hasn't seen since the Second World War.

The former guardians of a girl whose death in 2014 prompted an emergency debate in the Alberta legislature say their lives have been a nightmare since her death. 

You may be swallowing billions of tiny plastic particles while sipping a cup of freshly brewed gourmet tea, a new study from McGill University in Montreal suggests.

Trudeau's climate platform needs to make the case for his policies to Canadians and, if it fails to do so effectively, it will have implications far beyond our borders.

Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning to the world on Wednesday: slash emissions or watch cities vanish under rising seas, rivers run dry and marine life collapse

Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning to the world on Wednesday: slash emissions or watch cities vanish under rising seas, rivers run dry and marine life collapse

Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning to the world on Wednesday: slash emissions or watch cities vanish under rising seas, rivers run dry and marine life collapse

A specialized team of Montreal firefighters rescued three workers who were trapped under the new Samuel de Champlain Bridge early Wednesday.

Five candidates face the challenge of getting elected in a riding where concerns range from preventing Indigenous youth suicides, creating economic development and preserving Indigenous language, to lumber tariffs, crop exports, the carbon tax and the limits of legal gun ownership. 

The head of Quebec Native Women is asking why people who lodged complaints of police abuse more than three years ago are still waiting to hear if criminal charges will be laid.

Dr. Brian Davis, a former dentist and Lunenburg town councillor, will be transported in an ambulance on Thursday to the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax and will be the first Nova Scotian with ALS to be a multiple organ donor following a medically assisted death.

Here's what you need to know about where the leaders of Canada's political parties are on Day 15 of the election campaign.

The destinations parties choose for their leaders' press conferences and door-knocking events tells you a lot about what they’re trying to achieve — and avoid.

The financially struggling Crown corporation Cannabis NB is likely to be billed in excess of  $50,000 in directors' fees and expenses from its seven-member board this year, nearly doubling amounts the same directors are to be paid by the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation.

For most adults, their 21st birthday is an exciting time marking another step toward independence. But for Deane Daprato, the son of Mark Daprato and Ijeoma Ross, turning 21 in June meant he would become completely dependent on their care 24/7. 

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has rolled out a spate of big policy announcements this week that have been noticeably short on  details — which leaves him room to manoeuvre as the campaign evolves, but also makes it difficult for voters to assess what the promises might mean.

Toronto is spending $1.25 billion on a massive flood-protection project on the city's waterfront, which involves building a new river system. The project highlights the lengths some Canadian communities will have to go to brace for the impact of a changing climate in the years ahead.

I have the same disability as Alexis Rosseel, a seven-year-old girl who was "unregistered" from her dance class in Edmonton because she's disabled. Like Alexis, I also use a wheelchair. Today, I'm the world champion of wheelchair parapole.

Canadian viewers will have more choices than ever this winter, as a growing list of companies launch streaming services here. Disney, Apple, WarnerMedia and others will be offering entertainment using the subscription model that Netflix pioneered.

More answers to the questions you've been asking as the federal election campaign moves into its third week.

More answers to the questions you've been asking as the federal election campaign moves into its third week.

The U.K. Supreme Court’s justices sought to establish a distance from politics and Brexit in their unanimous decision that Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in his suspension of Parliament, but there is no escaping the political backdrop around it.

With tensions high in the Persian Gulf, all eyes will be on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday as he speaks on the second day of the UN General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders.

Iran will never hold talks with the United States under pressure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, but he said that lifting all the sanctions Washington imposed on Tehran and respecting a UN Security Council resolution could pave the way for talks.

Iran's president warned world leaders Wednesday that security in the energy-rich Persian Gulf could collapse quickly with a "single blunder," and he accused the United States of engaging in "merciless economic terrorism" against his country.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the commander-in-chief.

Catherine McKenna’s office says it did not intentionally block a youth climate action group from following her on Twitter because of inappropriate language.  

RCMP Sgt. James "Jim" Giczi likely suffered a fatal heart attack before his motorcycle crashed south of Whitehorse earlier this month, Yukon's coroner says.