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Almost four years to the day after Jennifer Neville-Lake's three children and father were killed by a drunk driver, police in York Region say they arrested a father who tried to pick up his children from school while intoxicated.

The latest round of global protests for climate action, which builds on last week's marches by millions of children around the world, includes a Montreal rally where Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg spoke.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today a government led by him would bring transparency back to federal infrastructure spending by scrapping the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

Harry Phillips sold the first-ever Ford Mustang to airline pilot Stanley Tucker in 1964, in St. Johns, Newfoundland. After almost 55 years, Phillips was reunited with that vehicle at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.

The claim that the Liberals' climate strategy will drive up the cost of driving is a cornerstone of the Conservatives' election message. How accurate are the Conservatives' claims?

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians were at marches well underway in Eastern and now in the Prairies to urge the government and corporate leaders to address climate change, with demonstrations also set for B.C. and Canada's North.

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians attended marches across the country to urge  government and corporate leaders to address climate change.

The vehicle-sharing service Car2Go says it's pulling out of Calgary and four other North American cities before the end of the year.

The man who says he sent the infamous blackface photo of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to Time magazine said he did so because the "Canadian public had a right to see it."

The man who says he sent the infamous blackface photo of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to Time magazine said he did so because the "Canadian public had a right to see it."

A new re-election campaign ad for U.S. President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of trying to "steal" the 2020 election, as he fends off an impeachment probe by House Democrats.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau this morning he's not doing enough to protect the environment from the threat of runaway climate change.

Online food-delivery service DoorDash says it's the victim of a data breach in which the personal information of 4.9 million people was stolen, including names, email addresses, delivery addresses, phone numbers, and partial banking and credit card details.

Egyptian security forces completely sealed off Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, to prevent possible protests on Friday against the country's president.

A Quebec resident has been diagnosed with Canada's first case of a severe vaping-related breathing illness, federal health officials have confirmed.

Lawyers representing a multi-faith group has filed a motion yesterday in Quebec Superior Court that argues the law violates constitutional protections of gender equality and religious freedom.

The fatal bat disease known as white-nose syndrome has been found in Manitoba's Riding Mountain National Park, the westernmost location where the infection has been found in Canada.

In videos recorded days before they killed themselves, Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod said they were responsible for three killings in northern British Columbia — but provided no motive.

Nearly two months after a manhunt that gripped the nation, Canadians may finally get some answers today about the motives and movements of two baby-faced suspects believed to have killed themselves after murdering three strangers.

In videos recorded days before they killed themselves, Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod said they were responsible for three killings in northern British Columbia — but provided no motive.

A former North Preston, N.S., woman who lost six friends and everything she owned when Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in early September says she's thankful her life was spared. On Oct. 5, a benefit concert will be held at Saint Thomas Baptist Church in North Preston to raise money for Krishaunda Cartwright's family.

From Phoenix, Ariz., to Tokyo, one Torontonian has completed a journey to dozens of major-league baseball stadiums on a shoestring budget.

Current polls point toward the 2019 election delivering a minority government. How would that work? Which party would be in a position to dictate terms? And how far would Trudeau or Scheer go to secure the votes of NDP, Green or Bloc MPs?

Here's what you need to know about where the leaders of Canada's political parties are on Day 17 of the election campaign.

At a policy level, what the two leading parties in this election propose isn’t all that different: lower income taxes, a mishmash of credits and subsidies for parents and homeowners, and at least four more years of deficits. With either option, we’re not looking at dramatically different Canadas.

Canadians have long been taught to sort and recycle their plastic into our blue bins. But an undercover Marketplace investigation uncovered huge piles of Canadian plastic dumped and burned overseas in illegal Malaysian landfills, polluting rivers and sometimes creating toxic byproducts that people say are making them sick.

Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the streets of Montreal on Friday in a climate march that turned the city's downtown into a sea of placard-waving protesters.

In a police interview room nine hours after Toronto's van attack, Alek Minassian said he didn't know if he would apologize to the victims' families. Those families had a chance to watch the interview ahead of its release this week.

Hundreds of thousands of people are winding through the streets of Montreal on Friday in a climate march that has turned the city's downtown into a sea of placard-waving protesters.

Hundreds of thousands of people, including Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, are expected to march through the streets of Montreal today in what could be the largest environmental protest in the city's history.

As citizens around the world demand climate action, it might seem that climate skepticism has disappeared. But researchers say it has taken a new form, Kelly Crowe writes.

With the focus now on impeachment, lawmakers in Washington will have a hard time getting anything else done, experts tell CBC News. From gun control to prescription drug pricing to the North American free trade deal, key legislation could find itself in political quicksand.

Analysts say Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's hope of using a town hall to buy some goodwill that will diffuse tensions ahead of rallies planned this weekend in the lead-up to Oct. 1 celebrations of China's National Day is unlikely to succeed.

Hundreds of thousands of people, including Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, are expected to march through the streets of Montreal today in what could be the largest environmental protest in the city's history.

The Greens have released more details and costed more promises than any other party. But questions remain.

Canadians have long been taught to sort and recycle their plastic into our blue bins. But an undercover Marketplace investigation uncovered huge piles of Canadian plastic dumped and burned overseas in illegal Malaysian landfills, polluting rivers and sometimes creating toxic byproducts that people say are making them sick.

Amid Taliban threats and tighter security, Afghans will vote Saturday in a presidential election. Whoever wins will likely attempt to join a peace process between the U.S. and the Taliban that has left out the Afghan government.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joked that he hopes Donald Trump "gets impeached" when asked Thursday evening what would he first say to the U.S. president if he was prime minister. 

Hours after his arrest, Alek Minassian told a Toronto police detective he communicated with two mass murderers motivated by incel ideology and said the massacres they carried out inspired him to use a rented van "as a weapon" on Yonge Street.

A two-year-old from Regina is learning how to swallow again following throat surgery.

With the official deadline for federal candidate nominees just days away, the Liberal party still hasn't filled out its roster to include a nominee in all 338 ridings across Canada.

With the official deadline for federal candidate nominations just days away, the People's Party of Canada is now the only national party that still hasn't filled out its roster with candidates in all 338 ridings across Canada.

Jagmeet Singh learned first-hand Thursday about the affordable housing crunch, when a weeping Betty Nicolaye came to his campaign event to tell him that she and her family were living in a backyard because they couldn't find rental accommodations.

A B.C. jury has found Andrew Berry guilty in the deaths of his daughters — four-year-old Aubrey Berry and six-year-old Chloe Berry — who were found stabbed to death in an Oak Bay apartment on Christmas Day 2017.

A B.C. jury has found Andrew Berry guilty in the deaths of his daughters — four-year-old Aubrey Berry and six-year-old Chloe Berry — who were found stabbed to death in an Oak Bay apartment on Christmas Day 2017.

A Montreal Canadiens superfan in Calgary waited 10 years to get season tickets, and now plans to fly to the Bell Centre in Montreal to attend games.

People's Party of Canada (PPC) Leader Maxime Bernier confirmed Thursday that Essex riding PPC candidate Bill Capes will continue his Parliamentary run, despite racist and transphobic tweets published by the candidate earlier this year.