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Liberal government legislation changed how prosecutors can pursue alleged gang members who commit violent crimes. But that doesn't mean they're getting off easier, lawyers say.

A month after taking on the French language portfolio, Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says he hopes to ensure "bonjour" is the default greeting in the province's stores and businesses — not "bonjour/hi."

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is brushing aside demands from the Greens that his party apologize for social-media posts that Green candidates hold anti-abortion positions.

When a politician enters the top tier of federal politics without being a particularly well-known public figure, he's obliged to define himself before his opponents do it for him. Did Andrew Scheer miss his moment?

While pot edibles are set to become legal this December, Premier Brian Pallister says consuming them in public won't be allowed in Manitoba.

A man who was convicted of sexually abusing his then-girlfriend's six-year-old daughter was transferred to an Indigenous healing lodge before being transferred back to a prison. The girl's aunt says the man should never have gone to a healing lodge in the first place.

A man has been sentenced to 30 days in a Nova Scotia jail for what a judge described as “vile and disturbing” behaviour on a 2018 flight headed for Cuba that was forced to divert to Halifax because of the passenger's conduct.

Clothing retailer Urban Planet has sent an apology to the Indigenous teacher in Moncton who requested the word "savage" be removed from the company's clothing.

Pelvic floor issues are a common health problem, especially after childbirth, but patients and women's health advocates say not enough is being done to educate people.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is registered with the U.S. Selective Service System, the federal agency that administers that country's military draft, a party spokesperson confirmed Friday.

Alberta's energy regulator wrongfully used its own resources to establish an international centre outside its mandate — at a loss of $2.3 million — while its former chief executive displayed "reckless and wilful disregard" for the proper management of public funds, according to damning new reports.

The Liberal government has filed an application with the Federal Court to seek a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's decision on First Nation child welfare.

The Liberal government has filed an application with the Federal Court to seek a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's decision on First Nation child welfare.

The Liberal government has filed an application with the Federal Court to seek a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's decision on First Nation child welfare.

Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series, has died. She was 84.

The Supreme Court has backed a lower court ruling saying police acted improperly in the arrest of a man near Six Nations during a land rights blockade.

Bianca Andreescu lost to world No. 4 Naomi Osaka of Japan in a China Open quarter-final on Friday, ending the Canadian's win streak at a WTA Tour season-high 17 matches.

A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled by signals from his brain.

Lawyers on both sides of the case against an RCMP employee accused of preparing to share sensitive information with a foreign entity or terrorist organization are anticipating a lengthy bail hearing.

MLAs paid tribute to Buchanan in the legislature on Friday morning.

MLAs paid tribute to Buchanan in the legislature on Friday morning.

A top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine thought it was "crazy" to withhold military aid for the country as it confronted Russian aggression, according to evidence presented Thursday in an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.

A top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine thought it was "crazy" to withhold military aid for the country as it confronted Russian aggression, according to evidence presented on Thursday in an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.

The gap between what Canada buys from the rest of the world and what it sells narrowed to just under $1 billion in August, as increased shipments of energy and jets drove exports to more than $50 billion.

Workers at seven Crown corporations started hitting the picket lines Friday as a massive strike go underway.

Workers at seven Crown corporations started hitting the picket lines Friday as a massive strike go underway.

Youth in Inuvik and Tuktoykatuk, N.W.T., want the next federal government to focus on fixing climate change.

A legal notice, filed in Montreal on behalf of the parents of two minors, likens the effect of the game to cocaine, saying it releases the chemical dopamine to the brain of vulnerable young people.

A 56-year-old Saskatoon man who was cut off from his disability payments when his wife became eligible for a federal pension says a social worker suggested he get a divorce to restore his payments, something the ministry says is against its policy. 

The Ontario government and a union that represents thousands of education workers say they are to resume talks today to head off a looming strike at the province's schools.

Parents in Ontario are scrambling to figure out what they will do with their children in the event of a strike by education workers Monday, as the province and the union representing tens of thousands of members head back to the bargaining table in a bid to avert disruption to classes.

Parents in Ontario are scrambling to figure out what they will do with their children in the event of a strike by education workers Monday, as the province and the union representing tens of thousands of members head back to the bargaining table in a bid to avert disruption to classes.

A Green Party candidate in Manitoba is apologizing for calling Canada's temporary foreign worker program "modern-day slavery" during a federal election campaign debate, a comment that has outraged fruit farmers who depend heavily on labourers from other countries.

CBC Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has a look back at the destructive Saxby Gale, which hit the Maritimes on Oct. 4 and 5, 1869.

YouTube’s recommendation algorithm seems to be trying to actively steer users away from political content, towards more viral or popular videos, an in-depth CBC analysis of over 20,000 recommendations shows.

Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA officer who served in Iraq, earned her seat in Congress by winning a close race last year in a district that had been Republican for years. Her support of pursuing impeachment against President Donald Trump is a risk — and she knows it.

In 2015, web campaigns were launched promoting strategic voting in an effort to unseat the Stephen Harper Conservative government. But how effective is this strategy in impacting electoral outcomes?

If the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is ratified, the cost of some drugs could be high for longer periods. But the truth is complicated.

It's called the tech support scam, a scheme in which fraudsters want you to pay them to fix a non-existent computer or smartphone issue. Marketplace's efforts to locate those behind it spanned months, ending in a late-night dash up three flights of stairs into a call centre in Mumbai.

On Saturday, Pope Francis will name Montreal native Michael Czerny as a new cardinal. Czerny's friends say he is socially progressive and can help Francis institute his reform agenda.

Maybe it's questionable optics for Justin Trudeau's campaign to be using two planes during this federal campaign when other campaigns are making do with one (or none). But it's also true that better optics aren't going to save the planet.

Legal recreational cannabis hasn't had the negative effect on workplace productivity that some Canadians expected, but that could be because 86 per cent of us work for organizations that don't allow it at work, a new online survey suggests.

The man charged in the shooting deaths of two New Brunswick police officers and two civilians is not fit to stand trial at this time, a Fredericton jury decided on Friday. 

Audiences are accustomed to hype and hot takes for every new comic book movie release, but the controversy surrounding Joker has reached a fever pitch. Three film critics share their views of the film and the commotion it's causing.

It's called the tech support scam, a scheme in which fraudsters want you to pay them to fix a non-existent computer or smartphone issue. Marketplace's efforts to locate those behind it spanned months, ending in a late-night dash up three flights of stairs into a call centre in Mumbai.

Hackers have crippled the computer systems of three Ontario hospitals in recent weeks, prompting concern about the type of malicious software used and whether more facilities may be at risk.

During the last ice age, huge cats bigger than an African lion prowled Alberta — including the fearsome beast commonly known as the “sabre-toothed tiger,” a new study shows.

Albertans are angry, frustrated, anxious and hurting. And that comes with implications for the rest of Canada.

A Fredericton jury has decided Matthew Vincent Raymond is unfit to stand trial at this time on four charges of first-degree murder of two police officers and two civilians.

Twenty years after the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Mi'kmaw fishing rights, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has returned Donald Marshall Jr.’s nets to his home community of Membertou First Nation on Cape Breton Island.