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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled his party’s platform today, promising Canadians tax cuts and credits to make life more affordable.

Queen’s University is investigating a racist, homophobic and violent message found Thursday morning inside a student residence building.

Lucy Ellmann's Booker-nominated Ducks, Newburyport, captures our fractious, fractured age through the eyes of a likeable, pie-baking housewife in Ohio in an epic running 1,000 pages in a single sentence.

The discovery of a fossil of a nearly complete small feathered dinosaur in an Alberta provincial park is providing new information on how "raptor" dinosaurs evolved around the world, new research shows.

The wife of an Iranian-Canadian professor who died in an Iranian jail after being accused of espionage has been reunited with her sons in Vancouver, more than one year after they were separated at Tehran's airport.

RCMP say a standoff began Thursday night when officers attempted to execute an arrest warrant on a rural property near Argenta in the Kootenays.

RCMP say a standoff is unfolding near the tiny town of Argenta in B.C.'s Kootenays.

While the claim that the Conservatives are cutting taxes for the wealthiest makes for a punchy talking point, the truth is far more complicated.

Jordie Lunn, world renowned for his trick mountain biking, was trail riding with friends while filming a web series when he suffered a fatal head injury. He was 36.

A board spokesperson says staff have already begun a "school-level" investigation into the "behaviours" of teens arrested after the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey, including a 16-year-old boy and girl who were released Tuesday.

A wild snowstorm that has knocked down trees and power lines also has left much of Winnipeg at a standstill, with a slate of cancellations, closures and expected delays.

Gains by the Bloc in Quebec are erasing the Liberals' enduring seat advantage over the Conservatives.

At a rally in Minneapolis on Thursday, U.S. President told supporter that attacks on his presidency are attacks on them, the people who put him in office, writes Lyndsay Duncombe.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh rebuffed suggestions that his proposed tax hikes would hit Canadian households and send businesses running for the border as he released his party's costed platform in Ottawa this morning.

Public servant and woodworker Robert Coleman built his three-year-old daughter a bed surrounded by a replica of Parliament Hill.

A storm that has draped southern Manitoba in heavy, sticky snow is causing havoc on highways, and knocking down trees and power lines.

Canada's economy added 54,000 jobs in September, bringing the unemployment rate down to 5.5 per cent from 5.7 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

In a split decision, an Ontario court says Doug Ford's government broke the law when it scrapped the cap-and-trade system, but the court won't force Queen's Park to reinstate the program that gives companies incentives to reduce carbon emissions.

A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimetres of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous.

A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimetres of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous.

Burning trash dumped by a garbage truck caused a fire in Southern California that by early Friday had destroyed dozens of homes in Riverside County, fire officials said, as wildfires across the state led to power cuts for hundreds of thousands of customers.

An aggressive wildfire in Southern California seared its way through dry vegetation Friday and spread quickly, destroying dozens of homes as tens of thousands of residents scrambled to get out of its way.

Turkish forces faced fierce resistance from U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters on the third day of Ankara's offensive in northern Syria, as casualties mounted, international criticism of the campaign intensified and estimates put the number of those who fled the violence at 100,000.

Turkish forces faced fierce resistance from U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters on the third day of Ankara's offensive in northern Syria, as casualties mounted, international criticism of the campaign intensified and estimates put the number of those who fled the violence at 100,000.

Turkish forces faced fierce resistance from U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters on the third day of Ankara's offensive in northern Syria, as casualties mounted, international criticism of the campaign intensified and estimates put the number of those who fled the violence at 100,000.

Turkish forces pushed deeper into northeastern Syria on Friday, the third day of a cross-border offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters that has set off another mass displacement of civilians and met with widespread criticism from the international community.

Turkish forces pushed deeper into northeastern Syria on Friday, the third day of a cross-border offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters that has set off another mass displacement of civilians and met with widespread criticism from the international community.

Fernando is a sociable, attention-craving therapy turkey at a Manitoba animal rescue and petting farm — and apparently, he's a bit of a flirt.

Filmming at 120 frames a second and creating a digital copy of Will Smith are just a few of the tricks Ang Lee is hoping will lure audiences back to the movies.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea.

Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S.

It's easier than ever to check your credit score online, but a new Marketplace investigation reveals there's a catch. Find out what happened when we had three people check their credit score using four different websites.

Turkey says it will take custody of Islamic State prisoners in the territory it captures, but there are fears among human rights — and even defence — observers that a humanitarian catastrophe could follow.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declined on Thursday night to categorically state that the fate of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would be part of any post-election negotiations between NDP MPs and a potential Liberal minority government.

Acts of racism are more than just single, isolated and obvious incidents. They are systemic, often subconscious and touch everything.

While progress is being made to shrink the leadership gender gap, many young Canadians still picture a man when they think of a modern-day CEO. A new online survey found that only 10 per cent of Canadian youth envision a woman when they think of a CEO. 

The 6 federal party leaders returned to the stage Thursday for the final debate of the campaign that saw the federalist party leaders direct their ire at surging Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet.

There have been at least 532 rooming house fires across Canada leading to 47 deaths in the past five years, and communities grappling with the problem of unsafe dwellings are being forced to get creative.

This week, Health Canada alerted consumers, retailers and manufacturers that certain types of firepots and portable fireplaces are now prohibited. The department said it has received reports of 12 flame-jetting incidents resulting in two deaths and 26 burn injuries.

A recent poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggested most Canadians didn't understand where immigrants to Canada come from or how many are refugees.

Unusually wet fall weather in southern Manitoba has left soybean and potato crops stranded in fields, municipalities fighting floods at a time when rivers usually run low and climatologists pondering what all this water means.

The Alberta government’s decision to incorporate the Canadian Energy Centre means much of its operations will remain secret and not be subject to freedom-of-information legislation. 

The divided UN Security Council has failed to agree on Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria, with Europeans demanding a halt to military action and Syrian ally Russia calling for "restraint" and "direct dialogue" between the two countries.

The 21-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday during a brief initial hearing.

In the last debate of the federal election Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau kicked off his pitch to Canadians by saying Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet would never be able to implement a climate plan because he does not lead a national political party. 

In the last debate of the federal election Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau kicked off his pitch to Canadians by saying Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet would never be able to implement a climate plan because he does not lead a national political party.