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A family of seven who entered the United States illegally by driving through a ditch from British Columbia have been sent back to the United Kingdom.

Green Leader Elizabeth May says it appears Canadians are about to elect a minority government. She says minority Parliaments ensure co-operation between parties and the Greens can play leading roles in implementing environmental policies that fight climate change.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today that a government led by him would introduce penalties for politicians found to have violated the Conflict of Interest Act.

Canada's privacy commissioner has concluded that Loblaws initially requested too much personal information from some customers before they could collect their $25 gift card — offered to make up for the company's bread price-fixing scandal.

A marmot leaping into the air with a look of terror on its face, as a fox hunches beside it, readying to pounce, has won Chinese photographer Yongqing Bao the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2019. Here's a look at some of the winning photos.

Outgunned by the Turkish army and backed into a corner by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull American troops out, the Kurds in northern Syria needed a new protector, writes Margaret Evans.

The endorsement of a former American president is a rare event in Canadian politics. But this is the second time Obama has spoken up to endorse an international leader since he left office in January 2017.

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has followed through on her pledge to visit the heartland of Canada's oil and gas industry, showing up in downtown Calgary on Wednesday and planning to join a climate strike at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Friday.

Quebec provincial police have arrested three men and a woman in connection with the deaths of four known organized crime members, in a series of raids Wednesday targetting the province's criminal underworld.

Canadians are among the 338 people charged as part of a global criminal investigation into a child pornography website that sold videos using bitcoin digital currency, U.S. law enforcement officials said Wednesday. 

How big of a moment was the victory by the Canadian men's soccer team over the U.S. in CONCACAF Nations League play? Big. This was a statement game, the final result giving hope to legions of long-suffering soccer supporters that there is genuine World Cup hope for the future.

Bargainers for General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal Wednesday that could end a month-long strike that brought the company's U.S. factories to a standstill.

Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday that could end a month-long strike that brought the company's U.S. factories to a standstill.

The rare but deadly mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been found in Windsor, Ont., according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today acknowledged the Conservatives could win Monday's election — and accused the party of winning support by running one of the "dirtiest, nastiest" election campaigns in Canadian history.

Jagmeet Singh returned to the childhood home of former NDP leader Jack Layton today, promising to build on his legacy in Quebec while trying to dispel fears the party could be pushed off the province's electoral map in Monday’s election.

A swift-moving impeachment probe pushed onward Wednesday as a former top State Department aide testified that the Trump administration's politicization of foreign policy contributed to his resignation, while the Senate Republican leader briefed colleagues on a possible Christmas impeachment trial.

Cannabis company Hexo Corp. is moving to undercut prices in the illicit market with a new 28-gram product that costs consumers as much as one dollar less per gram than at the average illegal dispensary.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will decide whether to go ahead with a planned visit next month to the United States after meetings with an American delegation in Turkey this week, as the nation intensifies its military offensive into Syria. 

U.S. President Donald Trump assailed his former Kurdish allies and said things are "very nicely under control" in northern Syria amid an ongoing Turkish military offensive, despite bipartisan condemnation of his troop withdrawal from the region.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would not be coerced into stopping its offensive or accept offers for a mediation with the Kurdish fighters, which Turkey considers terrorists, as the nation intensifies its military offensive into Syria.

The annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in September for a second-straight month, keeping the indicator close to the Bank of Canada's ideal two per cent target.

Cameras equipped with facial recognition technology and created by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei are being rolled out across hundreds of cities around the world. They include countries with weak track records on human rights where Beijing has increased its influence through big business deals.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he won't be drawn into the federal election despite being the subject of frequent attacks from Liberal leader Justin Trudeau.

Oil and gas exploration regularly use powerful air guns shown to be harmful to marine life off the province's coast without environmental monitoring.

Canada's Arthritis Society is taking advantage of the federal election to lobby the federal parties to change some of the ways medical marijuana is handled.

An independent probe into how RCMP members investigated the death of Colten Boushie and interacted with his family is nearing its conclusion. 

Alexis Kunz was away at a wedding on P.E.I. when she learned her nine-year-old Shih Tzu, Sophie, saved her 13-year-old cat, Morrie, from two aggressive raccoons over the weekend in Williamswood, N.S.

The Northwest Territories is a 1.35-million square-kilometre riding with just one seat up for grabs, and its 44,500 residents are spread out in 33 communities — some of which are fly-in only. 

A survey released on Wednesday by Royal LePage suggests newcomers to Canada are contributing "significantly" to demand for real estate, with about one in five homes sold to people who've arrived here in the last 10 years.

There have been 178 drug shortages reported since the federal election was called on Sept. 11, according to the Canadian Pharmacists Association, which wants to hear more from party leaders about what they plan to do to address the problem.

Thirty-one people, including a central "kingpin," have been arrested and over 300 charges laid in a major investigation into human trafficking and organized crime that involved women being moved across Canada in the sex trade.

York Regional Police say they will reveal details on Wednesday of a "multi-provincial" investigation into human trafficking and organized crime that has resulted in the arrests of 31 people and more than 300 charges.

The cybersecurity industry desperately needs more skilled workers to help protect our data, yet experts in the field say it has only just begun to explore one obvious solution: Recruit more women.

The cybersecurity industry desperately needs more skilled workers to help protect our data, yet experts in the field say it has only just begun to explore one obvious solution: recruit more women.

Paul Saliba pushed for an internal investigation after a prison guard allegedly assaulted him in the parking lot of an Ontario prison. When that seemed to have no effect, he laid a private charge and now is pursuing a civil lawsuit.

Hyper-local campaigning, a charismatic leader and capitalizing on fears of Ottawa intervening in Quebec affairs are among the reasons why the Bloc is experiencing a renaissance.

Hyper-local campaigning, a charismatic leader and capitalizing on fears of Ottawa intervening in Quebec affairs are among the reasons why the Bloc is experiencing a renaissance.

With the polls still saying the Liberals and Conservatives are mired in a virtual tie, we're know we're probably looking at a minority government after Monday. And that's about all we know.

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has already set a date for a premiers meeting on interprovincial free trade. But the cross-country barriers will be difficult to dismantle.

To reduce greenhouse gases, a growing number of California cities are banning natural gas hookups and forcing residents to switch to electric.

Canada is set to expand legalization of regulated, recreational cannabis products, including edibles and vaping products. But public health experts are worried over the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S.

With less than a week to go before voting day, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer outlined his priorities for Quebec in a final effort to fend off the late advances of the Bloc Québécois and NDP. 

With less than a week to go before voting day, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer outlined his priorities for Quebec in a final effort to fend off the late advances of the Bloc Québécois and NDP. 

In chaotic scenes, furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong's leader to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives and clamoured for her to resign after she walked out of the legislature on Wednesday and then delivered the annual address 75 minutes late via television.

When 18-year-old Maddison Yetman’s first chance to vote rolled around with the upcoming federal election, she wasn’t going to let anything get in her way — not even a sudden, terminal cancer diagnosis.

When 18-year-old Maddison Yetman’s first chance to vote rolled around with the upcoming federal election, she wasn’t going to let anything get in her way — not even a sudden, terminal cancer diagnosis.

Alphonso Davies scored in the 63rd minute and substitute Lucas Cavallini added a stoppage-time goal to help Canada end a 34-year winless run against the U.S. with a 2-0 victory in CONCACAF Nations League play on Tuesday.

The RCMP has been combing through the background of two Canadian newlyweds who disappeared while on vacation in Turkey and are suspected of trying to join ISIS. They were picked up by Turkish police after a frantic family request.

Elizabeth Warren's rivals repeatedly jabbed at her during Tuesday night's U.S. Democratic presidential debate, accusing the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the costs of Medicare for All universal health insurance and her signature "wealth tax" plan.