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The United Nations' special rapporteur on adequate housing presented a new report to the General Assembly Friday highlighting the struggle of Indigenous communities around the world in attaining safe and secure housing.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday he supports compensation for First Nations children and families who “suffered” under the on-reserve child welfare system.

Halton Regional Police have charged a Brampton man with first-degree murder in the death of an Oakville senior who was killed outside his retirement home last August.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs waded Friday into the issue of Ottawa's treatment of Quebec, telling media at a Conservative Party campaign stop in Fredericton that "it's been forever, really," that Quebec has been favoured.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs waded Friday into the issue of Ottawa's treatment of Quebec, telling media at a Conservative Party campaign stop in Fredericton that "it's been forever, really," that Quebec has been favoured.

Windsor police made public a Canada-wide arrest warrant Thursday for Achraf Zeidan, in relation to parental abduction. 

Offering no evidence to back up his claims, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer today accused the Liberals of planning to team up with the NDP in a governing coalition that would rack up a $40-billion deficit, hike the GST and cut federal transfers to the provinces and territories.

In this election, the leaders of the three major parties had the opportunity to demonstrate they had the courage and conviction to take a stand on a contentious moral issue — Quebec's secularism law — despite political consequences. They all declined that opportunity.

A Paris zoo is showcasing a mysterious creature dubbed the "blob" - a yellowish collection of unicellular organisms called a slime mold that looks like a fungus, but acts like an animal.

Cameron Ortis, the senior RCMP director accused of preparing to leak sensitive information, will have to wait a few more days to find out if he'll be released on bail.

Cameron Ortis, the senior RCMP director accused of preparing to leak sensitive information, could find out today whether he will be released on bail.

A judge in Calgary has found a youth guilty in the shooting of a German tourist who was driving on a highway west of the city in the summer of 2018, leaving the tourist seriously injured.

The teenage former student of an all-boys Catholic school says he's been struggling with depression since the last year's incidents.

A dedicated group of officers from the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) are reviewing the old case notes and will soon be starting new investigations into the deaths of nine Indigenous people in the northwestern Ontario city, the team's leader announced Wednesday.

The union that represents Manitoba Hydro workers says job cuts ordered by the province "significantly impacted" the Crown corporation's response to the snowstorm that battered southern Manitoba last week.

The majority of LGBTQ candidates running this federal election are based in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, while the East Coast, North and Prairies lag behind.

The majority of LGBTQ candidates running this federal election are based in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, while the East Coast, North and Prairies lag behind.

Angeline Whitefish took the housing company she rented from to court after they evicted her. Meanwhile, she was living in a hotel with her two daughters, aged 3 and 4.

The Nova Scotia government has sent a survey to funeral homes asking how many unclaimed cremated remains are in their possession and what method they use to track them.

Two war monitor groups reported fighting in Syrian villages Friday, a day after Turkey agreed with the United States to pause its offensive for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw. But Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan has denied any ongoing clashes in northeastern Syria.

Shelling and gunfire resounded around the northeast Syrian town of Ras al Ain onFriday, a day after Turkey agreed with the United States to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw.

The temporary ceasefire announced Thursday by the U.S. and Turkey brings the fighting in northern Syria to a halt for now — but what happens after the 120-hour pause of Turkey's military operation is an open question. Here's a look at what the deal means for some of the key players in the conflict.

Despite a temporary ceasefire deal announced Thursday by the U.S. and Turkey, war monitor groups say the fighting continues. Turkey's president, however, denies there are ongoing clashes. What happens in the coming days is an open question. Here's a look at what the deal means for some of the key players in the conflict.

A former gang member reflects on her 15 years in the life, what made her join and what ultimately made her leave.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are set to make history on Friday when they step outside the International Space Station for the first all-women spacewalk. Watch along here.

Here is a roundup of vaping and e-cigarette regulations across Canada.

Unions dominate the list of the biggest donors to third parties, a CBC News analysis has found.

Cleaning up old wells is the only growing business right now in the oilpatch in Western Canada. Still, the rise in business is somewhat limited and is just enough to help keep some small oilfield service companies in business.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is incorrect when he says that "whichever party wins the most seats gets to form the government." His party's messaging has cast a core fact about how the parliamentary system works as a subversion of democracy.

By foot, by bus and by truck, hundreds of Albertans made their way to the provincial legislature grounds in Edmonton, drawn by a 16-year-old Swedish girl who is trying to change the conversation about global warming.

Thousands are expected at the legislature to see Greta Thunberg on Friday and police are trying plan accordingly.

Former CBC News chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge travelled across the country ahead of Monday’s federal election to talk to average Canadians, and found that underneath what many of them said there was an undercurrent of frustration with the people fighting to represent them.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is incorrect when he says that "whichever party wins the most seats gets to form the government." His party's messaging has cast a core fact about how the parliamentary system works as a subversion of democracy.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history on Friday, when they stepped outside the International Space Station for the first all-women spacewalk.

The number of Canadians who donate to political parties has steadily increased over the past decade, while the amount of money given by each donor has continued to decline, an analysis of Elections Canada data going back to 2004 has shown.

Jane Philpott, who gained political fame for resigning as Liberal cabinet minister over the SNC-Lavalin affair, is hoping to defy the odds and win re-election in her Markham-Stouffville riding as an Independent MP. But will she retain her support of the past, or end up splitting the vote?

Here’s how a high school teacher and a civic education charity are getting students interested in politics, and preparing them to participate in Canada's electoral process.

Anti-corruption leaders in Ukraine — including some associated with the ongoing Trump impeachment drama — say they feel a sense of shock and dismay at how the U.S. has turned their backs on them.

With voting day just a weekend away, there are questions about the effectiveness of the Liberal Party's dominant campaign strategy in Ontario: invoking Premier Doug Ford to try to drag down Andrew Scheer's Conservatives. 

Thousands are expected at the legislature to see Greta Thunberg on Friday and police are trying to plan accordingly.

Thousands are expected at the Alberta Legislature to see teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday, and police are trying to plan accordingly.