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Corporal Nathan Cirillo was gunned down five years ago today while standing guard on ceremonial sentry duty at the Canadian National War Memorial in Ottawa. 

Canada slipped four spots this year on a global index that ranks countries based on women's equality and well-being.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's message was that he would make Canadians' lives more affordable, which was the Liberals' promise, too. But the Liberals' affordability measures came without the threat — real or perceived — of a backward slide on social issues and environmental measures.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled against a transgender woman who brought 15 discrimination complaints after she was refused wax services at more than a dozen beauty salons.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled against a transgender woman who brought 15 discrimination complaints after she was refused wax services at more than a dozen beauty salons.

More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak.

Actress Lori Loughlin, alongside her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and nine other defendants, were served with new charges on Tuesday in the ongoing college admissions scandal

Fresh from an electoral victory with a weakened grip on power, Justin Trudeau is now facing a backlash from portions of a divided electorate and a long list of demands from federal and provincial leaders.

Ten Indigenous candidates were elected to the House of Commons Monday, one fewer than the 2015 election where a record 11 Indigenous MPs were elected.

The province's premier and the mayor of Quebec's biggest city celebrated the outcome of Monday's election for very different reasons — both signalling it could help further their own goals.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he has no plans to resign, and vowed instead to stay at the helm of his party and take another swing at defeating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next election.

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has fallen for a third time in recent months, this time fracturing his pelvis.

Members of several Canadian families who lost loved ones in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last March landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Tuesday morning along with seven caskets carrying the remains of their relatives.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg will be in Vancouver for a post-election climate strike in the city's downtown core on Friday, according to rally organizers.

Months after revealing plans to cut its capital spending, Calgary-based Husky Energy announced Tuesday that it is also reducing its workforce, but did not say by how much.

A new survey by the Bank of Canada suggested that business sentiment in the country has edged higher, but differences between the Prairies, hard hit by the turmoil in the energy sector, and Central Canada have grown more pronounced.

Ever wonder what would happen if kids were allowed to choose who runs the country? More than 1 million elementary and secondary students cast ballots in a mock election, the results are in, and some of the numbers may surprise you.

Cameron Ortis, the senior RCMP director accused of preparing to leak sensitive information, will be released on bail.

Cameron Ortis, the senior RCMP director accused of preparing to leak sensitive information, will be released on bail.

The white bellbird, a fruit-eating, treetop bird in the northern mountains of the Amazon rainforest, has been measured singing louder than a jackhammer, breaking the record for the loudest bird song in the world.

Turnout for Canada's 2019 general election was 65.95 per cent of eligible voters, not as high as in 2015 when Justin Trudeau first swept to power, but a strong turnout compared to some past elections.

The Conservative Party swept all 14 Saskatchewan ridings but party supporters did not get the election victory they hoped for, which may lead to increased feelings of western alienation.

Elections Canada says it appears a deputy returning officer, and possibly more than one, took home paperwork about the vote count of four polls in Kitchener-Conestoga that were supposed to be turned in to the returning officer. That is what has lead to the delay in results.

Elections Canada says human error was to blame for a delay in reporting results in a close race in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding in Ontario after the polls closed in Monday's federal election.

Members of Congress will hear directly Tuesday from Bill Taylor, the former U.S. army officer who was tapped to be ambassador to Ukraine after the now-controversial dismissal of his predecessor, Marie Yovanovitch.

William Taylor, the ex-ambassador who has sharply questioned Donald Trump's policy on Ukraine, provided lawmakers with a detailed and "disturbing" account of his recollection of events at the centre of the Democrats' impeachment probe on Tuesday, as the president used rhetoric to decry the probe that uncomfortably evoked racial tensions from America's past.

Chile's military said it would investigate allegations of human rights violations during days of riots, looting and protests that have left 15 dead and led to the arrest of more than 2,600.

Protesters defied an emergency decree and confronted police in Chile's capital Monday, continuing violent clashes, arson and looting that have left at least 12 dead and led the president to say the country is "at war."

Chile's military said it would investigate allegations of human rights violations during days of riots, looting and protests that have left 15 dead and led to the arrest of more than 2,600.

Research has found Arctic soil has warmed to the point where it releases more carbon in winter than northern plants can absorb during the summer.

A northern community’s potential election-staffing crisis was averted, thanks in part to a group of teens. 

Campaigners who fought for decades to end Northern Ireland's same-sex marriage ban and restrictions on abortion gathered in Belfast on Monday to prepared for a momentous change to the laws on both at the stroke of midnight.

Naomi So of Toronto says she's disappointed in apparel company Vans after the Hong Kong protest-themed shoe design she entered in a contest she was on track to win was pulled.

Naomi So of Toronto says she's disappointed in her favourite shoe company, Vans, after entering a contest and having her shoe design pulled as she was on track to win. Her entry depicted imagery from the Hong Kong protests.

The defeat of Conservative politician Lisa Raitt in her Milton, Ont., riding was a significant personal political loss for the veteran politician, but also a symbol of the disappointing finish for her party in Ontario.

A doctor in Springdale is the first physician in the province certified to insert a new implant that cuts out the need for daily visits to a pharmacy for patients with opiate addiction.

The ballots have been cast and counted, but Ottawa will have to deal with uncertainty as Canada's new minority Liberal government finds its feet in the next few days and weeks.

The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors will raise a title banner to the rafters tonight. It's historic. It still seems a little surreal. It's been a long, sometimes dark journey getting to this point.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet had a fairly easy run of it during the campaign. Now with a caucus of 32 MPs and the expectations of 1.4 million voters, things are about to get significantly more difficult for the untested leader.

After the oilpatch celebrated the victory of the UCP government in Alberta in the spring, many in the sector were hoping for a double dose of good fortune in 2019 with a Conservative victory on the federal stage.

The federal Greens established a historic foothold in Atlantic Canada on Monday night, but the party's attempt at a countrywide breakthrough bolstered by concerns about climate change didn't materialize.

Based on the numbers alone, Jagmeet Singh came out of the federal election bruised.

Conservative candidate Richard Lehoux, a former dairy farmer, trounced Bernier, who left the Conservatives to form his own right-wing party after losing last year's leadership race.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer ran this federal campaign as a referendum on the performance of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals over the last four years and the results are in: a plurality of Canadians are ready to give Trudeau another mandate.

Fredericton voters made history Monday night, electing the province's first ever Green member of Parliament and giving the Greens their first seat east of British Columbia.

Fredericton voters made history Monday night, electing the province's first ever Green member of Parliament and giving the Greens their first seat east of British Columbia.

The Conservatives have successfully ousted Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale in the Regina-Wascana riding. Polling results show Michael Kram has defeated the long-serving politician.

The Liberals were shut out of Alberta on Monday night after incumbents Amarjeet Sohi, Randy Boissonnault and Kent Hehr lost their seats as the Conservatives nearly swept the province.

The Liberals under Justin Trudeau have won a minority government, setting the stage for what is sure to be a raucous year in federal politics.

Bolivia's electoral board released new data late on Monday that showed President Evo Morales had enough votes to win the hotly contested election, sparking allegations of fraud from the opposition and angry clashes in the streets.