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Sportsnet cut ties with Don Cherry on Monday after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants "you people" on his "Coach's Corner" segment while claiming they don't wear poppies to honour Canadian veterans.

Sportsnet says it has cut ties with long-time Hockey Night host Don Cherry, following "divisive remarks" made toward new immigrants during a broadcast on Saturday.

Don Cherry is refusing to apologize for his controversial rant about new immigrants not wearing poppies, saying he could have kept his job as co-host of Coach's Corner if he'd agreed to become "a tame robot who nobody would recognize."

According to Sportsnet, long-time Hockey Night host Don Cherry has been fired, following "divisive remarks" made toward new immigrants during a broadcast on Saturday.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling on Justin Trudeau to recall Parliament on Nov. 25, just five days after the prime minister is expected to unveil a new cabinet following last month’s election.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling on Justin Trudeau to recall Parliament on Nov. 25, just five days after the prime minister is expected to unveil a new cabinet following last month’s election.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling on Justin Trudeau to recall Parliament on Nov. 25, just five days after the prime minister is expected to unveil a new cabinet following last month’s election.

A report card on global climate action says Canada's plan to meet its greenhouse-gas emissions targets is among the worst in the G20.

Greg Fergus, whose grandfather immigrated to Canada after serving for the Allies in the Second World War, is urging Don Cherry to apologize for comments he made regarding immigrants and Remembrance Day.

The British founder of an organization that trained the Syrian White Helmets emergency response group has died in Istanbul, three people with knowledge of his death said on Monday.

By using his Coach's Corner pulpit to turn the poppy into a social weapon against immigrants to Canada, Don Cherry has selfishly made this Remembrance Day about him instead of the veterans.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the most significant boost of his election campaign to date, after Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said he would not contest 317 seats where the Conservative Party won in 2017.

Wild pig sightings have been reported across Ontario thanks to a tip line from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, but one expert says simply monitoring them isn't enough. The province needs to act now or the pig population could explode.

Wild pig sightings have been reported across Ontario thanks to a tip line from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, but one expert says simply monitoring them isn't enough. The province needs to act now or the pig population could explode.

Wild pig sightings have been reported across Ontario thanks to a tip line from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, but one expert says simply monitoring them isn't enough. The province needs to act now or the pig population could explode.

A private member's bill before the Alberta legislature wants to transition the province to an opt-out organ donation program — where adults are presumed to be organ donors unless they otherwise refuse.

Canadians at cenotaphs and monuments across the country are remembering and honouring those who took up arms — and in some cases paid the ultimate price — to defend this country and its way of life.

Workers deal with nearby truck traffic, a shifting bridge and working at discomforting heights.

Myanmar has repeatedly been blamed in the systematic displacement, killing and widespread sexual assault of Rohingya Muslims, but only today has it been formally accused in an international court of acts of genocide.

Turkey has deported an American foreign fighter and will soon deport another seven Germans, a spokesperson for the interior ministry was quoted as saying on Monday after state media said Ankara had begun repatriation of captured Islamic State militants.

Margaret Leishman is an elder living in Kakisa, N.W.T. She describes in her own words what being an elder means to her.

Innovative SickKids awareness-raising event with Airbnb lets people book a room in a mock ICU at the hospital to see what staff and patients experience every day.

May 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the German occupation of the Netherlands. Thousands of Canadians died liberating the country, and now Dutch and Canadian volunteers are collecting their pictures and stories and posting them online.

Spinal cord injury survivors and researchers say patients are anxiously waiting for a cure, but the safety and effectiveness of electrical stimulation therapies still need to be proven.

CBC Saskatchewan, CBC Manitoba and CBC North embarked on a months-long project to speak with elders, elders-in-training and youth from across their vast territories to learn how these knowledge keepers view their role today — and why they may be more critical than ever before.

They carried out some of the most dirty and dangerous assignments during Canada's war in Afghanistan — gathering intelligence on the Taliban, warning of attacks and eavesdropping on insurgent communications. They were civilians, not soldiers, and many of them returned injured and broken.

They carried out some of the most dirty and dangerous assignments during Canada's war in Afghanistan — gathering intelligence on the Taliban, warning of attacks and eavesdropping on insurgent communications. They were civilians, not soldiers, and many of them returned injured and broken.

A new generation of Indigenous elders is taking on the responsibility of learning traditions and ceremony and taking leadership roles in their communities as elders pass away. They're also bringing their own take on what it means to be an elder.

A new generation of Indigenous elders is taking on the responsibility of learning traditions and ceremony and taking leadership roles in their communities as elders pass away. They're also bringing their own take on what it means to be an elder.

Now that October is over, it feels safer to look for lessons from the market crash of 1929.

The role of the elder has expanded beyond Indigenous communities and what some would consider more traditional roles — and with that comes the risk of burnout.

Howard and Annie McNamara both served in the Royal Canadian Air Force before finding love back home in Montreal. Now both approaching 100, they radiate the domestic satisfaction of a life well lived — and neither has lost their sense of humour in old age.

The granddaughter of a First World War bride is urging families to share the stories of the women who followed soldiers back to Canada 100 years ago.

Bolivia entered a sudden era of political uncertainty on Monday as President Evo Morales, pushed by the military and weeks of massive protests, resigned after nearly 14 years in power and seemingly every person constitutionally in line for the job quit as well.

Bolivia entered a sudden era of political uncertainty on Monday as President Evo Morales, pushed by the military and weeks of massive protests, resigned after nearly 14 years in power and seemingly every person constitutionally in line for the job quit as well.

Bolivia entered a sudden era of political uncertainty on Monday as President Evo Morales, pushed by the military and weeks of massive protests, resigned after nearly 14 years in power and seemingly every person constitutionally in line for the job quit as well.

Hundreds of schools remained closed across Australia's most populous state on Tuesday, and residents were urged to evacuate woodlands for the relative safety of city centres as authorities braced for extreme fire danger.

Australia's most populous state has declared a state of emergency due to unprecedented wildfire danger as calls grew for Australia to take more action to counter climate change.

Police fired live rounds at protesters on the eastern side of Hong Kong island, Cable TV and other Hong Kong media reported. Cable TV said one protester was wounded when police opened fire.

A Hong Kong protester was shot by police Monday in a dramatic scene caught on video as demonstrators blocked train lines and roads during the morning commute.

A Hong Kong protester was shot by police Monday in a dramatic scene caught on video as demonstrators blocked train lines and roads during the morning commute.

The Conservatives warned on Sunday thay they will use every measure available to force the Trudeau government to bend to their demands over western alienation.