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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being urged to move Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland into a new portfolio and give her additional powers by naming her deputy prime minister, according to a source with direct knowledge of the talks.

Canadian National Railway Co., whose headquarters are in Montreal, said it is "adjusting its resources to demand" but wouldn't say how many people will be affected.

Police are now asking people who may have video of the area where the baby was found last week to come forward.

As Marie Yovanovitch, a star witness in the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, was being questioned by lawmakers in the second day of televised hearings in Washington, D.C., and denigrated on Twitter by the president, her former boss was commending her work in Canada.

The Saskatchewan government has hired former Prime Minister Stephen Harper to help expand its trade relationships in Asia and his work starts this week.

Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been found guilty of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's 2016 election bid.

Robert Latimer was convicted 25 years ago of killing his 12-year-old daughter, Tracy, who had severe disabilities. Latimer still wants that conviction overturned.

A woman who infamously threw a chair from a downtown Toronto balcony in February has pleaded guilty to one charge connected to the incident.

Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. Not bad for a girl who used to slink into the arena, hoping to go unnoticed, to play a game that belonged, at the time, to boys and men.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of home sales was up 12.9 per cent nationally in October compared with the same month last year.

Tungasuvvingat Inuit, a national resource group, is creating an Inuit cookbook — and it's looking for ideas from Inuit across the country.

Exceptionally high tidal waters returned to Venice on Friday, prompting the mayor to close the iconic St. Mark's Square and call for donations to repair the Italian lagoon city just three days after it experienced its worst flooding in 50 years.

Alberta and Quebec have been strong allies in the fight for provincial rights, more money for health care and more provincial powers in international trade. But one discordant issue has been increasing in volume for years: climate change.

Alberta and Quebec have been strong allies in the fight for provincial rights, more money for health care and more provincial powers in international trade. But one discordant issue has been increasing in volume for years: climate change.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finishing a week of meetings with opposition leaders in Ottawa today by sitting down with the Green Party's Elizabeth May this morning.

Justin Trudeau finished a week of meetings with opposition leaders with the Green Party's Elizabeth May on Friday, and she pushed the prime minister to attend an international climate change summit just as MPs get back to work in the House of Commons.

Justin Trudeau finished a week of meetings with opposition leaders with the Green Party's Elizabeth May on Friday, and she pushed the prime minister to attend an international climate change summit just as MPs get back to work in the House of Commons.

The union seeking to represent staff at Victoria's Mountain Equipment Co-op alleges management interfered with a unionization vote after employees claimed the co-op  used "scare tactics" in an effort to convince workers not to organize.

Moses Moses lived in Kenya as a refugee after being displaced by war. Now, he says he wants to give back to the country that made him the man he is today.

Most times, George Baiden avoids answering calls from numbers he doesn’t know. But when a Toronto area code appeared on his cell, he picked up thinking it was a friend. It turned out to be from an elaborate telephone scam whereby fraudsters steal phone numbers to make their calls. 

New research finds areas in the Arctic with dwarf birch are experiencing longer periods with no snow, resulting in deeper thawing of the ground, and that may lead to faster thawing of the permafrost.

Few services exist in B.C. for men who abuse their partners. Advocates say investing in programs to help abusers change their behaviour can keep families safer and equip men with the skills needed to manage past trauma, anger and stress.

The House will hear from a singular witness Friday in the Trump impeachment hearings: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president's allies in a "smear" campaign now central to the inquiry.

Given that many parents of children with autism seek out complementary and alternative therapies, the Canadian Paediatric Society says it's important that doctors get informed and talk about them — especially since those therapies are often expensive, unproven and even potentially harmful.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an established 18-month time limit to bring an accused person to justice applies to cases involving youth, but it did not impose a shorter time frame for young persons.

The cost to run the Senate of Canada has increased by more than a third over the last five years as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reform agenda has led, in part, to increased expenditures in the upper house.

The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver a decision today that could set a new benchmark for how long a criminal case involving a young person can drag on before charges are dropped.

Once upon a time, at a table not very far away, a white cat made a face at a salad. Someone took a picture. Now suburban Ottawa's own smudge_lord has 1.1 million Instagram followers. Because that's how the internet works.

It wasn't until CBC News began making inquiries that Yuanhan Yang found out why he was banned from ride-hailing giant Uber's system. A professor says this case illustrates the problems letting an algorithm decide who gets to use ride-hailing services, which are about to arrive in B.C.

Working in the petroleum industry is only a good living if you're foresighted and fortunate enough to prepare for the bust, which always comes.

Customers of a Toronto gift basket company are warning other consumers after their orders arrived late, and were filled with rotten food or dead plants. The company's website shows glowing reviews, and it gets four stars on Google, but other review sites warn of terrible customer service and no refunds.

It's regularly touted as a "superfood" or a "healthy fat" and is found in health food stores across the country. But coconut oil is made up almost entirely of saturated fat. Marketplace looks at how the product came to be seen as an attractive alternative for cooking, baking — and even in coffee.

Disorderly conduct charges against Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews were dismissed on Wednesday, according to court documents. The charges stemmed from an incident involving Matthews in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 26.

The president of Hong Kong's Chinese University, which anti-government protesters have turned into a fortress stockpiled with petrol bombs and bows and arrows, threatened on Friday to call in "assistance" unless all non-students leave.

The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a "violent mob" on the city's justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests.

A Yukon government draft strategy released Thursday to deal with the 'climate change emergency' suggests looking into a future with electric car rebates, electric buses, and nuclear power.

New car buyers in the province choosing electric over internal combustion vehicles at a greater rate than anywhere in Canada.

Captain Dick Stevenson, a true Yukon original who 'invented' one of the territory's oddest claims to fame — a drink with a severed human toe in it — has died.

Canada updated its position on the fluid and chaotic situation in Bolivia today, saying it would work with and support the caretaker administration of Jeanine Añez — while still stopping short of formally recognizing her presidency.