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Officials in Asbestos, Que., say the town's name causes nothing but trouble — and it's time for a change.

Daisy Group, the consulting firm run by political strategist Warren Kinsella, has reached a settlement with a former employee it was suing for $1 million.

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has pushed back a deadline set for submissions on how compensation should be distributed under its Sept. 6 order that the federal government compensate First Nations children apprehended through the on-reserve child welfare system. 

A jury has found Dale King not guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of so-called "Good Samaritan" Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

A list of proposals for reforming B.C.'s system for regulating health professionals was released by a cross-party government committee today, with the goals of increasing transparency and accountability, improving public safety and making the regulatory system more efficient.

A list of proposals for reforming B.C.'s system for regulating health professionals was released by a cross-party government committee on Wednesday morning, with the goals of increasing transparency and accountability, improving public safety and making the regulatory system more efficient.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said today that Canadian officials — herself included — are prepared to do whatever they can to ensure Congress ratifies the revised North American trade agreement.

After months of wrangling between Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump's trade representative, Mexican and Canadian officials have been brought in to discuss more changes to the revised North American trade deal signed a year ago.

After months of wrangling between Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump's trade representative, Mexican and Canadian officials have been brought in to discuss more changes to the revised North American trade deal signed a year ago.

The Calgary Flames are doing their best to focus on hockey with the future of head coach Bill Peters still up in air amidst allegations he directed racist comments at one of his players in the minors 10 years ago.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and set up the winner in a game played in front of a backdrop of uncertainty and questions regarding allegations made against Flames coach Bill Peters' past dealings with players before he arrived in Calgary.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new measures on Wednesday aimed at stemming bullying in schools, including training teachers in de-escalation techniques.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new measures on Wednesday aimed at stemming bullying in schools, including training teachers in de-escalation techniques.

A crowd of people pack a Toronto courtroom to see a man accused of throwing buckets of feces on five people in the city.

The man accused of throwing buckets of feces on five people in downtown Toronto made his first appearance in court Wednesday, and the matter has been adjourned until next month. 

The man accused of throwing buckets of feces on five people in downtown Toronto made his first appearance in court Wednesday, and the matter has been adjourned until next month. 

Operations resume at Canada's largest railway, a day after CN Rail and union officials reached a tentative deal to end an eight-day-long strike that had triggered a severe propane shortage and left many Canadian exports stranded.

The owners of a pot-bellied pig are shocked and upset after the animal was found butchered close to four kilometres from their rural home.

The NHL likes to say that hockey is for everyone. In fact, February is 'Hockey is for Everyone' month. Year-round, you can even buy a shirt with the words emblazoned across the chest. But as Vicki Hall writes, none of that matters if the reality doesn't live up to the slogan.

Catalyst Capital Group is offering $11 per share in cash to acquire Hudson's Bay, topping an offer of $10.30 made by a group of investors led by HBC executive chairman Richard Baker.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups for their role in trafficking narcotics and people, prompting a speedy request for talks by Mexico.

Two major winter storms thrashing the western two-thirds of the United States on Wednesday appear set to disrupt the Thanksgiving travel plans of Americans using jam-packed highways and airplanes.

A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, threatening to scramble U.S. Thanksgiving plans for millions of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

A flare from the Imperial Oil's Strathcona refinery on Tuesday set the Edmonton skyline ablaze and lit up social media with apocalyptic theories about the city’s fate. 

Stopping at intervals to listen for the sounds of survivors, local and international rescue crews searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings Wednesday, a day after an earthquake in Albania killed at least 25 people and injured more than 650.

An Ontario researcher is calling on society to take swift action to solve the growing problem of plastics accumulating in the Great Lakes.

Joe DiGiuseppe was only two minutes away from home when his life changed forever. 

If the Alberta government genuinely wants to create its own provincial pension plan, Max Fawcett says it needs to allay concerns that the funds are being looked at as a potential source of corporate welfare for the oilpatch.

When Darwin Der fell on a slippery slope of sidewalk outside Ang Zhao's home, he broke more than the carton of eggs he was carrying in his hand. But the Burnaby retiree has faced an uphill battle trying to hold Zhao responsible for his injuries.

When Darwin Der fell on a slippery slope of sidewalk outside Ang Zhao's home, he broke more than the carton of eggs he was carrying in his hand. But the Burnaby retiree has faced an uphill battle trying to hold Zhao responsible for his injuries.

Gerald Regan served as Nova Scotia's premier in the 1970s and his political career also included two stints in federal politics. Regan's political career was, for many, overshadowed by allegations of sexual offences.

Gerald Regan, Nova Scotia's premier in the 1970s who had two stints in federal politics, has died at 91. Regan had faced allegations of sexual offences dating back to 1956, but was acquitted in 1998.

Information wants to be free — that’s a founding premise of the internet. But would paying for services like Facebook and Google make for a better experience? Maybe.

Three years ago, Joan MacDonald weighed 198 pounds and was on daily medication. Today, she is pill-free and turning heads in the fitness world.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's path from a small village to the centre of power echoes China's struggle to overcome poverty and humiliation to become a global force.

Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak is again a full-fledged member of the upper house after her suspension ended with the dissolution of the last Parliament.

Three years ago, Joan MacDonald weighed 198 pounds and was on daily medication. Today, the 73-year-old from Cobourg, Ont., is pill free and turning heads in the fitness world.

Most caucus members did not back Scheer in 2017 and those from Ontario and Quebec held on to their seats despite a loss of support.

Grain farmers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec say they're relieved the week-long CN Rail strike has come to an end, and are hoping to resume the harvest as soon as they're resupplied with the propane they need to dry their crops.

Back in 2013, when the U.S. and many other countries were still recovering from the Great Recession, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced perhaps the most transparently ambitious foreign policy of the new century: The Belt and Road Initiative. Here's what you need to know about it.

China has arrived as a truly commanding presence on the global stage that few nations can ignore. In our new CBC News series, we explore Beijing's expanding circles of influence and how Canada and other countries contend with China's power.

A tentative deal was reached between the union representing thousands of transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company, narrowly averting a complete suspension of bus service in Metro Vancouver.

A tentative deal was reached between the union representing thousands of transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company just after midnight Wednesday, narrowly averting a complete suspension of bus service in Metro Vancouver.

A tentative deal was reached between the union representing thousands of transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company just after midnight Wednesday, narrowly averting a complete suspension of bus service in Metro Vancouver.

A tentative deal was reached between the union representing thousands of transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company, narrowly averting a complete suspension of bus service in Metro Vancouver.

Gao was the first Asian model to appear in an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.

The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by truck to the U.K. last month were repatriated to their homeland on Wednesday and have been taken to their families.

In its final report, a privately-funded policy group that calls for market-friendly solutions to climate change concludes that Canada needs a carbon price of $210 per tonne of greenhouse gas emission by 2030 to meet its Paris targets — assuming it relies on the carbon tax alone.

Ontario's Official Opposition has called for a "full investigation" into the use of trespass orders against visitors and family members at retirement homes following an investigation by CBC's Marketplace.

A major tunnel in Hong Kong reopened on Wednesday as a weeklong police siege of a nearby university appeared to be winding down, closing one of the more violent chapters in the city's anti-government protests.