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Violence against health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating the response to a massive measles outbreak and accelerating the spread of the disease, which has claimed twice as many lives than an ongoing Ebola epidemic.

China's ambassador to Canada is threatening what he called "very firm countermeasures" should Parliament adopt a motion calling for sanctions against Chinese leaders.

Video showing a U.S. Border Patrol cell where a 16-year-old from Guatemala died of the flu shows the teen writhing, collapsing on the floor and being left there for hours alone before he was found dead.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the difficulty of recycling plastic bottles, the hubbub over Tesla's Cybertruck and a Second World War bunker that was turned into a vertical farm.

Nicole Eidt was charged in February with criminal negligence causing death. Her 20-month-old daughter was found with no vital signs present after Eidt left fentanyl 'accessible' in the home.

A video of Justin Trudeau gossiping with other world leaders about Donald Trump is featured in an advertisement for the U.S. president's leading political rival.

The Ford government's advertising campaign attacking the federal Liberals' carbon pricing system cost Ontario taxpayers $4 million, the province's auditor general revealed.

Global data suggests 140,000 people died from measles last year, and health officials say they're alarmed by the rapid growth of the easily preventable disease.

A teacher charged in the death of a Toronto high school student who drowned on a field trip two years ago has been ordered to stand trial.

The man who shot three civilians, killing two of them, before taking his own life at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii has been identified as a 22-year-old U.S. navy sailor.

It's no longer hypothetical. Calgary taxpayers have bought themselves a new NHL arena.

Airbnb is taking more steps to crack down on parties and nuisance guests in the wake of a Halloween shooting at an Airbnb rental in a San Francisco suburb.

The Canadian economy remains resilient despite the global uncertainty caused by the trade war between the United States and China, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday.

Canada's top court has decided not to hear an appeal from a 95-year-old ex-Nazi interpreter fighting to retain his Canadian citizenship, a decision that could ultimately lead to Helmut Oberlander's deportation.

Canada's top court has decided not to hear an appeal from a 95-year-old ex-Nazi interpreter fighting to retain his Canadian citizenship, a decision that could ultimately lead to Helmut Oberlander's deportation.

Canada's top court won't consider a final appeal from the man convicted of killing Alberta seniors Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished on a camping trip in 2010. Their bodies have never been found.

Canada's top court won't consider a final appeal from the man convicted of killing Alberta seniors Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished on a camping trip in 2010. Their bodies have never been found.

As of April 1, it will be illegal to sell flavoured e-cigarettes and juices in Nova Scotia, making it the first province to announce a full flavour ban, according to a government news release. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, citing Donald Trump's "failure to faithfully execute the law," said Thursday she will ask the chair of the intelligence committee to proceed with articles of impeachment against the U.S. president.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to deliver an unusual public statement today in Washington on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump.

Service Alberta has laid 260 charges in connection with a failed construction project that promised to rebuild more than a dozen homes incinerated by the 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray.

A Nigerian man who crossed the border into Canada years ago was forced out of the country Monday, separating him from his wife and baby in a case that family and experts say is unfair.

While most schools across the country begin their days with the singing of the national anthem in English or French, some students in southwestern Ontario are learning the anthem a different way. 

While most schools across the country begin their days with the singing of the national anthem in English or French, some students in southwestern Ontario are learning the anthem a different way. 

A mechanical issue with a track forced the World Cup bobsleigh season to open a week later than planned. But it's who will be competing in the native red, white and blue of the U.S. that still dominates the headlines.

A social media app geared toward the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone technology. 

In Fredericton, more and more high-end apartment buildings are going up — and those who can't afford the high-end rents are being pushed to the fringes.

Nearly four years ago Zachary Lavin decided to go for a hike through the Rocky Mountains in Kananaskis. But things took a dark turn after he got disoriented and couldn't find his way back.

A logging road in northern Quebec near where George He was found is now closed. Now, there are questions about how to keep travellers safe from harm when their GPS or Google Maps send them on the wrong route. 

The Liberal government will lay out its priorities for its second term in office in the throne speech today — a chance for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reboot his government after voters reduced it to a minority in the last election campaign.

Our MPs are behaving in ways that wouldn’t be tolerated in a Grade 8 classroom, and it needs to change if we're going to solve the big problems facing Canada, writes Tamara Miller.

A former covert RCMP training centre in Kemptville, Ont., that's being blamed for various health problems did in fact contain asbestos, mould and other 'hazardous substances,' the national police force says.

A former covert RCMP training centre in Kemptville, Ont., that's being blamed for various health problems did in fact contain asbestos, mould and other 'hazardous substances,' the national police force says.

To help guide Canadians through today’s speech from the throne, here are answers to a few common questions about what to expect.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police should have recused themselves from deciding whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be investigated in connection with his controversial vacation on the Aga Khan's island because the national police service owed the island's managers money and its officers took part in the trip, says Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre.

Liberal MP Anthony Rota has been chosen as the new Speaker of the House of Commons, beating four other candidates to secure the coveted job — including the incumbent.

Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholics clerics have compiled and published a list of men accused of the abuse in a southwestern Ontario diocese over the past 60 years.

As concerns about vaping continue to grow, dentists are worried that many people don't know the harm it can do to your teeth.

They're a church of atheists, who for tax purposes, were hoping to be treated like a religion. But their arguments left three judges and Canada's Minister of National Revenue non-believers.

They're a church of atheists, who for tax purposes, were hoping to be treated like a religion. But their arguments left three judges and Canada's Minister of National Revenue non-believers.

For years after the mass shooting at École Polytechnique in Montreal, there was resistance among some in Quebec to see what happened as more than an isolated act of a troubled man. Alison Northcott explores how that's changed.

If Geoff Regan wants to continue to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, he'd need to beat four other candidates to take the coveted job. 

They're a church of atheists, who for tax purposes, were hoping to be treated like a religion. But their arguments left three judges and Canada's Minister of National Revenue non-believers.

National reports on impaired and distracted driving fatalities, as well as drowning deaths, are delayed and compromised by missing data from British Columbia, a CBC News investigation has found.

While the impeachment inquiry into the actions of Donald Trump has shifted to a new venue, the House judiciary committee, a stark partisan divide remains. And that could have implications for the 2020 presidential election.

If Geoff Regan wants to continue to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons he will have to beat out four other candidates to take the coveted job. 

More than 200 people died in Canada last year while waiting for an organ transplant, according to a new report, despite improvements in organ donation practices. 

More than 200 people died in Canada last year while waiting for an organ transplant, according to a new report, despite improvements in organ donation practices. 

More than 200 people died in Canada last year while waiting for an organ transplant, according to a new report, despite improvements in organ donation practices. 

A U.S. sailor opened fire at a naval shipyard near Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Wednesday afternoon, wounding three civilians before killing himself.