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Was Andrew Scheer just another party leader who tried and failed - a Conservative Stephane Dion? Or did his failure point to more significant problems with the modern Conservative Party?

Ontario is removing the cap on the number of pot shops in the province and nixing some qualification requirements for would-be retailers in a bid to clamp down on the number of illegal stores.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will win a decisive majority, giving him the numbers in Parliament he needs to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, an exit poll indicated on Thursday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will win a majority of 86 seats in Britain's election, giving him the numbers in Parliament he needs to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, an exit poll indicated on Thursday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on the cusp of a commanding election victory on Friday that he cast as a historic mandate to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, Britain's most significant geopolitical move in 70 years.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union in a matter of weeks.

Jody Wilson-Raybould is refusing to vacate the entire suite of Parliament Hill offices she was assigned as a cabinet minister, despite the fact that she is now an Independent MP and is no longer entitled to such perks.

Boeing on Thursday abandoned its goal of winning approval this month to unground the 737 Max after chief executive Dennis Muilenburg met with senior U.S. aviation officials.

U.S. stock indexes jumped to new highs on Thursday, following rumours that the United States has offered to cut existing tariffs on Chinese goods by as much as 50 per cent and suspend new tariffs scheduled to go into effect on Sunday in an attempt to secure a "Phase One" trade deal.

One of the bystanders who tackled a knife-wielding attacker on London Bridge in November said he was ''prepared to die'' to stop the man who killed two people and injured several others.

Quebec's top court has refused to suspend the province's controversial ban on religious symbols, even while acknowledging it causes "irreparable harm" to those affected.

Quebec’s religious symbols law will remain in place while the courts deal with whether Bill 21 violates the Constitution, the province’s Court of Appeal ruled today in rejecting a request for a stay.

A Guelph, Ont., man charged with two terror-related offences under the Criminal Code has been denied bail.

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a court challenge to a nationwide class settlement to compensate thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit for harms suffered while attending federally operated Indian day schools.

The two men at the centre of a storm of controversy related to their actions aboard a plane in Labrador earlier this week are offering apologies.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to reduce gift-giving during the holidays, the falling price of battery power and a historic flight for a B.C. airline.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to reduce gift-giving during the holidays, the falling price of battery power and a historic flight for a B.C. airline.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to reduce gift-giving during the holidays, the falling price of battery power and a historic flight for a B.C. airline.

The FBI will now oversee the investigation of this week's attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store, which officials are treating as an act of domestic terrorism, federal and state law enforcement officials said on Thursday.

Every day, perfectly good products end up in dumpsters and landfill sites, from unopened shampoo to unworn clothes, journalist Adria Vasil told CBC's The Current.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's approval ratings have taken an "unprecedented plummet," according to the polling firm DART, falling from 55 per cent approval in September to 40 per cent approval in December.

While one poll shows an "unprecedented plummet" of 15 points in Kenney's approval rating, another shows a more moderate reduction of six points.

Close to 14,000 Canadians have been killed by opioids ​​​​​​and more than 17,000 have been hospitalized for opioid-related poisoning over the last four years, according to new federal data.

After weeks of mounting criticism of his election performance, Andrew Scheer announced today he is stepping down as Conservative Party leader — a surprise move bound to upend Canadians politics for the foreseeable future.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is stepping down as party leader.

The federal government says the first conviction under new regulations meant to protect whales from being disturbed by people has resulted in a fine for a guide in British Columbia.

Chile's defence minister said Thursday that human remains have been found from a military aircraft that disappeared on a flight to Antarctica.

Making a big splash in Ottawa this week, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney held court on familiar turf with federal MPs, business leaders and reporters as he dashed from one high-stakes engagement to another.

Matt Campbell is expecting a wild scene when he takes centre stage this weekend at the William Hill World Darts Championship in London, England.

A report released Wednesday by the National Farmers Union concludes that some elements of old-fashioned mixed farming combined with the latest technology can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep more farm families on the land.

A cave painting found on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi, depicting human-like figureshunting animals, appears to be the earliest known pictorial record of storytelling.

Hundreds of Alberta Crown prosecutors are dealing with never-ending staff shortages, frozen wages, unpaid overtime and crushing workloads. 

The federal ethics law has put a crimp in Jane Philpott's plan to put her experience as a former minister of health and Indigenous services to work for the benefit of a northern Ontario First Nation.

The CP train that derailed in rural Saskatchewan earlier this week leaked more than six times the amount of oil spilled during the 2016 Husky Energy pipeline disaster. 

The CP train that derailed in rural Saskatchewan earlier this week leaked more than four times the amount of oil spilled during the 2016 Husky Energy pipeline disaster in the same province. 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for PC brand Cranberry Goat's Milk Cheese due to possible presence of plastic inside the product.

"It used to be high school students would take courses and become lifeguards, but it's no longer the case," says one Quebec City pool director who was forced to cancel adult swim classes this fall for want of qualified staff.

He was the frontman who, for many, gave Canadiana a sound, moving generations of music lovers with his unmistakable rock-poet style. Now, Ontario will enshrine Gord Downie's name into law with the province's first poet laureate position, thanks to a private member's bill by Percy Hatfield, NDP MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh.

He was the frontman who, for many, gave Canadiana a sound, moving generations of music lovers with his unmistakable rock-poet style. Now, Ontario will enshrine Gord Downie's name into law with the province's first poet laureate position, thanks to a private member's bill by Percy Hatfield, NDP MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh.

An 82-year-old elder says she has struggled to get help from the Behchoko Housing Authority to fix her broken furnace because it's a private dwelling and she can't afford the fix.

The White Island volcanic eruption that killed at least eight people on Monday is highlighting the risk to visiting one of nature's most fascinating and dangerous natural wonders.

Four of Ontario's biggest education unions are launching a charter challenge against provincial legislation that limits public sector wage increases.

Four major education unions in Ontario will hold a joint press conference on an all-affiliate action being taken as negotiations with the province continue to stall.

Here's an overview of the different arguments lawyers are using to try to get around the notwithstanding clause inserted into Quebec's Bill 21, which bars public school teachers, police officers and government lawyers, among other civil servants, from wearing religious symbols at work.

An Ottawa woman says she's afraid to leave her apartment after a neighbour charged with sexually assaulting her was released on bail and has returned to their building. The case is raising questions about how the courts balance the rights of the accused against the fears of their alleged victims.

The Royal Canadian Mint fell for what’s known as a spear phishing scam and almost forked a former employee’s pay cheque over to a malicious actor. The details of the breach were included in a recently obtained access to information request.

Optimism from the U.S. Federal Reserve could help keep Canadian mortgage rates low in 2020, with the added hope that economic good news spreads north as the effects of a string of rate cuts kick in.

The December election campaign that no one said they wanted is almost done, and about the only certainty is that Britain is poised for profound change no matter who wins.

It was dark and foggy and Gabriola Island resident Natalie Konosh was driving on a quiet road when she first saw the twin engine plane above. Konosh glanced up again and noticed the plane was going straight down behind the trees. 

A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high-risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland.