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A man convicted of hitting an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times was sentenced Friday to 28 years in prison.

The woman convicted for her role in the so-called "honour killings" of her three daughters and her husband's first wife a decade ago has been granted an escorted temporary absence from prison to visit her mother's grave.

The woman convicted for her role in the so-called "honour killings" of her three daughters and her husband's first wife a decade ago has been granted an escorted temporary absence from prison to visit her mother's grave.

The woman convicted for her role in the so-called "honour killings" of her three daughters and her husband's first wife a decade ago has been granted an escorted temporary absence from prison to visit her mother's grave.

If it comes down to it, newly-elected House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says he will evict Jody Wilson-Raybould, the Independent MP currently locked in a turf war over office space with her former party.

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major tussle between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.

The N.W.T. Department of Health is issuing a public health advisory after 8 lab confirmed cases of whooping cough in the Tlicho region.

Quebec Premier François Legault says he asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting today to stay out of the contentious debate over the province's secularism law.

Quebec Premier François Legault says he asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting today to stay out of the contentious debate over the province's secularism law.

A preliminary report by Nav Canada says three people died in the plane crash on Gabriola Island on Tuesday, which happened after the Nanaimo Airport got a report of "equipment failure."

A preliminary report by Nav Canada says three people died in the plane crash on Gabriola Island on Tuesday, which happened after the Nanaimo Airport got a report of "equipment failure."

A preliminary report by Nav Canada says three people died in the plane crash on Gabriola Island on Tuesday, which happened after the Nanaimo Airport got a report of "equipment failure."

Conservative MP Erin O'Toole has told high-profile Conservatives he intends to run for the party's leadership to replace Andrew Scheer.

A first-degree murder charge against the 18-year-old accused in the stabbing death of Hamilton high school student Devan Selvey has been withdrawn, and he's instead facing assault charges, while the accused's younger brother remains charged with murder.

Canadian lawyer William Schabas, an international scholar on genocide, has been criticized by friend and foe for first researching crimes against the Muslim Rohingya of Myanmar and now defending the state accused of perpetrating them.

An agreement struck in 2017 between Indigenous Services Canada and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation on faster funding for suicide prevention projects is "making a huge impact," says NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler.

RCMP say the deaths of two people Thursday in Kindersley, Sask., are believed to have been a murder-suicide.

The same type of retrofitted 117R cars were involved in a previous derailment last year in the United States.

The same type of retrofitted 117R cars were involved in a previous derailment last year in the United States.

The same type of retrofitted 117R cars were involved in a previous derailment last year in the United States.

Windsor police announced Friday a deceased male was responsible for the death of Ljubica Topic. 

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s new marching orders from the prime minister put special emphasis on the expensive and politically touchy necessity of renewing Canada’s commitment with the U.S. to defend the skies and sea lane approaches to North America.

The United States has agreed to phase out tariffs on Chinese goods, part of Phase 1 trade talks, Chinese officials said in Beijing on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese officials said Friday that they have agreed to the first phase of a trade deal that included cutting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered marching orders to his cabinet ministers today, instructing them to govern in a "positive, open and collaborative way" as they move on the minority government's priorities to make life more affordable, strengthen the healthcare system, fight climate change and promote reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered marching orders to his cabinet ministers today, instructing them to govern in a "positive, open and collaborative way" as they work to speed up airport screening times and bring in a national, universal pharmacare program.

Across central and northern England, historically considered a wall of safe seats for Labour, Brexit has shattered old party loyalties.

Canadians preparing to board flights over the coming holidays will be armed with more rights if their trips are delayed or cancelled.

Canadians preparing to board flights over the coming holidays will be armed with more rights if their trips are delayed or cancelled.

Canadians preparing to board flights over the coming holidays will be armed with more rights if their trips are delayed or cancelled.

The Hollywood Critics Association has named Quebec director Denis Villeneuve filmmaker of the decade.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Friday recommended that President Donald Trump be impeached for obstructing a congressional probe into his alleged attempts to force Ukraine to investigate a political rival, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden.

U.S. lawmakers on the Democratic Party-led House judiciary committee are expected to vote on articles of impeachment against Republican President Donald Trump today. If a majority prevails, it will go to the full House for a vote. Watch the live stream here.

As grieving families sang traditional Maori songs, New Zealand military specialists wearing protective gear landed on a small volcanic island on Friday and recovered six bodies of the 16 people who died as a result of an eruption on Monday.

The Vancouver Police Board has been ordered to pay an Indigenous mother $20,000 in damages after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled that Vancouver Police officers discriminated against her when she witnessed them arrest her son in 2016.

A Crown prosecutor admitted on Thursday that Edmonton police used "unnecessary force" during the June arrest — captured on civilian cellphone video —  of a truck thief who was kicked repeatedly and thrown head first into a brick wall after he was handcuffed.

When male red squirrels move away, they live longer and have more mating options — benefits that female squirrels don't get when they leave home.

Boris Johnson's victory has dramatically redrawn the U.K.'s electoral map and earned the Conservatives the majority needed to leave the EU. But seat gains by Scottish and Irish nationalists leave the party open to drawn-out fights on a new front.

Teachers at schools across Canada are being asked to provide their teaching materials since 2013, thanks to an ongoing copyright lawsuit between the provinces and publishers.

Canada's national human trafficking hotline has had over 1,000 calls come through, both by phone and online, just six months after launching.

Two students are in the same program but can't be in the same class.

Milk and yogurt are being produced right in the bustling port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, by the world's first floating dairy farm. Its creators say similar farms could help protect cities from food security risks associated with climate change.

Somehow, thieves have managed to steal Danny Goulis's vehicle from the driveway of his north Toronto home on three separate occasions.

Ontario's Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, introduced this week, could create a destructive feedback loop that will crush the province's legal aid system, writes Michael Spratt.

The Lil’wat Nation, an Interior Salish people living in Mount Currie, B.C., has more than 2,000 members but there are only a few hundred left that speak the Ucwalmícwts language fluently.

Four previous leaders failed to become prime minister when the Conservative Party was united. Andrew Scheer is now the fifth.

The impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump continues to make its way closer to the Senate for a trial. Here's how two veteran lawyers would prosecute and defend the president against the charges that he abused the power of his office and obstructed Congress.

Three judges had serious criticisms of Quebec's religious symbols ban, acknowledging it causes "irreparable harm" to those affected, but a majority of the Court of Appeal ruled the law should be allowed to stand until the constitutional challenges are heard in Quebec Superior Court. 

Three judges had serious criticisms of Quebec's religious symbols ban, acknowledging it causes "irreparable harm" to those affected, but a majority of the Court of Appeal ruled the law should be allowed to stand until the constitutional challenges are heard in Quebec Superior Court. 

Now that Andrew Scheer has announced he's stepping down as Conservative leader, the race to replace him has unofficially begun.