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Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a freshman member of the House from New Jersey who was planning to break with his party and vote against impeaching President Donald Trump, will become a Republican, a party official said Saturday.

Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a UN summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures that will devastate people and the natural world.

The Clint Eastwood-directed film Richard Jewell, based on the real life story of a security guard wrongly accused of bombing Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta in 1996, is on the defensive after being accused of inaccurately portraying a journalist who covered the event.

The Clint Eastwood-directed film Richard Jewell, based on the real life story of a security guard wrongly accused of bombing Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta in 1996, is on the defensive after being accused of inaccurately portraying a journalist who covered the event.

Officers discovered an empty, custom-made compartment in the front of the truck. Inside were 142 brick-shaped packages of cocaine.

Lawyers for clients who lost millions in the bankruptcy of the QuadrigaCX digital currency exchange have formally asked the RCMP to exhume the remains of the firm's founder.

The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Conservatives to overwhelm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal minority.

Jaylene Kuo, 18, is being applauded for her advocacy by the Comox Valley School District, which recently announced that it has revised the dress codes at its 20 schools after Kuo presented her objections to some of the language and policies. 

Yukoner Stephenie Worth is in Vancouver recovering from transplant surgery and missing home. She asked people to send her photos of home — and the response was 'overwhelming.'

When it was announced two week ago pay equity was coming to Canada's national curling championships, Jennifer Jones was bursting with pride. "As a mom of daughters, I want them to be able to reach for the stars and do it in an equal way," the 2014 Olympic champion said.

Residents across the North can find encouragement in Justin Trudeau’s acknowledgement of long-standing concerns — and his repeated commitment to find 'predictable and sufficient funding' to address them.

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.

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.

A Tragically Hip tribute band from the Moose Cree First Nation on the James Bay coast is incorporating Cree into the lyrics of a couple of iconic Hip songs.

The U.S. and China have agreed on a Phase 1 trade deal to avoid the implementation of potentially painful new tariffs. But the core of the dispute remains unresolved, Peter Armstrong writes.

This week on The House, two Conservatives join us to talk about what's next for the party now that Andrew Scheer has resigned. Bloc MP Stephane Bergeron lays out his party's demands to work cooperatively with the Liberals. Finally, the parents of a soldier who died in Afghanistan talk about media reports saying that the war was a failure.

Thursday's U.K. election might have settled the question of whether Brexit will proceed, but it didn't settle how it will work, so trade partners such as Canada aren't any farther ahead. 

The federal government will allow the sale of cannabis vaping products starting next week despite not having tested the health effects of inhaling substances emitted from such devices.

Justin Trudeau continues to task his government with doing a great many things. And he has now assigned a great deal of responsibility for getting things done to Chrystia Freeland.

Former RCMP members are now wondering whether a training centre in Carleton Place, Ont., may have led to serious health problems after the building was linked to another facility previously found to be riddled with contaminants.

While Canada seems on cusp of embracing two-tier health care, Ireland is struggling to limit it, writes Steve Thomas.

Conversations about climate change are happening everywhere — including within the music industry, often blasted for the environmental impact of concert tours. But some musicians are stepping up with concrete actions to cut down their carbon footprints.

Veterinary student Krystal Browitt of Melbourne, Australia, was named by police as one of the 15 killed in Monday's White Island volcano eruption.

Police divers returned to the waters around New Zealand's volcanic White Island at dawn Saturday to search for the remaining two victims of an eruption that left at least 16 dead and dozens severely burned.

New Zealand recovery teams returned to the volcanic White Island on Sunday but were unable to locate two remaining bodies in their search, as the death toll from the Dec. 9 eruption rose to 16, police said.

New Zealand recovery teams returned to the volcanic White Island on Sunday but were unable to locate two remaining bodies in their search, as the death toll from the Dec. 9 eruption rose to 16, police said.

After criticism, The North West Company has decided it will continue purchasing fur from trappers at its Northern stores across Canada.

Alex Bahlsen was captivated by the world's beauty when up in the air and loved to share his joy of flying, his family wrote in a statement.

International tissue banks have mobilized to help New Zealand meet its need for an estimated 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to be grafted onto victims of Monday's eruption on White Island, which killed 16 people.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau will release his fall economic and fiscal update Dec. 16. The news comes after the Conservatives accused the Liberal government of ignoring signs that the economy is facing challenges.

The Public Health Agency of Canada said in its weekly influenza report, published Friday, there is flu activity across the country for the first time this season.