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With the ongoing scrutiny of Prince Andrew's friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and persistent rumours and criticism dogging Harry and Meghan - not to mention Brexit - it's been a challenging year for the Royal Family, but it doesn't quite rival 1992, which the Queen famously described as an annus horribilis.

Canada's foreign affairs minister is doubling down on Canada's position on the current standoff with China in the face of blowback from Chinese officials.

The federal government failed on Friday to persuade an Appeal Court that a schizophrenic man who attacked a Canadian Forces recruiting centre was a one-person terrorist group.

An insurance and financial brokerage that fell victim to a ransomware attack has acknowledged for the first time it was aware of the incident for two months before publicly disclosing what happened.

Alaskan photographer Ken Albertsen survived an encounter with two men he later learned had killed three strangers in northern B.C. in July.

Alaskan photographer Ken Albertsen survived a close encounter with admitted killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, last summer along a northern highway, police believe.

Alaskan photographer Ken Albertsen survived a close encounter with admitted killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, last summer along a northern highway, police believe.

A 10-year-old boy believes a guardian angel gave him the strength to keep his best friend's head above the surface after he fell into the frigid water of Hamilton Harbour.

Finance Canada quietly announced late Thursday that changes to the way the federal government taxes employee stock options will not come into effect on Jan. 1 after all. After hearing from affected businesses, the Trudeau government now says it will announce revised plans in its 2020 budget.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appeal to the U.S. to help secure the freedom of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor is “a waste of time” and “doomed to fail," China’s foreign ministry said Friday.

A First Nations chief in Manawan, Que., has decided not to fight the Federal Court of Appeal's dismissal of his court challenge to the Indian day school settlement agreement, the law firm handling the settlement announced Thursday.

More than a metre of snow has accumulated in some parts of southern B.C., closing major highways and causing chaos on the roads ahead of the Christmas travel weekend.

More than a metre of snow has accumulated in some parts of southern B.C., closing major highways and causing chaos on the roads ahead of the Christmas travel weekend.

All three major highways linking the Lower Mainland and the B.C. Interior are shut down in some way after more than half a metre of fresh snow and a number of closures overnight. 

More than a metre of snow has accumulated in some parts of southern B.C., closing major highways and causing chaos on the roads ahead of the Christmas travel weekend.

Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was taken to a London hospital on Friday as a precautionary measure for treatment for a pre-existing condition, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.

A dozen newly unsealed warrant applications reveal the twists and turns of a sprawling homicide investigation and the desperate search for Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod, the two young men who admitted killing three people in B.C. this summer and evaded capture for two weeks.

A dozen newly unsealed warrant applications reveal the twists and turns of a sprawling triple-homicide investigation and the desperate search for Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has delivered a decision that could define his time in office — his government will not amend the Boat Harbour Act, forcing the closure of Northern Pulp's effluent facility by the end of January.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has delivered a decision that could define his time in office — his government will not amend the Boat Harbour Act, forcing the closure of Northern Pulp's effluent facility by the end of January.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has delivered a decision that could define his time in office — his government won't amend the Boat Harbour Act, forcing the impending closure of Northern Pulp's effluent facility by the end of January.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has delivered a decision that could define his time in office — his government will not amend the Boat Harbour Act, forcing the closure of Northern Pulp's effluent facility by the end of January.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has delivered a decision that could define his time in office — his government will not amend the Boat Harbour Act, forcing the closure of Northern Pulp's effluent facility by the end of January.

Police and the coroner will be investigating the death of an 88-year-old man with Alzheimer's who was found outside his seniors residence Wednesday night in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Boeing's new Starliner capsule rocketed toward the International Space Station on its first test flight Friday, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.

Boeing's new Starliner capsule ran into trouble and went off course in orbit minutes after blasting off Friday on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.

Boeing's new Starliner capsule ran into trouble in orbit Friday minutes after blasting off on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.

Boeing's new Starliner capsule went off course after launch Friday and won't dock with the International Space Station during its first test flight.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a rare public apology and cut short a Hawaiian vacation in response to mounting public anger after two volunteer firefighters were killed battling bushfires sweeping the east coast.

The U.K. Parliament is to vote today on Boris Johnson's deal to leave the European Union, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to "get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas" after his landslide election victory.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won approval for his Brexit deal in Parliament, the first step toward fulfilling his election pledge to deliver the country's departure from the European Union by Jan. 31 after his landslide victory.

The posting from the City of Ottawa to attract new bus drivers warns of the role's challenges, including to "expect no summer vacation for up to 10 years."

A truck driven by the father at the centre of an alleged child abduction early Friday has been located back at the suspect's home in Brule, Alta., RCMP say.

A father and toddler at the centre of an Amber Alert issued Friday in rural Alberta have both been found unharmed, Hinton RCMP say.

Police just east of Jasper National Park in Alberta have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old believed to have been abducted by his father.

A father and toddler at the centre of an Amber Alert issued Friday in rural Alberta have both been found unharmed, Hinton RCMP say.

An Amber Alert issued Friday for an alleged child abduction in Brule, Alta., was cancelled Friday afternoon. No further information was provided as of 5 p.m. MT.

Even if you don't know sign language, you can still hear the music of the deaf choir. The members joined for a one-time performance, but realized they had something special.

Catholic Church officials in Saskatchewan should disclose the names of all priests who sexually abused children over the years, say survivors and some of the health and legal experts who work with them.

The stage is set for possible changes to the rules that govern Canada's judges that would prevent them from growing their pensions while they fight to avoid being removed from the bench.

Three years after a mentally ill man was found lifeless on the floor of an Ontario jail cell, the province has broken its silence about the day Soleiman Faqiri died. But so have two former jail managers, who say they've become scapegoats for the ministry's failure.

Families including a mother and her 8-year-old son who was recently denied boarding a plane because he was flagged as a potential security threat, met with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair yesterday to explain the toll Canada's no-fly list is taking on their lives. 

Millions of tourists visited Israel last year, but only a small proportion went on to the West Bank. Most didn't stay the night, returning to Israeli hotels to sleep. One American group was bucking the trend, with a "dual narrative" tour aimed at understanding the politics and approaching all the different perspectives with open minds and hearts.

Canadian women with textured breast implants now banned by Health Canada over links to a rare form of lymphoma have to decide whether the cost of having them removed outweighs the risk of leaving them in.

Canada's legalization of recreational cannabis use was not - and still hasn't been - accepted as legitimate by the UN and the international body that oversees three UN drug treaties that Canada signed.

The Democratic Party's shrinking 2020 class clashed over the defining issue for their party's primary voters — electability — as they met on the debate stage Thursday for the sixth and final time in 2019.

The RCMP has agreed to open a file into allegations Mounties involved in the Tasering death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski were unfairly treated by their bosses.

Making a holiday card for family and friends has been a yearly tradition for Anglea Young. This year, she channeled the Beastie Boys’ song Intergalactic, posting a video online that was an instant hit.