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Four Yazidi refugee children have been reunited with their families in Calgary on Christmas Eve, after spending more than four years in ISIS captivity in Iraq.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada in fighting what he calls China's "coercive detentions of Canadian citizens."

Staff in the Alberta government's so-called war room should stop calling themselves reporters, says the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists: "Don't pretend that you're doing journalism — because you're not."

The Canadian Association of Journalists wants staff in the Alberta's so-called energy war room to stop calling themselves "reporters" when speaking to the public, saying using the term for workers in a government public relations office is Orwellian.

An arbitrator has ruled two Bathurst police officers will keep their jobs following a hearing over their roles in the shooting death of Michel Vienneau almost five years ago.

Carolann Riggs and Patrick Dennis have stayed in contact for years — after Dennis found a message in a bottle from Riggs's daughter — and are spending this Christmas together in Newfoundland

The son of a Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai after allegedly uncovering fraud in a gold company says the only way his father will get out of prison is if the Canadian government steps up its pressure on the United Arab Emirates.

A Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai on fraud charges he claims are dubious will remain in prison after a judge rejected his appeal on a technicality, according to the man's son.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encouraged Canadians to show compassion toward one another during the holiday season and into the new year.

The Canadian military has accepted the first of 16 new search-and-rescue planes despite outstanding issues with the aircraft's manuals.

NORAD's annual tracking of Santa delivering gifts around the world comes with another thing on the radar: Any signs of a North Korea missile launch in what Pyongyang officials are calling a "Christmas gift."

NORAD's annual tracking of Santa delivering gifts around the world comes with another thing on the radar: Any signs of a North Korea missile launch in what Pyongyang officials are calling a "Christmas gift."

Notre-Dame Cathedral is unable to host Christmas services for the first time since the French Revolution because the Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year's fire.

India's federal cabinet approved funds on Tuesday for a census and population survey to be conducted next year, amid fears the database could be used to build a controversial citizens register, against which there have been widespread protests.

A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the detention of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, a Canadian-American citizen, until March 29 on espionage charges, Interfax news agency reported.

Most of Newfoundland is under either a winter storm warning or a snowfall warning during one of the busiest days of the year.

For years, doctors have encouraged patients, especially those struggling with loneliness and isolation, to exercise, eat better and socialize. But actually handing out "social prescriptions" may provide the gentle nudge some need to take action on their health.

Britain's Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, has left a London hospital where he had been receiving treatment since Friday and was expected to join other members of the Royal Family for their Christmas celebrations.

The mix of tradition, culture and ‘Christmas marketing creep’ can defeat our low-waste low-carbon intentions.

The dramatic dimming of a giant star has astronomers wondering whether it's getting ready to go supernova. If Betelgeuse, the shoulder on the left side in the constellation Orion, were to explode, it would become as bright as a full moon.

The holidays are here, meaning Canadians will be celebrating with family and gearing up for the new year. It's also, coincidentally, when new cannabis products will be trickling onto the market and experts warn homeowners serving these goodies could face legal liability if they're not careful.

Police forces across Canada are on track to handle more than 5,000 cases involving the non-consensual distribution of intimate images under legislation enacted five years ago. It's often referred to as "revenge porn," and experts say young people usually share pictures in response to peer pressure.

Restaurants are facing a critical shortage of workers that's impeding new business and limiting capacity during the holiday season, a critical time of year for profitability, industry experts say.

On those winter days when the temperature plunges below minus thirty, the icy wind is intolerable, and the sun is rarely seen, it seems impossible to embrace the season. But that is precisely what some in Edmonton are doing.

Canada's new frigates are being designed with ballistic missile defence in mind, even though successive federal governments have avoided taking part in the U.S. program.

Canada's new frigates are being designed with ballistic missile defence in mind, even though successive federal governments have avoided taking part in the U.S. program.

Ousting Boeing's CEO was just one of the steps the beleaguered American manufacturer had to take as it continues to deal with the fallout of the 737 Max aircraft crisis, analysts said. But it could be years before the company starts to significantly recover financially.

The dramatic dimming of a giant star has astronomers wondering whether it's getting ready to go supernova. If Betelgeuse, the shoulder on the left side in the constellation Orion, were to explode, it would become as bright as a full moon.

A father whose 14-month-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert last week now faces several criminal charges after the child was found unharmed and the dad was taken into custody Friday.

Bianca Andreescu's 2020 debut has been pushed back. The reigning U.S. Open champion was forced to withdraw from her first scheduled event of the season, next month's ASB Classic in New Zealand, due to an ongoing knee injury.

Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week, an offensive that has set off a mass exodus of civilians fleeing to safer areas near the Turkish border.

B.C. chiropractors who make misleading claims about helping pregnant women give birth more comfortably or avoid postpartum depression have a little more than a month to scrub their websites.

New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were ending the search for the bodies of two people still missing following the deadly eruption of a volcano earlier this month.

An octogenarian from Edmonton ran his way into the record books earlier this month, becoming the oldest person to finish a marathon in Antarctica.

The eagle is currently being cared for at the birds of prey clinic in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., just east of Montreal, but those in charge of its treatment worry the majestic animal won’t live to soar the skies again.

A dancer born with one hand is the first person with a visible disability ever hired by New York's famed Radio City Rockettes.

Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter says he will be able to play in his team's Christmas Day game in Toronto against the Raptors after discussions with the Canadian government.

U.S. senators sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Monday, while Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses — as Democrats have demanded.

U.S. senators sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Monday, while Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses — as Democrats have demanded.