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The "seek and destroy" campaign that Warren Kinsella and his firm Daisy Group waged against Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada didn't violate Canada's elections laws, Canada's elections watchdog has concluded.

Alberta doctors say they haven't ruled out a court challenge to the government's billing rule changes that physicians say could profoundly affect patient care.

If an Iranian missile did bring down the plane, “it's awful that 176 people had to perish at the hands of a ridiculous mistake by that regime," Payman Parseyan said Thursday.

Daniel Ghods-Esfahani says he feels compelled to tell the story of his girlfriend, Saba Saadat, her sister, Sara, and their mother, Dr. Shefoukeh Choupannejad. The three were killed Wednesday when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the rising popularity of e-bikes and how algae could help in carbon capture efforts.

Nunavut’s chief justice is considering whether or not to order a formal Gladue report for the first time in the territory. 

Canada's central bank is planning to release a new $5 note, and it wants input from Canadians on what it should look like.

Canada's central bank is planning to release a new $5 bill, and it wants input from Canadians on what it should look like.

Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, CBC News has learned.

Iran denied on Thursday that a Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed near Tehran had been hit by a missile, while Canada and the United States said they have evidence indicating that Flight PS752 was shot down by an Iranian missile.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says intelligence now indicates the Ukrainian passenger aircraft that crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday, killing everyone on board — including 138 people destined for Canada — was shot down by an Iranian missile.

Friends, family, city councillors and members of the community could not hold back tears during a candlelight vigil Thursday evening in honour of Toronto-area victims of the Iran plane crash that killed all 176 people on board.

Hundreds are expected to attend a vigil planned for Thursday night in honour of Toronto-area victims killed in the Iran plane crash. 

Hundreds are attending a candlelight vigil in honour of Toronto-area victims killed in the Iran plane crash.

NASA is opening an independent investigation with Boeing over a glitch that prevented its unmanned astronaut capsule from reaching the International Space Station in December.

Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help in the fight against one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian counterpart Wednesday that Canada is ready to do more.

The Democratic-led House approved a measure on Thursday limiting U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran, days after he ordered a drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

The Democratic-led House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran, a day after a briefing from the administration on the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani that even a top Republican called insulting and demeaning

Facebook has decided not to limit how political ads can be targeted to specific groups of people, as its main digital-ad rival Google did in November to fight misinformation. Neither will Facebook ban political ads outright, as Twitter did last October, and it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do.

Every snowflake is unique and special, but from Zach Goudie's perspective, every story about a major snowfall fits a certain pattern.

Justin Bieber says he has been battling Lyme disease. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the Canadian popstar wrote "it's been a rough couple years but [I'm] getting the right treatment that will help treat this so far incurable disease and I will be back and better than ever."

"We love you so much and we miss you so much." These were among the last words Leah Smithies and her stepson Chris heard from Samira Bashiri and Hamid Setareh Kokab, a couple who were among the 63 Canadians killed in this week's plane crash in Iran.

Halifax gymnast Ellie Black, with a chance at a third Olympic Games this summer, won't rush her recovery from ankle surgery.

Norwegian salmon producers with business interests in North America are facing a potential class-action lawsuit seeking up to $500 million over allegations they colluded to fix the prices of product that ended up on the plates of consumers across Canada.

Despite a letter from concerned parents sent to the Montreal Roman Catholic archdiocese in the mid-1980s, Brian Boucher was accepted as a candidate for the priesthood. He's now serving eight years in prison for sexually abusing two boys.

The U.S. and Iran seem to have backed away from the edge of all-out war following the flare up in tension after the U.S. killed a top Iranian general and the Iranians responded with missile attacks in Iraq. Steven D'Souza looks at where the conflict is likely to go from here.

The history of Canada-U.S. relations suggests that U.S. presidents sometimes react very badly to Canadian criticism of military actions. Which explains why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was anxious to put some distance between his government and U.S. President Donald Trump's recent actions in the Middle East.

A 12-year-old girl and her grandfather were handcuffed by Vancouver police after trying to open an account at the Bank of Montreal. Both the bank and the police have apologized, but now a human rights case may be filed.

Family and friends mourned the 63 Canadians, as well as Iranian students at Canadian universities across the country, who were killed in the deadly plane crash in Iran.

Family and friends mourned the 63 Canadians, as well as Iranian students at Canadian universities across the country, who were killed in the deadly plane crash in Iran.

Social conservatives are trying to find a candidate to represent their views in the CPC leadership race. Pierre Poilievre's voting record is a source of optimism for at least one group.

The seismic announcement this week that Prince Harry and Meghan plan to "step back" as senior members of the Royal Family seemed to catch most everyone off guard, and put a big question mark over just what life is going to look like for the sixth-in-line to the throne and his wife.

Residents in the path of wildfires razing southeast Australia were urged to evacuate on Thursday if they don't intend to defend their homes as hot and windy conditions are forecast to escalate the danger over the next two days.

Ali Najafi, the co-owner of Apadana Travel in North Vancouver, says he is devastated after learning six of his customers were passengers on the ill-fated Ukrainian International Airlines flight which crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

Dozens of Canadians were killed when a Ukraine International Airlines flight crashed near Iran's capital. Carole MacNeil hosts CBC News Network's special coverage, showing the vigils taking place across the country and sharing the stories of the victims.

Dozens of Canadians were killed when a Ukraine International Airlines flight crashed near Iran's capital. Carole MacNeil hosts CBC News Network's special coverage, showing the vigils taking place across the country and sharing the stories of the victims.

Thousands of former students will be able to submit claims for compensation for harms suffered while attending federally operated Indian day schools as of Jan. 13.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed today that Canadian troops were in harm's way when Iranian ballistic missiles slammed into a military base in northern Iraq early Wednesday, but he declined to condone — or criticize — the U.S. actions which precipitated the strike.