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In Lino Saputo's memoir, the Canadian billionaire claims he's never had ties to organized crime. But in the 1970s, U.S. police gathered evidence showing the dairy mogul had a long-standing relationship with Joe Bonanno, a powerful Mafia godfather.

In Lino Saputo's memoir, the Canadian billionaire claims he's never had ties to organized crime. But in the 1970s, U.S. police gathered evidence showing the dairy mogul had a long-standing relationship with Joe Bonanno, a powerful Mafia godfather.

If ever there was a time the Conservatives should avoid doing the same thing while expecting a different outcome, this would be it, writes Éric Blais.

Shares in Bombardier Inc. plunged more than 30 per cent after it said it expects its financial results for 2019 will fall short of its earlier guidance.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed B.C.'s request to appeal a lower court decision that quashed provincial legislation designed to block the Trans Mountain expansion project.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed B.C.'s request to appeal a lower court decision that quashed provincial legislation designed to block the Trans Mountain expansion project.

Supreme Court of Canada justices gave the lawyer representing B.C. a rough ride Thursday as they questioned the constitutionality of a proposed provincial law that would effectively kill the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline project.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to reduce the emissions from heating and how the oil and gas industry could help access some of Alberta's lithium deposits.

Senators on Capitol Hill have finally approved the latest version of North America's free trade pact. That means it now needs only the signature of President Donald Trump to be fully approved in the United States.

A Nova Scotia judge has ruled a Cape Breton man found not criminally responsible in the 2017 killing of his wife is entitled to her life insurance.

It's been nearly a month since an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter tried to open a bank account at a Vancouver BMO branch and ended up in handcuffs. A top executive is now calling the incident "a mess from start to finish."

A man who was shot while trespassing on a rural Alberta property has dropped his lawsuit against the landowner and vice versa, a lawyer says.

The rural Alberta landowner who became a lightning rod for the debate over property rights learned Thursday that he's no longer being sued by a trespasser he shot, and has also dropped his suit against the other man.

The rural Alberta landowner who became a lightning rod for the debate over property rights learned Thursday that he's no longer being sued by a trespasser he shot, and has also dropped his suit against the other man.

The rural Alberta landowner who became a lightning rod for the debate over property rights learned Thursday that he's no longer being sued by a trespasser he shot, and has also dropped his suit against the other man.

The U.S. Senate opens its historic proceedings against President Donald Trump on Thursday with a formal reading of the articles of impeachment by House prosecutors, followed by the arrival at the Capitol of Chief Justice John Roberts, who will swear in all 100 senators as jurors for just the third impeachment trial in U.S. history.

The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was sworn in Thursday at the Senate to preside over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, then immediately swore in the entire Senate body with an oath to ensure "impartial justice" as jurors for just the third such proceeding in U.S. history.

The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court arrived Thursday at the Senate to preside over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, ready to swear in all 100 senators with an oath to ensure "impartial justice" as jurors for just the third such proceeding in American history.

Patrik Mathews, who has been missing since he was accused of recruiting for a global neo-Nazi terrorist group while serving in Canada's army reserves, has been arrested in the U.S.

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a former top Quebec Liberal Party fundraiser's attempts to block publication of documents related to a provincial anti-corruption inquiry that targeted him in August 2016.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says poor leadership among teachers’ unions is to blame for the protracted labour dispute gripping the province’s education system.

The owner of a Vancouver dog stuck on death row for half its life has lost her bid to appeal the case with Canada's highest court, meaning the dog will soon be euthanized. 

Russia's risk-adverse political system seems set for a big shake-up, with proposed constitutional changes that appear to ensure that Vladimir Putin will hold power indefinitely.

Parks Canada has announced new rules for climbers attempting to tackle Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak, after it had to perform several dangerous and expensive rescue missions in recent years.

Specialist firefighters have saved the world's last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday.

Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post.

Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post.

The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is hosting an international group in London today to discuss the need for a thorough investigation into the Ukrainian passenger flight that was shot down in Iran last week.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is hosting an international group in London today to discuss the need for a thorough investigation into the Ukrainian passenger flight that was shot down in Iran last week.

Canada and its international partners are pushing for an independent criminal investigation into the downing of the Ukrainian passenger flight in Iran last week that killed all 176 people aboard, says Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

Canada and its international partners are pushing for an independent criminal investigation into the destruction of the Ukrainian passenger flight in Iran last week that killed all 176 people aboard, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said this morning.

A close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer says he delivered an ultimatum in May to the incoming president of Ukraine: No senior U.S. officials would attend his inauguration and all American aid to the war-torn country would be withheld if an investigation into Joe Biden wasn't announced.

The CRTC is inviting all Canadians to answer a series of questions ranging from how the broadcaster could improve its programming to whether that programming adequately reflects Canada's diversity, as it reviews the CBC's next broadcast licence application.

Saskatchewan's arts agency has completed its audit of five projects undertaken by Indigenous entrepreneur Heather Abbey. It is asking her to repay $62,000 for two failed projects, including a trade mission to Japan for Indigenous artists. It has concluded that she met expectations for three other grants.

A B.C. man who unknowingly went five years without paying his phone bill has been told he owes Telus more than $5,000.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who will deliver a eulogy at John Crosbie's funeral Thursday, once sparred with the longtime St. John's politician over trade with the Americans. Crosbie helped bring him around.

Jay Rosdail passed away in 2019 from brain cancer. On his bucket list: a trip to Tuktoyaktuk. Now, his family is using a popular N.W.T. challenge to 'complete' the trip in his memory.

With winds in some areas expected at 140 km/h, this storm tearing toward Newfoundland will be "quite a nasty one," an Environment Canada meteorologist says.

With winds in some areas expected at 140 km/h, this storm tearing toward Newfoundland will be "quite a nasty one," an Environment Canada meteorologist says.

On Wednesday, U.S. government agencies released their annual report on global temperatures and climate conditions, finding that 2019 was the second warmest year on record. Experts say rising heat is about more than the numbers, it's about the costs to lives and livelihoods.

On Wednesday, U.S. government agencies released their annual report on global temperatures and climate conditions, finding that 2019 was the second warmest year on record. Experts say rising heat is about more than the numbers, it's about the costs to lives and livelihoods.

Flu season in Canada is already affecting both young and old people, yet it's too early to tell how severe it will ultimately be.

The death of John Crosbie is being marked across Newfoundland and Labrador today, with a televised funeral at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

The death of John Crosbie is being marked across Newfoundland and Labrador today, with a televised funeral at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

The death of John Crosbie is being marked across Newfoundland and Labrador today, with a televised funeral at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

Flu season in Canada is already affecting both young and old people, yet it's too early to tell how severe it will ultimately be.

Climate concessions by BlackRock, the world's largest investment management firm, proves that big business can be swayed by public outrage.

In hyperbolic, hyper-partisan America, some Democrats fear the country as they know it will disappear if Donald Trump is re-elected; some Republicans fear civil war if he isn't.

The cover charge for being a candidate in the Conservative leadership is the highest this country has ever seen. Is the price right?