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Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said today he wants to know why Iran kept its airspace open the night it "mistakenly" fired two missiles at Flight PS752, killing 176 people — 57 of them Canadian — and if Iran deliberately kept its civilian aircraft flying as a human shield.

Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said today he wants to know why Iran kept its airspace open the night it "mistakenly" fired two missiles at Flight PS752, killing 176 people — 57 of them Canadian — and if Iran deliberately kept its civilian aircraft flying as a human shield.

The lead safety investigator looking into the fatal runaway crash of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train last February at the Spiral Tunnels near Field, B.C., says the RCMP should step in to investigate potential negligence by the railway company.

Cameron Ortis, the head of the RCMP's national intelligence co-ordination centre, faces new charges under Canada's secrets act.

Cameron Ortis, the head of the RCMP's national intelligence co-ordination centre, faces new charges under Canada's secrets act.

A junior hockey coach who lashed out at a heckling fan by swinging at him with a hockey stick says he was protecting his players from an aggressive fan, but the coach of the opposing team says there was nothing to be afraid of. 

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Monday that the RCMP and security officials in the United Kingdom are in discussions over how best to protect Prince Harry and Meghan while they live here in Canada — and who will ultimately foot the bill for the security costs they may incur.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Monday that the RCMP and security officials in the United Kingdom are in discussions over how best to protect Harry and Meghan while they live here in Canada — and who will ultimately foot the bill for the security costs they may incur.

Tuesday's Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center was postponed by the NBA on Monday.

At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi tells jurors at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial how she tried to fight off the disgraced movie mogul.

U.S. President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the Senate came under renewed pressure on Monday to allow witnesses in his impeachment trial, while his defence team largely ignored disclosures from a former White House adviser.

U.S. President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses and new documents in his impeachment trial after a news report that a former top aide, John Bolton, has written a book manuscript that undercuts Trump's versions of events in the Ukraine affair.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and deputy PM Chrystia Freeland are urging opposition parties to work together to pass the new NAFTA with all possible speed.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and deputy PM Chrystia Freeland are urging opposition parties to work together to pass legislation to implement the new NAFTA as quickly as possible.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is urging the opposition political parties to work together to pass the new NAFTA deal "without undue delay."

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is bypassing the normal election process and making the late Kobe Bryant the first inductee of the 2020 class, The Athletic reported Monday.

Ontario MP Erin O'Toole announced Monday he is joining the race to lead Canada's Conservatives, promising to bring "true blue leadership" to the party as it looks for a successor to Andrew Scheer.

Canadian security officials have been grappling not only with how to address the growing threat of right-wing extremism, but also the best means of defining the phenomenon and explaining it to the public, newly released documents show.

Venezuela's self-declared interim President Juan Guaido will visit Canada on Monday as part of an international tour aimed at bolstering support for his challenge to socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela's self-declared interim President Juan Guaido will visit Canada on Monday as part of an international tour aimed at bolstering support for his challenge to socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

As the world remembers more than a million people who died at Auschwitz, a survey conducted for the World Jewish Congress says one in four Germans harbours some form of anti-Semitic belief.

The Quebec government has put on hold its decision to allow medically assisted death to people with severe mental illness. "We need to have a social consensus around this question," the province's health minister said.

An International Canoe Federation anti-doping panel ruled Monday that Canadian athlete Laurence Vincent Lapointe did not knowingly ingest an illegal substance and has cleared her to return to training and competition.

The mother of a 14-year-old Port Coquitlam girl who was allegedly punched in the face by a 13-year-old boy says an officer repeatedly encouraged her not to pursue charges. And when she didn’t agree, she says he threatened to arrest her daughter, as well.

China reported 25 more deaths in its coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to at least 106.

On China's heavily censored social media, where dissent is typically suppressed, local officials in the city of Wuhan and Hubei province have borne the brunt of mounting public anger about the handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

China reported 25 more deaths in its coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to at least 106.

A lockdown in China has expanded to a total of 17 cities with more than 50 million people in the most far-reaching disease-control measures ever imposed.

The long-awaited inquiry into the death of Afghanistan War veteran Lionel Desmond and his fatal shooting of his wife, daughter and mother begins in Guysborough, N.S., today, three years after the killings devastated two families.

The former soldier who killed himself and his family in rural Nova Scotia showed warning signs of violence, the province's chief medical examiner told the inquiry into the Desmond family's fatal shooting.

The former soldier who killed himself and his family in rural Nova Scotia showed warning signs of violence, the province's chief medical examiner told the inquiry into the Desmond family's fatal shooting.

Child protection workers in the Northwest Territories say they’re overworked and not getting the support they need as they face fierce public criticism from foster families.

The stakes over witness testimony at U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defence argument: that Trump never conditioned military aid to Ukraine on investigations into his political rival Joe Biden.

The stakes over witness testimony at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defence argument

Lawyers for Carrie Low say her rape case was so badly handled by Halifax police it amounts to negligence and "reckless indifference." They accuse police of intentionally inflicting mental suffering.

Lawyers for Carrie Low say her rape case was so badly handled by Halifax police it amounts to negligence and "reckless indifference." They accuse police of intentionally inflicting mental suffering.

Stacey McKinnon-Smith was allowed to leave the Queen Elizabeth Hospital grounds alone to have a cigarette, even though her family had asked the hospital not to let her do this, due to four threats to take her own life in the three previous months. She was never seen again.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was not central to the brief opening arguments of the defence in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump, but he is sure to come up this week. How the defence team paints the former vice-president could prove consequential in the November election.

The new North American trade deal is expected to take centre stage when Parliament returns Monday, marking the first challenge for a Liberal minority government that will need Opposition support to pass legislation.

On the eve of the third anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting, lawyers will begin arguing today whether the shooter's prison sentence — 40 years without parole — is too light and imperils Canadians, or too harsh and imperils his charter rights.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was not central to the brief opening arguments of the defence in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump, but he is sure to come up this week. How the defence team paints the former vice-president could prove consequential in the November election.

Tributes to Kobe Bryant permeated Sunday's Grammy Awards at the Staples Center — the late Lakers star's former stomping grounds. Though undoubtedly a musical celebration, the ceremony was a somewhat more somber one than usual.

Cooling Toronto's giant computer server farms will help keep residents warm as Enwave plans electric heat pumps for its low-carbon thermal technology.

Public health officials in Canada are preparing to treat and isolate patients and trace their close contacts.

While China's response to the new coronavirus outbreak is being praised in comparison to its handling of the SARS epidemic, some are suggesting officials may have gone too far by ordering a quarantine of the city of Wuhan.

Two families torn apart by the Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran laid their loved ones to rest at separate memorials. Two mothers, and their children, were mourned by hundreds north of Toronto.

Staff at one of the biggest nursing home chains in the country were found to have abused an elderly woman who died from dehydration and a urinary tract infection. Employees later said they were too overworked to deliver proper care, but the Alberta nursing home wasn’t fined.

Staff at one of the biggest nursing home chains in the country were found to have abused an elderly woman who died from dehydration and a urinary tract infection. Employees later said they were too overworked to deliver proper care, but the Alberta nursing home wasn’t fined.

Here is a look at Kobe Bryant's relationship with basketball in Canada — both as an inspiration to young Canadian basketball players and a foe to the Raptors and Grizzlies.

A mix of newcomers and well-known acts reached their goals of winning their first-ever Grammy Awards on Sunday, including Tanya Tucker, J. Cole, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus and late rapper Nipsey Hussle.