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Canada forward Christine Sinclair has tied Abby Wambach's world record of 184 international goals scored.

Canada captain Christine Sinclair made soccer history Wednesday, notching goals No. 184 and 185 to pass retired American Abby Wambach and become the world's all-time leading goal-scorer.

Canada's Christine Sinclair broke Abby Wambach's world-record total of 184 goals on Wednesday, scoring for the second time against St. Kitts and Nevis at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled legislation Wednesday to implement the new NAFTA deal in Canada, on the same day U.S. President Donald Trump formally ratified the deal south of the border.

The European Parliament gave final approval to Britain's divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, paving the way for the country to quit the bloc on Friday after nearly half a century and delivering a major setback for European integration.

The European Parliament gave final approval to Britain's divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, paving the way for the country to quit the bloc on Friday after nearly half a century and delivering a major setback for European integration.

Tim Hortons has stopped selling Beyond Meat products in Ontario and B.C. — the last two provinces serving them after the company scaled back the plant-based offering in September.

As Alberta businessman Rick Peterson formally announced his bid for the Conservative Party leadership today, sources are saying some prominent former Conservative cabinet ministers — including John Baird — are being pressured to jump into the race themselves.

A woman who described herself as an aspiring actress and big fan of Harvey Weinstein's films told jurors Wednesday that she jumped at his invitation to screen test for movie roles.

Two aspiring actresses have testified that Harvey Weinstein preyed on their vulnerabilities while pushing the notion that sex could lead to film roles.

More than 500,000 youth across the province have spent their time taking care of a sick family member, forcing them to take on parental responsibilities. A new podcast by The Change Foundation will feature the stories of some of those children.

Russell Alexander Stewart, my father, died unexpectedly shortly before Christmas. My grief has been the most intense feeling possible and a feeling of nothing at all at the exact same time.

Amid growing fears around an outbreak of a new coronavirus, Chinese Canadians and public health officials in Toronto say more must be done to avoid a recurrence of the racism and xenophobia experienced during the 2003 SARS outbreak.

Australian wildlife officials say dozens of endangered slugs found only at the top of an extinct volcano have survived the bushfires that ripped through their habitat.

Airlines around the world have started to cancel more and more flights to China as coronavirus fears have dragged down demand for air travel in the area.

A sweeping new report on Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications sector is calling for widespread regulatory reform — including mandated Canadian content on streaming services and an ad-free CBC.

The White House has objected to the publication of a book written by U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton that depicts Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans appear to lack the votes to block witnesses like former Trump national security adviser John Bolton.

The White House has objected to the publication of a book written by U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton that depicts Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine.

In a sea can outside Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, there are cherry tomatoes ripening in a new wind and solar powered greenhouse and research station.

The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn't have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land, but it's not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine when the aircraft plummeted toward a fog-shrouded hillside, U.S. regulators and experts say.

The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn't have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land, but it's not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine when the aircraft plummeted toward a fog-shrouded hillside, U.S. regulators and experts say.

RCMP officers who investigated the deaths of a former soldier who turned his gun on his family before killing himself will testify today at the Desmond fatality inquiry in rural Nova Scotia.

The triggering event that set in motion a tragedy seemed trivial to everyone except Lionel Desmond, the lead investigator into the deaths of the Afghanistan war veteran and his family tells a fatality inquiry.

The European Union unveiled security guidelines for next generation high-speed wireless networks that stop short of banning Huawei, in the latest setback for the U.S. campaign against the Chinese tech company.

A government-appointed mediator has called the two sides back to the table as elementary teachers are in the middle of rotating strikes and are planning to escalate them next week.

A government-appointed mediator has called the two sides back to the table as elementary teachers are in the middle of rotating strikes and are planning to escalate them next week.

A family in Guelph, Ont., has built a very large snowman that is hollow, so kids can climb up inside and look down on people below.

A family in Guelph has built a very large snowman that is hollow, so kids can climb up inside and look down on people below.

"I never would have put a man who has a violent past, who killed his ex-spouse, among young women who are vulnerable," said former Parole Board of Canada member Dave Blackburn, who said changes made by the Trudeau government in 2017 led to a shortage of experienced board members.

Atlantic Canadian lobster fishermen are getting some support from competitors south of the border. The president of the Maine Lobstermen's Association opposes a move to ban some Canadian seafood because of the deaths of endangered right whales in Canadian waters.

Atlantic Canadian lobster fishermen are getting some support from competitors south of the border. The president of the Maine Lobstermen's Association opposes a move to ban some Canadian seafood because of the deaths of endangered right whales in Canadian waters.

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is moving into its next phase Wednesday, with senators preparing to question the prosecution and defence. We take a look at some of the arguments they will be weighing as each side uses its allotted eight hours of questioning with the help of two experts in constitutional law.

Economists are busy trying to calculate the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. But there's one marketplace that is already quantifying the full force of the bug: mortgages.

By cautiously allowing Huawei into only select parts of its 5G cellular networks, Britain is charting its own course in cybersecurity, while seeking to appease both China and the U.S. Canada will no doubt be watching closely as it makes its own complicated choice regarding the Chinese telco.

Some students at the University of Ottawa are denouncing an on-campus display that calls psychiatry an "industry of death," saying it further stigmatizes people who need medication to treat mental health conditions.

Two defunct satellites will either pass dangerously close to one another or collide while orbiting Earth, according to a private satellite-tracking company.

The number of restricted firearms registered in Canada rose nearly 24 per cent in the first three years of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government.

High-profile sexual harassment cases like Harvey Weinstein's have spurred Canadian employers to do more to prevent abuse in workplaces, but there's still a long way to go.

If there's anything to be said about the Liberal minority government so far, it's this: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle don't seem to be in a hurry to do much of anything.

As Canada grapples with its first cases of a new strain of coronavirus that has infected thousands of people in China, officials at one Toronto-area hospital say it is well prepared to deal with the prospect of an outbreak.

It will be a smaller, simpler ceremony this year in Quebec City to mark the 2017 mosque shooting that left six people dead. But the province's political context, particularly the shadow of Bill 21, will be tough to ignore.

A Toronto man is calling on the Canadian government to help him and his wife get their 15-month-old daughter out of Wuhan, China amid the coronavirus outbreak.

There's a global effort to find a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Scientists at a Saskatoon lab have already begun work inside their Level 3 containment lab.