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The Senate ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended a second time from the upper house because she failed to take her anti-racism training seriously and offered an insufficient apology after posting anti-Indigenous letters on her Senate website.

Property crimes, such as break and enter or vehicle theft, are the biggest concerns for the community of about 200 residents, 350 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

Alberta’s justice minister says external counsel will be appointed to examine the conduct of Crown prosecutors in the handling of numerous criminal cases relating to alleged flaws in multiple autopsies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 600 points or two per cent on Friday as a virus outbreak that originated in China continued to widen, stoking stock investors' worries about the potential global economic fallout.

The best quarterback in football. A Canadian lineman/doctor. Two genius coaches — one of which reminds us of the Kool Aid Man. Those are just three of the things you should know about Super Bowl LIV.

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed more than $200 million US of his own money to his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as of the end of 2019, according to disclosures his campaign filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named two new senators to the upper house — senior provincial public servants with experience working on Indigenous files.

U.S. senators voted against calling witnesses in U.S. President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial on Friday, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to have testimony in the trial and paving the way for an expected acquittal by the Republican-majority Senate.

A second Republican senator declared support on Friday for calling witnesses at Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but it appears the way is still for a swift acquittal of the president.

Another key Republican has announced opposition to calling witnesses in U.S. President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to have testimony in the trial and paving the way for an expected acquittal of Trump.

Top health officials in B.C. are expected to provide an update Friday morning on coronavirus in the province, two days after tests confirmed the first local case related to the global outbreak.

While the governing body of track and field acknowledged on Friday that shoe technology poses a risk to the sport, it cleared distance runners to keep wearing a favoured Nike design.

Manitoba Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced Friday the province will end its controversial birth alerts program by April 1.

Ontario has confirmed the province's third case of coronavirus, just hours after releasing from hospital the country's first patient who tested positive for the illness.

Ontario has confirmed the province's third case of coronavirus, just hours after releasing from hospital the country's first patient who tested positive for the illness.

The patient with Canada's first confirmed case of coronavirus has been discharged from a hospital in Toronto.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne spoke with his Chinese counterpart last night as Canada continues to chart a plan to bring home Canadians in the ​coronavirus-affected region of China.

Early audience member Dory Harder said she followed the controversial 2018 trial, but "there were some parts that were still very new to me".

For the first time, many tree planters are sharing their experiences of harassment and sexual assault in remote B.C. camps.

Being picked up by her throat so tightly she could barely breathe, Anita Prskalo remembers feeling her toes curl and scrape the bathroom tiles as she tried to fight back against her then-boyfriend.

In Ottawa, TV and film producers are talking about recommendations in a new expert panel looking at the future of broadcasting in Canada.

The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south.

Borders should be kept open and people and trade flowing in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, although countries have a sovereign right to take measures to try to protect their citizens, the World Health Organization says.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an order that will temporarily bar entry to the U.S. of foreign nationals, other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have traveled in China within the last 14 days.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an order that will temporarily bar entry to the U.S. of foreign nationals, other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have travelled in China within the last 14 days.

U.S. health officials have declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency, though they say the risk to the U.S. public remains low.

Nearly 200 Americans who left China are placed under a mandatory 14-day quarantine as part of stepped-up precautions in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The number of people killed in collisions with semi trailers dropped markedly last year in Saskatchewan.

Imagine 256 centimetres of snow during your first winter in Canada. This was V. Nikhilesh Paliath's reality, writes Prajwala Dixit.

A family member of a Canadian who died when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down over Iran says the federal government has agreed to DNA-test his loved one's remains to ensure Iran didn't make a mistake.

Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn't matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one of them stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at climate change and the spread of infectious diseases, the phantom power of your electronic devices and the possibility of a plastic-free period.

Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn't matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night.

Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn't matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night.

An undercover investigation into a car rental agency in Mississauga, Ont., found employees using questionable sales tactics, misleading customers and charging hidden fees.

The divorce deal sets out the immediate consequences of the split over a range of issues, including trade, citizens' rights and health care. Here's what you need to know.

The United Kingdom will officially cease to be a member of the European Union at 6 p.m. ET today, after 47 years of membership. Here's what you need to know.

Britain leaves the European Union today, and frustration over the potential impact of Brexit on trade is high throughout parts of Northern Ireland that have relied on the free flow of goods and people within the EU for decades.

As if the impeachment trial taking place south of the border weren't alienating enough, with its arcane protocols, dense arguments and predictable partisanship, there is now a legal battle raging outside the Senate chamber that has the country's leading constitutional experts taking to Twitter and the op-ed pages.

The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and the B.C. government have announced they will be in talks over the next seven days to de-escalate the standoff over the Coast GasLink pipeline project in northern B.C.

An Indigenous woman who launched a lawsuit against the Kelowna RCMP officer to whom she reported a sexual assault eight years ago has reached an out-of-court settlement with the police force.

Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam admitted in court earlier this week that he killed Richard Jones, 68, and Dianna Mah-Jones, 65, but is maintaining his original plea of not guilty.  

Being the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl may be surreal. But Katie Sowers makes very clear she hopes she's blazing a path for many more to follow.

Sinclair's brace moved her past retired American Abby Wambach, who had held the mark of 184 goals. And while the Canadian skipper is as humble as they come, she is savouring seeing a Maple Leaf atop the all-time goals list.