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The legal battle over the carbon tax will soon reach Canada’s highest court with Saskatchewan playing a major role — and a lower court ruling on Monday has increased the drama.

Toronto police say they are on the scene of a protest that disrupted GO train service on the Milton line earlier on Tuesday.

Toronto police moved in overnight and broke up a protest that disrupted GO train service on the Milton line yesterday.

GO Train service has been suspended on the Milton line due to a "safety incident" in Etobicoke, GO Transit says.

GO train service has resume on the Milton line with a detour in place due to a rail blockade east of Kipling GO station. A grassroots collective says on Twitter it is staging a blockade in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and Tyendinaga Mohawks.

Toronto police moved in overnight and broke up a protest that disrupted GO train service on the Milton line yesterday.

Albertans may soon be able to recall MLAs, municipal councillors, mayors and school board trustees, the government said Tuesday in its throne speech.

Stock markets fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, wiping out gains since the start of the year, as fear over the coronavirus is spreading even faster than the virus itself.

After insisting for years that she did nothing wrong, Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak told her colleagues in the upper house today she now accepts that posting racist letters on her Senate website was "ill-considered" — and she regrets the harm she caused by describing the Indian residential school system in positive terms.

A man who was arrested in connection with the death of a 64-year-old woman in Toronto on Friday is now facing a terrorism-related charge.

Legal experts say rulings from provincial Appeal Courts on the federal carbon tax aren't about the tax itself, but rather the government's legal grounds for it.

Canadian fashion executive Peter Nygard says he's stepping down and divesting from his company. The FBI raided the New York offices of Nygard Tuesday morning.

The FBI raided the New York offices of Canadian fashion executive Peter Nygard Tuesday morning.

Emergency backup goaltender David Ayres is loving the limelight after helping the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada, securing a win in shocking fashion.

Justin Trudeau acknowledged his own past history of unconscious racism during a celebration Monday of Black History Month.

First-year Oilers GM Ken Holland dealt for defenceman Mike Green on Sunday and added forwards Andreas Athanasiou and Tyler Ennis the next day. Improving up front and on the back end makes Edmonton one of the winners at the NHL deadline.

An investigation into Placido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behaviour by the superstar when he held senior management positions at Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera.

Brett Lewis — known as the Natural Born Quilter — has caught the attention of enthusiasts around the world and landed a contract to design an original line of fabrics and patterns, a deal he signed while on a "quilting cruise" to Alaska. 

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is urging Canadians planning international trips to keep a close eye on government travel advisories as the coronavirus outbreak spreads.

Air Canada is extending its suspension of flights between Canada and China until April as the number of coronavirus cases — and the number of countries affected — continues to grow.

Air Canada is extending its suspension of flights between Canada and China until April as the number of coronavirus cases — and the number of countries affected — continues to grow.

David Ayres, the 42-year-old emergency goaltender who helped the Carolina Hurricanes win an NHL game in Toronto, has become a sudden star, appearing on major U.S. networks. Raleigh, N.C. has declared a 'David Ayres Day.'

Prosecutors are seeking nearly two years in prison for an heiress to the Hot Pockets microwavable snack fortune who agreed to pay $300,000 US to cheat the college admissions process for her daughters in a nationwide bribery scheme.

Nearly two dozen people have been arrested after refusing to leave blockades across B.C. on Tuesday, after they came together in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.

Nearly two dozen people have been arrested after refusing to leave blockades across B.C. on Tuesday, after they came together in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.

Food conglomerate Mondelez International is buying a controlling interest in a Toronto-based company famous for its two-bite brownies for a reported $1.2 billion.

An angry group of Hindus carrying pickaxes and iron rods hurled rocks at Muslims in new violence in the Indian capital on Tuesday, a day after at least seven people, including a police officer, were killed and more than 100 others were reportedly injured in clashes over a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims, police said.

Defending the host who has showered him with pageantry, President Donald Trump refuses to speak out publicly against an Indian citizenship law pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has sparked deadly protests over discrimination against Muslims during the president's visit.

Transportation disruptions are spreading across the country this morning, as demonstrators continue to protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline in northern British Columbia and the federal government's handling of the file.

Transportation disruptions spread across the country Tuesday, as demonstrators continue to protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline project in northern B.C. and the federal government's handling of the file.

Disruptions are echoing across the country this morning despite police moving in to end a train blockade, as demonstrators continue to protest in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline in northern British Columbia and the federal government's handling of the file.

Transportation disruptions spread across the country Tuesday, as demonstrators continued to protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a $6-billion natural gas pipeline project in northern B.C.

Scientists have spotted in rocks from northern China what may be the oldest fossils of a green plant ever found, tiny seaweed that carpeted areas of the seafloor roughly a billion years ago and were part of a primordial revolution among life on Earth.

Canadian Pacific Railway obtained the injunction, saying in a statement that the company has done its best to act "honourably through direct and respectful engagement with Indigenous leaders," but that the Kahnawake blockade "has severely impacted CP's operations."

Mohawk leaders in Kahnawake, south of Montreal, are defying a court order to dismantle a rail barricade they erected just over two weeks ago, and warned authorities against trying to enforce it.

A Quebec Superior Court justic has granted an injunction against a blockade along a rail line in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, south of Montreal.

A court in eastern China has sentenced a Swedish seller of books that took a skeptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison for "illegally providing intelligence overseas," in a further sign of Beijing's hard line toward its critics.

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forced by the military to resign after nationwide protests that were part of the Arab world's 2011 pro-democracy upheaval, died on Tuesday, the country's state-run TV said. He was 91.

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forced by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that were part of the Arab world's 2011 pro-democracy upheaval, died on Tuesday, the country's state-run TV said. He was 91.

U.S. health officials tell Americans to begin preparing for coronavirus disease to spread within the country, as outbreaks in Iran, South Korea and Italy escalate.

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people globally, causing around 2,700 deaths. The majority of the cases have been in China — but there is growing concern as case numbers rise in countries like South Korea, Iran and Italy.

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people globally, causing around 2,700 deaths. The majority of the cases have been in China — but there is growing concern as case numbers rise in countries like South Korea, Iran and Italy.

The protesters are supporting Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in opposition of building the $6-billion Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, and have been restricting the transport of goods across the country over the past two weeks.

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Thunder Bay 2020 will officially begin Tuesday with opening ceremonies at Fort William Gardens in the northwestern Ontario city.

Most Canadians have seen their incomes rise over the past few years but things have been going in the opposite direction for people living in Alberta.

The fallout from Teck's decision to pull the plug on the Frontier oilsands project in northern Alberta has significant political, economic and environmental ramifications. We take a look at who benefits from the decision and who could take a hit.

Joe Biden is staring down what could be the end of his political career. The former U.S. vice-president's campaign is hobbling toward its do-or-die moment this weekend in South Carolina. Katie Simpson looks at the major challenges facing Biden.

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread outside of China, experts say the situation is rapidly moving toward a pandemic. Adam Miller looks at why the World Health Organization isn't calling it one just yet.

In December 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband brutally attacked her. She has since emerged as one of the most high-profile victims of Russia's epidemic of domestic violence, Chris Brown writes.

In December 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband took her to a wooded area near their home and chopped off both her hands in a jealous rage. She has since emerged as one of the most high-profile victims of Russia's epidemic of domestic violence, Chris Brown writes.