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David Sidoo, a businessman from Vancouver who participated in a U.S. college admissions cheating scheme, has been stripped of his Order of British Columbia.

A portion of a witness statement released Friday says the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia had "recently" acquired one of his firearms in Canada from the estate of a friend who died.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau touted the success of his government's COVID-19 response programs for small businesses during his appearance at the Commons finance committee Thursday — even as his department's most recent briefing for that same committee suggests several of those programs remain undersubscribed.

Stock markets in Toronto and New York ended higher on Friday as bargain hunters stepped back into the market following sharp losses a day earlier, but the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq and the TSX's main index still all had their worst week since March.

Twitter has removed accounts that it says are linked to the Chinese government and were pushing false information that is favourable to the country's Communist Party.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service predicted that the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in December 2018 would send "shock waves" around the world and likely have significant consequences for Canada, according to newly released federal court documents.

Five months ago, the International Olympic Committee reaffirmed its ban on political protests by specifying such gestures on a podium remain prohibited. Although the IOC said earlier this week it would begin talks that could lead to athletes making stronger protests at future Olympics, Warner wants more done.

U.S. health officials say that Americans should continue to adhere to distancingguidelines and other COVID-19 safety measures as some states have begun to ease restrictions on movement.

Toronto police have arrested a woman who they say tried to set up numerous bank accounts with the aim of falsely claiming the Canada emergency response benefit.

Passengers travelling by plane to, from or within Canada will soon have to undergo temperature checks before boarding as part of stepped-up airport screening measures meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by travellers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.

Passengers travelling by plane to, from or within Canada will soon have to undergo temperature checks before boarding as part of stepped-up airport screening measures meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by travellers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.

British Columbia has recorded the highest number of illicit drug overdose deaths in a single month, prompting the chief coroner to say the federal government should take bold action on the overdose epidemic as it has done with the COVID-19 pandemic.

British Columbia has recorded the highest number of illicit drug overdose deaths in a single month, prompting the chief coroner to say the federal government should take bold action on the overdose epidemic as it has done with the COVID-19 pandemic.

With much of the country struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.

Bruce Noksana built his cabin by Husky Lakes in N.W.T. more than two decades ago. It was 30 feet back from the lake at the time, but over the last few years, thawing permafrost and shoreline erosion has pulled the water closer and closer.

A key measure of household debt rose in the first quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold of the economy, Statistics Canada said Friday.

The five-day rolling average of new daily cases, a measure that helps smooth peaks and valleys in data, has been in consistent decline since June 4. 

As new daily cases of COVID-19 continue to decline in Ontario, the Ford government is allowing people anywhere in the province to build "social circles" of up to 10 people that can include family and friends.

Grocery chains Loblaws and Metro, as well as Walmart, have decided to stop giving their workers the pay bump of an extra $2 an hour they put in place in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cosmetics retailer Sephora and Rent the Runway, an online subscription service for designer clothes, have both committed to ensuring 15 per cent of the products they carry will come from Black creators in reaction to a surging social media campaign.

One year ago, on June 13, the Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to clinch the first championship in franchise history. A lot has changed since then.

A drive to make the RCMP's workforce more diverse stalled last year as the Mounties struggled to become fully representative of the communities they police, newly available statistics show.

China's capital is suspending plans to restart classes for the first three years of elementary school next week amid reports of new cases of community transmission in the city. Here's what's happening with COVID-19 around the world.

China's capital is suspending plans to restart classes for the first three years of elementary school next week amid reports of new cases of community transmission in the city. Here's what's happening with COVID-19 around the world.

Video of Winnipeg police officers kneeing and repeatedly kicking a man, who was on the ground, during a recent arrest has enraged critics — but a police spokesperson says the use of force was justified, and might have saved the man's life.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was "absurd and shameful" that a statue of Winston Churchill was at risk of attack by protesters, his strongest statement yet on a growing movement to challenge the legacies of past leaders.

When a customer at Shawn Chaudhry's convenience store couldn't afford to pay for a loaf of bread and a chocolate bar for his child, he dug out an old cabinet, set it up outside and put $1,000 worth of non-perishable food items inside.

The federal government is being urged to bring in regulations to limit the amount third-party companies can charge for helping people apply for the disability tax credit. The CRA says it doesn't know when that will happen because it's busy dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court of Canada will issue a ruling today on the scope of provincial governments' obligations to fund French-language education systems.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered the government of British Columbia to pay the province's sole French-language school board $6 million in damages for underfunding its school bus transportation system for a decade, and an additional $1.1 million for operations.

Whether it be removing statues of controversial historical figures or renaming streets, some Black culture scholars say what's more important is that real change accompany such moves.

As more people begin to question long-held assumptions about police, that reflection is extending to the influence of TV cop shows, which have long focused on sympathetic depictions told from the perspective of law enforcement.

Canada would benefit from a review of who polices the police, writes Erick Laming.

Service and supply businesses lay off workers as producer spending dries up, leading to calls for more focused government support

When they took power in 2015, the Trudeau Liberals promised to “build a government that looks like Canada.” But their government, now in its second mandate, still hasn't hired enough people of colour to the ranks of senior government staff to truly reflect the country’s diverse makeup.

Many Canadians are unaware that, even though they’re currently barred from driving to the U.S. for leisure travel, they can still fly to the country.

More than a dozen Chicago police officers and supervisors were captured on video, lounging inside a burglarized congressional campaign office and even appeared to be making popcorn and brewing coffee as people vandalized and stole from nearby businesses as protests and unrest spread across the city, a visibly angry Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday.

More than a dozen Chicago police officers and supervisors were captured on video "lounging" inside a burglarized congressional campaign office as people vandalized and stole from nearby businesses during protests, a visibly angry Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday.

RCMP dashcam footage of the March arrest of Fort Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam shows an arriving officer jump-tackling the chief to the ground without warning, punching him in the head and putting him in a chokehold.

A man suspected of ambushing and shooting a California sheriff's deputy Thursday is dead after a shootout with police, authorities said.

The father of a man suspected of opening fire at a California police station, wounding a deputy with a shot to the face and killing a transient man in a separate shooting said his son has mental illnesses and refuses to take medication but has no particular animus toward law enforcement.

The father of a man suspected of opening fire at a California police station, wounding a deputy with a shot to the face and killing a transient man in a separate shooting said his son has mental illnesses and refuses to take medication but has no particular animus toward law enforcement.

Approximately 60 or 70 vehicles formed a convoy through Fort Smith, N.W.T., onThursday to demand action on murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.

Approximately 60 or 70 vehicles formed a convoy through Fort Smith, N.W.T., onThursday to demand action on murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.

Just days after the territory's premier surprised residents by suggesting travellers from southern Canada would be welcomed to the N.W.T., health authorities have levied the first ever fine for breaching a public health order on an individual who travelled to the territory from Alberta Wednesday.