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A pipeline project at the centre of a Wet'suwet'en land dispute that sparked rail blockades is ramping up work with 2,500 people set to lay pipe this summer.

Quebec's college of physicians is recommending that dozens of women who have been forced to travel to the United States for surgery — to remove implants to treat incontinence — be reimbursed by the province's health insurance board.

Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says it's "irresponsible" for Quebec Premier François Legault to suggest that systemic racism doesn't exist in the province.

Television personality Hal Johnson, who co-hosted the Canadian health and fitness segment Body Break, says the long-running series was started to combat racism.

Television personality Hal Johnson, who co-hosted the Canadian health and fitness segment Body Break, says the long-running series was started to combat racism.

Starting this year, Nunavut Day will be a statutory holiday, meaning employees in territory-regulated industries will be eligible for a day off with pay. Previously, the July 9 holiday only applied to government of Nunavut employees.

Quebec's BEI is currently investigating the deaths of Chantel Moore and Rodney Levi, two First Nations people shot and killed by police in New Brunswick in separate incidents in a span of eight days.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.

A U.S. automotive consultant says Ford is planning to stop making the Edge crossover utility vehicle, which raises questions about the future of the Oakville, Ont., assembly plant that builds it.

The NHL is looking at a return to action from that would feature 24 teams operating out of two hubs. The league has narrowed down its potential sites to 10 cities, including Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Two B.C. parents who hosted a birthday party where minors were drinking alcohol have been found not legally responsible for a deadly crash that happened after two teenagers left the party and stole a car, a ruling that ends another attempt to establish a standard of social host liability in Canada.

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill hospitalized patients.

Consumer debt loads inched lower in the first quarter of 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, Canada's largest credit monitoring firm said Tuesday.

Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.

Changes proposed under a new omnibus bill would give the energy minister sole approval over changes to royalties paid by companies regulated by Alberta's Mines and Minerals Act, NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Monday. 

North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.

There are more calls this week for mandatory masking as Alberta continues to move through its relaunch.

Researchers at the University of Guelph conducting a study looking at the COVID-19 caseload impact on the medical system in Canada have found numbers of new cases continue to climb among people under the age of 20 in Ontario.

An elderly Black couple are alleging that Durham Regional Police and staff at an Ajax, Ont., hospital, assaulted and abused them during a fall 2018 confrontation, and then tried to suppress video of the incident via threats of arrest and legal action.

Canada is expected to blow past its remaining climate change emissions targets for 2020. If we don't want to miss subsequent targets, it might be time to talk about writing them into law.

People stuck at home during the pandemic have spent more time than ever before playing video games. Gaming spending reached record levels in March and April. Gamers who play at the competitive level are confident that esports can excel where other traditional professional sports cannot — online.

The vast majority of the 159 residents at Extendicare Guildwood in Toronto's east end have been infected with coronavirus, and nearly 50 have died.

Monitoring bracelets have been rushed into use during the coronavirus outbreak without public debate, writes Martin Lukacs.

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The Canadian air force has mapped out a plan to return its maritime helicopter fleet to service after narrowing down the possible causes of a fatal crash off the coast Greece earlier this spring — an accident that claimed the lives of six military members.

The Canadian air force has mapped out a plan to return its maritime helicopter fleet to service after narrowing down the possible causes of a fatal crash off the coast Greece earlier this spring — an accident that claimed the lives of six military members.

The air force will lay out its plan Tuesday to return the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter fleet to service following a devastating crash earlier this spring that claimed the lives of six military members.

China increased testing and lockdown measures in parts of the capital Tuesday to control what appeared to be its largest coronavirus outbreak in more than two months Here's a look at coronavirus news from around the world.

A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico's largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, prompting the city to announce that the statue would be removed until officials determine the next steps.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in New Mexico's largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, police said Tuesday.

Mexico won't send any more temporary foreign workers to Canada until it has more clarity on why two died due to COVID-19, the country's ambassador to Canada said Monday.

Working to lift himself past rival Peter MacKay, Conservative leadership candidate Erin O’Toole is asking social conservatives to make him their second choice, a leaked video reveals.

The decision came after "careful review and consideration" based on information gathered during inspections, complaints and reports from staff and the public, stated director of communications Kathryn Chopp in an email to CBC.

The host of CBC's Yukon Morning radio show in Whitehorse says she resigned shortly after making on-air remarks last week about the under-representation of Indigenous and Black voices on CBC.