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Gary Longhi, a four-time Paralympian and Canada's flag-bearer for the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, has died at the age of 56.

The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has launched an investigation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the government's decision to task the WE Charity — which has ties to Trudeau's family — with administering a $900 million summer student grant program.

The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays cancelled, beaches and bars closed and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak.

The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays cancelled, beaches and bars closed and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak.

Police released photos Friday showing three officers smiling as they reenacted a chokehold that their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police stopped him as he walked down the street last summer in a Denver suburb.

COVID-19 has slammed Canada's fashion sector like a hurricane, causing serious damage and likely leaving a few casualties in its wake.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed that the province's emergency management team has been deployed to Windsor-Essex. 

A newly released audio recording suggests Iran's highest authorities allowed commercial airliners to fly in and out of Tehran during the period of intense military activity when Flight 752 was shot down — because closing the airspace would have given away the regime's plan to strike U.S. military bases in Iraq.

The real threat to Tories comes from the sameness of the front-runners in the leadership race, not their differences, writes Kory Teneycke.

Foreign Affairs Minister Franç​​​​​​​ois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory.

The Washington Redskins are undergoing a "thorough review" of their name. The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review.

The Washington Redskins are undergoing a "thorough review" of their name. The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review.

Police said a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder and a range of other serious offences connected to recent shootings in Winnipeg.

Watch live at 10 a.m. MT as Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marks the start of construction on the Keystone XL pipeline in the province. 

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marked the start of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the province on Friday in the small town of Oyen.

An analysis of data from civilian police watchdogs in Canada shows that most of their investigations do not result in charges against officers, a review by The Canadian Press of their most recent annual reports largely covering 2018 and 2019 found.

Canada's Public Health Agency (PHAC) says robust measures taken by Major League Baseball to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 is what led the government to issue an exemption to the mandatory isolation order for the Blue Jays to hold training camp in Toronto.

The federal Liberal government and the WE Charity are ending a partnership that would have seen the charity distribute some $900 million in federal student grants this summer.

Starting just after midnight, Atlantic Canadians were free to travel among the four eastern provinces without self-isolating to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, but that doesn’t mean the process was easy.

Starting just after midnight, Atlantic Canadians were free to travel among the four eastern provinces without self-isolating to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, but that doesn’t mean the process was easy.

Starting just after midnight, Atlantic Canadians were free to travel among the four eastern provinces without self-isolating to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, but that doesn’t mean the process was easy.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will give an update this morning on the arrest of the Canadian Armed Forces member who gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall early Thursday morning.

The Canadian Armed Forces member who allegedly gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall while carrying a firearm Thursday morning faces several charges and will remain in custody for at least another two weeks.

The Canadian Armed Forces member who gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall early Thursday morning will face multiple charges, says the RCMP, although it's not yet clear what those will be​​​​​​. 

The Canadian Armed Forces member who allegedly gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall while carrying a firearm Thursday morning faces a long list of firearm charges.

The Canadian Armed Forces member who allegedly gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall while carrying a firearm Thursday morning now faces a long list of charges.

The Canadian Armed Forces member who allegedly gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall while carrying a firearm Thursday morning now faces a long list of charges.

U.S. authorities have not made an official approach to the United Kingdom government for permission to speak to Prince Andrew about his contacts with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.

On June 24, 2016, a white South African-born surgeon tied a noose and taped it to the door of an operating room in the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie, Alta. He told another doctor the noose was for a Black Nigerian-born surgical assistant. On Thursday, four years after the incident, Alberta's health minister said he is ordering an independent investigation.

A Turkish court put 20 Saudi officials on trial in absentia on Friday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which sparked international outrage and tarnished the image of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler.

The fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi told a Turkish court Friday that the Washington Post columnist was lured to his death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul through "a great betrayal and deception," and she asked that all of the people responsible for his killing be brought to justice.

Details are beginning to emerge about the armed man from rural Manitoba who gained entry to the grounds of Rideau Hall Thursday morning.

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law has left the city for an undisclosed location, he revealed on his Facebook page shortly after testifying to a U.S. congressional hearing about a tough national security law China had imposed on the semi-autonomous territory

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is criticizing a new border measure imposed by China that requires Canadian lobster exporters to assume liability for COVID-19 in order to get their product into the country.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the nature-based philosophy of Indigenous architecture and explore one of the Atlantic Ocean's big mysteries: 'the cold blob.'

How do you convince people in Canada to wear masks? Experts say mandating, not just recommending it, would go a long way to helping people see them as necessary as wearing seatbelts and driving sober.

Mary Goldman says she was shocked when the Canada Border Services Agency confirmed that her brother wouldn't be allowed in the country because he does not fall under any of the categories for a family exemption, even though their mother is Canadian.

How do you convince people in Canada to wear masks? Experts say mandating, not just recommending it, would go a long way to helping people see them as necessary as wearing seatbelts and driving sober.

The wait is over. Hamilton, the groundbreaking musical, has arrived on the Disney streaming service. Eli Glasner explores whether the Broadway smash hit works on the small screen.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that only the WE Charity could administer a $900 million student grant program for students is being disputed by some experts in the sector who say other organizations would be up to the task or have more experience.

Some Canadians driving cars with U.S. licence plates say they've endured vandalism, harassment and even a minor assault from fellow Canadians convinced that they're Americans illegally in Canada. 

The armed Manitoba man arrested after ramming his truck through the front gate of the Ottawa property where the prime minister lives is being described as a pleasant man who might have fallen on hard times financially.

An armed man arrested after allegedly ramming his truck through the front gate of Rideau Hall in Ottawa worked at a rural community grocery store in west-central Manitoba and had recently posted about hardships as a result of COVID-19.

Most bird species are slow to change their songs, preferring to stick with tried-and-true tunes to defend territories and attract females — but this shift went viral across Canada.

Most bird species are slow to change their songs, preferring to stick with tried-and-true tunes to defend territories and attract females — but this shift went viral across Canada.

Crude headed for Irving Oil refinery will travel 11,900-kilometre route through the Panama Canal.

A West Vancouver man has been charged following an investigation after video surfaced on social media of a man and two girls hand-feeding black bears through an open patio door in 2018.

A trio of B.C. First Nations are expressing disappointment after learning the Supreme Court of Canada has denied their application to challenge a Federal Court of Appeal decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

For months, the COVID-19 pandemic put professional sports and the Olympics on hold. But as the world begins to reopen, it's starting to look like it's game on. What are you looking forward to as the games begin?