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An organization that tracks hate speech has filed a police complaint with the RCMP against Travis Patron, of Redvers, Sask., who is the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party.

U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Wednesday called the White House effort to discredit him "bizarre" and urged an end to the divisiveness over the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling for a stop to the "nonsense."

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro has directed the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to change its standards of practice for physicians by July 20 in an attempt to stop the province’s doctors from leaving their practices en masse due to an ongoing dispute over pay.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a Baltimore hospital after being treated for a possible infection, a spokesperson for the court said on Wednesday. 

The Vancouver businessman and former pro football player pleaded guilty to fraud after paying $200,000 US to have a professional test writer impersonate his two sons.

The Vancouver businessman and former pro football player pleaded guilty to fraud after paying $200,000 U.S. to have a professional test writer impersonate his two sons.

A group that tracks hate speech has filed a police complaint with the RCMP against Travis Patron, of Redvers, Sask., who is the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party.

For years, Clayton Pottinger worked on his coaching skills, developing a resume he felt was good enough for Canada's university level. But every opportunity that slipped by made him wonder if it would ever happen — and about the reasons why.

Out of the more than two million people who crossed the border since Canada implemented strict quarantine laws, no one has been arrested and just a handful have been fined for breaking the two-week isolation rule.

A Dauphin woman is warning other outdoorsy Manitobans to be careful after she was hit in the face by a startled black bear while running in Riding Mountain National Park on Monday.

A Dauphin woman is warning other outdoorsy Manitobans to be careful after she was hit in the face by a startled black bear while running in Riding Mountain National Park on Monday.

Nick Cannon's 'hateful speech' and 'anti-Semitic theories' on an episode of his podcast prompted ViacomCBS to cut ties with the TV host and producer, the media giant said.

The Toronto District School Board says it is preparing for new possibilities when school returns in September that may include no French classes, shortened school days and a price tag that could cost as much as $250 million.

Attorneys for George Floyd's family plan to announce a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers who are charged in his death.

George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police department.

Allegations posted to social media Tuesday describe an incident from 1999.

In December 2019, Leslie McDermott was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down most of Canada, her teenage daughter, Madeline, became her main support, taking care of the cooking, cleaning and even acting as a nurse.

Statistics Canada says it plans to start collecting race-based data in its official police-reported statistics — something advocates have called for to get a better sense of how crime affects marginalized communities. 

Canada's central bank opted to keep its benchmark interest rate right where it was on Wednesday, at 0.25 per cent.

Canada's central bank opted to keep its benchmark interest rate right where it was on Wednesday, at 0.25 per cent.

Canada's central bank opted to keep its benchmark interest rate right where it was on Wednesday, at 0.25 per cent.

Canada's housing market showed signs of recuperation from COVID-19 last month, with prices and sales numbers well up from where they were a year earlier.

A government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations, a study says.

An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol formerly occupied by a statue of a slave trader.

Tokyo raised its coronavirus alert to the highest "red" level on Wednesday, alarmed by a recent spike in daily new cases to record highs, with Gov. Yuriko Koike describing the situation in Japan's capital as "rather severe." Here's the latest on the pandemic from around the world.

Florida reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and reached 300,000 total infections amid an ongoing surge in the United States. Here's the latest on the pandemic from around the world.

As the spotlight continues to shine on racism in Canadian police forces, board rooms and classrooms, local sports teams are speaking out about the slurs they face on the soccer field and the indifference they encounter from game officials.

The chief of the N.W.T Dene Nation wants an independent review into the federal day school settlement distribution process. The process can take up to a year, says claims administrator.

A postcard from Ontario addressed to an Island woman has made its way to her after more than 20 years.

Police chiefs, police associations and officers in southern Ontario have been on the defensive as media scrutiny and public criticism persist during widespread calls for police reform.

A year after the murders of three people in Northern B.C. led to the largest manhunt in Canadian history, the mother of one of the victims and the Whitehorse trucker who built a memorial for her daughter reflect on the impact of the tragedy.

The vast majority of leadership positions in Canadian sport — from the NHL and CFL to high-performance governing bodies and university athletics — are occupied by people who are white. For many Black, Indigenous and persons of colour, that is a problem.

Justice Minister David Lametti said he is prepared to introduce legislation to prevent charges from being thrown out due to court delays caused by COVID-19 disruptions.

Alberta's Korite International, which produces about 90 per cent of the world's supply of the rare gem ammolite, has obtained creditor protection.

Alberta's Korite International, which produces about 90 per cent of the world's supply of the rare gem ammolite, has obtained creditor protection.

The well-being of our country's children and youth is an issue that must transcend political ideology and partisanship, writes Del Graff.

Canadians have been flooding the foreign chapter of the Democratic Party with offers to help it defeat Donald Trump in this fall’s presidential election. We look at U.S. campaign laws: what's legal, what's ethical, and what's not.

An RCMP officer in B.C. has been suspended and has resigned from the force after members of the public complained about posts on his Facebook account criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement that they say are racially insensitive. He says he's being punished for a difference of opinion and plans to fight the suspension.

A year after the murders of three people in Northern B.C. led to the largest manhunt in Canadian history, the mother of one of the victims and the Whitehorse trucker who built a memorial for her daughter reflect on the impact of the tragedy.

At least five Toronto police officers have been suspended with pay as the service's internal investigators unit probes their possible ties to corruption in the GTA towing industry, CBC News has learned.

Thousands of completed passports that have been stuck in limbo since March because of the pandemic are finally making their way to their rightful owners across Canada.

B.C.'s Ministry of Children and Family Development has reached a proposed multimillion dollar settlement agreement with more than 100 alleged victims of a Kelowna social worker accused of stealing from some of the province’s most vulnerable foster children.

The NHL is defending its decision to have an American television network provide the world feed of its restart in Toronto, a move that isn't supported by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation and an executive order that he said will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong, then quickly shifted his speech into a campaign rally-style broadside against Democratic rival Joe Biden.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation and an executive order that he said will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong, then quickly shifted his speech into a campaign rally-style broadside against Democratic rival Joe Biden.

The former parliamentary ethics watchdog that found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau guilty of violating the ethics act for vacationing on a private island owned by the Aga Khan says the prime minister may have a “blind spot” when it comes to ethical matters.