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The Canada Revenue Agency says people who applied for the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) this month should receive their money today — and it’s apologizing for confusing messages some claimants might have received from the tax collector’s call centre agents.

The Ontario Superior Court has struck down Premier Doug Ford's mandatory anti-gas tax stickers, calling them an "unconstitutional attempt" to legislate private retailers to "stick it to" another tier of government or political party.

A Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judge has denied a request to shelve a lower court decision that effectively allows a man to go ahead with a medically assisted death, in spite of his wife's efforts to stop him.

A Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judge has upheld a lower court decision that effectively allows a man to go ahead with a medically assisted death, in spite of his wife’s efforts to stop him.

Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, holds a news conference to provide an update on the coronavirus disease. 

Stock markets extended losses on Friday after technology stocks plunged the day before, overshadowing generally positive news about job numbers in the U.S. and Canada.

It was one of those games Toronto Raptors teams of the past probably would have lost. And it was another one of those moments where Raptors fans would wonder if the team would ever break through. 

A group of five people yelled racial slurs at a Black man before he was stabbed multiple times in a Brandon, Man., skate park on Thursday. Two women have become the first people in the city to be charged with public incitement of hatred, according to police.

Canada's economy added 246,000 jobs in August, a figure that pushed the jobless rate down 0.7 percentage points to 10.2 per cent.

The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, a spokesperson said on Friday, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety. Here's a look at what's happening with the coronavirus around the world.

The number of mammoth skeletons recovered at an airport construction site north of Mexico City has risen to at least 200, with a large number still to be excavated, experts said Thursday.

Rescue workers used cranes, a bulldozer and their bare hands in search operations that resumed early Friday in the rubble of a building that collapsed last month in Beirut's catastrophic explosion, hoping to find a survivor after a pulsing signal was detected.

The pole, being raised Friday near Terrace, B.C., honours the many women who have gone missing along a stretch of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert since 1969. Carver Mike Dangeli hopes it provides a sense of healing.

Slime moulds aren't well known, but they can be found everywhere, even in Antarctica. Here's a close-up look at these magical, colourful and tiny little creatures.

Blessing Jayakumar's mother is 70, a resident of Cambridge, and was all set to board an Air France flight from Bangalore to Toronto via Paris when employees turned her away, she says.

When a Norwegian company needed help testing its new video simulation game Fishing: North Atlantic, one of the people they turned to was a 16-year-old honour student from a tiny fishing port in eastern Nova Scotia.

Police have identified a man who they allege shot four people in a home east of Toronto early this morning. All four were found dead, along with the shooter, who died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Durham Regional Police say. 

Police say several people have been found dead in a home in Oshawa, Ont., after reports of shots being fired.

Police have identified a man who they allege shot four people in a home east of Toronto early this morning. All four were found dead, along with the shooter, who died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Durham Regional Police say. 

Neighbours say a family of six people lived at the home where a shooting took place early Friday. Police said four males and one female are among the dead, including the alleged shooter, but have not yet released other information about the victims.

Const. George Tudos, spokesperson for the Durham Regional Police Service, said that multiple callers reported hearing gunshots inside the Oshawa residence.

Police say four people have been found dead in a home east of Toronto after an early morning shooting.

Since late March, when Canada closed its international borders to non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than four million people have entered the country. Here’s why Canada's borders are still open to some visitors.

The widely anticipated adaptation of Mulan opens Friday, but only for subscribers to the Disney screening service — a move that could diminish the impact of the biggest film to ever be directed by a woman

The widely anticipated adaptation of Mulan opens Friday, but only for subscribers to the Disney screening service — a move that could diminish the impact of the biggest film to ever be directed by a woman

Russian schoolchildren returned to class this week, with COVID-19 safety measures such as mass testing of school employees marking a different approach from what we see in Canada, where there is a focus on priorities such as wearing masks and physical distancing.

Russian schoolchildren returned to class this week, with COVID-19 safety measures such as mass testing of school employees marking a different approach from what we see in Canada, where there is a focus on priorities such as wearing masks and physical distancing.

One of the country's leading human rights groups is urging Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to turn all suspected acts of racism, white supremacy and hateful conduct within the Canadian Armed Forces over to a specialized task force of military police officers or the RCMP for investigation.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the steps taken by one Toronto highrise to bring its waste down to almost zero, and how meteorologists talk about the weather - and what that means for our understanding of extreme heat.

The widely anticipated adaptation of Mulan opens Friday, but only for subscribers to the Disney screening service — a move that could diminish the impact of the biggest film to ever be directed by a woman

Man suspected of fatally shooting right-wing supporter in Oregon killed during scuffle with law enforcement.

A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as "losers" and "suckers."

A new report details multiple instances of U.S. President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as "losers" and "suckers."

The National for Thursday, September 3

On the brink of elimination, OG Anunoby hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Toronto Raptors life in the NBA playoffs.

The Conservatives have again asked Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger to investigate the activities of the spouse of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, amid allegations of improper lobbying. 

In a precedent-setting case, an Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a nine-year-old must go back to the classroom, despite his father's concerns about COVID-19. The judge also advised all estranged parents to figure out how to settle such issues without going to court.

In a precedent-setting case, an Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a nine-year-old must go back to the classroom, despite his father's concerns about COVID-19. The judge also advised all estranged parents to figure out how to settle such issues without going to court.

In a precedent-setting case, an Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a nine-year-old must go back to the classroom, despite his father's concerns about COVID-19. The judge also advised all estranged parents to figure out how to settle such issues without going to court.

A North American environmental watchdog found there is “scientifically valid evidence” that oilsands tailings ponds are contaminating groundwater sources.

A North American environmental watchdog found there is “scientifically valid evidence” that oilsands tailings ponds are contaminating groundwater sources.