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The Raptors' longest, strangest and in some ways most endearing season in franchise history came to an end Friday night, eliminated by Boston in a seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal slugfest.

Environment Canada has advised people with underlying medical conditions or serious infections such as COVID-19 to postpone or reduce activities outside.

Pro-gun activists marched in Ottawa on Saturday to contest what they describe as the "injustice and ineffectiveness" of the federal government's assault weapons ban.

Several thousand people gathered Saturday in downtown Montreal to hear speeches from conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccine activists, in one the largest demonstrations to date against the Quebec government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several thousand people gathered Saturday in downtown Montreal to hear speeches from conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccine activists, in one the largest demonstrations to date against the Quebec government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former University of Toronto track and cross-country runner Tamara Jewett was victorious in the women's race at the Canadian Pro Triathlon Championship on Saturday, defeating 2016 Olympian Amélie Kretz and three-time Ironman 70.3 champion Rach McBride.

The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve recently installed three new wildlife tunnels under a highway on the west coast of Vancouver Island to allow amphibians to avoid being hit by cars.

Thousands of homes have burned down in recent days in Oregon, which has become the latest epicentre in a larger summer outbreak of fires sweeping the western U.S., collectively scorching a landscape the size of New Jersey and killing at least 25 people.

Fires have destroyed thousands of homes in days, making Oregon the latest epicentre in a larger summer outbreak of fires sweeping the western U.S., collectively scorching a landscape the size of New Jersey.

A guaranteed basic income for all Canadians has emerged as the top policy choice of Liberal MPs, just as the Trudeau government is crafting its plan to help people weather the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild the ravaged economy.

Toots Hibbert was one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and Funky Kingston.

B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer addresses rise in cases, school re-openings, mask debate, vaccine outlook.

Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., beat world No. 94 Paula Badosa of Spain 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Istanbul tennis championship clay-court event on Saturday.

A record-breaking number of New Brunswick residents voted in advance polls ahead of the provincial election Monday, according to figures from Elections New Brunswick.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the four family members who were slain in their Oshawa, Ont., home earlier this month.

The deadly fires devastating California are unlike any seen before, experts say. Research shows that climate change has amplified the risk of many conditions that help them ignite and spread, suggesting there will be more extreme wildfires in the western U.S. and Western Canada.

Anti-Black racism protests have put renewed focus on how little Black Canadians are reflected in school curriculum. While efforts are being made by some teachers in different parts of the country, parents are also taking matters into their own hands.

What we know so far about the latest evidence about symptoms and transmission of the novel coronavirus in children.

A senior Conservative MP is comparing a government proposal for online voting in the House of Commons to the dating app Tinder.

Canada will retaliate within days against American aluminum tariffs with an announcement early next week of a series of counter-tariffs, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 10 per cent levy on certain Canadian products.

The RCMP has flagged ways to tighten its security protocols in response to the Cameron Ortis espionage case — but not one of those changes has been implemented in the year since his arrest.

The Toronto Raptors have been eliminated from the NBA playoffs. Toronto's NBA championship defence ended with a 92-87 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

Six months into the pandemic, the federal government remains in crisis-response and prepares further COVID-19 relief.

A truck with Texas licence plates was badly vandalized and spray-painted with "Trump" sometime Wednesday night in Victoria.

Canada’s ambassador to the United States says she is not worried about the relationship with our neighbours to the south despite ongoing tensions between the two countries.

Former Canadian rugby sevens captain Jen Kish is sharing her struggles with mental health so that others can feel they're not alone in their battles.

Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in two neighbouring Interlake communities, the first time the disease has been identified on First Nations in Manitoba.