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As part of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's push for Ottawa to recalculate its fiscal stabilization fund, he cited government bonds Sunday as a dire indicator of the necessity for federal aid.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov's steady run at the Italian Open ended Sunday with a semifinal loss to Diego Schwartzman of Argentina.

The prime minister and the Governor General are headed into an uncomfortable situation on Wednesday as Julie Payette delivers the speech from the throne while her office is under an unprecedented workplace investigation over harassment claims.

The national housing strategy will need new tools to move more quickly from ideas to finished projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the head of the federal housing agency.

The Canadian comedy series Schitt's Creek has taken the Emmy Awards by storm, completing a clean sweep of the show's comedy categories.

Schitt's Creek, Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, had a big night at Sunday's Emmy Award, sweeping the comedy category with best series honours and awards for its stars, including Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.

The glitch at the virtual creative arts Emmy telecast was minor, but it may have provoked flashbacks for the host of Sunday's more ambitious main TV awards ceremony.

Schitt's Creek, Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, had a big night at Sunday's Emmy Awards, sweeping the comedy category with best series honours and awards for its stars, including Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.

Schitt's Creek stars Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy won top comedy acting Emmy Awards as the ceremony kicked off Sunday, a sign that the quirky little Canadian show was having a big night.

Schitt's Creek, Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, had a big night at Sunday's Emmy Award, sweeping the comedy category with best series honours and awards for its stars, including Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.

Schitt's Creek, Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, had a big night at Sunday's Emmy Award, sweeping the comedy category with best series honours and awards for its stars, including Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.

CBC News Network's Sunday Scrum panel is your destination for frank discussion and analysis of the week's big political stories. This week: Our panellists discuss the Liberal government's top priorities ahead of Wednesday's speech from the throne.

A bitterly fought legal battle between survivors of a brutal residential school and the federal government is slated for an appeal hearing this week over whether the case should now be moved to British Columbia from Ontario.

Nomadland, a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, has won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Tensions are continuing to run high between Mi'kmaw and commercial fishermen following the launch of a Mi'kmaq-regulated fishery in Saulnierville, N.S. While the Sipekne'katik First Nation say they have a right to fish, other fishers have called the new fishery illegal.

Tensions are continuing to run high between Mi'kmaw and commercial fishermen following the launch of a Mi'kmaq-regulated fishery in Saulnierville, N.S. While the Sipekne'katik First Nation say they have a right to fish, other fishers have called the new fishery illegal.

The chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation said he has had productive talks with federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, but in the wake of those talks, commercial fishers have laid out their own ultimatum.

The first elementary school in Ontario has closed after two staff members and two students tested positive for COVID-19.

An Ottawa elementary school has become the first in the province to close due to COVID-19 after two staff members and two students tested positive.

Environment Canada issued a tropical cyclone statement on Saturday for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and parts of Newfoundland and Labrador ahead of Hurricane Teddy's arrival on Tuesday.

A U.S. federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat users to delay looming U.S. government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use.

Canadians who have experienced an often bizarre array of COVID-19 symptoms for months say doctors have made them feel like they're crazy and even their friends don't believe what they're going through.  

The residents of Montreal and Quebec City are being urged to reduce their social activities to a minimum and face a host of new restrictions as the provincial government tries to curb a rapid increase in cases of COVID-19.

The Quebec regions of Montreal, Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches are expected to move to the "moderate alert" orange level under the province's regional alert system by Sunday. 

Thousands of demonstrators defied police warnings and occupied a historic field in Thailand's capital on Sunday to support the demands of a student-led protest movement for new elections and reform of the monarchy.

Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don't follow government rules designed to stop the spread of the virus.

Observers say they're seeing a new openness to the idea of women's rights in peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban — and they're suggesting western nations stay out of the way for now.

While the focus right now is on COVID-19 recovery measures, government still has an obligation to the electorate to bring important pre-pandemic health commitments to fruition, writes Doug Roth.

Smoke in the summer has become common in B.C., a province with a warming climate marked by longer, nastier wildfire seasons. As the environmental catastrophes become more regular, so too do the psychological consequences — a sensation called "ecological grief" or "ecological anxiety," caused by seeing loss in the natural world.

It’s almost impossible to overstate the transformative effect on American politics ignited by the death of one woman. The far-ranging potential consequences of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death will start immediately, on the election trail, in the courtroom, and in society . Here are five examples

No red carpets, a live telecast during a pandemic and more than 130 cameras spread out around the globe. The 72nd Emmy Awards are set to broadcast, and it’s almost impossible to say exactly what audiences can expect because nearly every aspect of the night is unprecedented.

Migrant workers and advocates called for a "just recovery'' from the COVID-19 pandemic during a digital rally on Saturday based out of Vancouver.

The RCMP says it is working with the FBI after federal U.S. officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin.

The RCMP says it is working with the FBI after federal U.S. officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin.

The U.S. Commerce Department on Saturday announced a one-week delay until Sept. 27 in an order issued Friday that was set to require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the TikTok app for download.

The U.S. Commerce Department on Saturday announced a one-week delay until Sept. 27 in an order issued Friday that was set to require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the TikTok app for download.

Two people have died and one is reported missing in central Greece region of Thessaly after a storm pounded parts of the country overnight and caused flooding.

Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Hope Bay mine, according to Nunavut’s chief public health officer.

Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Hope Bay mine, according to Nunavut’s chief public health officer.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says he will remember his friend and former political rival John Turner as a rare gentleman who brought a “great sense” of dignity to his long career as a politician.