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Edward Snowden, a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the United States after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs.

The commissioners conducting a public inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia have started their work, federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday.

The commissioners conducting a public inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia have started their work, federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday.

The commissioners conducting a public inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia have started their work, federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday.

Retired Parliament Hill security guard Louis Létourneau describes what happened six years ago at the shooting on Parliament Hill and the lasting traumatic impacts it's had on him.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to reduce the waste around trick-or-treating and some of the hurdles to widespread electric-vehicle adoption in Canada.

China’s foreign ministry is lashing out at Canada after a House of Commons subcommittee concluded that the state's mistreatment of Uighurs living in Xinjiang province is tantamount to genocide.

An Ontario Superior Court judge granted a permanent injunction Thursday against the continued presence of a Six Nations land reclamation camp that has stopped the construction of a Caledonia, Ont., subdivision.

Blazing wooden pallets and tires blocked one side of a street leading into a southern Ontario community on Thursday, after a skirmish between police and members of a First Nation land reclamation camp. 

A confrontation between the Ontario Provincial Police and some Six Nations members happened in Caledonia, Ont., hours after an Ontario Superior Court judge granted a permanent injunction Thursday against the continued presence of a Six Nations land reclamation camp that has stopped the construction of a subdivision.

The search for missing hiker Jordan Naterer, which was brought to a halt Saturday after an extensive five-day effort, has resumed, says Princeton Ground Search and Rescue in British Columbia.

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince's accuser an "awful fantasist."

Nigerians protesting police brutality have been demonstrating in the streets for two weeks, and the hashtag #EndSARS trended on Twitter even after the police promised to dismantle the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad police unit earlier this month.

Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault said today that Elections Canada is prepared to run a snap election, despite the roadblocks imposed by the pandemic.

Tim Hortons and Burger King have signed a deal with TerraCycle's Loop program to test an option that would allow customers to pay a deposit and receive their order in reusable, returnable cups and food packaging.

A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains.

The federal government is moving to support people displaced by a water crisis in a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario and is working to end the 25-year boil water advisory "as quickly as possible," says Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller.

The mother of 17-year-old Traevon Chalifoux-Desjarlais, who died in his Abbotsford group home in September, says she wants justice for her son. "They're supposed to be there to help support him ... but they failed him," she said.

The Republican-led Senate judiciary committee voted in favour of President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime U.S. Supreme Court post on Thursday, with Democrats boycotting the proceedings after fiercely opposing her confirmation.

Provinces in Western Canada continue to see some of their highest numbers yet in new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with B.C. confirming its first outbreak in a school setting.

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to increase across Canada, many provinces are urging residents to follow the safety guidelines and restrict social interactions in order to flatten the curve.

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to increase across Canada, many provinces are urging residents to follow the safety guidelines and restrict social interactions in order to flatten the curve.

Despite the recommendations of hand-picked government advisers, Alberta elementary school students will learn about residential schools in a new curriculum, the education minister says.

A key safety improvement designed to save lives in floatplane crashes has been postponed again. Inflatable life-jackets, to be worn by passengers instead of stored under seats, were to become mandatory Sept. 6.

When Justin Trudeau held a virtual town hall Wednesday night with students and staff of Memorial University, one of the questions focused on a matter thousands of kilometres away.

South Korean officials refused to suspend a seasonal influenza inoculation effort on Thursday, despite growing calls for a halt, including an appeal from a key group of doctors, after the deaths of at least 13 of those vaccinated. Health authorities said they found no direct links between the deaths and the vaccines.

This week's excitement ended quietly on Wednesday afternoon, brought to a formal conclusion by a vote of 180 nays to 146 yeas. But the break in tension may be short-lived — and it's not clear how the partisan players will conduct themselves now in the wake of this week's showdown.

Parents say education one of the issues they're watching as campaign trail continues.

The number of people who died from the Black Death in the 14th century doubled about every six weeks, while the doubling rate from the Great Plague in the 17th century was every two weeks according to a new study out of McMaster University that researchers say relates to the current pandemic. 

A Montreal man is trying to bring his wife, who survived the Beirut explosion, to Canada but her application has been turned down.

Bayan Assi, a Canadian citizen, has been trying to bring his Lebanese wife to Canada ever since they married in January. But despite the horrific explosion in August that levelled parts of Beirut, the two are no closer to being together.

Five years into the Canadian military's formal crackdown on sexual misconduct, some in the Armed Forces who report sexual offences still report being bullied, harassed and singled out by superior officers, according to a new report by an agency of the Department of National Defence.

Florida is a fierce electoral battleground. Wins and losses are razor thin, and 29 electoral votes are at stake — the third highest amount in any state. And key to winning the state are the votes of its seniors.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, former vice-president Joe Biden, meet for their second and final debate of the presidential election campaign in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday. Here's how you can watch the debate live.

Premier Doug Ford is facing accusations of using the response to COVID-19 as a guise to advance his political interests by adding unrelated measures to legislative bills that contain pandemic measures.

Winning the presidency is one thing. Being a successful president is another. And Joe Biden’s fate could be determined, on both counts, in the coming days. His hope of passing landmark legislation hinges on controlling the U.S. Senate. A look at the key Senate battles and their outsized importance.

Some of the Parliament Hill security guards on duty the day in 2014 a gunman killed a soldier and stormed Centre Block have reported long-lasting post-traumatic stress.

Thailand's government cancelled a state of emergency it had declared for Bangkok last week after the embattled prime minister suggested the gesture to cool massive student-led protests seeking democracy reforms.

A trio of space travellers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed in Kazakhstan.

This Saturday, British Columbians head to the polls in a snap provincial election. According to NDP Leader John Horgan, the intent is to maintain political stability in the next year as the province continues to deal with the threat of COVID-19. Today on Front Burner, CBC provincial affairs reporter Tanya Fletcher, who covers the B.C. Legislature, walks us through the issues and controversies that are capturing attention during the short but eventful campaign.

Former U.S. president Barack Obama used a rally appearance in Philadelphia to launch a blistering attack on Republican President Donald Trump, who's seeking re-election in less than two weeks.

A snap election is avoided after the Liberals win a confidence vote. The At Issue panel breaks down the political game of chicken.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Thousands of protesters have been demonstrating across Nigerian cities, calling for an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, a police unit set up in the 1980s to tackle criminality. It has become feared and loathed by Nigerians, accused of kidnapping, torture and killing.

Thousands of protesters have been demonstrating across Nigerian cities, calling for an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, a police unit set up in the 1980s to tackle criminality. It has become feared and loathed by Nigerians, accused of kidnapping, torture and killing.

WestJet says it will begin providing refunds to all its passengers whose flights were cancelled due to the pandemic. 

British Columbia's provincial health officer says she expects the "beginnings" of a COVID-19 vaccine may be available for some residents as soon as January.

U.S. Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s nomination of Barrett following the mid-September death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, arguing that he should have awaited the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election.

U.S. Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s nomination of Barrett following the mid-September death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, arguing that he should have awaited the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Justin Trudeau weighed in Wednesday on the search for the missing Vancouver software developer, who is believed to have headed out for an overnight hike and never returned.