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Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi is denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards her staff and improper handling of immigration files.

Businesses, nonprofits and charities hit financially by the pandemic will be able to apply for the federal government’s new rent subsidy program starting Monday. 

Nineteen public servants at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) are working on a part-time basis to help former finance minister Bill Morneau's campaign to become the next secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to figures tabled in the House of Commons Friday.

Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident charged in the shooting deaths of two people during a protest in Wisconsin earlier this year and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives, posted $2 million US in bail and was released from custody Friday.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Nov. 20.

Volunteers armed with tennis balls, sticks and cans filled with coins will be a new kind of soldier in the conservation battle to keep Alberta’s urban coyotes wild.  

Volunteers armed with tennis balls, sticks and cans filled with coins will be a new kind of soldier in the conservation battle to keep Alberta’s urban coyotes wild.  

Volunteers armed with tennis balls, sticks and cans filled with coins will be a new kind of soldier in the conservation battle to keep Alberta’s urban coyotes wild.  

Michigan's top Republican state legislators said after meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Friday that they did not have any information that would change the outcome of the presidential election in the state, where Democrat Joe Biden defeated Republican Trump.

Michigan's top Republican state legislators said after meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Friday that they did not have any information that would change the outcome of the presidential election in the state, where Democrat Joe Biden defeated Republican Trump.

The Canadian military has embarked on a plan to acquire its own coronavirus testing capacity, senior defence officials told a House of Commons committee today.

The Toronto Raptors will begin the next season playing in Tampa, Fla, after their request to play home games in Toronto was denied by the federal government. A federal source with direct knowledge confirmed to CBC News that the team could return to Toronto later in the season if pandemic conditions improve.

Two Michigan state legislators headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Two Michigan state legislators headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election.

A retired Ontario Provincial Police officer and former colleague of Constable Marc Hovingh, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in the town of Gore Bay Thursday, says all of Manitoulin Island is in a state of shock after his death.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has overruled a senior departmental official over the framing of an investigation into Neskantaga First Nation's 25-year-long water crisis, CBC News has learned.

The CFL announced its 2021 schedule on Friday with the first game of the season featuring a 2019 Grey Cup rematch between the Hamilton Tiger Cats and champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday, June 10.

New COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be unveiled in Ontario on Friday after the province reported 1,418 new cases and eight more deaths. The province has now seen more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the illness since the first one was reported in late January.

New COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be unveiled in Ontario Friday after the province reported 1,418 new cases and eight more deaths. The new cases include 393 in Toronto, 400 in Peel Region and 168 in York Region. The province has now seen more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the illness since the first one was reported in late January.

New COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be unveiled in Ontario on Friday after the province reported 1,418 new cases and eight more deaths. The province has now seen more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the illness since the first one was reported in late January.

Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.1 per cent to $53.9 billion in September to mark the fifth consecutive monthly increase since the record drop in April as a result of the pandemic.

More than two years after Matthew Raymond killed four people in Fredericton, a jury has found him not criminally responsible.

More than two years after Matthew Raymond killed four people in Fredericton, a jury has found him not criminally responsible.

The Lake of the Woods Brewing Company has taken the term having a cold one to another level.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today urged Canadians to hunker down and follow public health rules to contain an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to address Canadians today as COVID-19 cases climb across the country and provinces impose new restrictions to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

New modelling released Friday morning shows Canada could see 20,000 COVID-19 cases per day by the end of the year if people maintain their current number of personal contacts. Meanwhile, Ontario is set to announce new public health restrictions in its hardest-hit areas.

After months of debate and surging cases, Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry finally broke the fire extinguisher glass to combat B.C.’s COVID emergency.

The Fifth Estate has learned new details about a shooting at a rural Nova Scotia fire hall by two RCMP officers during the manhunt for the gunman in the April mass shooting. Seven months later, witnesses say they’re still shaken and waiting for an explanation.

Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Diwali, Ramadan — some of most celebrated holidays for cultural communities in Quebec have been observed in alternative ways this year. 

At least four residents of Rehoboth Elder Care Home in Saskatoon have recently tested positive for COVID-19.

At least four residents of Rehoboth Elder Care Home in Saskatoon have recently tested positive for COVID-19.

Before this week, food banks were not allowed to accept raw meat from hunters. But a new change in rules will allow food banks in a province with some of the highest food insecurity rates in the country to apply for a special permit to accept moose or caribou meat. 

York Region Catholic students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools. 

York Region Catholic students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools. 

Committing to net-zero isn't the same as getting there — but it could be the first significant step on the path.

The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver a ruling today in a case about whether someone found not criminally responsible [NCR] for a sexual offence who is later absolutely discharged should be required to register with a sex offender registry.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of an Ontario man found not criminally responsible (NCR) for a sexual offence in 2002 who was later absolutely discharged and sought to have his name kept off a sex offender registry.

An investigation by CBC Sports reveals that in the past decade, nearly $8 million has been stolen from dozens of sports leagues and associations across Canada, almost all of it by someone on the inside, leaving the organizations and their members devastated. Rebuilding trust with their communities could take years.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Russia surpassed two million this week, and the country's hospitals are feeling the strain. Moscow, the worst-hit area, recently created three temporary hospitals to help ease the burden. CBC News visited one of the units to see what it's like on the front lines of the crisis.

Remember all that tough talk from premiers about cracking down on price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic? CBC’s Marketplace has learned there has been little legal action despite thousands of complaints across Canada.

More than 90,000 children have been killed or injured in wars and armed conflicts over the past decade, and the pandemic is weakening the mechanisms in place to protect them, writes Bill Chambers.

Even while the federal government’s new climate plan gets flak in some quarters for not moving fast enough, businesses in the heart of oil country see which way the wind is blowing.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Russia surpassed two million this week, and the country's hospitals are feeling the strain. Moscow, the worst-hit area, recently created three temporary hospitals to help ease the burden. CBC News visited one of the units to see what it's like on the front lines of the crisis.

Is the Buy American pledge from incoming U.S. president Joe Biden a nothingburger or a potential billion-dollar blow to Canada's economy? It could go either way. Key decisions in the coming months will determine if that threat has teeth. Here's what to watch.

Former federal health minister Jane Philpott is urging the federal government to “be bold” and approve Vancouver’s pitch to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs to help stem a growing tide of overdose deaths.

Remember all that tough talk from premiers about cracking down on price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic? CBC’s Marketplace has learned there has been little legal action despite thousands of complaints across Canada.

Even while the federal government’s new climate plan gets flak in some quarters for not moving fast enough, businesses in the heart of oil country see which way the wind is blowing.

Dean Nixon travels to the U.S. twice a month for life-saving experimental treatment. But government officials say he's not eligible for an exemption from Canada's mandatory 14-day coronavirus quarantine. He faces up to a year of isolation while in Canada unless the rules change or the border opens.

Canadians travelling to Hawaii this December will be allowed to avoid quarantine so long as they show proof of a negative COVID-19 test under new rules announced Thursday.