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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Federal Justice Minister David Lametti will soon introduce legislation to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada — ending a decades-old prohibition on gambling that experts say has funnelled billions of dollars into the black market.

Federal Justice Minister David Lametti will soon introduce legislation to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada — ending a decades-old prohibition on gambling that experts say has funnelled billions of dollars into the black market.

Federal Justice Minister David Lametti will soon introduce legislation to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada — ending a decades-old prohibition on gambling that experts say has funnelled billions of dollars into the black market.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Nov. 25.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said violent messages and death threats that target members of Parliament are not helpful tactics in the battle against systemic racism in Canada.

The top pick out of eight Canadians on a short list to appear on the next $5 bill is Marathon of Hope icon Terry Fox, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

The trial of Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul, detained in Saudi Arabia since May 2018, has been transferred from Saudi Arabia's criminal court to a court specializing in terrorism charges, according to her family.

Brian Boucher was able to sexually abuse two young boys, and terrorize several others over a 20-year span, because top officials in the Catholic Church ignored complaints about his behavior and, in some cases, tried to keep serious allegations secret, according to a damning report.

Brian Boucher was able to sexually abuse two young boys, and terrorize several others over a 20-year span, because top officials in the Catholic Church ignored complaints about his behavior and, in some cases, tried to keep serious allegations secret, according to a damning report.

The BC Coroners Service says 162 people died in October due to overdoses from toxic illicit drugs.

The raft of musicians who were snubbed by the 2021 Grammy Award nominations on Tuesday highlight the Recording Academy's scattershot efforts at inclusion, say industry observers, pointing out that ironically, those snubs might have been inadvertently caused by the academy's attempts to do the opposite. 

While the development of a COVID-19 vaccine could generate billions of dollars for some pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, concerns over accusations of exploiting the pandemic will likely temper profits, experts suggest.

Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.

An NHL legend from Manitoba is honouring an NHL pioneer from Saskatchewan and the path he cleared for First Nations people dreaming of the big league.

Amid reports of rising anti-Semitism around the world, the federal government has named former Liberal justice minister and internationally known human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler as Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting anti-semitism.

The federal government has named former Liberal justice minister and internationally-known human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler as Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism.

Ontario Provincial Police say they have laid criminal charges in connection with the murder of a young North Bay area mother 40 years ago.

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group says the sale of the company is complete and it has emerged from bankruptcy protection.

Ontario's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was hampered by poor emergency preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system, according to a report issued Wednesday by the province's auditor general. 

Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Maryam Monsef, minister for women and gender equality, take questions after announcing new funding to support three initiatives aimed at preventing family violence and supporting survivors.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday said he has "serious, serious problems" with a new report released by Ontario's auditor general that criticized the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday said he has "serious, serious problems" with a new report released by Ontario's auditor general that criticized the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The top federal public servant says only a small fraction of the 5,000-plus pages of documents the government has released on the WE Charity affair were blacked out.

The Canadian company accused the state of overstepping its bounds, arguing that Enbridge's Line 5 was under the sole regulatory jurisdiction of the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.

Alberta and the Atlantic provinces are both scrambling to reduce a rising number of COVID-19 cases, but due to different responses early in the pandemic their circumstances are very different.

Small businesses in Toronto and Peel Region say it's not fair that they should be closed for in-person shopping while big-box stores can sell all manner of goods — from clothing to books to tech gadgets — if they happen to also sell essential products such as groceries.

Audrey Hopkinson would have turned 34 today, the same day the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses publishes its annual femicide list. This year, Hopkinson's name will be on that list.

Five years after Parliament passed a law giving victims of crime new rights, Canada’s chief victims’ advocate is calling on MPs to fix a regime she says has failed to empower and support those harmed by crime.

When COVID-19 cases surged in July, restrictions were draconian and immediate in some regions.

Satisfaction with how premiers Jason Kenney and Brian Pallister have handled the pandemic is dropping. So is Conservative support in their provinces.

Bitcoin has crashed through its previous U.S. dollar high, but inexperienced Canadian buyers could get their fingers burned — again — from wild swings.

Bitcoin has crashed through its previous U.S. dollar high, but inexperienced Canadian buyers could get their fingers burned — again — from wild swings.

Bitcoin may be on the verge of crashing through its previous high reached three years ago, but inexperienced Canadian buyers could get their fingers burned — again — from wild swings.

Bye-bye, 'America First'. We now have a good sense of what Joe Biden's administration will look like, what its early moves will be and its attitude toward international affairs. And it's a dramatic shift from the Trump era.

Bitcoin may be on the verge of crashing through its previous high reached three years ago, but inexperienced Canadian buyers could get their fingers burned — again — from wild swings.

Alberta has new COVID-19 restrictions, but will they be enough? Plus, COVID containment lessons from Australia.

Marlow Fraser never expected her otherwise healthy brother would become part of a statistic — one of nearly 260,000 people in the United States who have died of COVID-19.