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A group of current and former Black civil servants has issued a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government alleging it discriminated against Black employees for decades.

A group of current and former Black civil servants has issued a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government alleging it discriminated against Black employees for decades.

Indigenous rights advocates say the Liberal government’s draft legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People is better than expected.

The Trudeau government quietly signed a protocol with the U.S. on October 26 that will allow Canada to continue to ship plastic waste to American waste brokers — opening a 'back door' that will allow it to evade the plastic waste shipping restrictions the federal government committed to under the Basel Treaty plastic ban.

Three former U.S. presidents say they'd be willing to take a coronavirus vaccine publicly, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated against a disease that has already killed more than 273,000 people across the country.

Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he's pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Yohanen and Shifra Lowen, two former Hasidic Jews, argued the Quebec government didn't do enough to ensure they received a proper education.

The National Science Foundation has released new footage of the collapse of the Arecibo telescope platform, which collapsed Dec. 1 after sustaining irreparable damage earlier in 2020.

Airbnb says it has a plan to curb New Year's Eve parties this year while Canada works to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, with the announcement coming not long after a short-term rental was the site of a 60-person party in Mississauga.

Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King has announced that P.E.I. will not re-enter the Atlantic bubble until at least Dec. 21, with the extension announced the same afternoon that the Island's 73rd COVID-19 case was confirmed.

A man who was shot at by Ontario Provincial Police in the Kawartha Lakes region has died in hospital, according to the province's police watchdog.

According to the SIU, the 33-year-old man was injured after his vehicle collided with an OPP cruiser and another car on Nov. 26. Three officers then began firing at his vehicle. His one-year-old child was also killed during the interaction.

Premier François Legault has backtracked on his plan to allow gatherings over the Christmas holiday period after a rise in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. 

Canadian actors Stephan James and Shamier Anderson are launching The Black Academy, an initiative to honour, celebrate and showcase established and emerging Black talent across the country.

After a former Supreme Court justice told MPs that the RCMP is likely aware of members credibly accused of sexual assault, the service is again calling on victims to come forward — but it's not saying how many of its members have been sanctioned for such acts.

In a rare Saturday court hearing, a judge will decide if a Winnipeg church can continue to have drive-in services despite a pandemic-related public health order.

The Canadian dollar hit its highest point in more than two years on Thursday as the U.K. announced it had approved a coronavirus vaccine for emergency use and oil prices were buoyed by an apparently deal among OPEC nations to extend their current production cuts past January.

Alphonso Davies, who drew worldwide acclaim while helping Bayern Munich fill its trophy case in 2020, has been named Canada Soccer's Men's Player of the year.

IBM is sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work involved in inoculating the world's population against the novel coronavirus.

Canadian children and teens may have to wait to get any vaccines to protect people against COVID-19 because so few kids have been part of the clinical trials to test the immunizations so far.

Canadian children and teens may have to wait to get any vaccines to protect people against COVID-19 because so few kids have been part of the clinical trials to test the immunizations so far.

Fort Nelson First Nation Chief Sharleen Gale says if the missing money is not secured by March 31, 2021, $40 million of funds from the federal government will disappear. 

Members of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation demonstrated outside the Giant Mine site Wednesday demanding a federal apology, compensation and a formal role in the remediation of their traditional lands.

A noon-time boom that was heard and felt from southern Ontario to Virginia on Wednesday was likely caused by a disintegrating meteor, according to an organization in western New York that keeps track of such phenomena.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers speech on upcoming anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique de Montreal massacre

The Liberal government will introduce legislation today that will formalize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) in Canadian law.

The Liberal government introduced legislation today that will begin the process of bringing Canadian law into alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP).

One of Edmonton's most notorious criminals wants to change his name. He also wants to keep his new identity secret.

Premier François Legault says Quebec will not allow gatherings over the December holidays in light of a rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. "When we look at the situation, we are forced to realize that it is not realistic," he said Thursday.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Alberta is planning for the creation of field hospitals to treat hundreds of COVID-19 patients, while B.C. has introduced new restrictions on indoor group activities.

Premier François Legault says Quebec will not allow gatherings over the December holidays in light of a rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. "When we look at the situation, we are forced to realize that it is not realistic," he said Thursday.

China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon's surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempted by any country in more than 40 years.

Public health officials are set to provide more details on Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan as the Conservatives push the Liberals for more information on how and when they will be distributed.

Federal officials today explained how they plan to roll out millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming weeks as Ottawa launches its mass inoculation campaign.

The Conservatives are pushing the federal government to release detailed reporting on how, and when, the COVID-19 vaccine will roll out in Canada.

Federal officials today explained how they plan to roll out millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming weeks as Ottawa launches its mass inoculation campaign.

Tributes poured in from France and around Europe on Thursday, a day after former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died of complications from COVID-19 at age 94.

Tributes poured in from France and around Europe on Thursday, a day after former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died of complications from COVID-19 at age 94.

The province would not provide information on campground usage to CBC News but another group obtained some data through freedom of information.

The province would not provide information on campground usage to CBC News but another group obtained some data through freedom of information.

Husky Energy is getting $41.5 million from the Newfoundland and Labrador government to keep the idled West White Rose offshore oil project going, particularly to “protect the option of re-starting” in 2020 — although there is no guarantee that will happen.

After not being able to access help herself, a 19-year-old Ontario woman is pushing for a three-digit crisis hotline and politicians are starting to listen. 

A fishing tournament organizer and TV personality has brought his business to New Brunswick after being fined $9,000 and losing his Ontario fishing licence for not reporting the nearly 200 dead bass he threw into a dumpster.

The U.S. vaccination program of 1976, though it was cut short, may offer some lessons as governments around the world prepare to inoculate the public at large.

Although Canada and the U.S. mutually agreed to close their shared border to non-essential travel, they each crafted their own policies. That has sparked some confusion and frustration, as the rules vary — depending on which country you're entering.

Two months after becoming the new leader of the Green Party, polls suggest Annamie Paul has yet to register with a majority of Canadians.

The U.S. vaccination program of 1976, though it was cut short, may offer some lessons as governments around the world prepare to inoculate the public at large.

A Markham, Ont., man who rented a dozen luxury homes and turned them into rooming houses has been ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution to the landlords within 10 days or he'll be arrested and jailed for four months.

Abby Acosta-Pickering's eight-year-old brother Ollie was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. During COVID-19, the siblings were separated to protect him as he undergoes treatment. Abby, 12, writes about what it's like to donate stem cells and cheer on her younger brother through chemotherapy and COVID-19.

Although Canada and the U.S. mutually agreed to close their shared border to non-essential travel, they each crafted their own policies. That has sparked some confusion and frustration, as the rules vary — depending on which country you're entering.