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The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has awarded $35,000 in damages to a young Black child handcuffed by police at an elementary school in Ontario's Peel region when she was six years old.

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion US to settle a criminal charge of defrauding safety regulators in connection with the development of the 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes.

Iran's pattern of behaviour since the destruction of Flight PS752 by its military has convinced Ottawa it can't trust Tehran's version of events, says the prime minister's special adviser on crash — which is why Ralph Goodale says he's relying on a specialized team in Canada to chase down the facts.

Nova Scotia is banning "dry celling" in its jails, doing away with a practice that places prisoners suspected of hiding contraband inside their bodies under strict surveillance at all times.

The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs will be able to play in their home rinks this season despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government announced Thursday. 

The head of a Hamilton hospital who vacationed in the Dominican Republic over the holidays is out of the position, after two days of public outrage.

U.S. President Donald Trump's role in inciting violence at the Capitol and his refusal to acknowledge his election defeat is prompting some lawmakers to urge his removal from office through the 25th Amendment. Here's how the process works.

The woman shot dead by police during Wednesday's siege of the U.S. Capitol was identified by police as Ashli Babbitt, a U.S. Air Force veteran whose social media activity indicates she embraced far-fetched right-wing conspiracy theories.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at some sustainable personal habits that have been growing in popularity, and explore ways to ease children's anxiety about climate change.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's seeking the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund a day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.

Three days before the riots at the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon asked the Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. Then during the chaos Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's seeking the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund a day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.

The head of the U.S. Capitol Police defended his department's response to the storming of the Capitol, saying Thursday that officers "acted valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions." Washington's mayor called the police response "a failure."

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden called the violent group that stormed the U.S. Capitol "domestic terrorists," laying the blame for the violence squarely at President Donald Trump's feet, as he announced his pick for attorney general.

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden called the violent group that stormed the U.S. Capitol "domestic terrorists," laying the blame for the violence squarely at President Donald Trump's feet, as he announced his pick for attorney general.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Jeff Bezos on Bloomberg's billionaires' list to become world's richest person on Thursday, a title the Amazon founder has held since October 2017.

The Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is representing a number of Ontario pastors and church elders charged for holding church services in contravention of the Reopening Ontario Act.

Ralph Goodale, Canada's special adviser on the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet one year ago this week, is rejecting Tehran's offer to pay $150,000 to the families of those killed in the tragedy.

The province says the positivity rate among school-aged children has increased sharply in recent weeks. For kids aged 12 to 13-years-old increased from 5.44 per cent in late November and early December to nearly 20 per cent in early January.

Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as 89 more deaths of people with the illness — the deadliest day of the entire pandemic for the province.

Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as 89 more deaths of people with the illness — the deadliest day of the entire pandemic for the province.

Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as 89 more deaths of people with the illness — the deadliest day of the entire pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations high on the agenda.

The pace of COVID-19 vaccination in Canada will top the agenda for a virtual First Ministers meeting later today between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers.

Ontario reported 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, another single-day high in a province facing growing caseloads and increasing stress on hospital systems.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise post-holidays, Ontario is extending online learning for some elementary students until Jan. 25. Meanwhile, Alberta has decided that schools will resume in-person learning on Jan. 11 as planned.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, characterizing every day of the Donald Trump presidency as a potential "horror show," called on Vice-President Mike Pence to act to remove Trump from office with less than two weeks left in his term through a rarely tested constitutional amendment.

As 19 seniors' homes in Windsor-Essex continue to be ravaged by COVID-19, Richmond Terrace has accomplished an admirable feat: it has kept its 128 residents and between 130 and 150 staff safe.

The national organization for Inuit women says the recent death of a Nunavut mother highlights the need for adequate child birthing services in Nunavut.

The rising number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Canada, coupled with the new threat from mutant variants, makes it more urgent to vaccinate our oldest and most vulnerable, experts say.

Dr. David Gerber faces allegations he engaged in "disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct" with a number of his patients over the course of more than a decade.

After winning crucial Senate seats in Georgia on Tuesday, Democrats have achieved the coveted trifecta of political power in Washington — first, the House of Representatives, then the White House and now the U.S. Senate.

Snowbirds who headed to Florida this winter — despite Canada's advisory not to travel abroad during the pandemic — have discovered an unexpected perk: They can sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine potentially months before it's available to seniors in Canada. 

Quebec has become the first province to institute a curfew as part of new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, but already the curfew's legality and effectiveness are being questioned by both health experts and civil liberties groups.​​​​​​​

Black activists are decrying what they saw as a double standard when it comes to law enforcement's response to protests involving Black social justice activists and white pro-Trump supporters.

A number of Canadian politicians have been caught flouting public health advice by going on vacations over the holidays, and Air Canada is now facing scrutiny for trying to convince regular Canadians to do the same.

CBC News’ David Common breaks down what happened on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and how U.S. President Donald Trump stoked discontent among his supporters before he lost the election.

The U.S. Capitol, which was overrun by violent supporters of President Donald Trump Wednesday, has been the site of several bombings and a mass shooting over the years.

Quebec is keeping high schools closed for a week longer than planned and many businesses closed for a month. It is also implementing a curfew in attempt to halt the spread of COVID-19. Here are some questions, big and small, about the new measures.

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat knelt for the national anthem Wednesday night, saying they were playing "with a heavy heart" after a violent pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol and the decision earlier in the week by a Wisconsin prosecutor not to charge a police officer who shot Jacob Blake.

With words and actions, several NBA teams showed dismay Wednesday, hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump was able to storm the U.S. Capitol, and in response to a decision by a Wisconsin prosecutor not to charge a police officer who shot a Black man last year.

With words and actions, several NBA teams showed dismay Wednesday, hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump was able to storm the U.S. Capitol, and in response to a decision by a Wisconsin prosecutor not to charge a police officer who shot a Black man last year.

The chaotic breach of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump on Wednesday was met with swift condemnation by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, with some observers blaming the president for inciting the riot, and others suggesting he be impeached.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard appeared in a Winnipeg courtroom by video link on Wednesday, applying for bail on charges related to the alleged sexual assault of dozens of women and girls. The hearing was put over to later this month.

All it took for social-media giants Twitter and Facebook to even temporarily bar President Donald Trump from addressing their vast audiences was a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, fueled by years of false statements, conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric from the president.

Almost as far as the eye can see, trash spreads out over Serbia's Potpecko Lake, lapping against the dam that crosses it, and there's concern that it's threatening a hydroelectric plant.