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The granite headstone at the grave of former Canadian prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in Toronto has been defaced.

Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the U.S. Capitol riot as prosecutors raise the stakes in some of the slew of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection.

All employees working at a Mississauga, Ont., Canada Post worksite must now be tested for COVID-19 as the facility battles a large outbreak.

Sophie, a Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli XCX, has died following an accident in the Greek capital of Athens. She was 34.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has spent the last number of days calling for consequences and compensation after U.S. President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday.

Hudson's Bay Co. is permanently laying off more than 600 workers across the country amid ongoing store closures due to COVID-19 lockdowns.

Quebec astronaut and medical doctor David Saint-Jacques is currently in training at the McGill University Health Centre. 'Now is not the time to let our guard down, even though we've all had enough,' he says.

As COVID-19 cases surge in Whistler, B.C., and health officials urge against non-essential travel, residents are torn between keeping the tourism-driven ski town's economy running and protecting locals. 

In the early days of the pandemic, Rebecca Hickman would carefully watch each sample being tested for the novel coronavirus in her lab at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

For drivers on some of Toronto's busy highways, it looked as if their headlights would have to be enough to keep the routes illuyminated.

Quebec skier Marie-Michèle Gagnon has reached the podium for the first time since Feb. 28, 2016, earning a bronze medal in women's super-G on Saturday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

It was the the grand piano that convinced Edmonton antique hunter Alex Archbold to take a chance and purchase Bette-Joan Rac’s estate after her death.

India blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and hundreds injured.

In a week bookended with significant COVID-19 vaccine delays while cases of coronavirus variants continue to climb in Canada, experts are divided on whether vaccines should be diverted from parts of the country with fewer cases to those with hot spots.

If one thing has become clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that there's no refuge from the virus in Canada or around the world — and that includes those who are trying to find safety in this country as refugees. 

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul wants to win a seat in Ontario in the next election, but which one gives her the best shot at winning?

Among other things, Trump's defeat in November means hundreds of thousands of young people in the U.S. don't live under threat of deportation. But their status will remain precarious until the U.S. achieves a long-elusive goal: immigration reform.

On this week’s show: Canada's immigration minister discusses resettling refugees as one family shares their search for safety. An expert highlights the need to prioritize children’s mental health during the pandemic. Plus, a look at how Chrystia Freeland could address wealth inequality, a dive into Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s drop in popularity and an exit interview with Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil.

A CBC Marketplace investigation into alternative lenders reveals ”outrageous” interest rates, misleading details about the true cost of long-term loans, and what experts call “abusive” practices and an industry that is “almost like loan sharking.”

An Air Canada flight attendant who says she contracted COVID-19 on the job has won a battle with the airline for workers' compensation. The decision highlights the struggles that employees in different fields have had in trying to get compensation for workplace exposure to the coronavirus.

Four Canadians explain how COVID-19 health measures have changed their lives, sometimes in positive ways.

Four Canadians explain how COVID-19 health measures have changed their lives, sometimes in positive ways.

A student has reached a settlement in her human rights complaint against the Vancouver School Board for how it dealt with anti-Black racism at Lord Byng Secondary School after a threatening video surfaced.

Tragedy struck the lives of Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito and her partner, football player Alexandre Dupuis, as the condo they shared together in Mirabel, Que., burned to the ground after a fire broke out in their building on Thursday night.

Sexual abuse within families had long been a problem France failed to confront. That appears to have changed recently with the release of a book that exposed a dark and decades-old secret of a prominent French family.

The National for Jan. 29: What impact will another interruption in Canada's COVID-19 vaccine supply have on provincial rollout plans?

The Canadian Olympic Committee has spoken to the federal government about having Team Canada vaccinated prior to going to the Tokyo Olympics.

Canada is not exempt from the forces that led to the attack that took place at the U.S. Capitol building earlier this month, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault told a parliamentary committee Friday as he outlined plans for a new regulator to oversee social media companies.

Air Transat said Friday it is temporarily suspending all operations until the end of April, as it and other Canadian airlines adjust to new pandemic measures introduced by the federal government to curb international travel.