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Jesse Lipscombe was the target of racial slurs while filming a commercial in Edmonton. That incident propelled him to start the advocacy group Make It Awkward, which encourages people to confront racism wherever they see or hear it.

Canada's most senior federal bureaucrat will be taking time off to receive cancer treatment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on many Canadians, but for Chinese-Canadians the impacts have been magnified by racism aimed at individuals and businesses, community leaders say.

The Quebec government does not have to make online learning available to every student in the province, the Quebec Superior Court ruled Monday.

The Quebec government does not have to make online learning available to every student in the province, the Quebec Superior Court ruled Monday.

The Quebec government does not have to make online learning available to every student in the province, the Quebec Superior Court ruled Monday.

The Quebec government does not have to make online learning available to every student in the province, the Quebec Superior Court ruled Monday.

A group of Montreal parents had asked the court to strike down a rule that limits distance learning only to those children who qualify for a medical exemption.

Helmut Oberlander, 96, a former Nazi interpreter, had his admissibility hearing before the immigration division of the Immigration and Refugee Board cancelled on Monday after the Federal Court of Canada stayed the proceedings until next month.

RCMP say the woman left her neighbour's house where she had been drinking alcohol at around 1 a.m. PT Sunday.

Three people accused of giving ammunition to the man responsible for killing 22 people in Nova Scotia have now been added as defendants to the proposed class-action lawsuit launched by families of the victims.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project announced today it's restarting construction this week after a two-month shutdown following several safety lapses.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project announced today it's restarting construction this week after a two-month shutdown following several safety lapses.

Millions of people in China, Indonesia, Vietnam and elsewhere are preparing and decorating ahead of the Asian Lunar New Year, which begins Feb. 12.

In the wake of mounting opposition to its sudden decision to cancel a 44-year-old policy on coal development, the Alberta government now says it will reinstate that policy and consult with the public about future changes. Watch Energy Minister Sonya Savage live starting at 11 a.m. MT.

In the wake of mounting opposition to its sudden decision to cancel a 44-year-old policy that protected parts of the Rockies from coal development, the Alberta government now says it will reinstate that policy and consult with the public about future changes.

An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body more than 15 years ago has been granted day parole for six months.

The Toronto Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the broad market S&P 500 and the tech-focused Nasdaq hit all-time highs on Monday morning, buoyed by strong company earnings and the prospect of more economic stimulus to combat the coronavirus.

Canada joined an international conference call this morning to discuss the plight of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and talk about next steps in the wake of Russia's move to expel European Union diplomats last week.

Several Western governments rushed to offer support for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination after South Africa halted its rollout when research showed it offered minimal protection against mild infection from a variant spreading there.

Several Western governments rushed to offer support for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after South Africa halted its rollout when research showed it offered minimal protection against mild infection from a variant spreading there.

Since the bus crash that killed 16 people and injured a dozen others, Straschnitzki's focus has been on making the national sledge hockey team and winning a gold medal for Canada at the Paralympic Games

A driver stranded in a North Tryon ditch for four hours early Monday morning is safe after a P.E.I. RCMP officer noticed his hazard lights flashing and was able to shovel him out. 

A driver stranded in a North Tryon ditch for four hours early Monday morning is safe after a P.E.I. RCMP officer noticed his hazard lights flashing and was able to shovel him out. 

A polar vortex continues to bring bitter cold to the Prairies, resulting in the cancellation of schools and buses in all major Prairie cities.

Rescuers in northern India were working Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain in a disaster that has left 18 people dead and 165 missing.

Indian rescuers searched on Monday for more than 200 people missing after part of a remote Himalayan glacier broke away, sweeping away bridges, breaking dams and sending a torrent of water, rocks and construction debris down a mountain valley.

People in Alberta, Quebec and Nova Scotia will see some COVID-19 restrictions lifted Monday, while students in more than a dozen public health regions in Ontario who had been learning remotely will venture back into the classroom.

People in Alberta, Quebec and Nova Scotia are seeing some COVID-19 restrictions lifted Monday, while students in more than a dozen public health regions in Ontario who had been learning remotely ventured back into the classroom.

Most Maritimers woke to a deep blanket of snow Monday morning, and more harsh winter weather is expected in some areas throughout the day.

In December of last year, Karlee Liljegren, 31, sent an email to one of her staff members in Selkirk, Man., wishing them a happy holiday. She didn't get a response, so she sent three more emails. When she finally heard back, it wasn't from her employee. 

Canada is in an advantageous position to reach its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a new report suggests, if governments capitalize on the right opportunities today.

Newfoundland and Labrador reported 11 new cases on Monday, including several related to a cluster at Mount Pearl Senior High School, and officials introduced new restrictions in an effort to curb community spread.

Despite already having vast energy resources, Quebec's new wind power project will turn its hydroelectric dams into giant green batteries for when the wind isn’t blowing.

Republicans grapple with just how far to go in defending a former president whose effort to overturn an election result ended in deadly tragedy amid the attack on the U.S. Capitol. For those rare Republican lawmakers daring to criticize Trump, they've been harshly rebuked by his loyalists.

Republicans are grappling with just how far to go in defending a former president whose effort to overturn an election result ended in deadly tragedy amid the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Those rare Republican lawmakers who've dared to criticize Trump have been harshly rebuked by his loyalists.

A multi-front battle is underway for the soul of the Republican Party. This week's Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump is just one front in that struggle. And so far, the forces of Trumpism are winning as Republicans who defy the former president face wrath in their home districts.

Republicans are grappling with just how far to go in defending a former president whose effort to overturn an election result ended in deadly tragedy amid the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Those rare Republican lawmakers who've dared to criticize Trump have been harshly rebuked by his loyalists.

Members of Edmonton's Indian community say farmers protesting agricultural reforms in India are finding support among the local diaspora, with community members raising money and expressing anger over the government's handling of the months-long protests.

The official advice on wearing masks and other suggestions for renewed vigilance.

Widespread assumptions that suicide rates would increase during the pandemic are not supported by the growing amount of evidence coming out of Canadian provinces and other jurisdictions around the world, say experts who study the topic.

An Ontario woman was secretly followed and videotaped by the organization that should have been helping her recover from a workplace injury. Instead, Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board tried to use the videos to discredit her. Experts say all kinds of insurers use covert surveillance to intimidate claimants or discredit claims.

On Sunday, Quebec recorded 32 more deaths from COVID-19, making it the first province to cross the grim threshold of 10,000 deaths from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Community organizers in British Columbia are being credited with helping to bring down the spread of COVID-19 within the South Asian community.

University of Guelph researchers found the autumn freeze-thaw cycles caused by climate change are decimating Canada jays in southern Ontario.

On Sunday, Quebec recorded 32 more deaths from COVID-19, making it the first province to cross the grim threshold of 10,000 deaths from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

On Sunday, Quebec recorded 32 more deaths from COVID-19, making it the first province to cross the grim threshold of 10,000 deaths from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Strong corporate ties. A lot of attention paid to make sure donors were happy. Those were just some of the concerns that former employees had about WE Charity, as told to the CBC’s The Fifth Estate. Today, more on that investigation.

A lucky elk will live to see another day thanks to a B.C. man who saw the animal become buried in an avalanche, and happened to be in the right place at the right time to dig it out.

A lucky elk will live to see another day thanks to a B.C. man who saw the animal become buried in an avalanche, and happened to be in the right place at the right time to dig it out.