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Former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi must reimburse the House of Commons more than $9,000 for breaking parliamentary bylaws by employing her sister in her constituency office for years using public funds.

In the months before he killed 22 people in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia, the gunman — who didn't have a firearms licence —showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story about its purpose, witnesses say in new court documents.

A 44-year-old man has been charged in connection with three recent attacks on women in south Edmonton.

A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in the Interior Health region where staff and residents had already received vaccines, B.C's provincial health officer announced Monday. The illness appears to be milder and doesn't spread as much, Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

Retails stores and malls will be allowed to increase their capacity to 25 per cent of fire-code, and youth sports teams and activities will be allowed to resume with up to 10 participants, Alberta's health minister announced Monday.

Members of the House of Commons defence committee have agreed to invite several senior Liberal government officials to testify as part an expanded probe into allegations of misconduct against the military's top brass.

Kim's Convenience will be concluding at the end of this season, the producers of the CBC comedy series announced on Monday.

Kim's Convenience will be concluding at the end of this season, the producers of the CBC comedy series announced in a statement on Monday.

Here's a glimpse of what life might look like in the next phase of mass-vaccination against COVID-19, a peek at a future where people are increasingly immune to the deadly virus.

David and Collet Stephan will be tried a third time after the Alberta Court of Appeal set aside acquittals Monday, finding the trial judge made errors, including his comments about a Nigerian-born doctor's manner of speaking which the province's top court found "lead to a reasonable apprehension of bias."

David and Collet Stephan will be tried a third time in the death of their young son after the Alberta Court of Appeal set aside acquittals Monday, finding the trial judge made errors, including his comments about a Nigerian-born doctor's manner of speaking.

Britain and its royal family absorbed the tremors Monday from a sensational television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, in which the couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a lack of support that drove the duchess to thoughts of suicide.

WE Charity founders Craig and Marc Kielburger now say they will testify before the House of Commons ethics committee after previously refusing to answer questions from what they described as a "partisan" committee.

The House of Commons ethics committee unanimously passed a motion today to compel the men behind WE Charity to appear before MPs to explain their role in the botched summer student grants program and answer questions about allegations of donor fraud.

Members of Parliament will be able to start casting votes online for motions and legislation with a new voting app being introduced in the House of Commons today.

Members of Parliament cast votes using a new voting app today in a historic first for the House of Commons.

London, Ont.'s Moe Alkaissy clung to the hood of a car stolen from his family's dealership as he was taken on a terrifying, death-defying ride for more than a kilometre on one of the city's busiest streets.

March 8 is International Women's Day, which marks the achievements of women and raises awareness about social, economic, cultural and political inequalities and hardships.

A rotational worker from eastern P.E.I. is calling on the province to ease restrictions put in place in December.

In a year of periodic lockdowns and pent-up frustrations, the Vengeance Van has taken off as a novelty recreation service amid the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a high-energy outlet for letting off a little destructive steam.

A colony of cliff swallows that nests under the Argyle Street Bridge in Caledonia faces an uncertain future as the bridge is set to be destroyed, making way for a new one in 2023.

Three major unions say health-care workers across Ontario still struggle to obtain personal protective equipment to shield them from COVID-19.

Quebec will move ahead with giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to people over age 65, going against guidelines from Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

A stay-at-home order in Toronto, Peel Region and North Bay has lifted Monday as the province loosens pandemic restrictions imposed nearly two months ago.

Ontario is reporting 1,631 new COVID-19 cases on the same day stay-at-home orders lift in three Ontario regions, including Toronto and Peel — which have consistently seen the highest number of infections throughout the pandemic.

Ontario is reporting 1,631 new COVID-19 cases on the same day stay-at-home orders lift in three Ontario regions, including Toronto and Peel — which have consistently seen the highest number of infections throughout the pandemic.

Ontario is reporting 1,631 new COVID-19 cases on the same day stay-at-home orders lift in three Ontario regions, including Toronto and Peel — which have consistently seen the highest number of infections throughout the pandemic.

Ontario is reporting 1,631 new COVID-19 cases on the same day stay-at-home orders lift in three Ontario regions, including Toronto and Peel — which have consistently seen the highest number of infections throughout the pandemic.

The group's founder says pandemic has resulted in thousands to take part in photographing the natural phenomenon in Saskatchewan and across the country.

The pandemic may actually lead to workplaces that are more empathetic to working parents, particularly women.

Gjoa Haven, Nunavut has been using an old storage shed as a morgue. A community member wrote a letter to Gjoa Haven's MLA outlying a horrific experience with the morgue.

Amid all that Prince Harry and Meghan had to say to Oprah Winfrey, one statement stood out and seems particularly serious for the House of Windsor: the declaration that a senior member of the Royal Family had worries about the colour of the skin of their first child before he was born.

Minneapolis is on edge as the George Floyd murder trial tests how much, if anything, will change in the U.S. almost 10 months after the killing sparked global outrage.

Three groups donated tens of thousands of dollars each in 2013 to WE Charity, then known as Free the Children, for what turned out to be the same well in a village in Kenya, contributing total amounts that far exceeded the cost of the project and raise questions about what the charity did with the extra money that was collected.

While top Alberta government officials looked for ways earlier in the year to turn the page on a difficult month, some in the United Conservative Party were musing about whether it was time to turn the page on Premier Jason Kenney himself.

A former Toronto Catholic District School Board vice-principal is speaking out about the handling of the expulsion of a Black student eight years ago. Paul Raso says he continues to see problems with the way the board works with students from marginalized communities.

A former Toronto Catholic District School Board vice-principal is speaking out about the handling of the expulsion of two Black students eight years ago. Paul Raso says he continues to see problems with the way the board works with students from marginalized communities.

Ionkwahronkha’onhátie’ (we are becoming fluent) is a grassroots group that supports advanced Kanien’kéha speakers from across Canada and the United States.

A grassroots group known as Ionkwahronkha’onhátie’ (which translates to "we are becoming fluent") supports advanced Kanien’kéha speakers from across Canada and the United States.

Minneapolis is on edge as the George Floyd murder trial tests how much, if anything, will change in the U.S. almost 10 months after the killing sparked global outrage.

Access to education is a fundamental human right, but for millions of girls around the globe it is a right that is not upheld, writes Alexandra Chaves.

A Calgary mom says international courier DHL needs to be upfront about its “hidden fees.” The fees are often lumped in with duty and tax charges but in fact go entirely to the company. A business ethics lawyer says companies that aren’t transparent run the risk of losing customers.

Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city’s police force have been monitoring her. A cache of newly released documents show she was right.

How solid is the science behind delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses? Are the shots from AstraZeneca-Oxford and Johnson & Johnson effective enough? Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch answers our most pressing questions about the latest vaccine news.

Prince Harry and Meghan sit down with Oprah for a revealing interview about leaving their roles as senior royals. The reasons to be optimistic about the vaccine rollout and the road ahead. Plus, the officer charged with killing George Floyd goes on trial.

Meghan said she considered suicide or self-harm during her time with the Royal Family after asking for help but getting none.

Meghan said there were concerns about how dark her son Archie's skin would be before his birth, and that such worries explained why he was not given the title of prince.

Meghan said the Royal Family tried to silence her and people within the institution not only failed to protect her against malicious claims by the British press but lied to protect others.