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The monarchy is no stranger to scandal. So when another crisis shakes the Royal Family to its core, how does a 1,200-year old institution adapt and stay relevant?

Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share a household with the account holder, the company says but it's unclear whether it will roll the feature out widely as a way to clamp down on the sharing of passwords.

Karim El Hayani appears to have broken a world record for an event that most of us would avoid at all costs: running a half-marathon barefoot on a frozen lake.

The federal government has unveiled its new process to select a governor general to succeed Julie Payette, who resigned earlier this year in the wake of a workplace review that found she presided over a "toxic" and "poisoned" workplace.

Nova Scotia stores patient files in a patchwork of outdated digital medical databases, meaning physicians may get a limited scope of a person's medical history, an expert witness in health administration told the Lionel Desmond inquiry Friday. 

An Amazon Canada facility in Brampton, Ont., has been effectively shut down and all employees ordered to self-isolate for two weeks amid an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. 

Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver announced the territory would head into an election campaign Friday, the fourth in Canada to be held during the pandemic.

Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver announced the territory would head into an election campaign Friday, with voters going to the polls on April 12, the fifth provincial or territorial election to be held in Canada during the pandemic.

The Canada Revenue Agency says it will lock more than 800,000 taxpayers out of its online platform tomorrow after an investigation revealed that some usernames and passwords may have been obtained by "unauthorized third parties."

The Canada Revenue Agency says it will lock more than 800,000 taxpayers out of its online platform Saturday after an investigation revealed that some usernames and passwords may have been obtained by "unauthorized third parties."

The Canada Revenue Agency locked more than 800,000 taxpayers out of its online platform on Saturday after an investigation revealed that some usernames and passwords may have been obtained by "unauthorized third parties."

The Canada Revenue Agency locked more than 800,000 taxpayers out of its online platform on Saturday after an investigation revealed that some usernames and passwords may have been obtained by "unauthorized third parties."

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million US to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer's murder trial.

An Ontario judge has rejected an attempt by former Saudi spymaster Saad Aljabri, who now lives in Toronto, to have a worldwide freezing order lifted on hundreds of millions of dollars of his assets.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan takes questions from committee probing sexual misconduct in the military

British police have charged an officer with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance last week has sparked anger and fears among women about their safety.

Police confirmed Friday that a body found hidden in woodland southeast of London is that of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive who went missing on a walk home. Her suspected abduction and murder has dismayed Britain and revived a painful question: Why are women too often not safe on the streets?

Vancouver-born star Ryan Reynolds took one for the Ottawa Public Health communications team in a video on their twitter account Friday, where he admitted he was the one responsible for a viral Super Bowl tweet and also advised Canadians to continue to follow public health advice around COVID-19.

Since the federal government launched a program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers, hundreds of Canadians have been approved. Only a handful live in Quebec.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he's not going to resign in the wake of mounting allegations of sexual harassment and an allegation of groping, along with calls from multiple members of the state's congressional delegation for him to step down.

Multiple members of New York's congressional delegation called Friday on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign in the wake of mounting allegations of sexual harassment and an allegation of groping, as well as scrutiny over his administration's reporting of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents.

Calgary professional chamber choir Luminous Voices has been nominated for Juno for their album Sea Dreams.

There will be no return to 'normal' for more than 22,000 Canadians who lost family in the coronavirus pandemic, says Simar Anand, whose community-minded father, Gurinder, died of COVID-19.

Nearly two years after the 2019 general election, the United Conservative Party (UCP) finds itself trailing the Opposition NDP amid a continued economic downturn, according to a new poll.

Nearly two years after the 2019 general election that brought Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party government into power in Alberta, the UCP finds itself trailing Rachel Notley's NDP amid a continued economic downturn, according to a new poll.

Canada added 259,000 jobs in February, recovering most of the jobs it lost in the previous two months.

Canada added 259,000 jobs in February, recovering most of the jobs it lost in the previous two months.

Canada added 259,000 jobs in February, recovering most of the jobs it lost in the previous two months.

British Columbia's provincial health officer is now allowing up to 10 people to meet outdoors after nearly four months of restrictions that barred in-person gatherings between people from different households.

British Columbia's provincial health officer is now allowing up to 10 people to meet outdoors after nearly four months of restrictions that barred in-person gatherings between people from different households.

People from other parts of Canada are coming to Nova Scotia in search of real estate that offers something different — something secluded, something small town, something safer.

While many Canadians are wondering when they're going to get their COVID-19 vaccine, a New Brunswick woman will soon have every vaccine she has ever received wiped out of her system.

They're billed as Canada's spies on the sea: an award-winning team gathering intelligence on illegal fishing. But the National Fisheries Intelligence Service has faced problems with sloppy techniques and apparent enforcement bias, according to internal files released under freedom of information.

The COVID-19 pandemic created a year of fear, uncertainty, lockdowns and loss. But it has also created resilience and successful new business models for some.

The federal government failed to properly redact sensitive information during a court case and is now asking the courts to put it back under cover. The incident is raising questions about how well the border and immigration departments are handling national security cases during the pandemic.

In May a group of researchers comprising clinicians, policy makers, parents and youth applied for and received a $50,000 federal grant to determine how best to treat eating disorders during a pandemic, particularly in children and young adults under 25.

In May a group of researchers comprising clinicians, policy makers, parents and youth applied for and received a $50,000 federal grant to determine how best to treat eating disorders during a pandemic, particularly in children and young adults under 25.

Dozens of clients of a disgraced B.C. tax consultant who tried to bilk the Canada Revenue Agency out of millions of dollars are facing the possibility of financial ruin after being penalized by the CRA for "gross negligence."

The B.C. government has made sweeping changes to language used across 15 ministries.

Canada starts to look forward with an eye on the past as the world marks one-year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Confronting the anxieties about the AstraZeneca vaccine. Plus, At Issue breaks down the political lessons from the pandemic.

The At Issue panel discusses the political lessons the federal government has learned one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and what to expect from the first budget in two years. Plus, what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah could mean for Canada's future ties to the monarchy.

Canada looks forward and reflects on 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, confronting anxieties about the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Bronwyn O'Hearn has found a sense of purpose and potentially a career path working with seniors at St. Vincent's long-term care home in Halifax.

With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima.

One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, U.S. President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July.

The acting head of Canada's military made his first public comments today in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against senior commanders — an effort to restore the confidence of the nation and rank-and-file members shaken by the ongoing scandal that engulfed his predecessors.

Wild skating has seemingly exploded in popularity in Alberta of late, not only because of the pandemic, but because of social media.⁠

A Halifax law firm is launching a lawsuit against the federal attorney general, alleging justice officials have failed to protect women in federal prisons from sexual assault at the hands of prison staff.

The inquiry into the triple murder-suicide of veteran Lionel Desmond heard Thursday about the need to gather countrywide data to see whether the treatment veterans are getting for post-traumatic stress disorder has been successful.