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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said today she's trying to change the culture of the RCMP — comments that come in the wake of a scathing report form the force's independent watchdog on racial discrimination.

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard will table a budget on Thursday. He can expect GDP growth of at least six per cent in 2021, according to bank estimates, but the recovery in employment has been uneven.

An Alberta housecat — ski goggles strapped to his furry face and zipped into a tiny winter jacket — likes to go for a leisurely ski down mountain slopes while draped around the neck of his human.

With ski goggles strapped to his face while zipped into tiny winter jackets, an Alberta cat likes to drape himself across his human's neck like a scarf while the latter leisurely skis mountain slopes — not to mention traverse mountain ranges, wander frozen lakes and get out for a good paddle.

It will likely take Ontario until at least 2029 to balance its books, the province said Wednesday, as the economic fallout of the  COVID-19 pandemic has forced the government to spend record amounts of money.

It will likely take Ontario until at least 2029 to balance its books, the province said Wednesday, as the economic fallout of the  COVID-19 pandemic has forced the government to spend record amounts of money.

Alberta reported a record 202 new cases of COVID-19 linked to highly contagious variants of the coronavirus on Wednesday, and Deena Hinshaw, the province's top public health doctor warned that additional restrictions may be necessary to slow the spread.

A team of international scientists that includes a Canadian researcher has released a more detailed image of a black hole that they hope will shed more light on one of the most intriguing objects in our universe.

A team of international scientists that includes a Canadian researcher has released a more detailed image of a black hole that they hope will shed more light on one of the most intriguing objects in our universe.

Canada is imposing sanctions on nine high-ranking Russian officials in response to what the foreign ministry called gross and systematic human rights abuses — including the attempted assassination and subsequent jailing of popular opposition figure Alexey Navalny.

Members of Canada's Uyghur community have been targeted by a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign that has been trying to infect devices with malware to permit surveillance, Facebook said today.

Alberta's justice minister has given the police chief in Lethbridge, Alta., a three-week deadline to produce a plan to shape up the force, saying if not, it'll be dissolved under an "extraordinary" step by the government, according to letters exclusively obtained by CBC News.

Alberta's justice minister has given the police chief in Lethbridge, Alta., a three-week deadline to produce a plan to shape up the force, saying if not, it'll be dissolved under an "extraordinary" step by the government, according to letters exclusively obtained by CBC News.

A new and potentially troublesome variant of the coronavirus has been detected in India, health officials said Wednesday, though they cautioned against linking it with an ongoing surge in new infections there.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not need to call an election to get a mandate from Canadians to implement the coming federal budget because he already has one.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he is "concerned" by the threat of export restrictions being imposed by the European Union, but insisted his government would work hard to ensure vaccine doses continue to flow into Canada.

Businesses from the sectors hit hardest by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic are calling on the federal government to continue pandemic aid programs for the rest of the year.

British Columbia is recruiting 1,400 furloughed workers in the province's hard-hit hospitality sector to help launch mass immunization clinics in April. 

British Columbia is recruiting 1,400 furloughed workers in the province's hard-hit hospitality and tourism sectors to help launch mass immunization clinics in April. 

A skyscraper-sized container ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal and blocking all traffic in the vital waterway has been partially refloated, an encouraging sign for the dozens of ships backed up waiting for their turn to go through.

A skyscraper-sized container ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal and blocking all traffic in the vital waterway has been partially refloated, an encouraging sign for the dozens of ships backed up waiting for their turn to go through.

A 26-year-old registered nurse in Toronto was on her way to a city shelter to help administer COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday morning, when a dump truck hit her Mini Cooper from behind and continued to push her toward a busy highway.

WestJet is restoring service to six airports in Eastern Canada that was suspended last November due to the pandemic, the Calgary-based airline announced Wednesday.

WestJet is restoring service to five airports in Eastern Canada that was suspended last November due to the pandemic, the Calgary-based airline announced Wednesday.

The Afghanistan veteran with severe post-traumatic stress disorder who killed his family and himself within four months of leaving an in-patient psychiatric program would have needed follow-up care to stay healthy, the Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry heard Wednesday. 

The Lionel Desmond inquiry will learn more about the two-and-a-half months the Afghanistan veteran spent at an in-patient psychiatric facility as more of its employees testify Wednesday.

Two decades ago, a landmark Supreme Court ruling changed the way Indigenous offenders were sentenced. Now an Edmonton activist and a defence lawyer have joined forces to take a similar approach with Black Albertans.

A referee wearing a microphone for the Detroit-Nashville game Tuesday night was heard over the TV broadcast saying he wanted to call a penalty against the Predators. On Wednesday the league announced he would be taken out of the rotation for officiating NHL games.

New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebecers are racist, after one of his Hamilton MPs applauded controversial remarks on the subject by a University of Ottawa professor.

First Nations chiefs and mayors in the region where Colten Boushie was killed say more needs to be done to combat racism.

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is reminding some of the last time there was an urgent drive to stop a feared virus. Although largely forgotten to history, the polio vaccine had a similarly bumpy road getting into northern Ontario arms back in the 1950s.

A Halifax-based fertility clinic has become the first on the East Coast to offer frozen eggs through an American donor bank, meaning Atlantic Canadians who need help conceiving can start the process closer to home.

Canada is delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines by up to four months but still hasn’t provided any new guidance to Canadians on what they can or can’t do after getting an initial shot.

The latest study of corporate data from 60 of the world's largest banks shows that despite commitments to establish emissions targets in their financial portfolios in line with the Paris climate accord, they have instead increased that funding to $3.8 trillion US in the past five years.

Like with so many things related to COVID-19 in Canada, tallying up variants of concern is complicated — and interprovincial comparisons are especially tricky because every province measures and reports its data differently. Alberta and Ontario are a case in point.

Mild temperatures and a lack of sea ice have disrupted life along Labrador's northern coast this winter, and give a glimpse into what will become the norm in decades to come.

Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. This year was no different. Stunning drone footage offer's a bird's eye view of the runners' route across the world's deepest lake.

Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. This year was no different. Stunning drone footage offer's a bird's eye view of the runners' route across the world's deepest lake.

Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. This year was no different. Stunning drone footage offer's a bird's eye view of the runners' route across the world's deepest lake.

Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. This year was no different. Stunning drone footage offer's a bird's eye view of the runners' route across the world's deepest lake.

MPs will vote soon on a motion introduced by Liberal MP Majid Jowhari calling on Canada to officially recognize August 1 as Emancipation Day — marking the date in 1834 when slavery was abolished in the British Empire.

The mother of a boy with a rare blood disorder who has been searching for a stem cell match for the last four years says her other son is now eligible to be a donor.

The latest study of corporate data from 60 of the world's largest banks shows that despite commitments to establish emissions targets in their financial portfolios in line with the Paris climate accord, they have instead increased that funding to $3.8 trillion US in the past five years.

Hong Kong suspended use of the Pfizer vaccine Wednesday after its Chinese distributor informed the city that one batch had defective bottle lids.

Hong Kong suspended use of the vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNTech Wednesday after its Chinese distributor informed the city that one batch had defective bottle lids.

For migrating Western toads on Vancouver Island, road crossings often mean a sad end to their journey, but a new project in the Cowichan Valley will hopefully help them cross safely.

For migrating western toads on Vancouver Island, road crossings often mean a sad end to their journey, but a new project in the Cowichan Valley will hopefully help them cross safely.

With more contagious variants of COVID-19 on the rise, there’s more talk of improving people’s masks. The type of mask is important, but as The National’s Andrew Chang found out, so is its fit.

New questions about whether Canada made the right decision about the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses. Federal officials crack down on puppy imports. Plus, why a mask’s fit is so important.

George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, romanced Glenda Jackson in A Touch of Class and won laughs in the TV sitcom The Goldbergs, has died at the age of 87, his wife Sonia said on Tuesday.