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The B.C. Prosecution Service has approved charges against the suspect of an alleged arson at one of three Masonic halls that caught fire in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday. 

An excerpt from CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews a promising season for Canada's only major-league team as the Toronto Blue Jays hit Yankee Stadium Thursday afternoon for opening day.

The military's head of personnel — one of the more prominent leaders in the Canadian Armed Forces — is on indefinite leave with pay as he faces a criminal investigation over an allegation of rape that dates back almost three decades. 

Almost six per cent of Ontarians online are spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, according to exclusive new research conducted on behalf of the Ontario Medical Association.

Premier François Legault says Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau will be essentially shut down for 10 days starting Thursday to curb the "exponential" rise of COVID-19 cases in these three cities.

Premier François Legault says Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau will be essentially shut down for 10 days starting Thursday to curb the "exponential" rise of COVID-19 cases in these three cities.

Premier François Legault says Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau will be essentially shut down for 10 days starting Thursday to curb the "exponential" rise of COVID-19 cases in these three cities.

The former Minneapolis police officer on trial for the murder of George Floyd was heard for the first time defending the actions of the police, telling a bystander they had to control Floyd because he's "a sizeable guy" who was "probably on something" in footage from his body camera shown in court Wednesday.

The former Minneapolis police officer on trial for the murder of George Floyd was heard for the first time defending the actions of the police, saying they had to control Floyd because he's "a sizeable guy" who was "probably on something."

A former Minneapolis convenience store cashier who claimed George Floyd gave him a counterfeit $20 bill testified on Wednesday he felt "disbelief and guilt" as he later watched the 46-year-old Black man being pinned to the ground by police.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a toddler who has been missing since Sunday morning in a wooded area about 50 kilometres north of Kingston, Ont., has been found alive and well Wednesday afternoon.

The owner of Charley Victoria's All Day Après, the restaurant that hosted a rowdy party at B.C.'s Big White ski resort Monday evening, has now apologized for the "ignorant decision," acknowledging his actions might have "jeopardized" the community.

Antimatter atoms get annihilated whenever they contact matter — which makes up everything. So how can you manipulate them in order to study them properly to understand our universe? A team of scientists say they've figured out a new way to do that using a special Canadian-built laser.

Antimatter atoms get annihilated whenever they contact matter — which makes up everything. So how can you manipulate them in order to study them properly to understand our universe? A team of scientists say they've figured out a new way to do that using a special Canadian-built laser.

Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit soaring to $363.4 billion.

An Ontario woman facing terror-related charges with her husband after they allegedly tried to cross the Turkish border to Syria two years ago has been granted bail.

A man was arrested on hate-crime and assault charges after a Filipino American woman was attacked near New York City's Times Square, police said early Wednesday.

A man was arrested on charges including felony assault as a hate crime after an Asian American woman was attacked near New York City's Times Square, police said early Wednesday.

When Elliot Page was looking for a photographer for his Time magazine cover, he specifically requested fellow Canadian trans artist Wynne Neilly. The two are among a wave of artists aiming to improve trans representation in media.

Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.7 per cent in January. It was the ninth consecutive monthly increase since the plunge in the economy last year due to the pandemic.

Admissions of COVID-19 patients to Ontario's intensive care units have surpassed the previous pandemic high, a government agency that tracks hospitalizations said Wednesday.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday outlined a $2.3 trillion US plan to re-engineer the nation's infrastructure over the next eight years in what he billed as "a once in a generation investment in America" that would undo his predecessor's signature legislative achievement of giant tax cuts for corporations in the process.

Admissions of COVID-19 patients to Ontario's intensive care units (ICUs) have surpassed the previous pandemic high, a government agency that tracks hospitalizations said Wednesday, as the province reported another 2,333 cases of the illness.

Admissions of COVID-19 patients to Ontario's intensive care units (ICUs) have surpassed the previous pandemic high, a government agency that tracks hospitalizations said Wednesday, as the province reported another 2,333 cases of the illness.

U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled his $2-trillion US plan to re-engineer America's infrastructure in Pittsburgh Wednesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden is to travel to Pittsburgh today to unveil his $2-trillion US plan to re-engineer America's infrastructure.

A college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were named on Tuesday to round out a four-member crew for a SpaceX launch into orbit that's planned for later this year and billed as the first all-civilian space flight in history.

Amid what Canada's top doctor has deemed a "challenging" stage of the pandemic, some of the country's most populous provinces were taking differing approaches Wednesday to battling the coronavirus cases that continue to climb in their respective regions.

Employees at the Canada Royal Milk plant in Kingston, Ont., say management treated them like “minions” — denying them safety gear that fit, harassing employees by accusing them of being “overpaid” and less hardworking than workers in China and — in one case — unnecessarily touching a worker during a heated dispute.

A new study from researchers in B.C. estimates that Canada will lose $11.9 billion because of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

The Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve have repeatedly reassured us that interest rates will stay low and inflation will be temporary, but rising bond rates signal investors are demanding a better return on long-term lending, nudging rates toward pre-pandemic levels.

A Federal Court judge has approved a class-action lawsuit against the federal government alleging the RCMP's physicians sexually assaulted applicants during mandatory physical examinations.

As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the Supreme Court of Canada years later.

A piece of opera music that's being blasted on repeat around the clock outside a drop-in space and safe consumption site in downtown Prince George, B.C., is being called "cruel" by outreach workers in the community.

Alberta doctors have voted against a tentative agreement with the provincial government.

The release of a WHO report on the origins of COVID-19 is drawing both international curiosity and concern over China’s transparency. Nature senior reporter Amy Maxmen explains the investigation’s findings as well as criticisms over its access and independence.

Perdita Felicien is one of Canada’s most decorated female track athletes, but her memoir focuses on the hurdles her mother faced and how that became her inspiration.

Brian Nadler, 35, was charged last Friday in the death of 89-year-old Albert Poidinger. Ontario Provincial Police have been investigating multiple suspicious deaths at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, where he worked.

No new measures for Ontario, despite rising cases and packed ICUs. Plus, the urgent situation in Saskatchewan. And how her mother’s hurdles inspired World Champion track athlete Perdita Felicien.

There are currently 7,062 active cases of coronavirus in the province, with public health officials monitoring 11,164 people across British Columbia who are in self-isolation due to COVID-19 exposure.

Winnipeg police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing two-year-old boy.

Winnipeg police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing two-year-old boy.

A boy has been found safe after Winnipeg police issued an Amber Alert for a missing two-year-old just after 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday. 

A missing two-year-old boy has been returned safe after Winnipeg police issued an Amber Alert just after 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday. 

At least two staff members at B.C.'s Big White ski resort will be fired and a local restaurant's lease could be in danger, after a raucous party was held there on Monday evening.

The Crown withdrew manslaughter charges on Tuesday against a Collingwood, Ont., man who killed two masked men who invaded his townhouse, zip-tied him and held him at gunpoint in January 2019.

The Crown withdrew manslaughter charges on Tuesday against a Collingwood, Ont., man who killed two masked men who invaded his townhouse, zip-tied him and held him at gunpoint in January 2019.

G. Gordon Liddy, a brash former FBI agent who helped orchestrate the 1972 Watergate break-in, a crime that began the unraveling of Richard Nixon's presidency, died on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported. He was 90.

A woman is in custody after what Toronto police are calling a disturbance at a mansion believed to belong to Canadian rap star Drake.

Canada's vaccine advisory committee on Monday recommended suspending the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in Canadians under 55 because of safety concerns. Here's what's happening with the vaccine in other countries.