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Nathan Cooper, the Speaker of the Alberta legislature, is apologizing for publicly opposing the government's COVID-19 health restrictions.

The federal government has reached an agreement with Air Canada that will provide the pandemic-battered airline with financial support in exchange for refunds to customers who had their flights cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government has reached an agreement with Air Canada that will provide the pandemic-battered airline with financial support in exchange for refunds to customers who had their flights cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government has reached an agreement with Air Canada that will provide the pandemic-battered airline with financial support in exchange for refunds to customers who had their flights cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government has reached an agreement with Air Canada that will provide the pandemic-battered airline with financial support — while committing the airline to refunding customers who saw their flights cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of two Parliamentary investigations into sexual misconduct in the Canadian military is being shut down. The governing Liberals, with the support of the Bloc Quebecois, have called an end to defence committee hearings this week over the the objections of Conservatives and New Democrats.

Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop Sunday say the officer who fired apparently intended to use a Taser, not a handgun, and on Monday released footage from the officer's body-worn camera that showed the shooting.

Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop say the officer who fired apparently intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.

Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop say the officer who fired apparently intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.

Schools in Ontario will move to online learning after the April break, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, following consultations with health officials.

The pandemic is driving some foreign states to ramp up their espionage efforts against Canadian targets  — including companies engaged in vaccine development — says a new report from one of Canada's key national security oversight committees.

Canada's spy agency says 2020 saw the highest level of foreign espionage and foreign interference directed at Canadian targets since the end of the Cold War.

Business owners in Old Montreal are surveying the damage after their storefronts were ransacked during a Sunday night anti-curfew protest that turned into a riot.

Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole says he will vote against a private member's bill from a member of his caucus which would make it a criminal offence for a medical practitioner to perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the sex of the fetus.

Prince William and Prince Harry have paid tribute to their grandfather Prince Philip, remembering the late duke for his decades of "service" to family and beyond, as well as being a "master of the barbecue" and "legend of banter."

Prince William said on Monday that he would miss "his grandpa" Prince Philip but that the late duke would have wanted the family to get on with the job.

Voters across Yukon head to the polls on Monday. Here's what you need to know to cast your ballot.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a news conference and takes questions.

The federal government is expecting over 800,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine this week, which had been delayed due to quality assurance issues.

Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges, an assault that imperils ongoing talks over its tattered nuclear deal and brings a shadow war between the two countries into the light.

Timothy Sauvé's coronavirus infection became so severe that it eventually required a double lung transplant — believed to be the first done in Canada on a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged by the virus.

Timothy Sauvé's coronavirus infection became so severe that it eventually required a double lung transplant — believed to be the first done in Canada on a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged by the virus.

Samuel Desjardins was on his way home from playing basketball with a friend on Saturday in Thompson, Man., when he took a step into a puddle and plunged into frigid, waist-deep water.

The Western Regals, based in Alberton, P.E.I., had more than winning hockey games on their minds this season.

Hospitals across much of Ontario will start ramping down elective surgeries and non-urgent procedures today to ensure they have the capacity to treat more COVID-19 patients.

Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop say the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.

Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered in a Minnesota city where the family of a 20-year-old Black man says he was shot by police before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing several blocks away. Daunte Wright's family said he was later pronounced dead.

Some Indigenous leaders are speaking out about the difficulties of getting federal housing funding after their proposals did not go forward in a latest funding round.

Dion Drakes has lived in Canada for 39 years. He has lived in B.C. for 20. He has lived in the same apartment in Vancouver’s West End for 11. So why did B.C.'s driver's licensing authority, ICBC, spend months questioning if he was truly a resident of this province? He suspects it was racial profiling.

The pace of change at Laurentian University, which is in the process of insolvency negotiations, is speeding up as termination notices for faculty and staff at the Sudbury, Ont., school are expected to go out today.

Memorial University student Sakib Ibn Rashid Rhivu admits he can get pretty philosophical over a hunk of multicoloured plastic, but, the Rubik’s cube has shaped his outlook on life, he says.

Speaking to the Liberal convention on Saturday afternoon, Justin Trudeau argued that politics should be about finding “real solutions” for the “real problems” and “real challenges” that people face.

A school custodian says she was fired after refusing to put an app on her phone that checked her location, citing privacy concerns. As more people work remotely in the pandemic, "tattleware" that tracks employees’ productivity is on the rise, prompting lawyers to call for more protections.

A troubled Canadian military reserve unit failed to promptly address hateful conduct by two of its members who were associating with far-right extremist organizations, according to a military investigation report obtained by CBC News.

A newsletter featuring the adventures and observations of a two-year-old in Kingsville, Ont., has been bringing joy to seniors in a Toronto retirement residence through much of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Workers brought to Canada for contracts at the Canada Royal Milk plant lived in overcrowded housing that wasn't up to code. Now, some of their co-workers say work they were doing was also unsafe, even though the contractor was issued permits for workers "of significant economic benefit to Canada."

They might be a beloved Canadian symbol, but beavers are being anything but patriotic these days in the small municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que., where dams have caused extensive flooding.

For students in an ESL class at Ottawa's Glebe Collegiate Institute, learning about Harry Timothy Jones, a Black Canadian soldier who served with the only all-Black battalion during the First World War, and his role in an often overlooked chapter of Canada's history has had special significance.

Demonstrators lit fires and shouted slogans in old Montreal Sunday evening in defiance of a new 8 p.m.curfew that went into effect to prevent the spread of COVID-19 cases.

Hundreds of protestors gathered in Montreal Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 cases before dozens of them smashed windows, lit fires and damaged property in the city's old quarter.

Demonstrators lit fires and shouted slogans in Old Montreal Sunday evening in defiance of a new 8 p.m. curfew that went into effect to prevent the spread of COVID-19 cases.

With more ICU patients than at any previous point of the COVID-19 pandemic, the president of the Ontario Hospital Association said the virus is ‘trying to bring Ontario hospitals to their knees.’

Ontario’s health-care system in crisis as adult ICU patients moved to a children’s hospital. Plus, will Prince Harry reconcile with the Royal Family at the funeral?