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A review panel for the Alberta Energy Regulator has denied the provincial application for the Grassy Mountain Coal project, ruling that the project is "not in the public interest."

A review panel for the Alberta Energy Regulator has denied the provincial application for the Grassy Mountain Coal project, ruling that the project is "not in the public interest."

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole told the House of Commons today that he is pulling his caucus members from a national security committee he claims is being used to cover up sensitive documents about Canada’s top infectious diseases lab.

A pledging conference for Venezuelan refugees chaired by Canada today raised about US$1.55 billion in grants and loans to help countries dealing with the world's largest displacement crisis after Syria.

A parliamentary committee is recommending significant changes to the employment insurance system in Canada, saying the program “no longer reflects the realities of today’s labour market,” and suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for urgent reforms.

An international law firm has launched a lawsuit in the U.S. against Montreal-based MindGeek over alleged sexual exploitation videos on one of its websites, Pornhub.

Police in Nelson, B.C., say a group of high school students could be facing criminal charges following a graduation prank late Sunday that caused thousands of dollars in damage — and left the interior of the area's only high school a sprawling, sticky mess of foodstuffs, glitter and dye.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending the provinces stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine in most cases — even as booster shots for people who've already received first doses of the product.

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say Canada detains thousands of asylum seekers every year in often abusive conditions, where people of colour appear to be held for longer periods.

Police investigators determined two witnesses who spoke to CBC News shared a false account of RCMP Const. Shelby Patton's death in Wolseley, Sask.

Janet Malcolm, the inquisitive and boldly subjective author and reporter known for her challenging critiques of everything from murder cases and art to journalism itself, has died. She was 86.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated the Honourable Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated the Honourable Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner has maintained a punishing schedule over the past six months — juggling his top court duties while also serving as acting governor general after the last one left under a cloud.

The federal government should look at possibly ending contract policing within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, fundamentally changing the national police, suggests a landmark report from MPs.

A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's De Beers and the government.

Officials in British Columbia outlined the province's plans Thursday to have all kids in school full time in September.

The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald that stands in a park near downtown Kingston, Ont., will come down temporarily before eventually moving to Cataraqui Cemetery, where the Father of Confederation is buried.

After 10-year-old Saskatchewan girl Isabella Kulak started a movement of ribbon skirt wearing, she was made an honorary member of the Indigenous women advisory committee.

After 10-year-old Saskatchewan girl Isabella Kulak started a movement of ribbon skirt wearing, she was made an honorary member of the Indigenous women advisory committee.

Two former parishioners of a rural Manitoba church that has been in the spotlight for breaking public health orders allege the organization controlled many aspects of their lives and relied on members to report each other when their peers didn't comply.

A Halifax family whose 19-year-old son died of meningitis are left with questions about what might have happened if he’d had the right medical attention sooner. Kai Matthews died less than two days after he first began showing symptoms.

Over the past several days, western democracies have taken steps to constrain the Chinese Communist Party at the G7, NATO, Canada-EU and Biden-Putin summits. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be avoiding the fray, Canada could benefit from efforts to isolate China.

A CBC investigation in Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Calgary has found that some registered massage therapists (RMTs) who are members of professional associations are offering sex for sale.

A CBC investigation in Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Calgary has found that some massage therapists who are members of professional associations are offering sex for sale.

For years, Geronimo Henry carried a folding "travelling wall" bearing some 1,500 names of children like himself who were forced to attend the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont. Now, he's launched a fundraiser to make it a permanent monument.

More than a dozen refugees in Canada — separated from their loved ones in war-ravaged Gaza for more than two years — are desperate for the federal government to help their families escape the looming threat of violence back home. 

Never mind Hollywood-style happy endings. Ask Vladimir Putin about his first meeting with Joe Biden, and he makes a bleaker allusion to Russian literature. That's about as good as it gets for the U.S. and Russia, a toxic couple seeking to co-exist.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says she keeps her parliamentary badge close every time she enters the House of Commons — just in case she has to prove who she is. 

Officials insist inflation won't last, and on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's Jerome Powell hinted he'll join the Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem in cutting back on stimulus. But unless wages catch up, rising prices continue to make most of us poorer.

Social media has become a better platform for advocacy during the pandemic, especially for the voices that often get pushed back. TikTok and Instagram in particular can play a role in reclaiming space because they have few barriers to entry.

I was in kindergarten when I discovered that I was brown. I had always known about — and been proud of — my culture, but it took a white peer to take one look at me and utter “dirty skin” for me to understand the realities of living in Canada as a racialized person.

The tumult and accusations engulfing Annamie Paul's Greens are most obviously a major problem for the party and its leader — but the unfolding war of words increasingly seems to be a potential setback for Canadian politics, Aaron Wherry writes.

Gil Graham, 65, is recovering at home after he was attacked by a black bear in a remote camp near Williston Lake, north of Mackenzie, B.C., late last month.

Gil Graham, 65, is recovering at home after he was attacked by a black bear in a remote camp near Williston Lake, north of Mackenzie, B.C., late last month.

Montreal Canadiens netminder Carey Price made 29 saves Wednesday in a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights that gave new life to Canada's Stanley Cup hopes.

Conservatives want to invoke a rarely used procedure to publicly rebuke the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada over his refusal to produce unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest security laboratory.

Conservatives want to invoke a rarely used procedure to publicly rebuke the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada over his refusal to produce unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest security laboratory.

June 16, 2021 | Green Party Leader Annamie Paul and an outgoing MP allege racism within Canada’s halls of power. Canada’s inflation rate hit its highest level in 10 years last month, but is it here to stay? Plus, COVID-19 policy didn’t catch up with the science around aerosol transmission and it put lives at risk.

Five editors and executives at pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper were arrested Thursday under Hong Kong's national security law, its stock was halted and police were searching its offices in moves raising concerns about the media's future in the city.

A Newfoundland and Labrador oil industry that had been braced for bad news is instead breathing a sigh of relief following news Wednesday night that there's renewed hope for the future of the Terra Nova oilfield.

A Newfoundland and Labrador oil industry that had been braced for bad news is instead breathing a sigh of relief following news Wednesday night that there's renewed hope for the future of the Terra Nova oilfield.

A landmark piece of Liberal legislation aimed at harmonizing Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has passed third reading in the Senate.

A landmark piece of Liberal legislation aimed at harmonizing Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has passed third reading in the Senate.