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Calgary-based TC Energy says it has started a formal claim for over $15 billion US under the North American Free Trade Agreement over the cancellation of a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. 

Jeff Chapman of Lytton, B.C., says he watched in helpless horror as his parents were killed Wednesday while they were taking cover from a wildfire that raged across their property and eventually destroyed most of the village.

Seven people are dead, including four children, after a early morning fire in Chestermere, Alta.

Seven people are dead, including four children, after a early morning fire in Chestermere, Alta.

A senator is pitching a plan to reconvene the Senate in order to adopt legislation that would ban the practice of conversion therapy in Canada.

Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth is expected to speak to media at 1 p.m. CT after the head of a Queen Victoria statue at the Manitoba Legislature was removed and thrown in the Assiniboine River.

Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth is expected to speak to media at 1 p.m. CT after the head of a Queen Victoria statue at the Manitoba Legislature was removed and thrown in the Assiniboine River.

Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth says officers are investigating after the head of a Queen Victoria statue at the Manitoba Legislature was removed and thrown in the Assiniboine River.

Newfoundland and Labrador's federally funded subsidies for offshore oil are a "misuse of funds" and another step in the wrong economic direction for the cash-strapped province, says a political scientist who has studied the province's oil sector.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he still has confidence in the ability of the military's top commander, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, to lead the armed forces through the ongoing sexual misconduct crisis — despite publicly criticizing a choice Eyre made about a senior leader under fire.

Tensions have been high between Prince William and Prince Harry, but at a low-key ceremony to unveil a long-awaited statue of their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, the brothers kept it civil. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today condemned the wave of vandalism and arson attacks targeting Catholic churches across Canada, saying it's not the solution to the trauma caused by residential schools.

The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850-million US agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization's bankruptcy case.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET.

The pilots of Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were trying to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

The pilots of Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were trying to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

The province resumed in-car driving tests in June, but the backlog to book a road test is staggering.

A Toronto police officer was killed after being struck by a vehicle in what police are calling an “intentional and deliberate act” in the parking garage at city hall on Friday morning, police say.

Toronto police have charged a 31-year-old man with first-degree murder for the death of Const. Jeffrey Northrup on Friday. 

Though most survivors of the condo collapse in Surfside, Fla., lived in parts of the building that remain standing, they have little hope of returning to reclaim clothing, computers, jewelry and sentimental possessions they left behind.

The city of North Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of a condominium building Friday after a review found unsafe conditions about eight kilometres from the site of last week's deadly collapse in South Florida.

The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell substantially Friday, after duplicate names were eliminated and some residents reported missing turned up safe, officials said.

The tally of the missing in last week's condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., was reduced on Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some people reported missing turned up safe, officials said.

Florida officials are working on plans to tear down what's left of a partially collapsed oceanfront condominium building after concerns about the structure's instability prompted a 15-hour halt to the search for survivors.

The tally of the missing in last week's condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., was substantially reduced on Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some people reported missing turned up safe, officials said.

The agency that guards Canada's borders is putting would-be travellers on notice: if you're not eligible to enter the country now, you won't be on Monday.

The agency that guards Canada's borders is putting would-be travellers on notice: if you're not eligible to enter the country now, you won't be on Monday.

From the northern Peace region to the U.S. border, B.C. communities are anxiously watching wildfire evacuation alerts and orders, with the tragedy in Lytton fresh in their minds as they make decisions for the days and weeks ahead.

From the northern Peace region to the U.S. border, B.C. communities are anxiously watching wildfire evacuation alerts and orders, with the tragedy in Lytton fresh in their minds as they make decisions for the days and weeks ahead.

From the northern Peace region to the U.S. border, B.C. communities are anxiously watching wildfire evacuation alerts and orders, with the tragedy in Lytton fresh in their minds as they make decisions for the days and weeks ahead.

As BC Wildfire Service crews continue to fight more than 100 active wildfires across the province, the federal government is vowing to provide any additional support needed in fighting the blazes. 

As hundreds of residents in B.C. anxiously prepare to leave their homes at a moments notice, BC Wildfire Service says crews are continuing to fight over 100 active wildfires across the province.

Some Manitoba businesses are balking at the prospect of screening prospective employees on their vaccine status in order to qualify for a provincial wage subsidy.

A long chapter in French colonial and post-colonial rule is drawing to a close as France looks to pull back troops fighting Islamist extremists in western Africa and other countries make their own power plays in the region, Don Murray writes.

The charges will do nothing to dissuade Donald Trump from running for president again if that's what he chooses to do. If that's all prosecutors have, it's a decidedly ho-hum finale to a years-long legal saga. But prosecutors and witnesses are dropping clues about more news coming.

Sailors have been stuck on shipping vessels for months after their contracts expired, and while the shipping industry blames COVID-19 protocols, the seafarers' union says more must be done to help them.

A group of advocates and experts in the fragrance world are calling on companies to stop using the term Oriental to describe scents — a word that's been used since the early 20th century to describe spicy, ambery notes.

Sue Woodhouse of Bright’s Grove, Ont., waited roughly a year to get a new service dog after her previous dog retired. The longer wait time, a result of training delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, added another layer to the difficulties Woodhouse experienced navigating life during the pandemic. 

With oil prices returning to some of their highest levels in years recently, experts say motorists should prepare to pay even more at the pump as summer driving season kicks into gear.

While daily new COVID-19 cases are noe averaging in the single digits in Washington, the opioid crisis there is showing no sign of letting up, making outreach services increasingly vital.

The Liberal government is taking the Speaker of the House of Commons to court to get a judge's confirmation that it has the legal authority to withhold documents requested by members of Parliament sitting on a Commons committee.

After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicentre of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on America, two U.S. officials said Friday

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-metre race in Tokyo after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.

On what would have been her 60th birthday, a statue of Princess Diana was unveiled by her sons at Kensington Palace. They appeared together, sparking speculation about the state of the rift between Prince William and Prince Harry.

July 1, 2021 | Officials say the town of Lytton, B.C., was essentially destroyed by a wildfire overnight Wednesday as blistering heat sparks more fires throughout the province. Reflections on a Canada Day that many refused to celebrate. Plus, Alberta fully reopens for the summer.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he has full confidence in Canada's acting top soldier, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, and agrees with his decision to retain the navy's commander — despite criticism from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he has full confidence in Canada's acting top soldier, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, and agrees with his decision to retain the navy's commander — despite criticism from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy.

More than 1,000 people were forced to leave their homes at the last minute on Wednesday evening as a wildfire tore through Lytton, B.C., following three days of nationwide record-breaking temperatures in the small village.

Canadians traded in the traditional red-and-white garb for Canada Day, donning orange, building memorials and taking part in events as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous peoples.