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The federal government is signalling plans to build an all-new high frequency rail line connecting Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.

A helicopter pilot who died last week while fighting a wildfire west of Edmonton is being remembered as a loving father and husband with a decades-long passion for flying.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are set to sign an agreement that will see Cowessess First Nation retake jurisdiction of child welfare, according to Chief Cadmus Delorme.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are set to sign an agreement that will see Cowessess First Nation retake jurisdiction of child welfare, according to Chief Cadmus Delorme.

In 1944, Nadia Salmaniw's great-grandfather Wilfred Laurier Bennett faced a choice: send his children to residential school or renounce his Indigenous heritage.

Mike VanNetten, a 45-year-old farmer from Ontario's Norfolk County who's known around town as Chicken, is back home after spending more than two months in hospital battling COVID-19.

Mike VanNetten, a 45-year-old farmer from Ontario's Norfolk County who's known around town as Chicken, is back home after spending more than two months in hospital battling COVID-19.

Two police officers were stabbed Monday morning while on a call in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, according to the Vancouver Police Department.  

Brian Nadler was arrested in March at Hawkesbury District and General Hospital in eastern Ontario in the death of Albert Poidinger, 89. His lawyer's office confirmed that the doctor has been granted bail.

The family of a 42-year-old man who died Friday while trying to rescue his dog from a cliff ledge west of Edmonton is thanking the Good Samaritans who attempted to save his life.

Journalist Wendy Mesley is retiring after a 38 year career in a variety of roles at the national broadcaster, including anchor of The National and her own show, The Weekly with Wendy Mesley.

Algoma Steel Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is getting up to $420 million in federal funding to help phase out coal-fired steelmaking processes, and retrofit its operations to clean technology.

If you have been eagerly awaiting the return of the Blue Jays to Toronto, you might be in luck — depending on the outcome of a recent proposal, the team could come back to the city as early as July 30. 

A defence department project to extend the life of the air force's search and rescue helicopters has hit a major snag, forcing senior officials to go back to the drawing board.

A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the territory's waiting list for dental surgery.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday in London, England.

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have become the first Canadian tandem to advance to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament after defeating fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev and No. 8 Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday in London, England.

Anne Pommainville spent several hours in pain lying on the floor of the Hull Hospital emergency department in Gatineau because there was no bed or stretcher available, her family says. She died less than 48 hours later.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Latvian Hockey Federation said Monday that 24-year-old goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks has died.

A medical examiner says Columbus goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma caused by a fireworks mortar blast.

Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba's southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island's central shore by mid-afternoon.

Tropical storm Elsa neared landfall around Cuba's Bay of Pigs on the south-central coast on Monday morning, bringing strong rain and winds to parts of the Caribbean's largest island, and was set to churn across the country on its way to Florida.

Twenty-seven years to the day after he incorporated the company he co-founded, Jeff Bezos is no longer the CEO of Amazon, handing over the reins to Andy Jassy, head of the company's cloud computing division.

A young Black man is accusing Montreal police of racial profiling after he says he was violently handcuffed after stopping to observe the potential arrest of another Black man on Saturday.

Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building after demolition crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the building in a plume of dust late Sunday.

Three victims have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed condominium as crews resumed their search following the demolition of the remaining part of the building.

Pope Francis is alert, breathing without assistance and in a good overall condition following surgery to remove part of his colon, the Vatican said on Monday.

As of today, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents are able to skip the 14-day quarantine, but it remains unclear when the border restrictions will lift for other travellers.

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is self-isolating and has cancelled her engagements after someone she came into contact with subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, her office said on Monday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans for the final step of easing COVID-19 lockdown in England on Monday, including guidance on physical distancing, face coverings and working from home.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says people in England will no longer be required by law to wear face masks in indoor public spaces and to keep at least one metre apart as soon as later this month, confirming plans to reopen society despite rising coronavirus cases.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and physical distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive up surging coronavirus cases.

Oral stories from survivors and their descendants will help Saskatchewan's George Gordon First Nation pinpoint where to search for potential unmarked graves near the Gordon's Reserve Residential School site.

On Easter weekend 1958, 23-year-old Mervin Sinclair was seen hitchhiking from Calgary back to his army base. Now, more than 60 years later, his family has uncovered information that might shed light on what happened to Sinclair.

Researchers are optimistic Nova Scotia's native bat population is recovering from a fungus that nearly wiped out the winged mammals a decade ago. A non-profit conservation group in southwest Nova Scotia is discovering larger bat colonies that point to population growth.

As the steadily growing number of fully vaccinated Canadians embrace the gradual return to normalcy, a conundrum looms: what to do about those who, for whatever reason, haven't had a shot?

Jessica Compton was only eight years old growing up in North Bay, Ont., when a man broke into her home at 2 a.m., took her out of bed, brought her to his car and sexually assaulted her. Now an education worker in Hamilton, she's come a long way.

Life in Quebec is the freest it's been in months. Restaurants and bars are open. So are theatres, gyms and concert halls. The entire province is considered a low-risk "green zone." In provincial jails, though, it's a different story, and some lawyers are speaking out about quarantine practices.

Ralph Thistle's decade-long battle with Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board came to an end last week when he opened his mailbox and found a series of cheques totalling $630,000.

Filipino-Canadian Jim Agapito is on a recovery mission to learn about his Filipino roots and culture in his new CBC podcast and radio series Recovering Filipino.

Ralph Thistle's decade-long battle with Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board came to an end last week when he opened his mailbox and found a series of cheques totalling $630,000.

Montreal’s Cinderella playoff run is at stake on Monday as the Canadiens head into a do-or-die Game 4 in the Stanley Cup finals against the reigning champs, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sean Fitz-Gerald, senior national reporter with The Athletic, and Arpon Basu, editor-in-chief of The Athletic Montréal, share their thoughts on the history-making series.

A Lytton couple were relieved to hear that their animals are safe and in local firefighters' care nearly 3 days after a devastating wildfire destroyed their property and the village around them.

Championship Sunday in Victoria was supposed to be a day of celebration, breakthrough and relief for the Canadian men’s basketball team. Instead, it’s become yet another agonizing chapter

Championship Sunday in Victoria was supposed to be a day of celebration, breakthrough and relief for the Canadian men’s basketball team. Instead, it’s become yet another agonizing chapter

Championship Sunday in Victoria was supposed to be a day of celebration, breakthrough and relief for the Canadian men’s basketball team. Instead, it’s become yet another agonizing chapter