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Two people have been treated in hospital for life-threatening injuries in an incident Vancouver police say started with one man attacking another with a sword.

The causes of both crashes are still unknown, Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Susan Richter said Tuesday.

Pressure is mounting on the man who claims to be Haiti's leader in the aftermath of the president's assassination last week, with at least two other officials claiming to be the legitimate head of government in a race to fill the political power vacuum.

Viral social media images of giant gold fish pulled from a Minnesota lake are reigniting concerns about invasive aquatic pets breeding in fragile ecosystems, and scientists say the problem is getting worse in Canada. 

A Yukon man struggles to save his home of 38 years, while Whitehorse focuses on 'priority areas,' as the swollen Yukon River threatens to spill over its banks.

Alberta is lifting many COVID-19 restrictions for long-term care homes — allowing residents to have unlimited visitors and lifting limits on dining and recreation activities for residents.

A 40-year-old man was arrested by Hamilton police Tuesday in what is being investigated as a hate crime after a Muslim mother and her daughter faced racial slurs and threats to their lives.

Mary Simon will officially become Canada's governor general later this month.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will work with provinces to ensure there is an "internationally accepted proof of vaccination" for international travel, but will leave domestic options up to the provincial governments.

RCMP are providing an update on a deadly crane collapse that left multiple people dead in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday.

RCMP say four men have been confirmed dead as a result of the crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. A fifth man buried in the rubble is presumed dead.

The nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards are in. The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with the top-nominated scripted shows on services that largely emerged in the past two years.

The president of an Alberta-based group representing multiple churches across the country fighting COVID-19 public health orders in court is taking indefinite leave after admitting he hired a private investigator to follow a judge presiding over the case in Manitoba. 

The president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is stepping away from the Alberta-based organization after admitting to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge.

After two of his songs went viral on TikTok in 2020, Hitesh Sharma, the South Asian-Canadian rapper and producer from Regina, breaks into the U.S. Top 40 charts and launches the music video of his dreams.

Another evacuation order is in effect for a B.C. community on Tuesday as the largest wildfire in the province continues to resist crews' efforts to bring it under control.

A wildfire has closed more than 50 kilometres of the only highway through B.C.'s Chilcotin region, while evacuation orders remain in place for other parts of the province as firefighting crews face another tough day on the job.

Another evacuation order is in effect for a B.C. community on Tuesday as the largest wildfire in the province continues to resist crews' efforts to bring it under control.

A friend of Linda O'Leary's son testified Tuesday that she didn't see O'Leary drink any alcohol, nor did she see anyone hand her a drink after the fatal August 2019 boat crash on Lake Joseph north of Toronto.

Team Canada is taking 371 athletes and 131 coaches to the Tokyo Olympics, the country's largest Games contingent since Los Angeles in 1984, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.

When Ernie Morgan's mother died last summer, he was upset that he couldn't have a larger funeral attended by all her friends and family. Morgan and other funeral home directors believe the pandemic will spur widespread adoption of technology in the industry.

The nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards are being announced now in Los Angeles, with The Crown and Ted Lasso among the contenders.

The nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced at 11:30 a.m. ET this morning in Los Angeles, with The Crown and Ted Lasso among the contenders.

Canada's Olympians and the scientists who help train them have found some creative ways to help beat the heat in Tokyo.

Canada's Olympians and the scientists who help train them have found some creative ways to help beat the heat in Tokyo.

Green Party executives have moved to withhold funding from leader Annamie Paul's campaign to win a downtown Toronto seat in a likely election later this year.

A political organization representing 49 northern Ontario First Nations is calling on the province to declare a state of emergency to enable a full response to support communities, including some being evacuated, threatened by forest fires.

The Red Cross says a surge of coronavirus infections with the delta variant is overwhelming hospitals in Southeast Asia and outpacing vaccinations.

South Africa's rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

The death toll from rioting in South Africa rose to 45 on Tuesday as police and the military tried to halt the unrest in poor areas of two provinces that began last week after the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.

Shell Canada unveiled plans Tuesday for a new facility in Alberta to capture emissions from its industrial complex and store the greenhouse gases underground.

Shell Canada unveiled plans Tuesday for a new facility in Alberta to capture emissions from its industrial complex and store the greenhouse gases underground.

Experts say B.C.'s recent heat wave should serve as a lesson to prioritize cooling infrastructure. Here they provide practical solutions for homeowners and developers dealing with hotter temperatures.

Experts say B.C.'s recent heat wave should serve as a lesson to prioritize cooling infrastructure. Here they provide practical solutions for homeowners and developers dealing with hotter temperatures.

Experts say B.C.'s recent heat wave should serve as a lesson to prioritize cooling infrastructure. Here they provide practical solutions for homeowners and developers dealing with hotter temperatures.

Experts say B.C.'s recent heat wave should serve as a lesson to prioritize cooling infrastructure. Here they provide practical solutions for homeowners and developers dealing with hotter temperatures.

Experts say B.C.'s recent heat wave should serve as a lesson to prioritize cooling infrastructure. Here they provide practical solutions for homeowners and developers dealing with hotter temperatures.

A human rights lawyer is filing a professional misconduct complaint against a man representing multiple churches fighting public health orders after he admitted to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge presiding over the case.

Children of temporary residents are being separated from their parents after recent trips outside Canada because COVID-19 travel restrictions consider them "visitors."

A majority of Canadians favour more investment in renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydrogen over oil and gas, with divisions evident based on political affiliations, location and age, according to a new poll.

A majority of Canadians favour more investment in renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydrogen over oil and gas, with divisions evident based on political affiliations, location and age, according to a new poll.

The 2021 pre-election season has one thing in common with the one prior to the Martin Liberals' defeat in 2006 — the fact that we're talking about a national child care program again. But while the talking points may be old hat, other things have changed.

Nearly 78 per cent of eligible people in Canada have at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. What’s stopping the rest? Today, Dr. Naheed Dosani and Dr. Jia Hu discuss.

The death toll from a fire at a hospital coronavirus ward in Iraq climbed to 92 on Tuesday as anguished relatives buried their loved ones and lashed out at the government over the country's second such disaster in less than three months.

The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said.

A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more, Iraqi medical officials said late Monday.

Langley mother Michelle Martin desperately wants to get her twins into child care. Both have disabilities, which means she can't access daycare until the boys both have support workers.

The Penelakut Tribe in B.C.'s Southern Gulf Islands says it has found more than 160 "undocumented and unmarked" graves in the area, which was also once home to the Kuper Island Residential School.

The wildfire that destroyed Lytton, B.C., also left West Lytton across the river isolated and without power, but residents have stepped up to help each other.

July 12, 2021 | Multiple people were killed when a crane collapsed at a construction site in Kelowna, B.C. A private investigator was hired to track Manitoba’s chief justice to try and catch him breaking COVID-19 rules. Plus, the WHO sounds off about rich countries considering booster shots while most of the world is waiting for their first vaccine dose.