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Through exactly half of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Canada has claimed 12 medals — including one gold. Over the final six days in Japan there will be plenty of chances to increase that total.

Liberals and Conservatives took aim at each other's candidates on Monday, questioning past statements and actions to build a character case about why they, and not their opponent, should be trusted to govern after election day.

A group called ProtectOurProvince Alberta is launching a series of COVID-19 briefings starting Monday at 4 p.m. MT, saying it's doing it to "fill the void" left by the provincial government, which hasn't held any COVID-19 briefings for weeks as case counts and hospitalizations have surged.

BCE Inc. is asking the federal government to block Quebecor Inc.'s purchase of 5G spectrum in Western Canada, stating the company didn't meet the requirements to bid on airwaves there.

After several days of  testimony from women claiming they were groomed and sexually abused by R. Kelly, a man took the witness stand at Kelly's sex-trafficking trial to say the R&B star exploited him in the same way when he was a high school student.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole today defended his plan to roll back Canada's climate change reduction targets, saying he has a credible plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions while the Liberal Party has promised a lot but failed to deliver in six years of government.

With the help of a couple of prospectors from Timmins, Ont., a moose is now moving freely in the bush after the men helped the wild animal that was stuck in mud up to its head.

Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, the UN environment office said Monday, after the last country in the world to use it stopped selling the highly toxic fuel.

Conservative Party candidate Troy Myers is stepping out of the race in a Nova Scotia riding following an allegation from a woman who says he sexually assaulted her at a work conference in 2019. Myers denies the allegation.

Short was known throughout the province as the sports editor of The Telegram, breaking and sharing sports stories from all corners of Newfoundland and Labrador to readers across Canada and the United States.

The Alberta Human Rights Commission has dismissed a pair of complaints filed by two men who say they were discriminated against when they didn’t wear a mask inside retail stores last fall.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the Level 3 travel advisory for Canada on Monday, which indicate "a high level of COVID-19 in the country."

The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the Level 3 travel advisory for Canada on Monday, which indicate "a high level of COVID-19 in the country."

A Canadian swimmer was brilliant in the pool to earn silver. Meanwhile, Canadian teams had impassioned wins and losses. Here's more of what you missed at the Games on Monday.

There’s been a trend for the past few years in Canada where people introduce themselves as “settlers.” Opening a conversation with the preface that you are a settler focuses on the past and creates a division right off the bat.

This Conservative plan is better late than never, and certainly better than the last one, but on many of the key climate policy issues it appears to be merely change for the sake of change, writes climate and energy policy economist Jennifer Winter.

A longtime Vancouver art teacher who’s been disciplined twice before for inappropriate behaviour has given up his teaching certificate in response to complaints about violence and sexual harassment in the classroom three decades ago.

Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized to restore power Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat.

Hurricane Ida knocked out power to all of New Orleans and inundated coastal Louisiana communities on a deadly path through the Gulf Coast that was still unfolding Monday, promising more destruction.

Hurricane Ida knocked out power to all of New Orleans and inundated coastal Louisiana communities on a deadly path through the Gulf Coast that was still unfolding Monday, promising more destruction.

Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat.

The Canada Elections Act says employers should ensure workers have three consecutive hours to vote at a polling station on election day, but there are exceptions for those in the transportation industry.

The defence lawyer in an upcoming first-degree murder trial is applauding the judge's decision to only allow jurors who've said they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

More than 350 emergency physicians across Ontario have signed an open letter demanding the province give more substantial pay increases to critical-care nurses, who've worked on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year and a half.

Third parties will be organizing and spending in order to get their issue prioritized or into the national conversation this election. But what are these groups, and what role do they play in campaigns?

A scene of small, independent game developers has grown in Edmonton’s fertile gaming soil, leveraging a ready talent pool and supportive community to create a space for hobbyists, full-time professionals and everything in between.

The first electric vehicle fast-charging network is now up and running across Newfoundland, which N.L. Hydro hopes will make road trips easier for electric car owners and encourage more drivers to go electric in the future.

When Diana Devine went to pay her respects at her father's memorial site behind Parliament Hill in Ottawa, she saw the flowers and stones laid over the years were protected by a thoughtful construction worker. She made sure to find who committed the act of kindness.

At least one Alberta feed store has taken the livestock dewormer off its shelves because misinformation suggests it can be used to treat COVID-19 in humans is leading to a surge in demand.

The United States has completed the withdrawal of it forces from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Monday, nearly twenty years after it invaded the country following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America.

Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them.

Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them.

Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them.