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London, Ont., police are working with Western University officials and interviewing students after reports that up to 30 women were drugged and sexually assaulted at a first-year residence over the weekend.

The Liberal federal election candidate for Nickel Belt in northern Ontario was assaulted in his campaign office, and a 56-year-old woman has been charged, Greater Sudbury police say.

The Liberal federal election candidate for Nickel Belt in northern Ontario was assaulted in his campaign office, and a 56-year-old woman has been charged, Greater Sudbury police say.

Residents of a town in northern Nova Scotia are struggling to come to grips with the death of a young family — including 4 children — after the travel trailer they were staying in caught fire.

Comedian and actor Norm Macdonald, one of the most influential cast members on sketch show Saturday Night Live, has died at 61.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a second day of tough congressional questions Tuesday about the Biden administration's much-criticized withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A new chief prosecutor was sworn in Tuesday just hours after his predecessor asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry with the killing of the president and to bar him from leaving Haiti, a move that could further destabilize a country roiled by turmoil following the assassination and a recent major earthquake.

Haiti's chief prosecutor on Tuesday asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and asked officials to bar him from leaving the country.

Organizers of the Juno Awards, Canada's biggest night in music, say they've booked the open-air Budweiser Stage in Toronto for the televised broadcast on May 15, 2022.

First-year students, many on their own for the first time, say they're worried about possible sexual violence on the Western University campus in London, Ont., after a number of reports to officials and on social media.

Alberta's chief medical officer of health now says the province's controversial lifting of all COVID-19 public health restrictions in early July set the trajectory for the explosive fourth wave of the pandemic.

With just six days left in this election campaign, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is ramping up the pressure on his Liberal opponent — urging Canadians to punish Justin Trudeau for triggering what he called an "unwanted and unnecessary election."

Legal experts are puzzled by why the Tax Court of Canada prevented a Jewish judge from presiding for several months in cases involving members of the Islamic faith rather than removing him entirely from the bench until allegations against him were resolved. 

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a fight for his political future, though polls suggest he should survive a recall election on Tuesday in which conservative talk-show host Larry Elder has emerged as the top Republican contender.

Health care workers in Alabama say Saskatchewan could learn from their state's tragic inaction in the battle against COVID-19.

The African Union on Tuesday accused manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines of denying African countries a fair chance to buy them, and urged manufacturing countries — in particular India — to lift export restrictions on vaccines and their components.

The Latin Power Band, which formed in October 2020, was started to give the workers something to look forward to outside of labouring in the agriculture sector.

A verdict is expected today in the trial of Linda O'Leary, charged in a boat crash that killed two people in central Ontario two years ago.

Linda O'Leary has been found not guilty of careless operation of a vessel in a boat crash that killed two people in central Ontario two years ago.

Linda O'Leary has been found not guilty of careless operation of a vessel in a boat crash that killed two people in central Ontario two years ago.

Hurricane Nicholas, now a tropical storm, made landfall along the Texas coast on Tuesday, bringing the threat of up to 50 centimetres of rainfall to parts of the Gulf Coast, including the same area hit by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and storm-battered Louisiana.

Hurricane Nicholas, now a tropical storm, made landfall along the Texas coast on Tuesday, dumping more than 30.5 centimetres of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and drenching storm-battered Louisiana.

Hurricane Nicholas, now a tropical storm, made landfall along the Texas coast on Tuesday, dumping more than 30.5 centimetres of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and drenching storm-battered Louisiana.

Hurricane Nicholas, now a tropical storm, made landfall along the Texas coast on Tuesday, dumping more than 30.5 centimetres of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and drenching storm-battered Louisiana.

Heavy rains fell across the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall, bringing the threat of widespread flooding, power outages and storm surges.

Veterinarians are at a crisis point, with a dire staffing shortage leading to fatal consequences for people and their pets. A serious problem before COVID-19 has been amplified by the pandemic puppy craze, say Canadian industry experts.

At a recent campaign event, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole couldn't quite bring himself to say the name of the man who could end up thwarting his shot at power.

At a recent campaign event, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole couldn't quite bring himself to say the name of the man who could end up thwarting his shot at power.

Rising interest rates could have an ugly effect on Canada's housing market. But does anyone believe central banks will actually hike them?

A health-care workforce crisis in one northern Ontario town this summer is causing concern for other rural communities across Canada.

Two years after vacating her post as federal Green Party leader, incumbent British Columbia MP Elizabeth May says she's "confident" in the party and its candidates, despite "bumps in the road."

At Toronto General Hospital’s intensive care unit, Denis Varaka nursed the sickest COVID-19 patients back to health during the height of the pandemic. But he says he's now at risk of losing his job because he received two doses of a vaccine not officially approved by Health Canada — Russia's Sputnik V.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he will continue to stand up to anti-vaxxers and anti-lockdown protesters, acknowledging that there are some Canadians who will never get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19.

As Canada enters the final week of an election, months after a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., in a year marked by a so-called racial reckoning, many Canadians say racism and anti-Muslim hate in particular have barely registered on the campaign trail. That's raising concerns about how much politicians' words of solidarity meant and if anything will really change.

Upamanyu Dasgupta immigrated to Saskatoon from India in summer 2020, in the midst of the pandemic. Now, as his university career begins, he is reflecting back on his first year in Canada.

The Simon Fraser University senate has voted in favour of hiring at least 15 more tenure-track Black faculty members to improve inclusion at the B.C. school.

The Simon Fraser University senate has voted in favour of hiring at least 15 more tenure-track Black faculty members to improve inclusion at the B.C. school.

As food prices rise and the currency falls in Taliban-held Afghanistan, many are fleeing to neighbouring Pakistan in search of a better life. CBC senior correspondent Susan Ormiston takes us there.

The National for Sept. 13 — Justin Trudeau takes questions from voters about affordability, the economy and reconciliation. Plus, handling COVID outbreaks in schools.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was met with more angry protesters Monday, including one man who challenged the prime minister to a fight and hurled a vulgar remark about his wife.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was met with more angry protesters Monday, including one man who challenged the prime minister to a fight and hurled a vulgar remark about his wife.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was met with more angry protesters Monday, including one man who challenged the prime minister to a fight and hurled a vulgar remark about his wife.

After a yearlong delay due to COVID, this year's Met Gala kicked off Monday with a theme celebrating American fashion, and a bevy of surprise superstars. 

After a yearlong delay due to COVID-19, this year's Met Gala kicked off Monday evening with a bevy of surprise superstars and a theme celebrating American fashion.