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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is refusing to say how many of his MPs have been vaccinated against COVID-19 but is promising that all who do attend the House of Commons in person will be fully vaccinated.

Two people are dead, another person is critically injured, and a 61-year-old man is in custody facing murder, attempted murder and assault charges, after Tuesday's shooting rocked the remote community of Faro, Yukon.

Two people are dead, another person is critically injured, and a man is in custody facing murder, attempted murder and assault charges, after Tuesday's shooting in Faro, Yukon.

More than 100 shipping containers from the stricken cargo ship MV Zim Kingston fell overboard amid bad weather over the weekend, according to revised numbers from the Canadian Coast Guard on Wednesday.

Young women across the U.K. are boycotting nightclubs and pubs Wednesday as university towns and cities join in a national "girls night in" protest after increasing reports of drink spiking and students being drugged by needle injections.

Canada’s new environment minister says his past as an activist should not raise alarms in the energy industry or in the office of Alberta’s premier.

Canada’s new environment minister says his past as an activist should not raise alarms in the energy industry or in the office of Alberta’s premier.

Erin O'Toole speaks to reporters after meeting with caucus members in Ottawa.

”Some are staying in camping trailers or abandoned houses because there is nowhere for them to go," Shannon Harvey-Benoit said.

Both workers trapped in a silo under collapsed scaffolding at the Domtar factory in Windsor, Que., about 120 kilometres east of Montreal, have been found dead, according to provincial police.

One of the two workers trapped in a silo under collapsed scaffolding at the Domtar factory in Windsor, Que., has been found dead, Radio-Canada has learned.

One of the two workers trapped in a silo under collapsed scaffolding at the Domtar factory in Windsor, Que., has been found dead, according to the  Domtar pulp and paper plant, about 120 kilometres east of Montreal.

Former race car champion Jacques Villeneuve has had offshore accounts that have allowed him to veer around tax authorities since the early days of his career, files from the Pandora Papers leak show.

Former race car champion Jacques Villeneuve has had offshore accounts that have allowed him to veer around tax authorities since the early days of his career, files from the Pandora Papers leak show.

A former Alberta legislature staff member is suing the premier's office, saying she suffered from a toxic workplace culture and was fired as retribution for speaking out with allegations of sexual harassment and heavy drinking by ministers and staff.

A former Alberta legislature staff member is suing the premier's office, saying she suffered from a toxic workplace culture and was fired as retribution for speaking out with allegations of sexual harassment and heavy drinking by ministers and staff.

A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a major highway just north of Toronto Wednesday morning.

Police are investigating after a plane landed on a major highway just north of Toronto Wednesday morning.

A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a major highway just north of Toronto Wednesday morning.

Authorities in New Mexico say they have recovered a "lead projectile" believed to have been fired from the gun used by actor Alec Baldwin in the accidental shooting on the set of the film Rust.

Investigators plan to discuss their initial findings Wednesday in the fatal movie-set shooting in which Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun, killing a cinematographer and wounding the director.

Authorities in New Mexico say they have recovered lead projectile believed to have been fired from the gun used by actor Alec Baldwin in the accidental shooting on the set of the film Rust.

Public health officials in New Brunswick have "significant reason to question the validity" of a mystery brain disease that they had earlier said was affecting a cluster of 48 people, the province's health minister said on Wednesday.

MP Patty Hajdu says she's honoured to be Canada's new Indigenous Services minister, saying there's "a lot of work to do" as she takes on one of the "most meaningful" portfolios.

Since Saturday, Canada's Olympic champions in women's soccer have won two games against New Zealand on home turf. Midfielder Jessie Fleming drew praise for delivering her new celebration tour to nine-year-old Logan Wallis at Ottawa's game on Saturday.

Since Saturday, Canada's women's soccer Olympic champions have won two games against New Zealand on home turf. Midfielder Jessie Fleming drew much praise for delivering her brand new celebration tour to 9-year-old Logan Wallis at Ottawa's game on Saturday.

When Lance Cardinal was approached by the Edmonton Oilers to act as an Indigenous consultant, the Cree artist and designer knew the first thing he wanted to do was create a land acknowledgment.

Canada's central bank is keeping its benchmark policy interest rate right where it is, but is signalling that higher rates are coming soon.

Canada's central bank is keeping its benchmark policy interest rate right where it is, but is signalling that higher rates are coming soon.

Canada's central bank is keeping its benchmark policy interest rate right where it is, but is signalling that higher rates are coming soon.

Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada to help ongoing efforts at reconciliation with Indigenous people following shocking revelations of the Catholic Church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

The African Union has suspended Sudan's participation in all activities until the restoration of the civilian-led authority, the AU said in a communique dated Tuesday.

Jacqueline Flett, a Métis woman who lives with diabetes, says she was told to leave the hospital's wait room by security guards who said nurses claimed she was using the camera on her phone to take photos or video, which isn't allowed in hospitals.

It started as a pleasant outing but turned into an ordeal that resulted in a woman getting lost in the woods, pleas for help being sent on a dying cellphone and a community of Facebook group members rallying to her aid.

The business community in Yarmouth will soon open a five-unit apartment building exclusively for doctors to help those experiencing a housing shortage in Nova Scotia.

For the first time in Canada's history, women will lead each of the departments of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Defence.

The upcoming UN conference provides a unique opportunity for Canada to become a world leader in climate policy, writes Thomas Gunton, the director of the Resource and Environmental Planning program at Simon Fraser University.

For the first time in two decades, residents of Driftpile Cree Nation in northwestern Alberta celebrated high school graduates who earned their diplomas in the community. 

Iceland is profoundly experiencing the impacts of a changing climate, with warmer winters and melting glaciers. With the UN climate summit set to begin on Sunday, the country's Canadian first lady says it's made some headway in dealing with the challenges.

To meet goals set at past UN climate conferences, as well as the federal government's own emissions targets, considerable change is necessary. What's clear is that meeting current climate goals in Canada won't be simple or cheap.

Hundreds of Canadian Olympic hopefuls have begun competing on rinks, mountains and icy tracks looking to earn the right to wear the Maple Leaf in Beijing. The next three months will decide the fates of athletes who have spent their lives preparing for this moment. 

To meet goals set at past UN climate conferences, as well as the federal government's own emissions targets, considerable change is necessary. What's clear is that meeting current climate goals in Canada won't be simple or cheap.

The upcoming UN conference provides a unique opportunity for Canada to become a world leader in climate policy, writes Thomas Gunton, the director of the Resource and Environmental Planning program at Simon Fraser University.

Hundreds of Canadian Olympic hopefuls have begun competing on rinks, mountains and icy tracks looking to earn the right to wear the Maple Leaf in Beijing. The next three months will decide the fates of athletes who have spent their lives preparing for this moment. 

British Columbia's auditor general says he has a decade-long difference of opinion with the government over calculating the province's financial bottom line that now adds up to $6 billion.

British Columbia's auditor general says he has a decade-long difference of opinion with the government over calculating the province's financial bottom line that now adds up to $6 billion.

Edward Rogers says his bid to oust the CEO of the telecom conglomerate his father founded had the support of other members of his family, before they changed their mind.

The National for Oct. 26 — From the armed forces to climate change, a new cabinet takes aim at urgent Canadian problems. Plus, B.C.’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the federal government's choice of longtime environmental activist Steven Guilbeault for minister of environment and climate change Tuesday sends a "very problematic" message to the province.

Satirist Mort Sahl, whose running commentary on politicians and current events during the Cold War made him a favourite of a new, restive generation of Americans, died Tuesday. He was 94.