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One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the 25-year-old Black man "trapped like a rat" before he was fatally shot, a police investigator testified Wednesday.

A former mixed martial artist filmed punching a police officer during the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol received a 41-month prison sentence on Wednesday, the stiffest punishment yet in the almost 700 criminal cases stemming from the siege.

An Ontario doctor facing non-criminal allegations that she misled health officials about her contacts after she caught COVID-19 last Christmas has had all counts against her dropped, as her husband pleaded guilty.

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister John Haggie and Justice Minister John Hogan say patient information from the Central Health regional authority has been accessed as part of the cyberattack on the province's health-care system — but they don't know whether it's been stolen, or by who.

Annamie Paul has formally resigned as leader of the Green Party of Canada and says she will also end her membership in the party.

Annamie Paul has given formal notice of her resignation as leader of the Green Party of Canada and says she will also end her membership in the party.

Ontario set a single-year record in 2021 for the area of land burned during the summer wildfire season, with over 793,000 hectares scorched mostly in the northwest — a span larger than the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and surpassing the previous high of 713,000 in 1995.

Commemoration ceremonies for veterans have been held across Canada to mark Remembrance Day and Indigenous Veterans Day as pandemic restrictions ease.

Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, gave an update on the territory's COVID-19 situation Wednesday morning.

Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, gave an update on the territory's COVID-19 situation Wednesday morning.

Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial on Wednesday that the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha, Wis., twice threatened to kill him and later grabbed the barrel of his gun before he fired it.

Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial on Wednesday that the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha, Wis., twice threatened to kill him and later grabbed the barrel of his gun before he fired it.

Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial on Wednesday that the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha, Wis., twice threatened to kill him and later grabbed the barrel of his gun before he fired it.

The prosecutor in Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial attempted to poke holes in the accused's testimony on Wednesday, in which Rittenhouse described fatally shooting two people and wounding another last year during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha, Wis., as acts of self-defence. 

NASA on Tuesday delayed putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo has been taken into police custody following an attack on other players from the women's team last week, the soccer club said Wednesday.

The U.S. cost of living went up at its fastest annual pace in more than 30 years in October, new figures showed Wednesday, as the price of just about everything is increasing at a much faster pace than usual.

For the first time in decades, Alberta received more federal support than it raised in revenues last year, new data from Statistics Canada shows — and was also the largest recipient of COVID-related federal spending increases in Canada.

A U.S. federal judge rejected former president Donald Trump's request to block the release of documents to the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10 per cent in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent.

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10 per cent in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent.

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10 per cent in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent.

Dozens of school divisions in Alberta’s smaller cities and rural area are wrestling with how to handle provincial pressure to adopt a proof of vaccination mandate for staff.

Polish authorities said Wednesday that two groups of migrants managed to cross the border from Belarus but that all the people in the groups were detained.

The German government on Wednesday accused Belarus of "state-run smuggling and trafficking" of human lives by luring desperate migrants to the Polish border — the edge of the European Union — where many are now stuck in makeshift camps in freezing weather.

On Nov. 12, 1971, Cree teenager Helen Betty Osborne was the victim of a now notorious hate crime that ultimately exposed what Indigenous communities had known all along — racism in Manitoba was alive, thriving and deadly.

On Nov. 12, 1971, Cree teenager Helen Betty Osborne was the victim of a now notorious hate crime that ultimately exposed what Indigenous communities had known all along — racism in Manitoba was alive, thriving and deadly.

A Moncton woman says she feels she's not in control of her own reproductive decisions, after losing access to her addiction treatment because she and her doctor don't agree on the birth control method she's chosen.

While agriculture is a major source of emissions around the globe, the sector is not a point of emphasis at the UN climate summit. Critics are calling for that to change.

U.S. leaders, including President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama, have accused China of not pulling its weight at the UN climate summit. Long-time China watchers say such finger-pointing is counter-productive.

The Spirit Lake internment camp operated between 1915-17. Some of the detainees were buried in a cemetery near the town of Amos, in Quebec's Abitibi region. For years, Ukrainian Canadians have fought to have the cemetery restored.

What should Canadians worry about more — the COVID-19 skeptics in the House of Commons or a theoretical governing arrangement that might eventually exist between the Liberals and NDP? Facing persistent questions about the former, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole seems bent on redirecting attention toward the latter.

What should Canadians worry about more — the COVID-19 skeptics in the House of Commons or a theoretical governing arrangement that might eventually exist between the Liberals and NDP? Facing persistent questions about the former, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole seems bent on redirecting attention toward the latter.

Some doctors say a need for a licence to practice in each province is an outdated concept that is hampering recruitment efforts. The issue nearly left a part of Newfoundland and Labrador without a medical officer of health during the pandemic.

Indian films fill that void of language, sights, sounds, colours that I feel I have lost in Toronto after moving away from my home in Lahore. But I’m also deeply uncomfortable with the increasing anti-Muslim rhetoric in these films, writes Haroon Khalid.

Canada requires travellers to take a molecular COVID-19 test to enter the country, which can cost hundreds of dollars. But some Canadians report getting a free test in the U.S. that meets Canada's requirements.

The parents of a Grade 7 student who attends a Catholic school in Simcoe County say a group of mostly white students has repeatedly targeted their daughter with racist verbal abuse and that the school administration has been slow to act.

The COP26 summit has ignored bicycles as one of the cheapest and most efficient tools to fight climate change by focusing almost entirely on promoting a global shift to electric cars, cycling advocates say. 

The COP26 summit has ignored bicycles as one of the cheapest and most efficient tools to fight climate change by focusing almost entirely on promoting a global shift to electric cars, cycling advocates say. 

The COP26 summit has ignored bicycles as one of the cheapest and most efficient tools to fight climate change by focusing almost entirely on promoting a global shift to electric cars, cycling advocates say. 

Ethiopia’s deadly war in Tigray province is now threatening to engulf the entire country as rebels move toward the capital and a humanitarian crisis intensifies. Reporter Zecharias Zelalem explains how the conflict got to this point and where it could go from here.

The National for Nov. 9 — As Canadian COVID-19 cases rise, what you should know about staying safe indoors. Plus, the damaging weather bombs hitting B.C.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he wants Saskatchewan to be a "nation within a nation" by increasing its autonomy in several areas, including policing, taxation and immigration.

More than four million people have shared pictures of their pets to their Instagram stories as part of a campaign that claims to "plant 1 tree for every pet picture." So who's behind the post and is anyone planting millions of trees? The answer is complicated. 

A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival included protocols for some dangerous scenarios, but it didn't include information on what to do in the event of a crowd surge, which is now blamed for the deaths of eight fans in Houston last Friday.

A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival included protocols for some dangerous scenarios, but it didn't include information on what to do in the event of a crowd surge, which is now blamed for the deaths of eight fans in Houston last Friday.

The Canadian Armed Forces is now providing potable water in Iqaluit, just as freeze-up is making it more difficult for city water trucks to draw from the nearby river.