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Liam Gill, a member of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation in N.W.T., learned this week that he'd be competing in the snowboard halfpipe at the Olympics. Within 24 hours, he was boarding a flight to China.

Saskatchewan's premier said he expects to scrap the vaccine requirement program by the end of the month. The Saskatchewan Union Of Nurses and other health-care professionals say it is not the right time to do so. 

Saskatchewan's premier said he expects to scrap the vaccine requirement program by the end of the month. The Saskatchewan Medical Association and other health-care professionals say it is not the right time to do so. 

The Defence Department says equipment on the tail sections of the aircraft was too heavy to be supported in flight, thereby causing the cracking.

Ottawa's mayor says the city is contemplating legal action against the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, arguing that Ottawa taxpayers shouldn't be left to pay costs associated with the convoy protest now snarling traffic in Canada's capital.

A number of Conservative MPs rallied behind Erin O'Toole Tuesday, saying he should stay on as leader even as some of his caucus colleagues mobilize to oust him.

The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the Omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago — amounting to more cases than in all of 2020.

The three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson have agreed to pay $590 million to resolve claims by Native American tribes that the companies fueled an opioid epidemic in their communities, according to court filings.

A Dutch publisher has suspended printing of a book that suggested a Jewish notary betrayed the location of Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis, saying there were questions about the research behind it, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Orpha Thrasher turned 100 on Tuesday with 100 walks under her belt, some four months after vowing to do something special leading up to her milestone birthday. In the process, she raised $22,000 for the charity Hope House.

Dozens of Afghan female athletes left Kabul holding letters saying they had been granted a visa to Canada. They had no idea, they said, that by the time they were able to flee Afghanistan, the letters no longer had any power with the Canadian government. They're now stuck in Albania, pleading for Ottawa to resettle them.

Dozens of Afghan female athletes left Kabul holding letters saying they had been granted a visa to Canada. They had no idea, they said, that by the time they were able to flee Afghanistan, the letters no longer had any sway with the Canadian government. They're now stuck in Albania, pleading for Ottawa to resettle them.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the U.S. and its allies have ignored Russia's top security demands but added that Moscow is still open for more talks with the West on easing soaring tensions over Ukraine.

Conservative MPs who came out in support of the anti-vaccine mandate protest convoy in Ottawa have been taking care lately to disassociate themselves from the event's unseemly elements. But the problems go beyond a few offensive flags.

Ultra-strict COVID-19 measures are in effect indoors as well in the "closed loop" system that will keep Olympic-related personnel, media and athletes confined to a bubble for the duration of the 2022 Beijing Games.

As anti-vaccine mandate protesters continue to gum up downtown Ottawa, many are wondering how long police will let the protesters stay — and how they might eventually move them out.

The former child singer with Treacher-Collins Syndrome is suing Ward, who mocked him in his standup routines, for $288,000 in damages, while his mother seeks $84,600 for "unjustified personal attacks."

RCMP have approached a blockade of vehicles that has jammed traffic for days at a Canada-U.S. border crossing in Alberta after warning that those participating in the protest may be subject to arrest on Tuesday afternoon.

RCMP have approached a blockade of vehicles that has jammed traffic for days at a Canada-U.S. border crossing in Alberta after warning that those participating in the protest may be subject to arrest on Tuesday afternoon.

RCMP appear to be approaching a blockade of vehicles that have jammed traffic for days at a Canada-U.S. border crossing in southern Alberta after warning that those participating in the protest may be subject to arrest on Tuesday afternoon.

RCMP have approached a blockade of vehicles that has jammed traffic for days at a Canada-U.S. border crossing in Alberta after warning that those participating in the protest may be subject to arrest on Tuesday afternoon.

RCMP says it has brought in 'additional resources' incase arrests need to be made or trucks need to be towed, as a protest against COVID-19 public health measures continues to jam traffic Tuesday morning at a Canada-U.S. border crossing in a southern Alberta village.

Actress Whoopi Goldberg made the remarks on The View program Monday morning and later apologized.

The actress Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for saying the Holocaust was not about race, comments that caused a backlash. She made the initial remarks on ABC's The View program Monday morning. Her apology came in a tweet hours later.

Parents at Whitehorse's Hidden Valley Elementary School are justifiably angry at the Yukon government for its "inadequate" response to the case of an educational assistant who sexually abused a child at the school in 2019, a new report confirms.

Parents at Whitehorse's Hidden Valley Elementary School are justifiably angry at the Yukon government for its "inadequate" response to the case of an educational assistant who sexually abused a child at the school in 2019, a new report confirms.

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity. Israel swiftly rejected the claims, denouncing them as "false, biased and antisemitic."

Four First Nations, along with the municipalities of Vancouver and Whistler, have signed an agreement with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees to start exploring the feasibility of hosting the 2030 Winter Games in British Columbia.

An Indigenous delegation has rescheduled a planned trip to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican for the end of March.

An Indigenous delegation has rescheduled a planned trip to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican for the end of March.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the provincial vaccine requirement program is expected to be scrapped by the end of the month.

As it started to reopen Monday, the Quebec government said it will no longer proceed with a plan to impose a tax on people who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19.

The outpouring of condemnation over the defacement of the Terry Fox statue in Ottawa is a stark reminder of the "unique" legacy of the Canadian icon and shows how revered he is more than 40 years after his death, says the mayor of Fox's hometown of Port Coquitlam, B.C.

The outpouring of condemnation over the defacement of the Terry Fox statue in Ottawa is a stark reminder of the "unique" legacy of the Canadian icon and how revered he is more than 40 years after his Marathon of Hope and untimely death at age 22.

The tax, which was announced in January by the premier, would have imposed a monetary penalty on Quebecers who did not get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Canada's economy grew by 0.6 per cent in November 2021, making it the sixth consecutive month of economic expansion prior to the spread of Omicron, according to GDP numbers released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. 

Canada's economy grew by 0.6 per cent in November 2021, making it the sixth consecutive month of economic expansion prior to the spread of Omicron, according to GDP numbers released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. 

Canada's economy grew by 0.6 per cent in November, making it the sixth consecutive month of economic expansion prior to the spread of Omicron. 

While the Tiger can be hot-headed, it is also a symbol of strength, energy and courage. Three Chinese Canadians in Richmond, B.C., say they're hopeful for the new year ahead.

While most of the blizzard warnings and blowing snow advisories have been lifted by Environment Canada, the blustery conditions that remain are forcing the closure of most southern Saskatchewan highways and many rural schools.

Canada has lost the thread in its negotiations with the United States to resume exports of P.E.I. potatoes, says Premier Dennis King.

Marshall Ruskin, 63, a former civilian webmaster for the Department of National Defence in Winnipeg, is alleged to have wired thousands of dollars to dark web operators in the Philippines responsible for the creation of "heinous child sexual abuse videos," including the series "Daisy's Destruction." 

Vending machines have taken a new, upscale form in the Canadian market, and experts say the pandemic, along with more innovative technology, have spurred this shopping trend.

Before becoming a helicopter pilot, Kelly Owlijoot was a wildlife technician based in Arviat, Nunavut. 

When Jim Crewe finally got to see his mother, sick with COVID-19 and in palliative care, it was too late to say goodbye. She was alive, but she didn’t know who he was.

Three members of the Canadian team in Beijing were in COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee said. The 414-member Canadian delegation includes athletes, coaches and team staff. The trio of Canadians are impeded in "their ability to fulfil their role at Games," the COC said in a statement.

An Ontario man is back in Kitchener after spending months moving from location to location hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, often relying on the hospitality of near strangers.

After a tumultuous few years, there's hope the Canadian fur industry can begin to bounce back, with plans to once again host in-person auctions in northern Ontario and the Fur Harvesters Inc. auction set to return in North Bay in March.

A 22-year-old researcher has developed a one-stop-shop for Black history in Hamilton. The new database project will be introduced to the community Tuesday to help kick off Black History Month.

Some residents living in downtown Ottawa say they've struggled with sleep and anxiety since a convoy of transport trucks and protesters started gathering in the nation's capital on Friday.