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The United Conservative Party is denying reports that its rural caucus has negotiated an agreement to temporarily end a protest blockade at a border crossing in Alberta in exchange for discussions of lifting COVID-19 health restrictions.

The United Conservative Party is denying reports that its rural caucus has negotiated an agreement to temporarily end a protest blockade at a border crossing in Alberta in exchange for discussions of lifting COVID-19 health restrictions.

There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.

Mississauga council has asked the city’s integrity commissioner to investigate allegations that a sitting councillor repeatedly vandalized the vehicle of one of his council colleagues.

People who live in downtown Ottawa are bracing as the nearly week-long protest looks poised to continue, with the police chief concerned that policing alone may not end the "intolerable" and "unprecedented" demonstration.

People who live in downtown Ottawa are bracing as the nearly week-long protest looks poised to continue, with the police chief concerned that policing alone may not end the "intolerable" and "unprecedented" demonstration.

Ottawa’s police chief says policing alone might not solve the ongoing, volatile occupation of the city's downtown core that has lasted for nearly a week, and military aid might be necessary.

A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the central U.S. on Wednesday as airlines cancelled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses.

Investigators with the RCMP in Manitoba have travelled to Ontario as part of a probe into the journey of an Indian family that froze to death while trying to walk over the Canada-U.S. border about two weeks ago.

Eight months after the attack on the Afzaal family in London, Ont., the city has released a report to tackle Islamophobia that recommends a permanent memorial at the site of the killings, more education about the contributions of Muslims, and establishing an advisory council to keep politicians accountable. 

Alberta retailers and manufacturers are growing increasingly frustrated with protestors blocking an essential border crossing into the United States, warning it’s disrupting critical supply chains.

Some organizers of the convoy protest in Ottawa, which began as opposition to mandatory vaccination for cross-border truckers, said Wednesday they plan to remain "for as long as it takes." Meanwhile, officials are calling for cooler heads to prevail after police said an assault occurred at a trucker blockade at the Canada-U.S. border in southern Alberta.

Some organizers of the convoy protest in Ottawa, which began as opposition to mandatory vaccination for cross-border truckers, said Wednesday they plan to remain "for as long as it takes." Meanwhile, protesting truckers have partially reopened a highway at a blockade at the southern Alberta border.

Search warrant documents obtained by CBC News reveal what prompted Toronto police to want to search the workshop in Simcoe, Ont., of renowned gunsmith Rodger Kotanko.

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned abruptly after nine years at the media company after acknowledging a consensual relationship with a co-worker. 

Newly revealed correspondence between the federal government and the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) at the start of the pandemic is raising questions around the regulator's independence.

Murray Hawse is used to getting lots of snow at home in northern B.C., but nothing prepared him for the whiteout conditions that forced him and other drivers into ditches and onto highway shoulders on Tuesday.

Murray Hawse is used to getting lots of snow at home in northern B.C., but nothing prepared him for the whiteout conditions that forced him and other drivers into ditches and onto highway shoulders on Tuesday.

Joni Mitchell was right — they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots.

U.S. President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland and Germany and shifting 1,000 more from Germany to Romania, demonstrating to both allies and foes America's commitment to NATO's eastern flank amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, N.C., to Poland and Germany this week and shifting roughly 1,000 Germany-based soldiers to Romania, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland and Germany and shifting 1,000 more from Germany to Romania, demonstrating to both allies and foes the country's commitment to NATO's eastern flank amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

At one Edmonton high school, students are taking the lead and sharing Black issues with their peers, with topics ranging from micro-aggression to mental health to success stories. But it's already encountered some resistance.

For only the second time ever, researchers have found an asteroid riding along in Earth's orbit as our planet's constant companion.

Nova Scotia's celebrity groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, is predicting a long, cold winter ahead, while Ontario's Wiarton Willie claims an early spring is on the way.

Nova Scotia's celebrity groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, is predicting a long, cold winter ahead, while Ontario's Wiarton Willie claims an early spring is on the way.

Conservative MPs are voting now on whether to keep Erin O'Toole as their leader or plunge their party into another leadership race only 18 months after they finished the last one.

A majority of Conservative MPs today voted to remove Erin O'Toole as party leader, paving the way for another leadership race only 18 months after the party finished the last one.

Conservative MPs will vote today on whether to keep Erin O'Toole as their leader or plunge the party into another leadership race only 18 months after they finished the last one.

Candice Bergen was voted interim leader of the Conservatives on Wednesday evening after a majority of party MPs voted to remove Erin O'Toole as leader earlier in the day.

Candice Bergen was named interim leader of the Conservatives on Wednesday evening after a majority of party MPs voted to remove Erin O'Toole as leader earlier in the day.

A majority of Conservative MPs today voted to remove Erin O'Toole as party leader, paving the way for another leadership race only 18 months after the party finished the last one.

Kabir Qurban, who says he has over 30 Uyghur relatives in Xinjiang, is working with activists worldwide on a campaign challenging Olympians to make a silent statement in order to raise awareness of the Chinese government's human-rights abuses in the region.

Some of the organizers of the protest that's brought noise, traffic problems and harassment to downtown Ottawa say they have empathy for the city's residents, but there is no other way to end all COVID-19 rules across Canada.

Some of the organizers of the protest that's brought noise, traffic problems and harassment to downtown Ottawa say they have empathy for the city's residents, but there is no other way to end all COVID-19 rules across Canada.

Some of the organizers of the protest that's brought noise, traffic problems and harassment to downtown Ottawa say they have empathy for the city's residents, but there is no other way to end all COVID-19 rules across Canada.

Washington's NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name unveiled Wednesday comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans and under fresh pressure from sponsors.

When B.C. declared a public health emergency in 2016 to deal with its drug crisis, it focused attention on what was happening and prompted some changes, the province's former public health officer says.

"I think it's very unlikely today that the IOC would accept a bid that circumvented the legal status of nation states and open up the whole question of Indigenous rights around the world," says former Olympic athlete and University of Toronto professor emeritus Bruce Kidd.

"I think it's very unlikely today that the IOC would accept a bid that circumvented the legal status of nation states and open up the whole question of Indigenous rights around the world."

The allure of living in the U.S. has driven Gujarati people, originally from the westernmost state in India, to this day. And it's the same motivation that tragically led to the loss of life on Manitoba's southern edge.

Simu Liu, the star of Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Kim's Convenience alum, will host the 51st Juno Awards, organizers announced Wednesday. It will be the first in-person ceremony since the awards were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction is set to begin this year on a Saskatchewan potash mine with a far smaller environmental footprint than industry norms, according to the company's CEO.

A pair of Olympic legends will lead Canada into the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that women's hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin and men's speed skater Charles Hamelin would be Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony on Friday.

A pair of Olympic legends will lead Canada into the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that women's hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin and men's speed skater Charles Hamelin would be Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony on Friday.

Vaughn Murray of Rainy River, Ont., has parked his ice-fishing limousine on the river, and it's available for rent until the end of the ice season. And he's not the only northern angler with a souped-up ice fishing machine.

A piece of newsprint discovered during the demolition of a church in southwestern New Brunswick tells a familiar story of public health challenges during a smallpox outbreak in 1885 that have been renewed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaughn Murray of Rainy River, Ont., has parked his ice-fishing limousine on the river, and it's available for rent until the end of the ice season. And he's not the only northern angler with a souped-up ice fishing machine.

A Grade 8 student says Dr. J. E. Davey Elementary School in Hamilton isn't doing enough to deal with teachers who consistently refer to them by the wrong gender and use their former name: "If I correct them, they kind of go like, 'Yeah, yeah,' or brush it off," Alex says.

Intensive care unit staff are working on the brink of collapse, and it's forcing hospitals to take a hard look at how to cope with this COVID-19 wave - and any other that may be still to come.