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Quebec Premier François Legault says he respects the right to protest but he has no tolerance for those who would incite mayhem and stop citizens from moving around the city centre. 

The U.S. accused the Kremlin on Thursday of an elaborate plot to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces that Russia could use as a pretext to take military action against its neighbour.

A new project based in Inuvik, N.W.T., is tackling food insecurity while offering employment opportunities and reconnection to traditional harvests in the N.W.T.'s Beaufort-Delta region.

Four of Boris Johnson's closest aides resigned on Thursday in a turbulent day for his government, as the British prime minister tried to reset his administration in the face of a series of scandals that have put his position in peril.

Two of Boris Johnson's closest aides quit on Thursday and his finance minister criticized him over a barb he made about the main opposition leader, heaping more pressure on the British prime minister amid growing calls for him to resign.

A parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to call officials from the popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe to answer questions about a fundraiser that has collected more than $10.1 million to support the anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the contentious reversal on coal mining in Alberta and why some First Nations have a big plastic problem.

Groups representing ranchers and feedlot operators are raising red flag about the economic impact prolonged border disruptions could have on an agricultural sector hit hard during the pandemic.

RCMP tweeted Thursday morning that traffic is moving — albeit slowly — after a second blockade on a highway leading to the United States border crossing at Coutts, Alta., had briefly choked it off.

Protestors impeding access to the main United States border crossing at Coutts, Alta., have reversed course about their plans to vacate an ongoing border protest.

A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path spread rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses and disrupting flights at the busy Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a winter storm that caused an apparent tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and brought rare measurable snowfall to parts of Texas.

More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as power companies struggled to keep pace with freezing rain and snow that weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a multi-day winter storm that triggered weather warnings from Texas to the Northeast.

A two-part documentary about Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, featuring members Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson, will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video after debuting next month at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no sign he's willing to negotiate with the protesters occupying Ottawa who are demanding either an end to all vaccine mandates or a change in government.

The team of health care workers on the respiratory care unit won $585,472 between 19 people.

Health-care workers in the respiratory care unit at Sudbury, Ont.'s Health Sciences North won $585,472 in a 50/50 draw that was split between 19 people.

Health-care workers in the respiratory care unit at Sudbury, Ont.'s Health Sciences North won $585,472 in a 50/50 draw that will be split between 19 people.

Science fiction epic Dune, Canadian Denis Villeneuve's mammoth adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, led nominations for the British Academy Film Awards on Thursday, securing 11 nods. Dark western The Power of the Dog followed with eight.

A makeshift memorial is growing in the English community northeast of London where authorities say Ashley Wadsworth, 19, from Vernon, B.C., was killed on Tuesday. 

Canada has successfully thrown off the shackles of past disappointments that have long weighted it down, and asserted itself as one of CONCACAF's top dogs. Games against Mexico and the U.S. are no longer feared, but rather viewed with relish and optimism.

U.S. special forces have killed the leader of the jihadist group ISIS in a raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

U.S. special forces have killed the leader of the jihadist group ISIS in a raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

The leader of the jihadist group ISIS and several others were killed as a result of an American military raid in northwest Syria, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

Canada's advertising watchdog has slammed a commercial paid for by a Florida man with a home on Vancouver Island for suggesting Canadians were held "hostage" by rules preventing them from crossing the U.S. border.

Multiple civil society groups have expressed reservations with the federal government's proposed online harm legislation, which forces tech giants to take down flagged content within 24 hours, says a new report by the Heritage Department.

As Alberta considers winding down its vaccine passport system by the end of the month, small businesses enforcing the current rules say the changes can’t come soon enough.

After being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, the Yukon Arctic Ultra is back with 40 athletes competing in either the 100-mile or 300-mile endurance race.

In 2020, Alberta Health extended health-care coverage to people waiting for the federal government to renew their work permits. Many of those extensions have now run out, leaving foreign nationals responsible for paying for their own health care.

Several jurisdictions across the country outlined plans to gradually ease COVID-19 measures on Thursday, with some saying Canadians will soon need to learn with the coronavirus.

The director of the World Health Organization's Europe office said Thursday the continent is now entering a "plausible endgame" to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau.

Several experts told CBC News that Premier Scott Moe's conclusions appear to be based on multiple misunderstandings.

Several experts told CBC News that Premier Scott Moe's conclusions appear to be based on multiple misunderstandings.

When Oluwaseun Odeyemi’s neighbour began clearing the snow in front of her and her husband’s house, the random act helped build for them a sense of belonging. 

According to economic data from DFO, Atlantic Canada's big money seafood species surged in value in the second year of the pandemic.

The 2022 Winter Olympics open Friday under heavy security and warnings from officials that athletes or others could face legal action if they speak out on human rights or other touchy issues.

Experts say Bosnia-Herzegovina is in the midst of its worst crisis in more than 25 years, after leaders of the country’s Serb ethnic enclave have threatened to effectively secede from the country.

Emerging evidence suggests high Omicron infection rates won’t necessarily translate into widespread protection against re-infections down the line — unless you’re layering exposure onto the broader immunity provided by vaccines.

Significant backlogs in the approval process to become a Canadian citizen have left thousands of immigrants waiting months, and even years, to take their oaths.

Significant backlogs in the approval process to become a Canadian citizen have left thousands of immigrants waiting months, and even years, to take their oaths.

As Russia appears poised to invade, there is disagreement in Russia around what may be Vladimir Putin's next move.

Ontario is facing a shortage of teachers as many retire or leave the profession. But for many new teachers, it's taking much longer to get certified, forcing them to take casual positions with no guarantee of benefits and much less pay.

As wage demands show signs of rising amid worker shortages, senators want to know how the Bank of Canada will keep inflation under control before it becomes a serious political problem.

Hamilton has spent nearly $1.53 million on extra security guards since the pandemic's beginnings in early 2020 to keep places like vaccine clinics and testing centres safe.

In the wake of 2021 voting problems in remote northwestern Ontario communities, Elections Canada says it's planning a comprehensive review of its relationship with First Nations, but the work will take "a few years."

Family in Vernon, B.C., has confirmed Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was the victim of a homicide in Essex, northeast of the Greater London Area. British police say a man is in custody on suspicion of murder.

Captain Atiba Hutchinson scored a pinball-like goal and Jonathan David added an insurance score in stoppage time to help Canada defeat El Salvador 2-0 Wednesday — and move yet closer to Qatar 2022 with a sixth straight World Cup qualifying win.

Captain Atiba Hutchinson scored a pinball-like goal and Jonathan David added an insurance score in stoppage time to help Canada defeat El Salvador 2-0 Wednesday — and move yet closer to Qatar 2022 with a sixth straight World Cup qualifying win.

Manitoba is set to take a step toward the elimination of all pandemic-related restrictions, with an eye toward spring.

Beaver Creek was the only community that voted unanimously for the new First Nations school board in a referendum last week. Educators say the new board will amplify the on-the-land teaching they already do for their students.