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Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of charges he cheated the porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 US she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping issued a joint statement highlighting what it called "interference in the internal affairs" of other states, as both leaders face criticism from Washington over their foreign and domestic policies.

The Republican Party on Friday censured two of its own over their involvement in a congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill, which the party described as "ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse."

A London, Ont., resident waiting for an important medical letter never misseda day checking the Canada Post community mailbox. One day, she went to look again and found even the mailbox was gone.

Rescuers inched closer Friday to reaching a five-year-old boy trapped for three days in a Morocco well in an operation hampered by concerns about ground stability.

Quebec is maintaining a 25 per cent stake in the old C Series commercial jet program and at least 2,500 full-time jobs in the province with the announcement of the new investment in the Airbus A220 aircraft.

An 80-year-old retiree walked through the blizzard to rescue seven stranded travelers.

The potatoes must be destroyed this winter.

Canada's top doctor said today the country needs to find a more "sustainable" way to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and future variants of the virus.

Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency say 12,000 turkeys at a commercial barn in western Nova Scotia had to be euthanized after avian influenza was discovered at the farm.

Rising energy, commodity and labour costs are contributing to rising prices when it comes to Belgium's favourite snack — fries.

In the small industrial city of Sarnia in southwestern Ontario, Nicole Corry and her colleagues at Bluewater Health hospital are straining every nerve to see their community through the COVID-19 crisis, including those who target them with pandemic grievances.

As demonstrators continue to arrive in downtown Toronto Friday ahead of a planned protest against COVID-19 health measures, city councillors are assuring residents they have been working to minimize the impact as much as possible. 

In advance of a convoy protest against COVID-19 health measures in Toronto this weekend, police and city officials say they are doing whatever they can to minimize disruption for residents and provide a safe space for demonstrators to voice their concerns.

In advance of a planned convoy protest in Toronto this weekend, police say they are closing some roads in the downtown core to most traffic to ensure access to hospitals near Queen’s Park.

Any vaccinated Canadian who gets infected with SARS-CoV-2 should wait three months before getting a COVID-19 booster shot, says Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

Any vaccinated Canadian who gets infected with SARS-CoV-2 should wait three months before getting a COVID-19 booster shot, says Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

Any vaccinated Canadian who gets infected with SARS-CoV-2 should wait three months before getting a COVID-19 booster shot, says Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

Canada's economy lost 200,000 jobs last month, according to Statistics Canada, as COVID-19 shutdowns related to the Omicron variant led to many businesses closing up shop.

A large, slow-moving storm has descended on Atlantic Canada, forcing the closure of schools and government offices as parts of Nova Scotia brace for an extended period of freezing rain.

Ottawa's police chief is offering another update this morning as the disruptive anti-vaccine mandate protest in downtown Ottawa enters its second week.

Propelled in part by the wildly contagious Omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.

Pacific island nations that are some of the last places in the world to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic are recording a growing number of COVID-19 cases, prompting a rush to provide vaccines, medical teams and food aid.

New cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of 50 states as Omicron rapidly loosens its grip, even as the nation's death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s trip to Ukraine on Tuesday had little chance of being portrayed as anything other than a flight from his domestic woes — and potentially an ill-judged one.

A newly published report found there was both an "appearance and existence of racism in the public complaint process" after officers at the Brooks RCMP detachment investigated their own officers who had arrested a Black woman after a man disclosed she was a prostitute, which is not illegal in Canada.

Activists who have spent much of their lives standing up for basic human rights say they're hurt by the response they're seeing to the recent protests against vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions.

A tiny home development on Fredericton's north side has opened, and two of the new residents shared what it's like going from living in a tent to having a proper roof over their heads.

A New Brunswick father who is refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has lost his right to see his immunocompromised child in person.

A new studio in Iqaluit and the most expensive TV production ever in Nunavut are in the works for 2023, co-owners of a production company told a municipal government committee last month.

A group representing Black MPs and senators is calling the protest convoy that's been encamped for a week around Parliament Hill a venue for extremists.

"He looked out of the corner of his eyes and said, 'I just seen the ears of a moose!' And when he looked, there was a young bull down in the hole," says Stanley Linstead.

Ontario's hands-on premier has taken a hands-off approach to the weeklong protest that has snarled downtown Ottawa, the second-largest city in his province. How will that change if something similar happens in Toronto?

Lily James and Sebastian Stan star in the new series Pam & Tommy. While the filmmakers say they want to correct the narrative around the married couple's famous sex tape, critics warn it may repeat the harm done to Pamela Anderson in the first place.

The creators of the new series Pam & Tommy say they want to correct the narrative around Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's famous sex tape, but critics warn it may repeat the harm done to Anderson in the first place.

The Special Investigations Unit is investigating the death seven years ago of a 20-year-old First Nations man to determine if there was any misconduct by Thunder Bay police. Arron Loon's case is among nine being reinvestigated in the wake of the 2018 Broken Trust report.

Anthony George, 53, is one of thousands of Canadians with COVID-19 who have been discharged from the ICU and are struggling to regain their old lives. They’re finding challenges they did not expect — not just for their physical rehabilitation, but also for their mental health.

The Special Investigations Unit is investigating the death seven years ago of a 20-year-old First Nations man to determine if there was any misconduct by Thunder Bay police. Arron Loon's case is among nine being reinvestigated in the wake of the 2018 Broken Trust report.

It's becoming more common for police in tactical gear to barge into homes unannounced in Hamilton and the regional municipality of Halton in Ontario, according to new data obtained by CBC News.

Twenty years after their first trip to the big screen — and more than 10 years after their third — the Jackass crew is back for Jackass Forever. The result is a near-perfect throwback: stupid, simple fun with all the unhinged energy of your high school friends egging each other on.

Jennifer Harris and Mario Maltais first saw their daughter Emma Maltais pick up a hockey stick when she was a toddler. Renata Fast's mom Sharon says her daughter started a little later than most players. Both Burlington, Ont., families are now watching their kids compete for Canada at the Olympics in Beijing. Now, Emma is representing Canada as part of the women's team at the Olympics in Beijing.

Ontario's hands-on premier has taken a hands-off approach to the week-long protest that has snarled downtown Ottawa, the second-largest city in his province. How will that change if something similar happens in Toronto?

As a truck convoy protesting vaccine mandates enters its second week of demonstrations in Ottawa, questions are being asked about GoFundMe and its role in the protest.

Education is how we help our society progress and tackle the issues of polarization and misinformation. Having students take a philosophy course in high school is a vital first step, writes high school student Nasima Fancy.

Canadian brands like Holt Renfrew and Nobis have released Lunar New Year collections, as many luxury brands eye China's growing consumer market. But how do companies create long-lasting community relationships while commercializing the holiday?

Questions are again swirling around Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s wellbeing. The IOC says she’ll attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but human rights organizations say the IOC isn’t protecting her. Peng briefly vanished from public view after accusing a former top Chinese official of sexual assault.

The At Issue panel breaks down the divided Conservative party’s response to the ongoing protests in Ottawa as some MPs denounce the demonstrations while others pose for pictures. Plus, what's next for the Conservative Party as they rebuild and look for a new leader?

Rescue workers in northern Morocco are frantically digging for a second straight day to reach a five-year-old boy trapped down a 32-metre deep well, officials said Thursday.