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Carlos San Juan, 78, is campaigning to keep in-person customer services at banks because he felt "left out" by the shift to online banking. He handed government officials a petition with more than 610,000 signatures on Tuesday, amid a wave of national support for his cause.

Kim Pilgrim, who is originally from Nunatsiavut and now in her first year of studies in Ottawa, said the ongoing trucker convoy protest has her questioning her safety out in public. "I've been staying home because it is pretty scary," she said.

TFI, Canada's largest trucking company, says it has been virtually untouched by the vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

Canada's wine world is remembering an industry giant from Ontario's Niagara region who worked to elevate the profile of domestic wines, without being pretentious and with a willingness to help up-and-comers.

Canada's wine world is remembering an industry giant from Ontario's Niagara region who worked to elevate the profile of domestic wines, without being pretentious and with a willingness to help up-and-comers.

No charges are being laid in connection with the toppling of two statues of British monarchs last Canada Day at the Manitoba legislative building grounds, according to police and the province.

The key lesson of Ottawa's siege might be that it's difficult to get populist, anti-democratic anger to leave once you've invited it in and allowed it to get comfortable.

Experts say the way the flag is being used by protesters is affecting Canadians’ perception of not only the flag itself but also Canada as a nation. 

Kurt Zouma started a Premier League game for West Ham on Tuesday, hours after apologizing for kicking and slapping a cat in abuse caught on video.

The United States has agreed to resume imports of P.E.I. table stock potatoes to Puerto Rico as of Wednesday.

Winnipeg police are under pressure from municipal leaders over their handling of the ongoing to the ongoing convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions that has clogged downtown streets and disrupted life for residents for the last five days.

We tend not to share these experiences with audiences because we never want to make ourselves the focus of the story. But it’s important for Canadians to understand there is a growing intolerance of journalism in this country.

There are now pandemic-related truck convoys planned in all 27 European capitals, New Zealand and in the U.S., as right-wing American social media channels buzz with chatter of convoys to Washington.

A former head coach of both the Vancouver Whitecaps women's team and Canadian under-20 women's soccer team has pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose.

Racism on the job, fear of backlash for speaking out, being passed over for opportunities and feelings of depression — those are just some of the experiences of Black nurses in Ontario, according to a new report released Tuesday.

A 20 year-old man from Akron, Ohio, is facing potential swatting-related charges after calling in a bomb threat to police in the wrong Ottawa.

Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, give an update on the situations in Ottawa, Coutts and Windsor.

Liberal Quebec MP Joël Lightbound says he's uncomfortable with the federal government's handling of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, saying the pandemic response has become "politicized" and "divisive."

Liberal Quebec MP Joël Lightbound says he's uncomfortable with the federal government's handling of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, saying the pandemic response has become "politicized" and "divisive."

Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand's capital on Tuesday and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break.

Last year wasn't quite the revival the Saskatchewan wedding industry had hoped for. Now planners and entertainers alike say requests are coming in fast and bookings are stretching into 2023.

Premier Scott Moe and chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab will provide an update on COVID-19 for Feb. 7.

Albertans will no longer need to show proof of vaccination to dine in restaurants or sit at entertainment venues.

Albertans will no longer need to show proof of vaccination to dine in restaurants or sit at entertainment venues.

As of midnight Tuesday, Albertans will no longer need to show their QR code to dine in restaurants or sit at entertainment venues.

Vancouver-born Donny Gerrard, the lead vocalist of Canadian band Skylark known for their 1972 hit Wildflower, has died after battling cancer.

18-year old Eileen Gu, who was born in the U.S. but competes for China, won gold in freestyle skiing big air after landing a 1620 on her final run. Her reaction after landing the trick was priceless.

18-year old Eileen Gu, who was born in the U.S. but competes for China, won gold in freestyle skiing big air after landing a 1620 on her final run. Her reaction after landing the trick was priceless.

The co-founder of Peloton is stepping down as chief executive after an extended streak of tumult at the exercise and treadmill company, which will also cut almost 3,000 jobs.

Actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards Tuesday morning, catapulting slow moving western The Power of the Dog and sci-fi epic Dune to frontrunner status with 12 and 10 nominations respectively.

Big companies such as Walmart, Amazon and Nestle have made big promises to take climate action, including net-zero commitments. But a new report takes a closer look, and shows that some of them are misleading consumers.

Protestors have blocked traffic to the Ambassador Bridge for the second day in a row. The international border crossing, which links Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, is a major commercial route between the two countries.

For a second day, protesters are preventing vehicles from using The Ambassador Bridge, a key commercial Canada-U.S. link, halting traffic from Michigan to Windsor and limiting bridge use from Ontario to the state.

The Mikisew Cree First Nation says the expansion of the Kitaskano Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park will help protect the animals and watershed surrounding Fort Chipewyan.

Retired Pope Benedict asked forgiveness Tuesday for any "grievous faults" in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany.

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as fears of a possible Russian invasion mount. The talks come a day after the French leader sat down with Russia's president in Moscow.

French President Emmanuel Macron brought his diplomatic effort to defuse the crisis over Ukraine to its capital of Kyiv on Tuesday, after hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin the day before yielded no apparent breakthrough.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him in their marathon talks a day earlier that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis. Macron's remarks on a visit to Kyiv came as the Kremlin denied reports that he and Putin struck a deal on de-escalating the crisis.

Even as pandemic restrictions start to loosen, Ontario hospitals are grappling to deal with long wait lists for surgeries put on hold to free up space for COVID-19 patients. There's also growing frustration among people waiting for procedures, including one who says she wakes up in pain every day and another who feels like she's in "purgatory."

Ontario should aim to build 1.5 million new homes in the next decade by increasing density in urban and suburban areas and by drastically overhauling how cities approve housing projects, says a new report commissioned by Premier Doug Ford's government. 

The cost of buying the average home in Ontario has nearly tripled over the past 10 years. Ontario's Housing Affordability Task Force now has 55 recommendations aimed at reining in home prices by dramatically boosting housing supply.

The cost of buying the average home in Ontario has nearly tripled over the past 10 years. Ontario's Housing Affordability Task Force now has 55 recommendations aimed at reining in home prices by dramatically boosting housing supply.

The Department of National Defence says there is no record of a fire for which a former sailor was awarded compensation for PTSD. The Veterans Review and Appeal Board agreed there is no proof of the fire but says it is required to rule in favour of veterans where the evidence is uncontradicted and credible.

The mother of an unvaccinated Ontario truck driver who died after contracting COVID-19, and spending weeks hooked to a ventilator in an Ontario hospital, has a message for vaccine mandate protesters in cities across Canada.

The idea of using aggregate to protect a coastline from the round-the-clock onslaught of tidal waters and the impending threat of climate change makes little sense to a coastal erosion and beach management expert.

Leo Scantlebury has walked the corridors of Howard S. Billings Regional High School for more years than its current student population has been alive. From student, to teacher, and now to vice-principal, Leo Scantlebury has devoted much of his life to the high school in Châteauguay, Que., on Montreal's South Shore.

Two years into the pandemic, many Canadians are anxious to resurrect those long-awaited travel plans. But travellers still face a spate of rules when returning to Canada, which have become more complicated due Omicron's quick spread.

The Department of National Defence says there is no record of a fire for which a former sailor was awarded compensation for PTSD. The Veterans Review and Appeal Board agreed there is no proof of the fire but says it is required to rule in favour of veterans where the evidence is uncontradicted and credible.

Traffic is moving again at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta as of early Tuesday morning after anti-vaccine mandate protesters resumed their blockade in both directions just hours earlier.

Traffic at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing was being blocked by protesters again late Tuesday, not long after Premier Jason Kenney announced that the province would be lifting COVID-19 public health restrictions — including its vaccine passport.