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A Cree elder from northern Manitoba feels sick after he says he was racially profiled in a Thompson furniture store earlier in the week.

Canadians' rapid adoption of remote work during the pandemic has left many of them vulnerable to unlawful surveillance by their employers, says a Liberal MP exploring regulatory changes.

A Mi'kmaw father says he has barely slept since his 24-year-old daughter went missing. Marley Morris was last seen Feb. 18 in Dartmouth, N.S.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not review the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby, leaving in place a decision by Pennsylvania's highest court to throw out his conviction and set him free from prison.

There was a time when Catherine Munn didn’t know how she could afford to live in Vancouver as a single mother. Now, she lives in a bright, airy, one-bedroom apartment in east Vancouver for which she pays about half of what market rent would be.

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky appealed to American Jews for support on Monday with an unsparing account of Russian destruction in his country that he compared to the Nazi German army marching across Europe.

One of the main organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy can be released from jail, on the condition she leave Ottawa, reversing a decision made last month, a judge has ruled.

The Alberta government will stop collecting the 13-cent per litre provincial fuel tax on April 1 as long as the benchmark price for oil remains above $90 US, Premier Jason Kenney said Monday.

Masouma Tajik fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan in August, leaving her life and family behind at only 22 years old, carrying just one backpack.

Soaring energy prices and supply issues are leading to calls for the United States and other countries around the world to release more of their oil reserves.

General Motors Co. and South Korea's POSCO Chemical announce a deal to build a plant in Quebec to produce material for batteries destined for electric vehicles.

Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the Russian government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia's war in Ukraine.

Emails between the City of Iqaluit and Nunavut Health department staff show there was a debate over how to respond to the capital's water emergency last year.

Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic differences in people who developed severe COVID-19 in a large study that could help researchers develop treatments for very sick patients.

Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic differences in people who developed severe COVID-19 in a large study that could help researchers develop treatments for very sick patients.

A Quebec cabinet minister has apologized after mistakenly saying a renowned Black artist was dead at an award ceremony Saturday.

Health-care unions in Ontario say a newly-announced one-time retention incentive of up to $5,000 for nurses won't fix the province's worsening staffing shortage, instead calling it a ploy to gain votes ahead of the upcoming provincial election in June. 

The federal government is announcing strict COVID-19 rules for the return of cruise ships to Canadian ports for the 2022 season.

Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is expected to be investigated after displaying a symbol on his uniform supporting the invasion of Ukraine at a World Cup event on Saturday in Doha, Qatar.

The Ontario government is rolling back a controversial section of a newly proposed labour bill that would dissolve the regulatory body of traditional Chinese medicine in the province.

The Ford government is rolling back a controversial section of a newly proposed labour bill that would dissolve the regulatory body of traditional Chinese medicine in the province.

The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed six million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.

The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed six million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.

A third-generation cattle farmer who has been driving on his property for decades says a new 140-hour program aimed at improving trucker safety is causing unnecessary hardship.

A third-generation cattle farmer who has been driving on his property for decades says a new 140-hour program aimed at improving trucker safety is causing unnecessary hardship.

International lumber prices are surging again, and private sellers of wood in New Brunswick say that's been helping them get better prices for their softwood logs. In Maine.

Saskatchewan adults are having to make hard choices living on one of the lowest minimum wage rates in the country.

As Russia's attack on Ukraine pushes consumer prices even higher, the Bank of Canada's quarter-point interest rate hike is unlikely to dampen inflation expectations as prices seem to rise faster than before.

The Mass Casualty Commission will hear arguments on Monday around why front-line RCMP officers and those in command positions should be called to testify.

Ontario businesses are no longer required to check someone's vaccine status at the door, but some businesses in Ottawa say they plan to reserve times to serve vaccinated customers only.

First Nations communities in northern Manitoba already pay high prices for fuel and groceries, and many are worried about the impact rising costs will have on struggling families.

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board are set to consider the creation of an expert panel on Wednesday, which would provide advice and recommendations as they navigate mounting external investigations and human rights complaints.

After her credit report is mixed up with information from someone with a similar name, an Ottawa woman battles Equifax to fix it while she gets priced out of the city's red-hot real estate market. Experts say credit reporting agencies often fail to properly respond to consumers claiming errors on their reports because the agencies don't have to.

Leaked financial documents show that Georgian Peaks, an exclusive Ontario ski club, received almost $1.4 million in federal pandemic relief in 2020/21 — a record-breaking season. The club ended up with a $1.5-million budget surplus, and hiked initiation fees to $43,000.

As Russia's attack on Ukraine pushes consumer prices even higher, the Bank of Canada's quarter-point interest rate hike is unlikely to dampen inflation expectations as prices seem to rise faster than before.

Natalie Wilkie won Canada's second gold medal of the day, while teammate Brittany Hudak claimed bronze in the women's 15-kilometre cross-country skiing standing and vision impaired race on Monday at the Beijing Paralympics.

Alberta has some spare pipeline and rail capacity that could be used to move more oil to the U.S., the province's energy minister Sonya Savage said in Houston on Sunday ahead of the CERAWeek energy conference by S&P Global.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) Sunday to win the tournament in Mexico for the second consecutive year.