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Academy Award-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered on Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million US in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago.

Grammy-winning musician Roberta Flack, whose hits include Killing Me Softly with His Song, has been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and can no longer sing, her representatives said on Monday.

The government of Pakistan has reversed a previous decision by the country's censor board to show its Oscar entry, Joyland. The decision means the film is banned from the country's theatres, a move that could affect its chances at the Academy Awards.

Israel confirmed on Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, condemning the probe as a "grave mistake" and vowing not to co-operate.

The fashion and design workshop returned this year for its third edition in Whitehorse. Indigenous artists, mostly women, connected through beading, sewing and other traditional skills.

Comedian Jay Leno was taken to Grossman Burn Center after his face was burned in his Los Angeles garage Monday when one of his cars burst into flames.

A multi-partisan group of MPs on the procedure and House affairs committee agreed Monday to probe claims that the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its agents have interfered in the Canadian political process.

Canadian rugby player Nick Allen was hospitalized in Indonesia with a traumatic brain injury after a car crash last week in Bali, Rugby Canada said.

According to the alert, issued Monday morning, police are investigating an "armed and dangerous suspect" in the Salluit-Nord-du-Québec area.

An April plane crash in northwestern Ontario that killed two suspected hitmen — one from Ontario and the other from B.C. — as well as the pilot and another passenger, both from B.C., was caused by weather conditions and darkness, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

CBC’s Shahroze Rauf takes an exclusive tour of the Yayoi Kusama exhibit in Montreal. The tickets are a hot commodity in the city with about one in three getting their hands on one.

The head of UNIFOR said Monday that Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is waging a "class war" on working people and it's time to stop hiking interest rates.

Yuesheng Wang, from Candiac, Que., faces four charges under the Security of Information Act and the Criminal Code of Canada.

British Columbia's health minister is speaking out in support of a hospital worker at risk of being deported to Mexico, arguing she should be allowed to continue to contribute to the province's health-care system.

As the federal government moves to tighten regulations on methane emissions, new assessments suggest the amount of the potent greenhouse gas escaping into the atmosphere has been significantly underestimated.

Surrey's new mayor and council made a decision on the future of policing in the city Monday night.

U.S. President Joe Biden objected to China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions" toward Taiwan and raised human rights concerns about Beijing's conduct in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for about three hours Monday in their first in-person meeting since Biden took office nearly two years ago, aiming to "manage" differences between the superpowers.

A Concordia University of Edmonton student who recently lost nearly $11,000 to phone scammers says universities should better educate international students about common scams in Canada.

Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer, is set to make an announcement at 9 a.m. ET Monday morning where he is expected to recommend the public resume wearing masks.

Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, is strongly recommending that Ontarians wear masks in all indoor public settings, including in schools and in childcare settings.

Ontario repealed a law Monday that imposed a contract on education workers and banned them from striking.

Police have detained a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister said, noting that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the deadly attack.

The latest figures on the most commonly stolen cars in Ontario show thieves are not only getting faster and better at stealing cars across the board, but they're also using upgraded technology that new and luxury models have to their advantage.

Nearly four years later, most people approve of the NDP leader's performance as premier. And she's running for the job again, opposite an unpopular new premier.

Nearly four years later, most people approve of the NDP leader's performance as premier. And she's running for the job again, opposite an unpopular new premier.

In its fall economic statement, the Ontario government says it is expecting GDP growth and job creation to slow considerably in 2023 and 2024 as the province navigates global headwinds like sticky inflation and high interest rates.

Nurse practitioner Julie Kane would like Newfoundland and Labrador to cut the red tape for internationally trained nurses to get licensed.

Nurse practitioner Julie Kane would like Newfoundland and Labrador to cut the red tape for internationally trained nurses to get licensed.

The head of the RCMP and the prime minister’s national security and intelligence adviser will testify before the Emergencies Act inquiry this week.

Sam Everitt, who recently moved from Montreal to Toronto, discovered his “guaranteed” U-Haul reservation didn’t actually guarantee him a moving truck when and where he expected. The resulting hassle took hours and cost him hundreds of dollars. And he's not alone.

Deborah Burns's family was targeted in the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation. She says they need more support to get through the trauma.

A lawsuit by Elaine Antone, a 67-year-old Oneida Nation of the Thames woman, alleges three London, Ont., police officers sexually assaulted her for years and the service did nothing to stop it. One of the officers fathered her two daughters, according to the $6-million suit filed in Superior Court.

A coroner’s inquest is set to look into the circumstances surrounding the killing of Sammy Yatim, who was fatally shot by a Toronto police officer while in the throes of a mental health crisis on an empty streetcar nearly 10 years ago.

Nearly 10 years after Sammy Yatim was fatally shot by by a Toronto police officer while in the throes of a mental health crisis on an empty streetcar, his mother will have to re-listen to the circumstances that led to his death during a coroner's inquest.

Irving Oil raked in a quarter of a billion dollars in profits in the same year it persuaded Saint John city council and the New Brunswick government to hand it a 25-year tax break, leaked documents show.

Two top public safety civil servants who were in office during last winter's convoy protest told the Emergencies Act inquiry Monday about problems with the way intelligence was gathered and shared leading up to the protest's first weekend.

Fr. George Epoch is accused of sexually abusing dozens of children in Ontario and Halifax over a span of three decades. But two former students at Montreal’s Loyola High School told CBC News they were also targeted, years before, raising questions about the Jesuits' lack of action.

Gymnastics Canada failed its athletes by not publicizing the results of an internal investigation into the organization's handling of misconduct allegations, former gymnasts and coaches say.

The Bank of Canada predicts interest rates will rise further, and as one famous investor said, it's only when the tide goes out that you see who has been swimming naked. Despite the pain of falling speculative assets, higher rates could force investors to find wiser ways to use capital and precious labour.

First Nations leaders are calling for the Ontario Provincial Police to fire one of its sergeants after she allegedly left a man on the side of a remote highway and told him not to return to a northern Ontario township in the summer of 2019.

Canada's intelligence agency didn't believe the self-styled Freedom Convoy constituted a threat to national security under its enabling legislation, according to a document previewed as part of the Emergencies Act inquiry Monday.

A coroner's inquest set to look into the circumstances surrounding the killing of Sammy Yatim, who was fatally shot by a Toronto police officer while in the throes of a mental health crisis on an empty streetcar nearly 10 years ago, has been postponed.

The Bank of Canada predicts interest rates will rise further, and as one famous investor said, it's only when the tide goes out that you see who has been swimming naked. Despite the pain of falling speculative assets, higher rates could force investors to find wiser ways to use capital and precious labour.

Fresh off her run on Jeopardy’s Tournament of Champions, Mattea Roach shares some secrets of her success at the iconic TV trivia game with The National’s Ian Hanomansing, while also talking about becoming a household name and the importance of LGBTQ representation.

As COP27 enters its second week there's a push to have wealthy countries make solid commitments to the ones who can't afford to mitigate the devastation climate change has already brought them.

As the uprisings continue in Iran, tensions between supporters of the regime and those who aspire to revolution are being felt in the Iranian diaspora. In Toronto, anti-regime activists have moved to expose government insiders who they say live with impunity in Canada.

The two-time defending Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the visiting B.C. Lions 28-20 on Sunday in the CFL's West Division final and will advance to next Sunday's 109th Grey Cup game in Regina against the Toronto Argonauts.