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The RCMP is investigating a fire at the home of a woman at the heart of a class action lawsuit against a private Christian school in Saskatoon.

In a press release on Tuesday, the organization said the move aims to create "an inclusive and equitable space where every racialized girl in Canada feels like they belong and are welcome in guiding."

Marc Bellerose, who works with the Module des incidents et crimes haineux (MICH), said world events often lead to specific spikes in hate crimes and incidents in Montreal. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office confirmed Tuesday that it deleted a tweet from his official account that denounced Iran using incomplete "initial reporting" that "lacked necessary context."

Organizers for the Grammys on Tuesday announced the nominees for the 2023 awards and among the leaders were superstars Beyoncé and Adele, both competing with a new album after a six-year gap.

The Grammy Awards shared their list of nominees for the 2023 show on Tuesday, naming Adele and Beyoncé with the most nominations — a repeat of 2017's showdown between the two superstars.

Former Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson says he's "sorry" for not putting written guidelines in place on how the national sport organization should handle sexual assault claims during his time in charge.

Teagan Littlechief, from White Bear First Nations in southeast Saskatchewan, regularly performs at Mosaic Stadium for Roughriders games, but this Sunday will be her first time performing at the championship game.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning.

Yuesheng Wang appeared via videoconference link at the Longueuil courthouse on Tuesday. The bail process will take longer than usual in this case because of the nature of the accusations. 

RCMP are investigating after multiple shootings in the Merritt, B.C., area early Tuesday.

RCMP are investigating after multiple shootings in the Merritt, B.C., area early Tuesday.

Oscar, a friendly grey cat, started showing up at the hospice this summer and has been delighting and comforting patients ever since.

Here we go again. After two scrubbed launch attempts and two hurricanes that pounded the Space Coast, NASA is once again trying to get its giant moon rocket off the ground.

Here we go again. After two scrubbed launch attempts and two hurricanes that pounded the Space Coast, NASA is once again trying to get its giant moon rocket off the ground.

Here we go again. After two scrubbed launch attempts and two hurricanes that pounded the Space Coast, NASA is once again trying to get its giant moon rocket off the ground.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says it's time to bring in better guardrails between the national police force and the federal government to avoid future allegations of political interference.

The commissioner that oversees admissions to professional orders is taking a look at the licensing exam that nursing candidates say didn't reflect the realities of their profession.

Russia launched airstrikes at cities across Ukraine Tuesday, as Western leaders condemned Moscow at the G20 summit in Indonesia. Meanwhile, abandoned towns hinted that Russian lines may have collapsed even further after the liberation of Kherson last week.

Russia launched its biggest barrage yet at cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, even as Western leaders condemned Moscow at the G20, and abandoned towns in southern Ukraine hinted that Russian lines might be collapsing even farther.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser believed that the convey protesters posed a "threat to democracy," according to a document tabled at the Emergencies Act inquiry.

The RCMP quickly became concerned that the Ottawa police did not have a plan to end the convoy protest that occupied the capital last winter, the top Mountie told the Emergencies Act inquiry.

The federal departments tasked with curbing chronic homelessness in Canada don't know if the billions of dollars in public money they've spent have been effective, Canada's auditor general reported on Tuesday.

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over top-seeded Rafael Nadal in round-robin play at the ATP Finals on Tuesday.

Canada's housing market continued its slowdown last month, with the volume of home sales down by more than a third compared to the boom times of last year — and prices down by almost 10 per cent since then, too.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke face to face on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. 

Climate activists in Austria on Tuesday attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid and one then glued himself to glass protecting the painting's frame.

Damaging peatlands could release a "massive" amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and, if left unchecked, negate the Yukon government's plans to reduce territory-wide emissions within the decade, according to a new report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, nearly screamed through tears from the witness stand Monday when she told the court Harvey Weinstein raped her in a hotel room and spoke of the devastating effect it had on her in the 17 years since.

A court case that has been hailed as a landmark victory for Aboriginal land rights is marking 25 years, but the battle over who controls land is more contentious than it's ever been, First Nations' leaders say.

A court case that has been hailed as a landmark victory for Aboriginal land rights is marking 25 years, but the battle over who controls land is more contentious than it's ever been, First Nations' leaders say.

Republicans were on the cusp of retaking control of the House late Monday, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority, narrowing the path for Democrats to keep the chamber and raising the prospect of a divided government in Washington.

There's a disconnect between Smith's fiery rhetoric and the more moderate values of most Albertans, a dive into new polling data reveals.

The Atmospheric Fund’s report looks at data gathered from a six-year period and found the majority of emissions in 2021 came from buildings and transportation.

A London, Ont., mom who moved her family from a home rental apartment after five months, and later learned another family had moved in the day after her lease expired, is speaking out about what she believes is mould at the property.

Employees of Empire Co., the parent company of Sobeys, have begun to speak out about the turmoil unfolding inside the grocery chain since a ransomware attack began plaguing its computer systems earlier this month.

Elders, survivors and children gathered in Nain on Monday to watch the abandoned building be demolished.

The Hudson Bay Dispensary Workers’ Union says social workers have to put in hours of overtime and take in kids who have nowhere else to go because of a shortage of foster families and support.

An engine found in a military drone downed in Ukraine belonged to Bombardier Recreational Products-Rotax, the Canadian company has confirmed. Civilian products like these that have dual uses pose a challenge for export controls meant to limit the use of military technology.

As part of The Climate Change Project, we’ve been asking you for your story ideas and questions. One that has repeatedly come up is around the solar cycle and in particular, how the sun ties into climate and climate change.

On Tuesday, the United Nations officially marked the day the global population reached eight billion people. While the population has been rapidly increasing since the 1960s, this trend could come to an end before the end of the century.

Water security was key concern for Egypt to have on the agenda at the COP27 conference as the Nile River dries up. Desalination, an expensive and energy-intensive way of turning sea water into a potable source for use, is one of the cornerstones of the region's response to water scarcity.

The mayor of Windsor, Ont., is still waiting for a response from upper levels of government about his request for a debrief about the Ambassador Bridge blockade in February and ways to help prevent something similar.

Despite increasingly urgent calls from doctors for a renewed mask mandate in Ontario, the province is leaving masking up to individuals at a time when, experts say, governments are wary of a backlash over public health restrictions.

Seasonal agricultural worker Ceto Reid was hit by a car on Oct. 6, the day before he was to fly home to Jamaica for the winter. The crash has forced him to remain in Canada several weeks more than he was expecting as he recovers from a broken hip.

The leaders of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario say provincial police are lacking transparency about the complaints against a sergeant, including she allegedly left an Indigenous man on the side of a remote highway in 2019, and are demanding to speak with the OPP's commissioner.

Windsor's mayor is still waiting for a response from upper levels of government about his request for a debrief about Ambassador Bridge blockade and ways to help prevent something similar in the future.