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People affected by the mass stabbing at James Smith Cree Nation are hopeful new federal funding will help the community heal — and prevent a future tragedy.

Canada's Justice Department says Aydin Coban was taken back to his home country on Nov. 24, where he will continue serving a nearly 11-year sentence imposed by a Dutch court in 2017 for similar crimes involving more than 30 youths.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will remain focused on jobs and the cost of living for Albertans as the province prepares to table controversial legislation one federal minister called a threat to national unity.

A northern Ontario Cree community on Tuesday announced a First Nations-led business partnership aimed at helping communities put some investigative “horsepower” behind their searches for unmarked graves at former residential school sites.

An Ontario court has struck down a law that limited wages for public sector workers.

An Ontario court has struck down a law that limited wages for public sector workers.

An Ontario court has struck down a law that limited wages for public sector workers.

Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films Die Hard and Top Gun and the hit television series Matlock and Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at age 66.

Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films Die Hard and Top Gun and the hit television series Matlock and Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at age 66.

A newly released report on the status of wild species in Canada has cataloged more species than any previous report — roughly 50,000 — and warns more than 2,000 of them face a high risk of being wiped out in the wild.

The Winnipeg Foundation says it has received the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by an individual — a $500-million bequest by a local business owner who died earlier this year.

The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP has launched an investigation into the arrest and detention of an Alberta teenager with autism who was apprehended at a playground in October. 

More than 30,000 people on Vancouver Island were without power Tuesday evening as snow continued to hit B.C.'s South Coast, according to B.C. Hydro.

A snowstorm is expected to hit B.C.'s South Coast on Tuesday evening and, together with high outflow winds, will create hazardous driving conditions across much of southwest B.C., Environment Canada warns.  

Snow began falling on B.C.'s South Coast Tuesday afternoon and, combined with high outflow winds in the forecast, could create hazardous driving conditions across much of southwestern B.C. 

More than 29,000 people on Vancouver Island were without power Tuesday evening as snow continued to hit B.C.'s South Coast, according to B.C. Hydro.

A young man from London, Ont., is shaken up after an alleged weekend road rage incident during which the driver of a minivan tried to run him over and quickly drove off.

After a whirlwind 16 months, Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander finally has a chance to breathe. She's settled into a top French league, recently spent a week in Toronto with the national team and is busy at work on her clothing business, Tall Size.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Mounties did not have any evidence of foreign interference during the 2019 federal election, and were not investigating any criminal activities with regard to that election.

Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police remained out in numbers on the city's streets.

Alphonso Davies holds news conference ahead of Canada’s final World Cup match against Morocco.

Canada's economy expanded slightly in September, with the country's gross domestic product growing by 0.7 per cent during the third quarter.

At the outbreak of the pandemic, China set out "zero-COVID" measures that were harsh, but not out of line with other countries. While most other countries saw the regulations as temporary until vaccines were available, China has stuck steadfastly to its strategy. Here are some of their regulations.

Bryce McFeeters's mom says the 11-year-old St. Thomas, Ont., boy loves Coca-Cola, and because it's the holiday season, he's especially enamoured with Santa Claus right now. So when the opportunity came for the company's holiday truck to pull up to the family home, Karrie McFeeters knew he would be overjoyed.

The murder of Ariadna Lopez has shone a fresh spotlight on repeated shortcomings in investigations of violent crimes against women in Mexico, where recorded numbers of murders of women are rising, reaching an average of 20 deaths per day in 2022.

Spain's maritime rescue service says it has rescued three stowaways found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria.

A growing number of Republicans, including former vice-president Mike Pence, criticized Donald Trump on Monday for dining with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist days after launching his third campaign for the White House.

FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Croatia on Tuesday because of its fans' taunts aimed at Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who has Serbian family ties, during the teams' World Cup game.

P.E.I. has a number of systems in place to detect people unsafe to drive because of dementia, and is not planning on introducing some of the heavier measures in place in other provinces.

Royal Bank of Canada has signed a deal to acquire HSBC Bank Canada for $13.5 billion in cash.

Royal Bank of Canada has signed a deal to acquire HSBC Bank Canada for $13.5 billion in cash.

Royal Bank of Canada has signed a deal to acquire HSBC Bank Canada for $13.5 billion in cash.

When a serial fraudster with a long history of impersonation applied for a nursing job at B.C. Women’s Hospital, administrators accepted a copy of a cheque that had been altered with Wite-Out as her only identification, new court documents allege.

Anti-government and anti-authority sentiment poses a growing challenge for police, according to a new report about the background conditions facing the Winnipeg Police Service.

Anti-government and anti-authority sentiment poses a growing challenge for police, according to a new report about the background conditions facing the Winnipeg Police Service.

The first tenants of a new supportive housing project could begin to move in before Christmas now that renovations on the old Travelodge Suites in Dartmouth, N.S., are almost complete.

As leaders of northern Canadian Ranger patrols gather for sharing sessions in Yellowknife this week, experts reflect on the force’s role within the broader picture of Arctic security.

The commission investigating one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings has heard from families of the victims and other groups participating in the inquiry one last time, nine months after public proceedings got underway.

The commission investigating one of Canada's deadliest-ever mass shootings has heard from families of the victims and other groups participating in the inquiry one last time, nine months after public proceedings got underway.

Taylor Swift fans were outraged when Ticketmaster's system couldn't keep up with demand when presales started for the superstar's next tour. But a number of entertainment industry experts — and even some Swifties — are asking whether she deserves some of the blame.

The third murder trial of Peter Khill began Monday in Hamilton. Khill is accused of shooting 29-year-old Jonathan Styres dead early in the morning of Feb. 4, 2016.

The family of Stacey DeBungee of Rainy River First Nation wants a Thunder Bay police officer fired after he was found guilty earlier this year in the flawed investigation into the Ojibway man's sudden death in 2015.

While much of the world's eyes have been focused elsewhere this year, Somalia has slipped deeper into crisis. A famine is knocking. UNICEF estimates that in Somalia since August, one child has been sent to hospital for malnutrition every minute.

Salaries below what most of their Canadian counterparts earn and pressure to work overtime: Mexican temporary foreign workers at Club Med Québec Charlevoix are denouncing their working conditions.

Pharmacists are getting new powers on Jan. 1 that will allow them to prescribe medications for 13 minor ailments. But with the change just five weeks away, it is still not clear if Ontarians will have to pay out-of-pocket for the service.

For years already, thawing permafrost has been compromising infrastructure in the Beaufort Delta region of the N.W.T. Under six degrees of warming, those challenges will become more pronounced.

Experts in genetics say this is an "exciting time" for genealogy but are urging caution after Toronto police identified and charged a man in the grisly killings of two women in Toronto dating back nearly four decades ago.

Nov. 28, 2022 | The desperate fight for survival amid severe drought in Somalia. Plus, DNA technology helps solve two Toronto cold case murders.

The Public Order Emergency Commission, tasked with determining whether the federal government was justified in its invocation of the Emergencies Act, must now grapple with some central questions. Where should the line be drawn on limits to Canadians' right to freedom of peaceful assembly? And what are governments and courts to do when that freedom conflicts with the rights of others?