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Using archival photographs, unpublished reports, and eyewitness testimony, Radio-Canada has uncovered evidence suggesting there were likely dozens more deaths at Quebec Indian residential schools than the 38 officially reported.

Chiefs and proxies in attendance of the Assembly of First Nations’ 2022 special chiefs assembly in Ottawa Thursday passed an emergency resolution to oppose Bill C-21, a bill initially proposed to ban handguns that the federal government is attempting to amend with a new list of long guns to be banned.

Vancouver council has approved a plan for all front-line police officers to wear body cameras within the next three years.

Canada’s top national security adviser says she’s seen no evidence that any candidates in the 2019 federal election were influenced by financing from the Chinese government.

The U.S. health regulator has authorized COVID-19 shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech that target both the original coronavirus and Omicron sub-variants for use in children as young as six months of age.

Clerk of the House of Commons Charles Robert — who has been accused of political bias and sleeping on the job — is retiring. News of his departure comes after the Conservatives called for an external investigation into claims he broke the cardinal requirement of his role — to remain nonpartisan.

Drought conditions on Vancouver Island mean the Mount Washington ski resort is opening Friday with a limited ski area and very little potable water due to record-level lows in local reservoirs.

Aiden Chase, who plays with the Île-Perrot Midget A U18 team, was on a high after his team beat Valleyfield 3-1 until an opposing player called him the N-word. A brawl ensued on the ice and one of Chase's coaches was shoved while trying to break it up.

Colorado is the latest state to apply for a licence to import medicines from Canada, the most recent development in a politically sensitive cross-border issue. In Canada, it stokes fears of drug shortages. In the U.S., it prompts intense lobbying from the pharma industry.

After the reported death of a migrant worker at a World Cup training site, the head of Qatar's organizing committee rebuffed journalists' questions, saying: "Death is a natural part of life."

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is suing to block Microsoft's planned $69 billion US takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could suppress competitors to its Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business.

A miraculous journey made by a severely injured humpback is still expected to end tragically, says an expert who wants the whale's story to be a warning to boaters in B.C.'s waters.

The gap between what people can afford versus what it takes to live in Toronto is growing, new data from the City of Toronto's Social Development, Finance and Administration division shows.

Assistance will be provided primarily to low-income seniors, but the government is also easing the eligibility criteria from $32,415 to$64,195. This means almost 400,000 more seniors will be getting the credit — for a total of 1.1 million seniors as of spring 2023.

Toronto police say one woman is dead after she was stabbed at the High Park TTC subway station Thursday afternoon, while another woman was also stabbed but has since been stabilized in hospital.

Twenty years ago this Christmas season, two university students tried on matching penguin sweaters in a Coquitlam, B.C., mall and exchanged glances. Thus was a legend born.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a developing gift-giving tradition called Thriftmas, and explain why the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal matters.

The Alberta Sovereignty Act passed in the early hours of Thursday morning, giving Premier Danielle Smith the authority to redress any federal policy, law or program that her cabinet deems harmful to Alberta.

The RCMP has suspended a procurement contract for radio frequency equipment with a company that has links to China.

The New Democrats are urging the House of Commons to pass legislation that would make it illegal to spank children or use any physical force to discipline or punish them.

The New Democrats are urging the House of Commons to pass legislation that would make it illegal to use physical force to discipline or punish children.

Canada's telecom regulator has rejected an application by Telus to charge some customers who pay their bill for a home phone line with a credit card.

South Korea on Thursday passed laws to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard — a shift that will make its citizens either one or two years younger on official documents.

A new docuseries about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's courtship, marriage and subsequent fallout with the Royal Family was released on Thursday.

Porter Airlines has announced an aggressive expansion plan, one that will see the Toronto-based regional airline start flying new routes out of Canada's biggest airport, to destinations farther away than the airline has ever flown before.

It's been almost five years since the unsolved homicides of Toronto billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman. A $10-million reward for information leading to a conviction is still being offered, the couple's daughter says.

Russian forces shelled the entire front line of Donetsk region in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, part of what appeared to be the Kremlin's scaled-back ambition to secure only the bulk of lands it has claimed.

Russian forces attacked settlements in eastern Ukraine from the ground and air, officials said on Thursday, in support of the Kremlin's apparently scaled-back ambition of only securing the bulk of Ukrainian land it has claimed in the war.

A rare neurological disorder that affects about one or two people per million is in the spotlight in the wake of an emotional social media post by pop star Céline Dion, who described her challenges with stiff-person syndrome.

A rare neurological disorder that affects about one or two people per million is in the spotlight in the wake of an emotional social media post by pop star Céline Dion, who described her challenges with stiff-person syndrome.

More than a year later, consumer goods from some of the Zim Kingston's 109 lost containers still wash up on B.C. shores — inflatable toys now torn to pieces by the elements to be picked up alongside vacuum cleaner parts, bike helmets, coolers and urinal mats.

The World Health Organization has selected a Vancouver tech health company to distribute its latest guidance on the use of antibiotics. 

London couple, Amy Holman and Jody Leblond say they are concerned about the amount of garbage collecting along the Thames River and hope the city will clean up the area near Adelaide and Trafalgar streets.

A B.C. rancher creates unique art using cow placentas, including a coffin-shaped piece now on display at a cannabis store close to her farm.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the United States releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the United States releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system.

Families Minister Karina Gould introduced legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system.

A Vancouver woman has been accused of defrauding dozens of migrants with promises of a pathway to permanent residency in Canada through an immigration program that doesn't actually exist.

Céline Dion apologized to her fans in Europe in an emotional social media post on Thursday, saying the rare neurological condition stiff-person syndrome is preventing her from hitting the stage for previously scheduled shows in the spring and summer.

An apparent misreading of housing data led Service New Brunswick Minister Jill Green to mistakenly believe new apartment construction in New Brunswick had fallen dramatically in 2022 when in it fact it had increased substantially.

Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country's ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran.

The Alberta Legislature has passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial Sovereignty Act but not before first stripping out the provision that granted Smith's cabinet the power to bypass the legislature and rewrite laws as it saw fit.

P.E.I.'s Employment Standards Branch has ordered an apple orchard company in Kings County to pay thousands of dollars to four foreign workers who refused to participate in what the province's chief labour standards officer called a 'cash for pay scheme.'

P.E.I.'s Employment Standards Branch has ordered an apple orchard company in Kings County to pay thousands of dollars to four foreign workers who refused to participate in what the province's chief labour standards officer called a 'cash for pay scheme.'

The group had great seats for the Ottawa Senators game versus the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday evening. They also draped a Nunavut flag over their seats to represent their home territory.

Stephen Densmore faces lawsuits and an unpaid judgment but defends his work.

Internal documents from Metrolinx obtained exclusively by CBC Toronto are shedding light on the problems plaguing the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project. They reveal what's contributing to the project's delay and how much work still needs to be done.

CK Public Health nurse is speaking out but Refuge director says the clinic tells women about all their options