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MLA Tracy Allard was appointed parliamentary secretary for civil liberties on Dec.13 and will report to the minister of justice. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke about the appointment on her weekly Corus radio talk show on Saturday.

Peru has been gripped by protests and political intrigue since the ouster of its former president, Pedro Castillo on Dec. 7. The Andean nation is the world’s second-largest exporter of copper but is rife with structural inequalities and poverty. How did Peru get to this point?

Only 8.8 per cent of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Saturday's parliamentary elections, authorities announced, after most political parties boycotted the vote as a charade aimed at shoring up presidential power.

Iranian authorities arrested one of the country's most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said Saturday.

China is seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases as the government last week dramatically eased some of the world's strictest containment measures. On Wednesday, the government said it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required.

London Knights centre Abakar Kazbekov has died, the team and Ontario Hockey League announced via Twitter on Saturday.

Mourners gathered Saturday morning at Winnipeg's Centennial Concert Hall to remember Jim Carr, the Manitoba member of Parliament and former Liberal cabinet minister who died earlier this week at age 71.

Hockey Canada's provincial and territorial members have elected a new board of directors following a vote at the national sport organization's annual winter meeting.

The National's Ian Hanomansing asks cyber security experts Brian Haugli and Alana Staszcyszyn about how worried TikTok users should be about having the app on their devices.

President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed during a visit to the operation's headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

Crown prosecutors from Saskatchewan are now reviewing the Winnipeg Police Service's investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Peter Nygard, after Manitoba's prosecution service decided last year against charging the disgraced fashion retailer.

Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane.

A New Brunswick woman is demanding answers after her 88-year-old mother, who's in hospital awaiting a nursing home bed, was moved into a cramped room filled with supplies. 

A Saint John-area woman is demanding answers after her 88-year-old mother, who's in hospital awaiting a nursing home bed, was moved into what she describes as a supply room.

The cost to run the Senate of Canada has soared by roughly 70 per cent in the seven years since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was first elected — an increase some say is unacceptable, given that the number of senators has remained static over the same period.

The cost to run the Senate of Canada has soared by roughly 70 per cent in the seven years since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was first elected — an increase some say is unacceptable, given that the number of senators has remained static over the same period.

The cost to run the Senate of Canada has soared by roughly 70 per cent in the seven years since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was first elected — an increase some say is unacceptable, given that the number of senators has remained static over the same period.

The funding gap between what developing countries need for conservation and what's actually being offered by wealthy nations has become a major sticking point at the UN biodiversity conference in Montreal.

Rebranding the MMIWG2S crisis as a string of violent events for which a lone person is allegedly responsible will not bring our relatives home, writes Nicole Murdock.

Sarah Polley sat down with CBC's Eli Glasner during TIFF to discuss her latest feature film, Women Talking, a tense drama about sexual abuse in a Mennonite community. The movie is garnering Oscar buzz as it heads to Canadian theatres on Dec. 23.

After her surgery, Ishbel Moore was walking down the hospital hallway when she came to a junction. To her left was labour and delivery. To her right was palliative care. It felt like a metaphor for Ishbel’s life in that moment – somewhere between motherhood and death.

Many immigrants of children don’t choose to move. They are moved. For Adetola Adedipe, that made it harder as she battled loneliness and tried to find her way on campus in those first years.

This year, a highly contagious strain of avian influenza tore across Canada, hitting close to 270 farms and production facilities and infecting millions of birds. Scientists worry ongoing, explosive global outbreaks pose threats to bird populations and potentially to human health.

Thee arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried has sparked some speculation that the scandal could cause some serious damage to the controversial effective altruism philanthropy movement he has championed.

The funding gap between what developing countries need for conservation and what's actually being offered by wealthy nations has become a major sticking point at the UN biodiversity conference in Montreal.

The family of Elisabeth Salm, the volunteer librarian who was fatally assaulted at the Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Ottawa in May 2018, says the fact that her killer was a young Inuk with a troubled background only compounds the tragedy.

As a country with a settler, colonial past and a complicated relationship with migrants, the issues that have unfolded in Qatar must give Canadians pause as we prepare to co-host our own World Cup in 2026, writes Sarah Adjekum.

A cone-shaped corn snack from Japan could save homemade nuts and bolts recipes this holiday season now that Bugles have been discontinued in Canada. It's just the latest snack from U.S. manufacturers to disappear north of the border.

A cone-shaped corn snack from Japan could save homemade nuts and bolts recipes this holiday season now that Bugles have been discontinued in Canada. It's just the latest snack from U.S. manufacturers to disappear north of the border.

It was supposed to be a program to help Black federal civil servants suffering from the trauma and stress of racism — but it was itself hit by allegations of racism before it even began.

Toronto is reviewing plans to turn Ontario Place into a sprawling private water park and spa with underground parking for more than 2,000 vehicles — a project that would require nearly 850 trees on the grounds be cut down.

Women's advocates in B.C. are calling for more police action to support victims of domestic violence after the shooting death of a Coquitlam woman who had a protection order against her ex-husband.

The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in Friday's deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a second day after an overnight halt due to bad weather, officials said.

Billionaire and CEO Elon Musk is facing scrutiny after several high-profile journalists from CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other news outlets had their Twitter profiles suspended for sharing links to an account that releases publicly available flight information about Musk's private jet.

The sequel to James Cameron's 2009 blockbuster Avatar is drawing criticism for a lack of Indigenous representation.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault sits down for a candid conversation about Canada's climate accomplishments — and his goals for the future.

The two Vancouver men responsible for popularizing the ugly Christmas sweater party are celebrating their trend's 20th anniversary this year.

Passengers say they're wary as a busy holiday season converges with airports seeing a return of pre-pandemic travel levels.

Canada's Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless have made luge history for a second week in a row. The duo slid to the country's first World Cup medal in women's doubles Friday, taking bronze.

The Dempster Highway in northern Yukon can be a lonely drive in winter, but one B.C. couple enjoyed some surprising company for part of their recent journey — a raven that flew along for about 45 minutes.

B.C.'s appeal court has given full-throated support to the actions of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in a dismissal of an appeal challenging the legitimacy of orders restricting in-person services.

An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a "glacial pace" seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released.

Border cities, most notably El Paso, Texas, are facing a daily influx of migrants that the Biden administration expects to grow if asylum restrictions are lifted.

First Nations leaders have a message for Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe: kill the controversial Saskatchewan First Act or face blockades, legal action and other consequences.

A Hamilton jury has found Peter Khill not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter after shooting and killing Jon Styres in 2016.

A Hamilton jury has found Peter Khill not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter after shooting and killing Jon Styres in 2016.

Montreal Public Health is telling health-care providers to be vigilant after two children have died and two others have tested positive for a contagious bacterial infection since mid-November.