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After the widespread disappointment of the Tokyo Olympics, Canada Basketball took a step forward in 2022. Further progress in 2023 would lay the foundation for a more successful Paris Olympics next year.

Michael Snow, a legendary Canadian artist who graced Toronto with two famous pieces of public art, has died. He was 94.

An Alberta man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility for 13 years in the second-degree murder of Métis hunter Maurice Cardinal.

Things were looking bleak in October 2021 for a bald eagle brought to the Atlantic Veterinary College on P.E.I. with serious injuries to his head and spine. But he now has a new home of his own, and a new role as a wildlife ambassador.

Things were looking bleak in October 2021 for a bald eagle brought to the Atlantic Veterinary College on P.E.I. with serious injuries to his head and spine. But he now has a new home of his own, and a new role as a wildlife ambassador.

U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease, albeit with potential safety risks that patients and their doctors will have to carefully weigh.

Canadian tourists in Mexico remained barricaded in their hotel Friday amid violence in the streets after the arrest of a major alleged drug cartel leader.

An Italian man pleaded guilty on Friday in New York to impersonating editors and agents in order to steal more than 1,000 unpublished book manuscripts belonging to authors like Margaret Atwood and the actor Ethan Hawke.

Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, is calling on the federal government to impose “severe” travel restrictions on Iran’s representative at the United Nations aviation agency in Montreal.

As the war in Ukraine rages on, zoologist Anton Vlashenko is leading a team working to rescue and shelter thousands of bats.

The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases.

The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres initially set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases.

While the early months of the year often mark the peak of flu season, Canada is starting 2023 already through the worst — though physicians are now bracing for more hospitalizations ahead, largely due to a potential spike in COVID-19.

In a book full of startling revelations, Prince Harry's assertion that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan is one of the most striking — and has drawn criticism from both enemies and allies.

An RCMP squad charged with policing resistance to resource extraction in British Columbia spent nearly $50 million on three operations in the five years since its 2017 formation.

Oumaima Chouay, 27, is charged with leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group, participating in the activity of a terrorist group, providing property or services for terrorism purposes and conspiracy to participate in the activity of a terrorist group.

Barring any last-minute entries, it's looking like the Yukon Liberal leadership race could be over before it begins.

Epiphany also known as Three Kings' Day is traditionally celebrated at the end of the 12 days of Christmas, marking the visit of the three wise men to baby Jesus in Bethlehem.

A judge sentenced a member of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City to more than six years in prison on Friday for defrauding thousands of people across the U.S. in a telemarketing scam, many of them vulnerable or older.

A growing number of ski resorts in Europe are struggling to provide winter sports enthusiasts with the white powder that usually blankets their slopes this time of year.

Almost exactly a year after an explosion at Eastway Tank that killed six people — the deadliest incident at an Ottawa workplace in decades — the company and its president/owner are now each facing three charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Almost exactly a year after an explosion at Eastway Tank that killed six people — the deadliest incident at an Ottawa workplace in decades — the company and its president/owner are now each facing three charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Fritznel Richard, 44, died of hypothermia while trying to cross the border to visit his family, Quebec's provincial police force said in a media release on Friday.  

McDonald's is exiting the Kazakhstan market, after the fast food giant's local business appeared to fall victim to collateral damage from the Russia-Ukraine war.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and able to talk after having his breathing tube removed, his agent said Friday — the latest step in his remarkable recovery in the four days since going into cardiac arrest and being resuscitated on the field during a game.

Artillery fire could be heard from the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after the official start of a unilateral ceasefire declared by Moscow and rejected by Kyiv.

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv.

Soaring and sustained demand for adult cold and flu medication is forcing pharmacists and patients to contend with shortages across Canada.

Republican Kevin McCarthy gained support from more than a dozen holdouts but still appeared to lose his 12th bid for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three gruelling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. It has left Republicans in disarray and exposed anew the fragility of American democracy.

The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three gruelling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. It has left Republicans in disarray and exposed anew the fragility of American democracy.

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy flipped 15 colleagues to support him in dramatic votes for House Speaker on Friday, making extraordinary gains on the fourth day and the 12th and 13th ballots of a gruelling standoff that was testing American democracy and the party's ability to govern.

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected U.S. House Speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new Republican majority's ability to govern.

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was on the cusp of becoming U.S. House Speaker late Friday night as the weary but energized members pushed through a tension-filled, historic 14th vote. 

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was on the cusp of becoming U.S. House Speaker late Friday night as the chamber convened for a 14th vote after he made extraordinary gains in a grueling standoff that has tested American democracy and his party's ability to govern.

Kevin McCarthy clinches votes to become House speaker, breaking through GOP opposition on climactic 15th ballot.

Maria Kovacs won't risk waiting for the bus near her church on her own anymore. The last time she tried it, a cyclist hit her.

Canada's economy added 104,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Canada's economy added 104,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. But the gain wasn't reflected in working hours, and a hot labour market could mean another rate hike from the central bank in January.

Canada's economy added 104,000 jobs in December, according to the Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada on Friday.

Sunwing cancelling its flights out of Saskatchewan until Feb. 3 and Air Canada no longer offering direct flights from Saskatoon and Regina to Calgary starting in mid-January is changing the future of air travel in the province.

Pharmacies across the United States are weighing whether to sell mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, following the Food and Drug Administration's announcement earlier this week that they can now do so.

Electric vehicles are slowly making inroads in Saskatchewan, yet the infrastructure to support them still needs a major boost.

Two brothers were out for dinner at a restaurant in Espanola, Ont., when they jumped into action to save a choking young child's life.

On Wednesday, a group of community members from Gods Lake Narrows in northern Manitoba gathered at the spot where15-year-old Leah Anderson was found brutally beaten to death a decade ago. Ten years later, no one has been charged in her death.

Nova Scotia Health is launching a two-month trial project in March at Yarmouth Regional Hospital that officials hope will lead to more stabilized anesthesia services.

A Sussex-area businessperson who was one of the largest financial donors to the Freedom Convoy is asking a court in Ontario to throw out an attempt to sue him for damages.

Sikh children now have the option of wearing a helmet that fits them properly, thanks to a Brampton mom. Tina Singh, an occupational therapist, couldn't find a suitable helmet for her boys, so she's created her own.

Not long ago it seemed that even as the economy slumped, owners of stocks, bonds and houses only got richer. But as central banks battle inflation and governments rein in stimulus spending, the rules have changed.

In many ways, M3GAN is more a comedy than anything else. And in leaning into the absurdism of its plot, it revitalizes the possessed-doll horror subgenre — and is one of the most fun movies in recent memory.