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A Michigan man says he was left with a $1,000 US bill after his six-year-old son ordered a virtual smorgasbord of food from several restaurants last weekend, leading to a string of unexpected deliveries — and maybe a starring role in an ad campaign.

Balmy weather has brought some unusual cloud formations to southern Alberta — and Calgarians have noticed, snapping photos of the long narrow clouds that formed in the sky above the city.  

Ukrainians will fight "for as long as we can" to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union (EU) leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv's prospects for joining the EU.

Several Canadians could leave the Grammy Awards with armfuls of trophies on Sunday, but most of them aren't household names. While Bryan Adams, Drake and Michael Bublé are all contenders this year, many of the other homegrown nominees on the leader board are professionals behind the scenes who added pop and fizz to some of last year's biggest records.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and provincial and territorial finance ministers speak after pre-budget meeting in Toronto.

Thousands of Indigo-branded ceramic mugs and other houseware products have been recalled due to possible mould contamination, says Health Canada.

A group of more than 30 civil society leaders and advocates in Quebec have signed a letter in support of Amira Elghawaby, who has been mired in controversy since being appointed as the federal government's point person on the fight against Islamophobia.

Officials at Global Affairs Canada have summoned China's Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu for a meeting in response to a high-altitude surveillance balloon detected in North American airspace.

Officials at Global Affairs Canada have summoned China's Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu for a meeting in response to a high-altitude surveillance balloon detected in North American airspace.

Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was released on bail Friday, two days after going on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment last summer, his supporters said.

Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi says he’s confident Canada will make good on its pledge to resettle thousands of Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China.

The Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer who led the flawed investigation into Ojibway man Stacey DeBungee's death in 2015 will be demoted one rank for 18 months and must take Indigenous cultural competency training. 

It’s not easy being a hockey player in Pangnirtung, a community of fewer than 1,500 on Baffin Island, but Jordyn Machmer is showing what family, and community, support can do for young athletes with goals.

Investigators with Toronto police are holding a news conference Friday afternoon to provide an update into the investigation into the death of longtime CBC radio producer Michael Finlay.

Police have identified a man wanted in connection with the death of longtime CBC radio producer Michael Finlay, who died after an alleged random assault in Toronto's east end in January.

Police have identified a man wanted in connection with the death of longtime CBC radio producer Michael Finlay, who died after an alleged random assault in Toronto's east end in January.

Police have identified a man wanted in connection with the death of longtime CBC radio producer Michael Finlay, who died after an alleged random assault in Toronto's east end in January.

Montreal businessman Robert G. Miller, the subject of troubling allegations broadcast by The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada’s Enquête on Thursday evening, resigned from his role as CEO of the company he founded in 1968. Quebec crown prosecutors invite any person, victim or witness with information on this story to contact Montreal police.

Alberta will require post-secondary universities in the province to annually report to the government their efforts to "protect free speech" on their campuses.

Alberta will require post-secondary universities in the province to annually report to the government their efforts to "protect free speech" on their campuses.

A balloon the U.S. suspected may have been conducting surveillance over the northwestern United States was a civilian "airship" used for research, mainly meteorological purposes, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born pace-setting designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday.

The Liberal government has withdrawn a series of controversial amendments to pending firearms legislation, C-21 — changes that some firearms owners say would have unfairly targeted hunters and farmers.

A lawyer for Tesla shareholders who claim Elon Musk deceived them when he tweeted that he had secured funding to take his electric car company private is expected to make closing arguments to a San Francisco jury on Friday.

A jury has cleared Elon Musk of wrongdoing for 2018 tweets in which he declared he had financing to take Tesla private.

Five nominees will compete Sunday for the first Grammy to be given out in a new category recognizing the best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media.

Former pop star Gary Glitter was released from prison in England on Friday after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s.

Former pop star Gary Glitter was released from prison in England on Friday after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s.

A Vancouver Island man's obituary including a joke at the expense of the struggling Vancouver Canucks.

The U.S. economy added more than half a million jobs in January, an astonishing number that pushed the jobless rate down to its lowest level in half a century.

The U.S. economy added more than half a million jobs in January, an astonishing number that pushed the jobless rate down to its lowest level in half a century.

Under a plan announced in October, the Alberta government had said people with severe opioid use disorder would no longer be able to take home prescriptions of high-potency opioids.

On the main street of a small Saskatchewan town — fittingly in a building that used to be a movie theatre — sits what may be one of the last video rental stores in the province.

The NHL is calling, but Connor Bedard just wants to be in the moment with the boys in Regina — for however long it lasts.

A northern Ontario First Nation that has lived under a boil-water advisory for nearly three decades has hired an outside consultant to find out once and for all what ails the community's water system.

Lisha Hassanali was one of many movie-goers who made their return in 2022 for some big blockbusters such as Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis and Minions. It was a bounce-back year for theatres, but the returns still aren’t at pre-pandemic levels.

Rising food costs mean everyone is paying more to make meals — including the people coming up with recipes. That means food writers are carefully considering what truly needs to be in a recipe — and how people are cooking and coping under the current circumstances. 

When finance ministers meet in Toronto today, they'll hear both an update on the country's economic outlook and a pitch from Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on the need for a shared response to the competitive challenges posed by the United States.

It took minutes for a fire to rip through Erin Watson’s home in Hamilton and destroy everything, and she credits her dog Jack with saving her life. Structural fires such as these are burning hotter and faster, officials say, because buildings and contents are increasingly made from synthetics and petroleum-based products.

A library in the U.S. is dealing with complaints about a children's book from a Quebec author that deals with sexual and gender diversity. Parents have asked that the book be removed from the library shelves.

Ukrainian students are facing an increase in anti-Ukrainian hate symbols and harassment on Canadian university campuses, student clubs say.

Fifteen-month-old Walker Martin is already being compared to Tiger Woods for his skill and love of golf. His family says Walker and his toy clubs are inseparable.

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A year ago, Medicago's plant-based COVID-19 vaccine, Covifenz, was approved by Health Canada and touted as a homegrown weapon in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. Medicago owner Mitsubishi Chemical Group said on Thursday that it was terminating "all its activities with Medicago," citing "significant changes" to the vaccine market.

Curling Canada says it is opening up its pregnancy exemption eligibility to all teams competing at next year's Canadian women's and men's championships, with the announcement coming a day after the organization came under fire for limiting the exemption to just the top five teams in the rankings.

Jennifer Beaudry attended a private Christian school in Saskatoon until 2013. Beaudry says the school’s former athletic director sexually exploited her when she was a teen and didn’t face enough consequences. Ten years later, he faces criminal charges.

Jennifer Beaudry attended a private Christian school in Saskatoon until 2013. Beaudry says the school’s former athletic director sexually exploited her when she was a teen and didn’t face enough consequences. Ten years later, he faces criminal charges.

The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over its airspace for a couple of days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday.