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"I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday. "[NORAD] shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object."

Human rights activists are trying to raise awareness after a teenage girl was left with a severe brain injury during a crackdown by Iranian security forces.

The 2023 Yukon Quest dog sled race kicks off in Whitehorse, Yukon, with mushers and canines hitting the snowy trail.

The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said on Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold — and this year, booze is in while crypto is out.

MPs are pushing for improvements to conditions in federal prisons, saying Black and Indigenous offenders face discrimination, biases and racism.

The Canadian women's soccer team boycotted training Saturday ahead of emergency talks with Canada Soccer in Florida. Captain Christine Sinclair says she and her teammates won't take the field until the governing body responds to their grievances.

Facing the threat of legal action from Canada Soccer, the Canadian women's team has agreed to return to training and play in the SheBelieves Cup.

The Canadian women's soccer team boycotted training Saturday ahead of emergency talks with Canada Soccer in Florida. Captain Christine Sinclair says she and her teammates won't take the field until the governing body responds to their grievances.

Canada Soccer is holding emergency talks with the women's national team in Florida today in a bid to convince the players to return to the field. The women have refused to train or play until their grievances are heard and answered.

There isn't hay anymore in the stables, but you can sip craft beers at Barn Owl Brewing and its associated coffeehouse, both housed in the 1927 Surtees Barn in Kelowna, B.C.

Publishing data related to housing investors for the first time, the Canadian Housing Statistics Program has found that more than a fifth of all houses in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario were owned by investors in 2020.

Publishing data related to housing investors for the first time, the Canadian Housing Statistics Program has found that more than a fifth of all houses in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario were owned by investors in 2020.

A Regina business has developed a backyard curling rink, complete with homemade curling rocks, to satisfy the city's winter needs.

A Regina business has developed a backyard curling rink, complete with homemade curling rocks, to satisfy the city's winter needs.

Rescue teams in Turkey on Saturday pulled to safety a family of five who survived inside their collapsed home for five days following a major earthquake in a sprawling border region of Turkey and Syria. The death toll, however, was approaching 25,000.

A lot of green power and billions of dollars are at stake, but Newfoundland and Labrador says it doesn't need a deal with Quebec for Churchill Falls power.

The discovery of one of the oldest — and, perhaps, unluckiest — ships to sink off Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast is being celebrated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.

When it comes to Buy American policies, U.S. President Joe Biden sounded ominous in his state of the union address. But looking past the headlines, there's a reason Canadian officials aren't sweating right now.

Ovarian cancer is considered to be the most serious of women's cancers. That's why experts say women should know about their risks and prevention.

Many parts of rural Canada rely on air ambulances flown by licensed helicopter pilots. But the number of licences issued by Transport Canada has declined dramatically over the past decade — prompting concerns for the health of the service and for people who need to get to a hospital.

A new Bollywood film called Pathaan, starring India's biggest actor, is breaking box office records across the world, and is one of the country's biggest Bollywood releases of all time. It's saving Bollywood from a box-office slump, and reinforcing the diversity that once defined it.

The discovery of one of the oldest — and, perhaps, unluckiest — ships to sink off Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast is being celebrated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.

Another witness and another alleged victim have come forward after the broadcast of allegations that Montreal businessman Robert G. Miller paid underage girls for sex between 1994 and 2006 to share the experiences they say they had with the billionaire.

The National Inquiry's final report was released in 2019. As a document with over 1,000 pages and more than 200 calls for justice — changes that must be made in many areas of Canadian society, the inquiry states, to end the crisis — getting a handle on the problem can seem like a daunting task.

After a car crash left her daughter with limited mobility, Nathalie Thibeault called up her local park in Coaticook, Que., with what she calls a “crazy idea.”

The chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court says it is making extraordinary efforts to deal with challenges facing the legal system — and her province isn't the only one facing such struggles.

A one-shot drug aimed at curbing severe COVID-19 is stirring excitement among scientists, given the limited treatments left to beat back serious infections — but some doubt it will ever reach patients. And Canadian research backing its use is just the latest chapter in a complicated, years-long saga to find effective, lasting options.

Canada added 150,000 jobs last month even as inflation decelerated. That's challenging basic economic theory about what is supposed to be happening.

As students and educators continue to push for the education sector's response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action, some school authorities are introducing compulsory Indigenous-focused courses. Others warn against a silo mentality, where Indigenous voices, perspectives and knowledge appear only in certain subjects. 

After learning they were switched at birth at a Manitoba hospital over 60 years ago, two men are looking for answers and compensation from the province.

A DNA test more than six decades after their birth led Edward Ambrose and Richard Beauvais to the shocking realization that they had been sent home from hospital with the wrong parents after being born.

A woman in Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood has been decorating a local winter trail with adorable bears made of snow.

Canadian architect Gary McCluskie is part of a team of architects responsible for solving the acoustics problem that cursed New York City's Lincoln Center concert hall for decades.

A Flair Airlines flight from Cancun, Mexico, that was supposed to land in Toronto was forced to make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a malfunction with the system that pressurizes the cabin and allows passengers to breathe at high altitudes. Flair Airlines says passengers were never in any actual danger.

Feb. 10, 2023 | Toronto’s mayor resigns after affair with staffer revealed. Plus, Canadians help rescue a trapped woman four days after Turkey’s earthquake.

Calgary’s mayor says “hate-fueled” demonstrations cannot be allowed after a drag event was postponed due to safety concerns stemming from a planned protest — adding the city will be using a bylaw to fine people who openly communicate hateful messages.

Toronto Mayor John Tory announced on Friday that he will step down from his office after admitting to a relationship with a former staffer.

Toronto Mayor John Tory announced on Friday that he will step down from his office after admitting to a relationship with a former staffer.

Toronto Mayor John Tory announced on Friday that he will step down from his office after admitting to a relationship with a former staffer.

Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to make a statement at 8:30 p.m. on Friday after a newspaper reported that he had a relationship with a staffer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto Mayor John Tory announced on Friday that he will step down from his office after admitting to a relationship with a former staffer.

Bed Bath & Beyond's Canadian operations are going out of business, according to a court filing on Friday, two days after the retailer quickly raised cash to stave off a U.S. bankruptcy. The company operates 54 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and is insolvent, documents show.

After visiting an Indiana mosque with a secret plan to bomb it, a U.S. military veteran unexpectedly finds himself welcomed with open arms.

The Canadian women's soccer team has slammed Canada Soccer, saying it is "outraged and deeply concerned with the news of significant cuts" to national team programs in 2023 as it prepares for the World Cup.

A third teen girl charged with second-degree murder in connection with a "swarming" attack on Toronto man Ken Lee in December has been denied bail.