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A man who was walking his dog early Sunday north of Toronto was shot at 13 times after he gestured at a speeding vehicle, York Regional Police say.

A man who was walking his dog early Sunday north of Toronto was shot at 13 times after he gestured at a speeding vehicle, York Regional Police say.

A man who was walking his dog early Sunday north of Toronto was shot at 13 times after he gestured at a speeding vehicle, York Regional Police say.

A man who was walking his dog early Sunday north of Toronto was shot at 13 times after he gestured at a speeding vehicle, York Regional Police say.

Western defence chiefs met in Brussels to discuss new arms provisions to Kyiv, which is pleading for greater firepower and maintenance of existing supplies. NATO and the U.S. pledged Western support will not falter as the war is about to mark the first full year since it began.

Quebec’s Pier-Alexis Soulière recently competed at the World's Best Sommelier competition in France.

Luxury goods company LVMH's top label Louis Vuitton said on Tuesday it has hired musician Pharrell Williams to head artistic direction of its menswear designs.

As she faces renewed calls for her resignation, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is getting points from an unlikely corner: the national police force's union. 

As she faces renewed calls for her resignation, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has found an unlikely defender: the head of the Mounties' union.

Thirty-one years to the day after the deaths of his five children, former Innu chief Gregory Rich made an impassioned plea to participants at an inquiry examining his people's treatment by the child protection system.

The body of Samar Zora, a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey, has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6 during the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands.

The body of Samar Zora, a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey, has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6 during the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands.

U.S. federal agents arrested four suspects in Florida on charges of playing key roles in the plot to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, authorities said on Tuesday.

Almost a week after being hit with an apparent cyberattack, book retailer Indigo's website is still offline, leaving customers with more questions than answers.

As the federal budget approaches, calls to refund the $34 million in tariffs paid by Eastern Canadian farmers last spring following Russia's invasion of Ukraine seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

The pair died on a slope known as Potato Peak, located approximately 40 kilometres south of Tatla Lake in the west Chilcotin region of the province. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink over allegations that they may have illegally moved hazardous pathogens after an animal rights group says it found evidence.

The conflict of interest and ethics commissioner is recommending all federal ministers and parliamentary secretaries report to his office for training after MP Greg Fergus became the latest high-profile Liberal in the House to violate the Conflict of Interest Act. 

The first of two missiles fired from an F-16 fighter jet at an unidentified object over Lake Huron on Sunday missed the object, but landed harmlessly in the water, the top U.S. general, Mark Milley, said on Tuesday.

A crush of people in Lahore, Pakistan, is converging on Tim Hortons' first coffee shop in the city, paying what's considered a high price for a new experience.

A Vancouver Island man is selling a Lego minifigure for a whooping $7,200.

With Jon Lewis in a hospital indefinitely and Gord Lewis dead, Brian Lewis and others try to pick up the pieces of their fractured family while aiming to spread awareness about mental health issues.

A nor'easter is causing plenty of cancellations and tough road conditions in most of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. 

At least five survivors were rescued on Tuesday from the rubble of earthquake-hit areas of Turkey, local media reported, eight days after the worst quake in the country's modern history, while others joined a mass exodus from earthquake-hit zones.

During a presentation to the Senate Committee on Human Rights Monday afternoon, former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi urged politicians to stand up for Amira Elghawaby, Canada's first special representative on combating Islamophobia.

For the second time since 2019, the Canadian Football League has taken over operation of the Montreal Alouettes.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that he made the difficult decision to expropriate land after the failure of negotiations to purchase property from local landowners, who are still keen on holding onto their property.

A volunteer-run training program is aiming to provide barrier-free fitness for transgender Edmontonians

The U.S. annual inflation rate cooled slightly in January even as the cost of things like food, shelter and gasoline got more expensive during the month.

The U.S. annual inflation rate cooled slightly in January even as the cost of things like food, shelter and gasoline got more expensive during the month.

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former president Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.

An Edmonton woman facing removal from Canada has lost a judicial review of the federal government’s decision, leaving her with one final legal option to pursue.

An Edmonton woman facing removal from Canada has lost a judicial review of the federal government’s decision, leaving her with one final legal option to pursue.

The Ukrainian Selects are more than just a hockey team of 11- and 12-year-olds. They've come to represent a symbol of peace and a far more hopeful future for a battle-torn nation nearly a year since Russia invaded Ukraine.

The New Zealand government declared a national state of emergency on Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country's north in what officials described as the nation's most severe weather event in years.

The New Zealand government declared a national state of emergency on Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country's north in what officials described as the nation's most severe weather event in years.

CFB Shilo troops will be in England for around six months with a company of about 200 soldiers for training. They have been told roughly 10 per cent of the Ukrainians have fluent English skills and about 30 per cent have passable English skills.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to significant gains for Saskatchewan's resource and farming companies, industry experts say, and the picture looks to remain steady well into the future.

CFB Shilo troops will be in England for around six months with a company of about 200 troops for training. They have been told roughly 10 per cent of the Ukrainians have fluent English skills and about 30 per cent have passable English skills.

Not-for-profit long-term care homes in Ontario are spending millions of dollars on temporary health-care staff because the agencies they work for are "exploiting the health human resource crisis," a provincial association says.

A shift in treating childhood obesity in the U.S. focuses on early interventions and can involve weight-loss drugs or surgery. Some Canadian experts say it's an effective approach, but others worry it could turn attention away from prevention.

For decades, scientists have investigated oxytocin’s effects on creating bonds between mates and with their offspring by studying monogamous prairie voles. But a new study suggests that genetically "shutting the door" to oxytocin in the rodents has little effect on their bonding or parenting behaviour.

CBC Toronto was only able to obtain the price tag by filing a freedom of information request. That request took months to get back, resulting in this story being published now, as city council prepares for the final debate on a budget that includes $48 million in new money for the Toronto Police Service (TPS).

A fierce debate rages between drug treatment and harm reduction advocates in Alberta. But that misses the point, argues Chris McBain, a former injection drug user. He needed both to get his life back.

For decades, scientists have investigated oxytocin’s effects on creating bonds between mates and with their offspring by studying monogamous prairie voles. But a new study suggests that genetically "shutting the door" to oxytocin in the rodents has little effect on their bonding or parenting behaviour.

Tuesday marks two years since Denise Morneau found out she had COVID-19, but she's still waiting for some of the symptoms to subside.

Sixty years after they met, 76-year-old Jean Huether got a second chance at love with a high school acquaintance. She says timing is everything.

For Sean Parsons and Charlene Allen, it was love at first "like." They share their TikTok love story and how it brought together the two, formerly single parents.

As Windsor librarian Katharine Ball was digitizing old church records, she became perplexed — local clergymen had been officiating a lot of marriages. 

A Syrian Canadian surgeon is heading into northwestern Syria this week to help doctors on the ground there deal with the overwhelming number of people injured by the powerful earthquake that rocked the country last week.