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Language for post-pandemic telework should be enshrined in contracts for Canada's 150,000 striking federal civil servants, say their union, with workers arguing it's good for the environment, their own well-being and the public they serve.

Language for post-pandemic telework should be enshrined in contracts for Canada's 150,000 striking federal civil servants, say their union, with workers arguing it's good for the environment, their own well-being and the public they serve.

Kayla McKeon says seeing a Barbie that looks like her is an incredible feeling.

According to coroner Géhane Kamel, the operation that led to the drowning death of Pierre Lacroix in 2021 could've claimed five more lives given the lack of training for Montreal firefighters.

Andrea Biggs typically spends much of the day skateboarding, something she never would have predicted 10 years ago, when she was barely leaving her home. It's 'like a natural antidepressant,' she says.

After post-tropical storm Fiona hit P.E.I. last fall, warming centres opened across the province to help Islanders without power. Many of these facilities had to rely on generators. A new provincial pilot project is set to change that.

The forensic pathologist who autopsied Myles Gray's body after he was beaten by Vancouver police in 2015 said he determined a "perfect storm" of factors led to his death, primarily extreme stress on his heart and lungs as well as officers having forcefully restrained him on the ground.

The forensic pathologist who autopsied Myles Gray's body after he was beaten by Vancouver police in 2015 said he determined a "perfect storm" of factors led to his death, primarily extreme stress on his heart and lungs as well as officers having forcefully restrained him on the ground.

It is refreshing to see a movement that wants to grow women's soccer at home and is led by people who understand, believe in, and value women in sport and women's sports, writes CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed.

An officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the head — leaving him with life-altering injuries — won't face criminal charges even though Alberta’s police watchdog says the officer displayed a "shocking lack of judgment and disregard" for the teen's life.

CFL greats Lui Passaglia, Dave Cutler, Doug Brown and Sean Millington are among a group of 11 former SFU players who have made the request.

Gap Inc. said on Thursday it would cut about 1,800 jobs in a second round of layoffs in the last 12 months, joining a set of big U.S. companies that are downsizing in earnest as high inflation eats into consumer wallets.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, which represents more than 150,000 civil servants who walked off their federal jobs, called the demonstration an "escalation" of their job action so far. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised this week her party would not increase personal or business taxes if re-elected, adding the Taxpayer Protection Act would be expanded so future governments would need a referendum to do so.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised this week her party would not increase personal or business taxes if re-elected, adding the Taxpayer Protection Act would be expanded so future governments would need a referendum to do so.

Alberta UCP leader Danielle Smith promised this week her party would not increase personal or business taxes if re-elected, adding the Taxpayer Protection Act would be expanded so future governments would need a referendum to do so.

President Yoon Suk Yeul wowed guests at a state dinner at the White House when he sang his purported favourite song, "American Pie," and was presented with a guitar signed by its composer, Don McLean.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino faced off Thursday over the government's response to so-called Chinese police stations operating on Canadian soil. But MPs on the parliamentary committee investigating allegations of foreign interference did not ask the head of Canada's spy agency a single question about Beijing's meddling in Canadian affairs.

As B.C. heads into its first warm spell of the year, forecasters are warning the heat could raise avalanche and flood risks, while the danger of wildfires has already nudged up to a "moderate'' rating in some parts of the province.

If UCP's $330-million pre-election pledge works, it says the mood on financially backstopping pro-league arena projects has shifted.

Brittney Griner got emotional quickly. Speaking to reporters for the first time since a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia, the WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal.

A controversial government bill to overhaul Canadian broadcasting laws to regulate streaming services has passed the final hurdle in the Senate and is expected to become law Thursday evening.

A controversial government bill which would overhaul Canadian broadcasting laws to regulate streaming services is set to become law Thursday evening.

A controversial government bill to overhaul Canadian broadcasting laws to regulate streaming services has passed the final hurdle in the Senate and received royal assent Thursday evening.

Flagpoling is completely legal and a practice familiar to immigration lawyers and consultants. It can be done at any point of entry but is generally done at land border crossings, particularly in Ontario's Niagara region.

Flagpoling is completely legal and a practice familiar to immigration lawyers and consultants. It can be done at any point of entry but is generally done at land border crossings, particularly in Ontario's Niagara region.

The struggle for abducted Nigerian women and girls doesn’t end when they escape, says Dr. Fatima Akilu. The trauma scars them, and she says it’s important they receive the mental health help they desperately need.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan told his fellow MPs Wednesday he did not know a Canadian senator was handing out unauthorized travel documents to hundreds of Afghans during the Taliban's rise in 2021 because he wasn't checking his email at the time.

Fourteen buses of federal public workers showed up at the Lacolle crossing before moving on to Longueuil.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from Crown lawyers who were seeking to deny a hearing into claims of police misconduct and cruel in-custody treatment that allegedly tainted the convictions of the killers involved in the so-called Surrey Six murders in 2007.

The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule Friday on an appeal by two men found guilty of first-degree murder in the gang executions of six people in Metro Vancouver more than 15 years ago.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a Crown appeal related to two men who were found guilty of first-degree murder in the gang executions of six people in Metro Vancouver more than 15 years ago.

Jerry Springer, the one-time mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos on weekday afternoons, has died at 79.

The B.C. government is recommending the City of Surrey keep its independent police force and continue its transition away from the RCMP, but Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said it is ultimately up to Surrey to decide which path to take.

The B.C. government is recommending the City of Surrey keep its independent police force and continue its transition away from the RCMP, but Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said it is ultimately up to Surrey to decide which path to take.

The B.C. government is recommending the City of Surrey keep its independent police force and continue its transition away from the RCMP, but Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said it is ultimately up to Surrey to decide which path to take.

Canada has conducted its first evacuation flight to get Canadians out of Sudan, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday. It's not known how many people were on the RCAF flight.

French company TotalEnergies says it has signed a deal to sell its Canadian operations to Suncor Energy Inc. in an agreement worth up to $6.1 billion.

Quebec City police (SPVQ) said in a news release that the men are responsible for the death of Gilles Gosselin, 54, who was found dead on Saturday at the Saint-Roch Marina in Quebec City. 

Quebec City police said in a news release that the men are responsible for the death of Gilles Gosselin, 54, who was found dead on Saturday at the Saint-Roch Marina in Quebec City. 

The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid — with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year — would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis released Thursday.

An illicit supply of drugs in Fort Chipewyan is contributing to a suicide crisis in the remote northern Alberta community, says the chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation.

Three schools in Shannon near the Valcartier military base outside Quebec City are closed today because of the strike by federal public employees.

The We Speak Mi’gmag show draws a loyal audience of more than 1,000 regular listeners, tuning in on the radio and online from across Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It’s one of the few places speakers and those learning the language can hear it on the radio.

The We Speak Mi’gmaq show draws a loyal audience of more than 1,000 regular listeners, tuning in on the radio and online from across Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It’s one of the few places speakers and those learning the language can hear it on the radio.

A Kitchener, Ont., mom whose daughter died by suicide is petitioning for a formal policy that would alert caregivers or family members when their loved ones are prescribed psychotropic drugs, ones capable of affecting the mind, behaviour and emotions.

A Kitchener, Ont., mom whose daughter died by suicide is petitioning for a formal policy that would alert caregivers or family members when their loved ones are prescribed psychotropic drugs, ones capable of affecting the mind, behaviour and emotions.

Nurses on P.E.I. are bracing for another challenging summer, knowing there are still 300 staff vacancies in the system as peak vacation season approaches.

A week and a half after Wine Harbour Fisheries was ordered to pull its baby eel or elver nets out of the water, poachers are at work on the Liscombe River 170 kilometers from Halifax on the Eastern Shore.

Details from RCMP reveal how quickly the gruesome stabbing attacks unfolded last year on James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon, Sask.