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Britain’s defence secretary delivered a polite but pointed reminder Thursday of NATO’s expectations of its member states — including Canada — when it comes to defence spending.

A search through as much as roughly 60,000 tonnes of materials for the remains of two First Nations women at a landfill near Winnipeg could involve moving thousands of truckloads of garbage, hiring dozens of staff to sift through it on a conveyor belt and setting up a temperature-controlled storage unit to secure any possible remains found, a leaked report says.

A search through as much as roughly 60,000 tonnes of materials for the remains of two First Nations women at a landfill near Winnipeg could involve moving thousands of truckloads of garbage, hiring dozens of staff to sift through it on a conveyor belt and setting up a temperature-controlled storage unit to secure any possible remains found, a leaked report says.

Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he would like to see people mark the occasion with something other than fireworks, perhaps by donating to an Indigenous organization or taking time to learn about First Nation perspectives.

Toronto police have identified a young girl whose remains were found in a dumpster in the city's Rosedale neighbourhood over a year ago.

Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown will race each other twice this week at separate Diamond League events, starting with the 200 metres on Friday in Switzerland. Sunday's showdown in Stockholm will be their first in the 100 since the DL Final last September.

The Saskatchewan government failed to properly track and investigate complaints about abuse and other wrongdoing in the province's independent schools, according to a report obtained by CBC News.

While the Ministry of Children and Family Development does not provide the names or the number of people involved, it says in a statement, "the staff who were directly involved in this case are no longer employed by the ministry."

Canadian actors Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu hit the pink carpet in Toronto to discuss their upcoming film, Barbie, also starring Margot Robbie and directed by Greta Gerwig.

A lack of early season moisture, unseasonably high temperatures and varying winter snowpack have led to poor growing conditions throughout Foothills County, south of Calgary, prompting the municipal district on Wednesday to declare a municipal agricultural disaster.

Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in Joussard, Alta., about 335 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in Joussard, Alta., about 335 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

Petro-Canada says the problems that customers have experienced with things like payment and loyalty programs at the gas station chain are ongoing, but it is making progress on fixing them.

A Fredericton mother subjected her young daughter to violence “at the extreme end of the scale,” according to the judge in the case.

France's government vowed to restore order on Thursday after two nights of urban violence triggered by the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old, announcing it would deploy tens of thousands more officers and crack down on neighbourhoods where buildings and vehicles were torched.

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar.

Local police say a radioactive tool used to measure the thickness of compacted material like soil and concrete was ejected from one of two vehicles in a crash north of Ottawa-Gatineau and ended up in a hair salon that was closed at the time.

Hamilton police officer Brian Wren will serve 18 months of probation for assaulting Patrick Tomchuk. At Wren's sentencing Thursday, Ontario Court Justice Bruce Pugsley described Wren's actions as 'assaulting a helpless prisoner.'

Google says it will remove news links in Canada in response to a new law that will force digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose online.

A 24-year-old former international student has been charged in the stabbings Wednesday in a University of Waterloo, Ont., classroom in what is believed to be a hate-motivated incident targeting a gender-studies class, regional police said Thursday.

A 24-year-old international student has been charged in the stabbings Wednesday in a University of Waterloo, Ont., classroom in what is believed to be a hate-motivated incident targeting a gender-studies class, regional police said Thursday.

A 24-year-old former international student has been charged in the stabbings Wednesday in a University of Waterloo, Ont., classroom in what is believed to be a hate-motivated incident targeting a gender-studies class, regional police said Thursday.

A 24-year-old international student graduate has been charged in the stabbings Wednesday in a University of Waterloo, Ont., classroom in what is believed to be a hate-motivated incident targeting a gender-studies class, regional police said Thursday. Police are providing an update and CBC is carrying it live.

The Alberta government says it ended the 2022-23 budget year with a petro-powered $11.6-billion surplus, up from its third-quarter estimate of $10.4 billion.

A national civil liberties group is giving the New Brunswick government an ultimatum: reverse changes to school gender-identity policy or we’ll sue.

A national civil liberties group is giving the New Brunswick government an ultimatum: reverse changes to school gender-identity policy or we’ll sue.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a novel way to tap geothermal energy and explore how affordable housing can also be sustainable.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment after being found guilty of assault causing bodily harm for his role in a prison stabbing, which will be served concurrently with prior sentences for three first-degree murder convictions.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment after being found guilty of assault causing bodily harm for his role in a prison stabbing, which will be served concurrently with prior sentences for three first-degree murder convictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs currently used at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a sharp setback to affirmative action policies often used to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority groups on campuses.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs currently used at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a sharp setback to affirmative action policies often used to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority groups on campuses.

The search was conducted as part of an agreement reached with a group known as the Mohawk Mothers to determine if there are unmarked graves in an area where McGill University intends to build its New Vic project. 

The search was conducted as part of an agreement reached with a group known as the Mohawk Mothers to determine if there are unmarked graves in an area where McGill University intends to build its New Vic project. 

The Canadian government has quietly designated Ukraine and Latvia's networks as systems of importance, according to a recent report, extending the prowess of its cyber intelligence agency to the two countries.

Sue Johanson, the beloved Canadian broadcaster who in her golden years enraptured a generation with potty-mouthed sex advice, has died at 93, a representative confirmed on Thursday.

Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom say they’ll continue their efforts to hold Iran legally accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 and killing 176 people by referring the matter to the International Court of Justice.

A 13-year sentence a Canadian court handed to a Dutch cyber bully in a notorious case involving Amanda Todd should be reduced to four-and-a-half years in the Netherlands, a prosecutor in Amsterdam said Thursday.

2 humps, a scraggly coat and lock-picking lips: Mayhem the camel is helping an Okanagan rancher realize her childhood dream.

A young, scraggly Bactrian camel named Mayhem is turning heads in Lavington, B.C., as he sheds his winter coat.

After Alberta experienced its deadliest month on record for opioid deaths, some health researchers are calling for the province to return to releasing neighbourhood-level data, arguing that doing so could help save lives.

A young, scraggly Bactrian camel named Mayhem is turning heads in Lavington, B.C., as he sheds his winter coat.

While some southern Albertans scratch their heads over the reliability of weather forecasting in the region, experts say it depends on where you get your information and how it's understood.

Kathryn Hewlett's entire life has been packed into a 20-foot-long vehicle. She isn't the only one in that situation.

This year has officially seen Canada's worst fire season on record. Some members of Indigenous communities worry that, if nothing changes soon, the land and traditional ways of life will suffer.

Even with UCP re-elected, close result marks the end of decades of conservative dominance. Competitive politics is likely here to stay.

A Calgary mom and dad are reeling after discovering a stranger has been taking photos of their young daughter from the family's social media accounts and, police say, using them to convince others he's a single father who is struggling financially.

For British Columbians depending on government assistance, it came as no surprise to learn poverty was the biggest risk factor for death during the 2021 heat dome, according to unpublished research from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

For months, Ann Marie McColl has been trying to move her daughter, who has complex medical needs, into a full-time care home. But last week, the family's situation became more urgent. 

Ontario is the latest province to make companies foot the bill for processing the paper, plastic and metal that gets tossed into blue bins. But experts warn it's not a cure-all.

Physicians should be as diverse as the patients they serve, argues first-year psychiatry resident Dr. Wolf Thyma. Despite some progress, the medical community remains extremely conservative, relying on the idea that only the best and brightest should be admitted to medical school.