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The event, a celebration of emancipation, drew thousands of participants and huge crowds of spectators.

Thousands of people threatened by storm-swollen rivers were evacuated in China's northeast on Friday while areas on the outskirts of Beijing cleared debris from flooding that wrecked roads, knocked out power and left neighborhoods in shambles.

The federal government is walking a difficult tightrope between the demands of the business community and protecting workers' constitutional rights, labour experts said.

Baby Afraa survived 10 hours under the rubble after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Syria crushed her parents and four siblings, killing them. When she was found, her umbilical cord was still connected to her mother.

Baby Afraa survived 10 hours under the rubble after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Syria crushed her parents and four siblings, killing them. When she was found, her umbilical cord was still connected to her mother.

Aurélie Rivard and Danielle Dorris continued to stack medals for Canada at the Para swimming world championships in Manchester, England, on Saturday.

Nine people were taken to hospital after police say a fight broke out at a park in Toronto's west end.

Nine people were taken to hospital after police say a fight broke out at a park in Toronto's west end.

If you are looking for a read during Vancouver Pride Week, Nena Rawdah, owner of Cross and Crows Books on Commercial Drive, has some recommendations to get you started.

Scouts from Canada are determined to enjoy a global jamboree in South Korea despite searing heat that has prompted participants from the United States and United Kingdom to pull out.

While seeing a bear or two is not unusual in the north-central B.C. city, some residents feel the sheer number of bears spotted in the last several weeks might be.

U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court filing on Friday, arguing that it suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government.

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump in Washington to step in after the former president published a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him.

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump in Washington to step in after the former president published a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him.

The Witset First Nation, previously known as Moricetown, is the home base of the Moricetown Cubs, originally founded as a baseball team in 1923. The team is celebrating its centennial with a tournament this weekend.

Rainfall warnings in effect for Halifax, Antigonish County, Colchester County, Guysborough County and Pictou County

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday night, according to Russian officials and video circulating on social media.

The Caribbean Carnival parade returns Saturday. Organizers say they are expecting even more participants and attendees than last year.

Danielle White says she feels an increasing inability to make good choices, but she refuses to become apathetic. 

Police have arrested Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore, his lawyer said, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts.

Are you related to one of these missing soldiers? The Canadian Armed Forces wants your DNA so it can identify their bodies.

Industry experts say the increasingly common and automated customer service options — like chat bots and support websites — are designed to make getting help more efficient. But these new tools, though they are improving, aren’t eliminating phone queues — for a variety of reasons. 

For a broad cross-section of Americans, the political scandal of the moment has nothing to do with Donald Trump's various alleged criminal misdeeds. In conservative America, the one they're talking about involves U.S. President Joe Biden's family, and how his son Hunter makes money.

Organizers of a motorcycle rally to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorders among veterans worry they may be mistaken for the Rolling Thunder motorcycle convoy, an offshoot of the self-described "Freedom Convoy" protests.

Of all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project, only one walked away from the plan to build a nuclear bomb. But you won't hear the name Joseph Rotblat — or the story of how he brought the fight for nuclear disarmament to a small Nova Scotia village — in Christopher Nolan's hit film Oppenheimer.

Of all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project, only one walked away from the plan to build a nuclear bomb. But you won't hear the name Joseph Rotblat — or the story of how he brought the fight for nuclear disarmament to a small Nova Scotia village — in Christopher Nolan's hit film Oppenheimer.

For a broad cross-section of Americans, the political scandal of the moment has nothing to do with Donald Trump's various alleged criminal misdeeds. In conservative America, the one they're talking about involves U.S. President Joe Biden's family, and how his son Hunter makes money.

The Alberta town that proudly announced itself as the home of the Canadian rock band Nickelback has quietly removed its popular highway signs, with potential safety risks cited as one reason they were taken down.  

When Taqialuk Peter opens the box, she can barely believe what is inside — a small stone statue of a caribou and, she says through tears, an unexpected "miracle."

The foreign movie and TV shoots that keep Canadian crews on set have ground to a halt due to twin strikes by U.S. actors and writers. While domestic production continues, union leaders say that eventually many of the concerns facing Hollywood will need to be negotiated here, too.

A UN special rapporteur says Canada is not living up to its responsibilities by refusing to repatriate citizens currently held in prison camps in northeast Syria.

Organizers of a motorcycle rally to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorders among veterans worry they may be mistaken for the Rolling Thunder motorcycle convoy, an offshoot of the self-described "Freedom Convoy" protests.

Port workers in British Columbia have voted to accept a tentative deal with their employers, bringing an apparent end to a weeks-long labour dispute that halted goods from entering Canada's largest port and disrupted supply chains across the country.

Port workers in British Columbia have voted to accept a tentative deal with their employers, bringing an apparent end to a weeks-long labour dispute that halted goods from entering Canada's largest port and disrupted supply chains across the country.

Rick Austin was fishing for bass when he hooked something much larger — and deadlier.

Aerial TV news footage showed a surging, tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and snarling traffic.

A number of churches have taken in refugees in recent weeks after many of them were caught sleeping in the streets of Toronto. But now the churches are running out of room and resources while demand surges. They say more funding from all levels of government — beyond what was promised in July — is needed.

With two-thirds of B.C.'s water basins at a Level 4 out of 5 water shortage, many parts of the province are bringing in strict water conservation. In Metro Vancouver, that means no watering of lawns, and plants must be watered early in the morning only.

Speaking during a news conference organized by the Center for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR), Amaechi Okafor’s voice shook as he recounted what happened at around 3 a.m. on St-Jacques Street in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

Chibuike Ifedilichukwu learned how to weave sleeping mats from his grandmother. After he went to university and became more concerned about the environment, he turned his mat-weaving into artistry, using aluminum cans cut into strips and transforming them into pieces of art. Some of his pieces can use as many as 1,000 cans to create.

Chibuike Ifedilichukwu learned how to weave sleeping mats from his grandmother. After he went to university and became more concerned about the environment, he turned his mat-weaving into artistry, using aluminum cans cut into strips and transforming them into pieces of art. Some of his pieces can use as many as 1,000 cans to create.