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A Manitoba First Nation is weighing next steps in its search of a former residential school site after no human remains were found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement. 

For residents who lost their homes due to wildfires in B.C., reality is starting to set in.

Lawyers for the families of four Canadian men detained in northeastern Syria are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether the federal government has to repatriate them.

There is still plenty of time to enjoy the attractions, carnival rides and wacky foods at the Canadian National Exhibition, if you didn't catch the country's largest fair on opening weekend.

A former adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been fined $1,500 for voting in the wrong riding in the 2021 election.

As intense wildfires continue to send smoke drifting across parts of British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, it's important for residents to keep an eye on their health.

Keira Stirling and Shane Van Der Gulik share their stories of opioid addiction and their struggles to recover at a Windsor, Ont., facility.

Bob Dylan on Monday announced 17 new tour dates taking place in October in North America, including his first shows in Canada in over six years.

The Law Society of Manitoba has barred two lawyers from practising in the province and ordered them to pay $5,000 after it received complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving COVID-19 public health orders.

The Ontario government will extend so-called "strong mayor" powers to almost two dozen smaller cities and is launching a $1.2 billion fund to reward municipalities that meet provincially-mandated home-building targets, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

The Ontario government will extend so-called "strong mayor" powers to almost two dozen smaller cities and is launching a $1.2 billion fund to reward municipalities that meet provincially-mandated home-building targets, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

An American father and his teen son who travelled from Virginia to Niagara Falls, Ont., to buy ketchup chips have been gifted with Canadian snacks since their trip. Now, they're donating them to families in need.

Isabella Thomson recently tied the knot in a gown that has danced through several generations. It has been worn by five radiant brides in one family with no major alterations since 1957.

Isabella Thomson recently tied the knot in a gown that has danced through several generations. It has been worn by five radiant brides in one family with no major alterations since 1957.

A kiss on the lips caused an uproar after Spain won the Women's World Cup title. Criticism from the Spanish government and the soccer world rained down Monday on national soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his inappropriate conduct while reveling in Spain's 1-0 win over England in Sunday's final in Sydney, Australia.

A kiss on the lips caused an uproar after Spain won the Women's World Cup title. Criticism from the Spanish government and the soccer world rained down Monday on national soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his inappropriate conduct while reveling in Spain's 1-0 win over England in Sunday's final in Sydney, Australia.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted social media giant Meta on Monday over its decision to block local news as wildfires continue to force thousands of Canadians from their homes.

Canada men's basketball head coach Jordi Fernandez wants his team to get one per cent better every day. But the challenge for Fernandez, who was hired in June after Nick Nurse's exit, is that his team essentially started at zero.

Nurse Lucy Letby, Britain's most prolific serial child killer in modern times, will spend the rest of her life behind bars, a judge ordered on Monday following her conviction for murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six.

"I have no belief we will be able to start school on time," Jameel Aziz, the CEO of Yellowknife Education District No. 1, told CBC News on Sunday afternoon. 

In 40 pages of records turned over by the Department of Justice and Public Safety after an eight-month access-to-information battle, there’s no report assessing the business case for building a new Fredericton-region jail, including how much it might cost to operate, or any assessment of how much space the correctional system might need in the future.

The Trudeau government’s re-election hopes may depend to a large extent on whether they can recapture the promise of economic security implicit in the “middle class” message that brought the Liberals to power in 2015.

The Toronto Reference Library is working to save rare pieces of its historic newspaper collection from 'vinegar syndrome' — a destructive and contagious chemical decay process that means the clock is ticking for anyone trying to preserve history stored on acetate film.

The Toronto Reference Library is working to save rare pieces of its historic newspaper collection from 'vinegar syndrome' — a destructive and contagious chemical decay process that means the clock is ticking for anyone trying to preserve history stored on acetate film.

Ron DeSantis best chance to reinvigorate his campaign could come this week, with the first Republican presidential candidate debate. But a strong showing, or new campaign manager and strategy still may do little to halt the commanding lead by Trump.

After months of uncertainty about her immigration status and education in Canada, Shivani Sharma will be getting a refund from Granville College, a private institution in Vancouver. The Private Training Institutions Branch found it misled Sharma, and is investigating the college after other complaints.

Almost eight years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government came to power, hundreds of government-appointed positions — from boards of port authorities and advisory councils to tribunals that hear refugee claims or parole cases — are vacant or are being occupied by someone whose appointment is past its end-date.

Two years after Valérie Plante's administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn't seen a single one. Meanwhile, the housing affordability crisis continues to grow.

The Trudeau government’s re-election hopes may depend to a large extent on whether they can recapture the promise of economic security implicit in the “middle class” message that brought the Liberals to power in 2015.

From plummeting moose stocks and a planned radioactive dump, to bitter snafus over Indigenous identity, it seems new problems pop up everywhere Algonquin Nation members look. But according to a group that gathered last week in Ottawa, the issue they should tackle first is national unity.

Equipment has been taken in Scotch Creek, Celista, Magna Bay and Lee Creek, says wildfire official.

Doctors and advocates are distributing information for N.W.T. wildfire evacuees, telling them where to access opioid agonist therapies in Alberta. Amid the toxic drug crisis, they fear stigma and a lack of information could increase drug poisonings and deaths.

Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain.

Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, prompting rescues from swollen rivers and forcing some of the nation's largest school districts to cancel Monday classes.

Hilary, which first slammed into Mexico's arid Baja California peninsula, causing one death and widespread flooding, was one of several potentially catastrophic natural events affecting California on Sunday. Besides the tropical storm, which produced tornado warnings, there were wildfires and an earthquake.

Canada's women's rugby sevens team is going to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris, but the men's team will have to continue trying to qualify.

Patrick Husbands isn't one to mess with a winning formula. So, after guiding Paramount Prince to a convincing five-length, wire-to-wire win in last month's Plate Trial, the veteran jockey took the horse to the lead from the start of the $1-million King's Plate on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.