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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says schools should stick to teaching the basics and leave conversations about LGBTQ issues to parents.

With early signs indicating the COVID-19 caseload is poised to grow in the weeks ahead, Health Canada is actively reviewing three new vaccines specifically designed to target an Omicron subvariant of the virus.

Compared with non-Indigenous women across Canada, Indigenous women who live outside reserves face several systemic barriers for accessing health care, particularly during pregnancy, a new study has found.

John Herdman is leaving Canada Soccer to coach Toronto FC, the federation announced on Monday.

Britain's National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was hit by a technical problem for several hours on Monday, causing widespread disruption to flights using U.K. airspace that airlines and airports said would continue for some time despite the issue being fixed.

Tropical Storm Idalia intensified and was expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches Florida's Gulf Coast later this week, the National Hurricane Center said Monday, as officials declared states of emergencies in dozens of counties and ordered some evacuations in preparation for potentially life-threatening storm surges.

Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges.

The Old Montreal fire that killed seven people in March is now being investigated as a homicide.

More than two years after he was accused of breaking pandemic-related public health restrictions, a Red Deer judge acquitted Whistle Stop Cafe owner Chris Scott on Monday.

More than two years after he was accused of breaking pandemic-related public health restrictions, a Red Deer judge acquitted Whistle Stop Cafe owner Chris Scott on Monday.

Organized cybercrime groups are likely to pose a threat to the nation's security and economy over the next two years, and ransomware attacks now constitute the most disruptive form of cyberattack facing Canada, a new report warns.

A federal judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the case where he is accused of plotting to overturn results of the last presidential election.

A federal judge has set a March 4, 2024 trial date for Donald Trump in the case where he is accused of plotting to overturn results of the last presidential election.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running for the GOP nomination for president, who has loosened gun laws in Florida and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding "wokeness" — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil.

Fluent Home has a track record of hard-to-reach customer service agents and an inability to cancel contracts, according to multiple past and present customers interviewed by CBC. Its practice of renewing contracts without approval has also caught the attention of investigators at Service Alberta.

The Legacy Awards, celebrating Black Canadian talent, announced Monday they will be honouring Jully Black, Director X, Tonya Williams and Lu Kala at their ceremony on Sept. 24.

The Legacy Awards, celebrating Black Canadian talent, announced Monday they will be honouring Jully Black, Director X, Tonya Williams and Lu Kala at their ceremony on Sept. 24.

Investigators with the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) from Western University say Thursday’s storm across southwestern Ontario resulted in twisters touching down in Tecumseh and Windsor.

Investigators with the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) from Western University say Thursday’s storm across southwestern Ontario resulted in twisters touching down in Tecumseh and Windsor.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is urging three teachers' unions to agree to a deal that avoids strikes, days after the government reached a tentative deal with the province's secondary school teachers' union.

Ontario's Education Minister is making an announcement Monday ahead of the start of the school year, just days after the province reached a tentative deal with Ontario's secondary school teachers' union.

Lynn and Ed Gilliard want the City of Prince George to purchase a five-acre parcel of their land and turn it into a community hub where people can reconnect to their food production.

Myriad medals in swimming, athletics and other sports is setting up Canada's team nicely with one year to go until Paralympics.

Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union, says its members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis all voted between 98 and 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.

Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union, says its members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis all voted between 98 and 99 per cent in favour of the strike mandate.

A young girl from Swift Current, Sask., had waited three years for a life-saving bowel transplant. Just over a week ago, she got it. Her positivity became an overnight sensation on TikTok in 2021, after her mother posted a video of her drawing a fox for a short story.

Five people died, including four children, and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores, Greek authorities said.

Ianik Lamontagne, 46, and three-year-olds Antoine and Tristan, whom sources identified as the deceased, were found dead in a Notre-Dame-des-Prairies residence on Saturday. Police are investigating the case as a double murder-suicide.

China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travellers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country's borders closing in March 2020.

Citizens of Owen Sound, Ont., lined the city's streets on Sunday to pay their respects to Sharif Rahman, a restaurant owner and community volunteer who died in hospital after being beaten outside his business in what police say was a dispute over an unpaid bill.

People in Owen Sound, Ont., lined city streets to pay respects to Sharif Rahman on Sunday as his funeral was held, 10 days after the restaurant owner and volunteer was beaten outside his business in what police say was a dispute over an unpaid dining bill.

People in Owen Sound, Ont., lined city streets to pay respects to Sharif Rahman on Sunday as his funeral was held, 10 days after the restaurant owner and volunteer was beaten outside his business in what police say was a dispute over an unpaid dining bill.

The Calgary-based Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is among the REITs posting higher year-over-year revenues amid a stubbornly tight rental market.

A Winnipeg couple living in the affluent Tuxedo neighbourhood learned that the criminal justice system applies equally to all those accused and out on bail despite their family's financial circumstances.

A recent report by Students Nova Scotia says the rising cost of tuition in the province is a major financial strain for young people, with the average cost sitting at 36.5 per cent above the national average.

The New Brunswick chief coroner, who oversees the child death review committee, hasn't filed a public report on the committee's work in more than two years.

In a summer of historic wildfires, Canadians have undoubtedly found themselves checking the air quality more than usual. But the way that number is calculated varies by province — and experts say it will need to be changed.

Experts say that although international students are particularly vulnerable to Canada's housing and affordability issues, they're increasingly being blamed for worsening these problems and could face a cap on their entry into the country as a result. 

Last year, the U.S. Federal Reserve chair's words crashed the markets. On Friday, they added to lingering uncertainty as the world's most powerful central banker admitted he really can't be sure what's coming next.

Some Chinese international students say their study permits have been tied up in security screenings, leaving them in the lurch for months after being admitted to Canadian universities.

As inflation continues to put pressure on the cost of just about everything — from food to clothes to school supplies — Canadians across the country are preparing for the back-to-school season by turning to second-hand options as a way to save money.

A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy.

As the residents of Owen Sound, Ont., mourn a restaurateur who died after being severely beaten, police say they are now investigating the death as a homicide.

Winning three gold medals on the final day of the world championships has become a tradition for Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent. The Mississauga, Ont., native raced to a trio of world titles at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Sunday in Duisburg, Germany, a repeat of last year.

Hundreds of people assembled in Saskatoon Sunday afternoon, protesting new policies around students’ pronouns and sexual education in schools.