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A man from the Toronto area says he feared for his life when police officers in Laval, Que., wrestled him to the ground, pepper-sprayed him, used a stun gun on him and placed a spit mask over his face.

A man from the Toronto area says he feared for his life when police officers in Laval, Que., wrestled him to the ground, pepper-sprayed him, used a stun gun on him and placed a spit mask over his face.

A woman who died of a drug overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked officers twice if she could be taken to hospital, a report from B.C.'s police watchdog says.

A woman who died of a drug overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked officers twice if she could be taken to hospital, a report from B.C.'s police watchdog says.

A man who was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to enter the U.S. illegally to carry out a mass shooting came to Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister says.

A man who was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to enter the U.S. illegally to carry out a mass shooting came to Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister says.

Three people have been arrested and charged with criminally harassing federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller and two other people in his entourage. The arrests led to protests on Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse, with people saying the accused's arrests were unfair.

Three people have been arrested and charged with criminally harassing federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller and two other people in his entourage. The arrests led to protests on Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse, with people saying the accused's arrests were unfair.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is denouncing a documentary about Russian soldiers screening at the Toronto International Film festival (TIFF) this year.

With a potential pilot strike looming, Air Canada is preparing to suspend its operations in a shutdown that could impact tens of thousands of passengers. Here's how a potential strike could impact your travel plans, and what you can do about it.

Canada's military ombudsman has launched a review of the Department of National Defence's (DND) treatment of former language and cultural advisers who served alongside Canadian troops in Afghanistan.

Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyers are seeking to have him again released on bail.

Robin McQueen has been collecting licence plates since he was a teenager. But in all his years of collecting he’d never come across a find like he did earlier this summer.

A Halifax mother says she was left feeling terrified after her eight-year-old twin daughters were more than 4½ hours late returning home from school on the bus, prompting her to call police amid a lack of communication from school and transportation officials.

A Halifax mother says she was left feeling terrified after her eight-year-old twin daughters were more than 4½ hours late returning home from school on the bus, prompting her to call police amid a lack of communication from school and transportation officials.

After his traffic stop in Miami, Tyreek Hill talked about "the talk" — instructions passed down in Black families for generations about what to do when pulled over by police. But heeding that advice in the heat of the moment can be hard, as Hill's own experience showed Sunday.

The family of a girl set on fire at her Saskatoon high school said they have high hopes for her recovery. The victim has been sent to Edmonton for further hospital treatments.

The family of a girl set on fire at her Saskatoon high school said they have high hopes for her recovery. The victim has been sent to Edmonton for further hospital treatments.

It’s the third year in a row that StatsCan has recorded a decline in cattle numbers across the country. And while it's been a tight couple of years for producers — with some facing the prospect of getting out of the industry altogether — economists say there are signs that this could be the bottom of the curve before herds start to stabilize.

Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing about 50 flights to be diverted from airports around Moscow.

Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing around 50 flights to be diverted from airports around Moscow.

This was supposed to be the week the first ballots were cast in a swing state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with the start of voting by mail in North Carolina. That’s now been tossed into disarray, after a state court decision Monday.

7-Eleven Canada has been ordered to pay about $907,000 in damages after a woman broke her ankle in the parking lot of a convenience store in Smithers, B.C., leading to years of health issues.

Dominic Pelletier, 43, was arrested back in February at his home in Stoneham, Que., following a police investigation into videos on Facebook and TikTok showing him creating increasingly large explosions by blowing up various objects. 

Israeli missiles set ablaze a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, killing or wounding dozens of people, the enclave's civil emergency service said on Tuesday, in what the Israeli military called a strike on a Hamas command centre.

Israeli strikes blasted a huge crater in a designated safe zone in southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesday, setting tents ablaze and killing several people. Separately, the Israeli military said admitted it 'indirectly and unintentionally' shot dead a West Bank activist last week.

A crew of four private astronauts ascended into space early Tuesday on a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the company's new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft.

In Calgary public schools, kids who couldn't read would often fly under the radar until Grade 3, when they were far behind. That's why literacy advocates are celebrating a new screening tool being used in Calgary public schools.

Three Nova Scotia rivers are under a mandatory catch-and-kill order for certain invasive fish. It's part of a pilot project aimed at controlling the population of smallmouth bass and chain pickerel.

Three Nova Scotia rivers are under a mandatory catch-and-kill order for certain invasive fish. It's part of a pilot project aimed at controlling the population of smallmouth bass and chain pickerel.

While an upcoming byelection in Montreal is being seen as a test of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership, the same could be said for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh — whose party is trying to hang on to one seat while fighting to take another away from the Liberals.

Some federal public servants are unable to return to their offices three days a week because their departments lack enough space for them.

Feed Ontario is calling for government action at a time when many food banks are launching their Thanksgiving drives.

Feed Ontario is calling for government action at a time when many food banks are launching their Thanksgiving drives.

Growing up in the 1990s, Megan Paxman never worried about air quality or dangerous heat. Her summers changed forever when she rushed her four-year-old asthmatic son to the hospital in severe respiratory distress.

Discussing death is never easy, but addressing it early can help families prepare. Here are some tips on how to start this often difficult conversation.

Asian sunscreens have become all the rage — particularly among some beauty and skincare influencers and their followers — but Health Canada has not approved them, leaving consumers interested in those products to purchase them online or overseas.

As the Vancouver Park Board mulls a legal challenge over the mayor's plans to dissolve the elected body mid-term, the board chair says it may be unconstitutional according to legal advice he has received.

The 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris showcased the monumental power of Para sport and the awe-inspiring athleticism of its competitors, giving us a wealth of unforgettable highlights, inspiring displays and tear-jerking triumphs.