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Christopher DeVocht claims that RBC and Grant Thornton LLP breached contracts, were negligent in their duties and gave "inadequate advice" that resulted in him losing his entire fortune.

Zahraa Badreddine brought her children to Ain el-Delb from southern Lebanon in an effort to protect them, deciding like hundreds of thousands of others to flee escalating attacks between Israel and Hezbollah, only to have two of her sons die along with dozens of others when airstrikes levelled the buildings they were sheltering in.

A 30-year-old Toronto woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the separate deaths of three people in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, according to Toronto police.

A 30-year-old Toronto woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the separate deaths of three people in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, according to Toronto police.

A 30-year-old Toronto woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the separate deaths of three people in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, according to Toronto police.

First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan are calling for change and more education after they say two First Nations women who work at the Meadow Lake provincial court house were "shamed" and sent home Monday for wearing orange shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

NDP House leader Peter Julian says there's more his party wants to do in Parliament before the next election but the current dysfunction in the House of Commons will be a factor in how the party votes on future confidence measures.

NDP House leader Peter Julian says there's more his party wants to do in Parliament before the next election but the current dysfunction in the House of Commons will be a factor in how the party votes on future confidence measures.

The federal government plans to convene a meeting of foreign ambassadors next month to warn them not to interfere in the next election.

With the jury at Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial sequestered to deliberate on a verdict, it can now be reported that prosecutors and the defence agreed to avoid mentioning the disgraced singer's prior conviction. The former Hedley frontman was found guilty in 2022 for a "degrading rape."

For some time, there was a question of whether a two-year-old beaver would be allowed stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or released into the wild. That question has been resolved.

The RCMP says it has documents connected to a political debate that has brought government business in the House of Commons to a halt.

The RCMP says it already has the documents at the centre of a debate that has brought government business in the House of Commons to a halt.

The RCMP says it already has the documents at the centre of a debate that has brought government business in the House of Commons to a halt.

Eminem, the prolific U.S. rapper known for hits like Lose Yourself, his former alter ego Slim Shady, and for being one of the most controversial yet best-selling artists of the early 2000s, has just revealed he's going to be a grandpa.

A selfie pic with a dying man has resulted in 60 days of jail time for Bubba Pollock of London, Ont., in a sentence handed down Friday in Windsor. The 35-year-old posted the photo to intimidate a Windsor woman he'd been arguing with online. The dying man was her terminally ill father.

The Supreme Court confirms that airlines can be required to compensate passengers for certain international flight disruptions ruling that Canada’s passenger protection regulations do not violate international law. 

Joker: Folie à Deux may one day be appreciated as an experimental genre piece. But creating a film this scattered and impotent, as if the real Joker wrote it, doesn't make sitting through it worth anyone's time.

Heidi Taylor says since Joshua the goat hopped his way into a recent half-marathon in Conception Bay South, he’s attracted attention from as far away as Australia and Germany.

An employee at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was killed on Friday morning in a car bomb attack, Russian investigators said, in an attack the plant blamed on Ukraine.

In 1972, then-premier Peter Lougheed introduced the Alberta Bill of Rights. More than 50 years later, it's set to see some notable changes under the United Conservative Party.

Montreal police say a major fire burning on Notre-Dame Street may be suspicious in nature.

The fire continued to smoulder into the afternoon, completely destroying the three-storey, 100-year-old building which housed a restaurant on the main floor and a hostel above. At least two people are dead, according to Radio-Canada.

Montreal police say a major fire burning on Notre-Dame Street may be suspicious in nature.

The fire continued to smoulder into the afternoon, completely destroying the three-storey, 100-year-old building which housed a restaurant on the main floor and a hostel above.

A major fire burning in Old Montreal has left two people dead and one person in critical condition, according to Radio-Canada. 

Wab Kinew has doubled down — or perhaps tripled or quadrupled down — on his suggestion that defence lawyers are engaging in something dishonorable or disreputable as a result of their work as defence lawyers.

Wab Kinew has doubled down — or perhaps tripled or quadrupled down — on his suggestion that defence lawyers are engaging in something dishonorable or disreputable as a result of their work as defence lawyers.

A worker at the Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant of Sharif Rahman, the owner killed in a dine-and-dash assault over a year ago, says he saw some of what happened and wants justice. Police have provided few details about the homicide case even after announcing arrests, leaving community members and some lawyers wondering why.

To combat the problem of people stockpiling too many reusable bags, environmentalists recommend retailers find solutions. But so far, major retailers haven’t bought in, raising concerns that profits from bag sales are, at least in part, deterring them from taking action.

As two new Health Canada approved vaccines start to arrive at pharmacies, public health officials are encouraging those who most need protection to get the updated vaccines to help protect against currently circulating variants that cause COVID-19. 

After last year's off-the-charts, record-breaking wildfire season in 2023, this year may have felt like a reprieve in some parts of the country. But this past summer was still far above normal by several measures, and experts say what transpired holds clues for what's to come.

As Canada prepares to criminalize coercive control, experts in Quebec are leading the way in training law enforcement to recognize the different shapes intimate partner violence may take, including denigration, isolation and surveillance.

The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) has ordered a Gatineau café to write its Instagram posts in French or face consequences — but the owner says she will fight back. 

A hockey game involving players seven and eight years old came to a halt at a Hamilton arena after parents and at least one coach became involved in a brawl behind the boards.

The federal government has released a proposed list of more than 30 chemicals and groups of substances Canadians encounter daily that it wants to prioritize for risk assessments.

As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization prepares to choose its preferred site to store Canada's nuclear waste, grassroots groups and First Nations have joined forces to speak out against building the country's first deep geological repository in northwestern Ontario.

A last-minute decision to pause “bare trust” reporting requirements left officials at Canada’s tax agency scrambling to inform the public about the changes, internal emails suggest.

Cindy Ouellet is determined to build herself a new hip. The six-time Paralympian, who will soon begin her PhD in Neuroscience at Laval University, intends to create a prosthetic that is more technologically advanced and comfortable to wear than her current build.

The U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom have all moved to establish top secret cloud infrastructure to handle defence and national security data. Canada is still in the early stages of consulting on the issue — a delay experts say will have a profound impact on new military hardware and the country's intelligence-sharing ability.

The Canada Border Services Agency acted "deceitfully" when it fired a woman without a proper investigation — while shielding others from liability — after the border agency failed to collect roughly $26 million in duties, says the federal public service labour board.

After last year's off-the-charts, record-breaking wildfire season in 2023, this year may have felt like a reprieve in some parts of the country. But this past summer was still far above normal by several measures, and experts say what transpired holds clues for what's to come.

Sushi Masuda was the only new restaurant in the city to receive the distinction at an annual ceremony Thursday, the third such event since the culinary kingmaker started issuing its famously elusive stars on Canada's West Coast. 

A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.

Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province floundered over disagreements around pay and staffing.

The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a fatal attack on a 13-year-old border collie last month tested positive for drugs and it wants the animals killed.

The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a fatal attack on a 13-year-old border collie last month tested positive for drugs and it wants the animals killed.

Ottawa Police is establishing a Parliament District Detachment in response to growing security concerns for MPs, according to a letter obtained by CBC News.

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.