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Some kids in Quebec won't be trick-or-treating on Oct. 31. Their towns are choosing to celebrate Halloween on Friday or Saturday to make things easier for parents.

Slivered onions served on McDonald's items including Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the likely source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 90 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

One of the Liberal MPs calling for a secret ballot vote on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership says efforts by cabinet to put the issue to rest may only be increasing tensions in caucus.

Starbucks will stop charging customers an extra fee for substituting dairy milk with a non-dairy alternative, the company announced on Wednesday.

Starbucks will stop charging customers an extra fee for substituting dairy milk with a non-dairy alternative, the company announced on Wednesday, part of a series of changes the company says it's trying out to boost a global drop in sales.

Kimberly Murray has opened an uncomfortable and difficult but long overdue conversation about justice for Canada’s "disappeared" residential school children, Indigenous leaders say in response to the special interlocutor's two-volume final report.

Federal prosecutors have approved charges against 19 people, eight of them still at large, after an investigation into what police are calling a violent drug trafficking network in northeastern British Columbia.

Rumble is an anti-censorship YouTube alternative that hosts Alex Jones and Andrew Tate that was founded by Canadian Chris Pavlovski. It’s now suing Check My Ads, an ad watchdog founded by Canadian Claire Atkin.

A former Winnipeg hockey coach has pleaded guilty to sexual assault and luring after being charged last year in connection with what police described as a sexually exploitative relationship with a teenage player.

A former Winnipeg hockey coach has pleaded guilty to sexual assault and luring after being charged last year in connection with what police described as a sexually exploitative relationship with a teenage player.

Robert Downey Jr. said in a recent podcast appearance that while he doesn't think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence, he would sue them if they tried — even after he dies.

The Charter and rights declarations are typically consensus-building, unifying moments. A UCP leadership review clouds Alberta's Bill of Rights changes.

The daughters of a woman who was killed in Nova Scotia twelve days ago by her husband before he killed himself are calling on the RCMP for more transparency around domestic violence, alleging the force is covering up what happened because their mother's husband was a retired Mountie.

The Liberal Party is preparing to launch an ad campaign to fight back against the high-flying Conservatives and close a polling gap that suggests it's on track to lose big if an election is called soon.

An Alberta RCMP constable has admitted to harassment and discreditable conduct for telling a fellow officer she was a “money-chasing piece of trash” for filing a formal sexual assault complaint against another Mountie.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is waiving application fees for Lebanese temporary residents in Canada seeking visa extensions or open work or study permits as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah rages on.

Australian police said on Wednesday they had recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children's animated series Bluey.

Revellers big and small dress up for Halloween.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the NHL team said Wednesday.

Canada Post has presented its latest contract offer in labour negotiations with Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) less than a week after the union received a strike mandate from workers.

Patricia Tschanen has been around animals for a long time, but she's never seen anything like this. Her adopted pup, who has never been pregnant, has started producing milk for a feral kitten.

The province will expand the list of cancer types eligible for compensation for firefighters who get sick on the job. The changes are expected to be in place by March 2025.

Five Conservative MPs have written letters to the Liberal housing minister asking him to grant their communities funding from a program that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre this week called disastrous and promised to cancel.

Two Edmonton artists are elated to have their paintings back a month after their theft from the Grey Nuns Community Hospital.

Flash floods in eastern Spain killed at least 95 people, sweeping away cars, turning village streets into rivers, and disrupting rail lines and highways. It's the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory.

Flash floods in eastern Spain swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers, disrupted rail lines and highways and killed at least 72 people in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory.

At least 64 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory.

At least 63 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory.

As Premier Doug Ford's government attempts to get 1.5 million homes built by 2031, its Ministry of Finance says projected housing starts for the next three years have gone down since the last budget.

British Columbia's sizeable South Asian Canadian population is gearing up to celebrate by sharing good food and lighting lamps ahead of the annual Diwali celebration.

U.S. President Joe Biden's supposed attempt to call out racist remarks by a speaker at a campaign rally for Donald Trump backfired as Trump and other Republicans accused him of calling their supporters "garbage."

The Toronto Zoo says its 52-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla, Charles, died Tuesday after the sudden onset of "significant health issues."

The Toronto Zoo says its 52-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla, Charles, died Tuesday after the sudden onset of "significant health issues."

The Saskatchewan Party will extend its tenure for a fifth consecutive term in office, after it dominated the province's rural ridings. But, the premier-designate says any allusions to a rural-urban divide are not accurate.

The critical shortage of nursing home beds in Manitoba means seniors are spending months in hospital waiting for a space at a personal care home, and current policy means they are paying upwards of $101 daily to live there.

In this snap election campaign, Tories, Liberals and New Democrats are all weaving affordability into their narrative and trying to prove they alone have the solutions.

A Superior Court judge ruled last month that the city should be held directly responsible for the "systemic" practice of Montreal police racially profiling people. The city agrees victims should be compensated. So why is it appealing the ruling?

Many millions of eyes around the world could find themselves glued to data emerging from Pennsylvania by 12:01 a.m. ET on U.S. election night. It comes down to the math of presidential elections — and how the popularity of mail-in voting has made it more complicated.

While it may seem unorthodox, those behind the Head & Hands clinic at Lakeside Academy in Montreal's Lachine borough say the location is essential to providing simpler access to care for disadvantaged families.

A high-speed rail line linking Canada’s two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, has been the stuff of dreams — and political campaigns — for decades. But will it actually happen any time soon? And what could it look like if it does?

Republican nominee Donald Trump has pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants if he wins the U.S. presidential election. A young woman in Arizona tells us what that would mean for her family, who came to the U.S. illegally almost 20 years ago.

The Crown’s request to stay 12 charges against former Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky, who's serving a 13-year prison sentence for corruption, was granted by an Ontario Superior Court justice on Tuesday. 

The Ottawa woman has six storage lockers filled to the brim, a home packed with decades of stuff — and a cautionary tale to share.

Anthony Volpe's third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman's record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.

The B.C. Legislature has become the first provincially or federally elected house to be majority-female, with 49 MLAs identifying as female following the 2024 election.

British Columbia has elected its first ever majority-female legislature, with 49 MLAs identifying as female following the 2024 election.

Some call it a hobby, but to others, it's a sport. Any way you carve it, the competitive pumpkin-growing community is strong here in Metro Vancouver. Our Charis Hogg checked out a New West man's pumpkin that won second place in a local competition.

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton spoke Monday at the first of the two-night Hinton Lectures event in Toronto.

Canadian singer Shawn Mendes has addressed speculation about his sexuality, saying he's 'just figuring it out.' Experts say that public scrutiny of someone's sexuality can be harmful to their mental health.