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An internal report on workplace racism and harassment at the highest levels of the federal public service shows that not even the federal government’s top executives are immune from the problem.

A former senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official has denied claims that the spy agency intervened to keep Abousfian Abdelrazik, then a terrorism suspect, in Sudanese detention in the early 2000s.

The B.C. NDP has held onto its majority following the completion of a judicial recount in the tight race in Surrey-Guildford.

B.C. Hydro says the Site C reservoir extends 83 kilometres between Fort St. John and Hudson's Hope, and has a total surface area of about 93 square kilometres. That includes swaths of land important to many in the area, including farmland, wildlife habitat and First Nations cultural sites.

Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep.

Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep.

The employers' association is threatening to lock out workers at 9 p.m. Sunday if a deal isn't reached.

Cost-cutting measures in the public service will likely result in job losses, public service unions are warning after meeting with the Treasury Board.

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.

The United States has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate president-elect Donald Trump, the Justice Department said on Friday.

Israel’s army has already split the Gaza Strip into two zones, and the IDF claims the northern part is now devoid of Palestinian civilians. Opponents decry this as "ethnic cleansing." While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicized the next steps, there’s speculation annexation and Jewish settlements will soon follow.

A box found in a Saskatchewan attic, potentially holding millions of dollars worth of hockey cards, is going back up for auction after the original winning bidder never paid up, according to the auction company.

Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition.

The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.

Moderna said on Friday Canada's health regulator has approved its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus in adults 60 years and older, making it the country's first authorized mRNA-based shot for the condition.

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy Award nominations with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most-nominated artist in Grammy history.

The NCAA Division 1 Council approved a rule Thursday allowing players with Canadian Hockey League experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season, a landmark decision that has the potential of shaking up the NHL's two largest sources of developmental talent.

CFL's championship game will return to Calgary for the sixth time for the 113th iteration of the event, on Nov. 15, 2026.

Calgary will host the CFL's championship game for the sixth time on Nov. 15, 2026, the 113th iteration of the Grey Cup.

The Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the Trans Mountain pipeline is worth less than it cost to build, according to an updated financial assessment of the controversial project.

Canada's unemployment rate was unchanged in October at 6.5 per cent, while job growth was little changed from the previous month, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Three weeks after the death of another beluga whale at Marineland, the Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of the park, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment.

Though Edward Clutesi was killed while fighting for the Canadian military in the Second World War, his memory and legacy live on through stories shared by loved ones and family members working to preserve the Tseshaht language. 

Peter Starkel saw a Regina tourism video in the 1990s and has wanted to come to the city ever since. Once he arrived, however, people seemed to think of the idea of a tourist coming to see their city was a joke.

As a troubled local gym goes dark, some members and the landlord say they haven’t heard from the owner about the future of the business in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered two rescue planes be sent to the Netherlands on Friday after violence targeting Israeli football fans broke out in Amsterdam overnight.

Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday while giving police emergency stop-and-search powers after overnight attacks on Israeli soccer supporters, as the government in Tel Aviv said it would fly many fans home.

Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday while giving police emergency stop-and-search powers after overnight attacks on Israeli soccer supporters, as the government in Tel Aviv said it would fly many fans home.

Israel was sending commercial planes to the Netherlands on Friday to bring home Israeli soccer fans after overnight attacks in Amsterdam that officials described as antisemitic, although there was evidence of provocative chanting from Israeli fans.

Former employees of the Laing House organization say a "toxic work environment" caused worsening mental health among staff. The union that represents them said it was trying to work through issues with the employer when the organization suddenly announced a "temporary closure" months ago.

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans suspects hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lobster is caught in Atlantic Canadian waters each year but never reported to authorities, raising both income tax and conservation implications for the country’s largest fishery.

The newest resident of Newfoundland's Codroy Valley just couldn't wait to make her first appearance, and was born aboard the Marine Atlantic ferry crossing between Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques last Friday.

Workers in Ontario are owed tens of millions of dollars in unpaid wages that the provincial government has yet to collect from employers, according to internal government records obtained by CBC Toronto.

Transgender Americans are bracing for attacks from the White House and in their own neighbourhoods after Donald Trump's U.S. election victory Tuesday, following a presidential campaign that promoted anti-trans rhetoric.

On day one of Donald Trump's presidency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he'll be advising Trump to take fluoride out of public water. The former presidential hopeful — and prominent proponent of debunked public health claims — has described fluoride as "industrial waste."

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean farmers are in disagreement with some of their neighbours over the future of plastic mulch in the region. This comes after a study found potential health harms that can come with its use.

A 16-year-old girl is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after suffering injuries in what her family describes as a brutal attack allegedly committed by her ex-boyfriend, who's now in custody and facing charges including attempted murder. 

Ottawa has been speaking with like-minded countries about recognizing a Palestinian state, a government official told a committee of parliamentarians studying the quickest path toward such a declaration Thursday afternoon.

Chair Rick Petrella and trustees Dan Dignard, Bill Chopp and Mark Watson of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board were to Italy between July 8 and 15 to buy $100,000 in custom artwork for two new high schools. It's among trips by Ontario school boards that have come under scrutiny for the way public money is spent.

A London, Ont., councillor expressed skepticism that Farhi Holdings Corp. would ever build a downtown tower approved in 2021, after an application to construct the mixed-use building and add 280 residential units to the city's core. More than three years later, the project still hasn't started.

A London, Ont., councillor expressed skepticism that Farhi Holdings Corp. would ever build a downtown tower approved in 2021, after an application to construct the mixed-use building and add 280 residential units to the city's core. More than three years later, the project still hasn't started.

A 16-year-old girl is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after suffering injuries in what her family describes as a brutal attack allegedly committed by her ex-boyfriend, who's now in custody and facing charges including attempted murder. 

With the holiday retail season approaching, Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says parties need to reach an agreement quickly.

More than a week after a weather phenomenon called DANA triggered flash flooding in Spain, volunteers and troops continue to work through debris and clean up mud. Search crews are working to locate missing persons, and in areas like Chiva, time is of the essence because when the ground hardens, scent trails disappear, lowering the chances of dogs being able to find any buried victims.

Since leaving her "most challenging" Olympics in Paris, Penny Oleksiak has climbed 19,000 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, done other charity work and attended her first Bills football game in Buffalo. "Trying to have a life outside of swimming is important," she says.