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When Parliament was prorogued, all bills and motions that had not yet received royal assent were essentially killed. So why is the Canada Revenue Agency charging higher capital gains taxes that were never formally adopted by Parliament?

More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday.

For the first time in more than 30 years, WWE's popular wrestling program Monday Night Raw didn't broadcast on linear television in the U.S., instead streaming exclusively on Netflix. One expert believes this — and future WWE events — will be a reflection of a cultural shift we're witnessing in North America.

The charge against 77-year-old Gloria Lemay comes almost one year to the day after the alleged victim died on Jan. 6, 2024 — 10 days after a home birth over which Lemay is accused of presiding in contravention of a decades-old court order restraining her from acting as a midwife.

Canada has told the Assembly of First Nations that Ottawa has no mandate to negotiate nationally after chiefs rejected a $47.8-billion offer to reform the on-reserve child welfare system long term. Instead, the federal government is opting to continue negotiations with First Nations leaders in Ontario to strike a region-specific deal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down has sparked speculation about who will lead the Liberals into the next election — but his decision to prorogue Parliament could also narrow the timing of when the federal vote will be held.

Sentencing for a Toronto man believed to be the mastermind of a $36-million cross-border drug trafficking operation that started in Windsor, Ont., is being delayed until July because he's waiting to become a first-time father. His partner was previously given a conditional sentence of two years.

Sentencing for a Toronto man believed to be the mastermind of a $36-million cross-border drug trafficking operation that started in Windsor, Ont., is being delayed until July because he's waiting to become a first-time father. His partner was previously given a conditional sentence of two years.

Police in New Westminster, B.C., are asking people to immediately leave the area surrounding the city's courthouse, including the Douglas College campus, due to a threat made at the courthouse Tuesday morning. 

British Columbia wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers, months after an interprovincial deal was announced between the two provinces last summer. 

Aiden Pleterski, the self-styled “crypto king” accused in Ontario of defrauding investors out of tens of millions of dollars, has been arrested and faces multiple charges in a case of intimate partner violence, CBC News has learned.

Israel said on Tuesday pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza but described the actions as "propaganda activity" and said no warrants had been issued.

A few months after Kaitlyn Braun of Brantford, Ont., was sentenced to house arrest for faking pregnancies and fraudulently receiving the services of numerous doulas, she picked up the phone and did it again — twice.

Peter Yarrow — the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary — died on Tuesday in New York at the age of 86, his publicist said. Yarrow had bladder cancer for the past four years.

Indigenous Services Canada is going to court to overturn an order requiring it to immediately address a backlog of requests at the Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations youth in need.

The Crown is appealing the stay of proceedings in the Taylor Kennedy THC-impairment case. Provincial court judge Jane Wootten stayed the charge, ruling that the trial went longer than a limit set by the Supreme Court.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to threaten significant tariffs and said he would be willing to use "economic force," rather than military force, to join Canada and the United States together.

An analysis of a decade's worth of data kept by the Alberta Energy Regulator suggests the agency has made unsubstantiated claims about the success of oilsands tailings spills cleanup.

The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan, and it imposed sanctions on the group's leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a glowing review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's time in office, describing him as a man who left the world, the continent and the bilateral relationship in a better place than he found it in 2015. 

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the "Community Notes" on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died. He was 96.

B.C.'s Environmental Appeal Board has upheld a $140,000 fine handed to a coal mining company after a contracted mechanic suffered "life-altering" injuries while changing a tire at its Elkford, B.C., operations.

Lawrence Diehl, 73, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Christopher Smith, who was fatally stabbed on the Portage Bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau almost 30 years ago.

Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinian militants in stepped-up operations across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday following the killing of three Israelis near a Jewish settlement, the Israeli military said.

Until recently, the Sharmans had never seen their wedding photos from 1968. But on Christmas Eve 2024, the couple — happily married for more than 56 years — saw their wedding photos for the first time. 

With a federal election on the horizon, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s premiers are again making noise about the country’s contentious equalization program. While the Liberal government has locked in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, it's unclear how other parties might approach the issue. 

North Korea said Tuesday its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong-un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations.

A strong earthquake killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the high-altitude region of western China and across the border in Nepal.

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet.

The unexpected but long-awaited resignation of Canada's prime minister has ushered in a series of economic questions and uncertainties, including in Manitoba.

Pavan Kumar Moodalkatte says he has complained to the Department of Health six times in the past 16 months.

Pavan Kumar Moodalkatte says he has complained to the Department of Health six times in the past 16 months.

Two new clinics that pay people for their plasma have opened in Fredericton and Saint John, following a location that was established in Moncton in 2017. 

In 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a standing ovation from a crowd of energy executives. Today, the oilpatch is applauding his political demise. What happened?

Noah Mintz nearly lost his life when he was hit by a rogue wave, a wave over twice the size of those around it, while wading in knee-deep water in Mexico. He was eventually able to regain mobility, but that's not always the case for those on the receiving end of the ocean's power.

The head of the Hamilton-based Disability Justice Network of Ontario says the 20-year implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act left "a huge chasm" between the disabled community's hopes and reality.

Carl Cameron's 2024 Nissan Altima started having issues four days after purchase, but months later he's still trying to return it. He's now calling for better protections for consumers and so-called 'lemon laws' to ensure car buyers have recourse for defective vehicles.

The head of the Hamilton-based Disability Justice Network of Ontario says the 20-year implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act left "a huge chasm" between the disabled community's hopes and reality.

The Liberals will be the first federal party to hold a leadership contest since the Hogue Commission on foreign interference revealed previous attempts by foreign governments to influence outcomes. Elections Canada would like to see such votes limited to citizens, but that's not what the Liberal Party's planning.

The federal Liberal Party faces a tumultuous start to 2025, as it scrambles to select a successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before Canadians head to the polls later this year.

Carl Cameron's 2024 Nissan Altima started having issues four days after purchase, but months later he's still trying to return it. He's now calling for better protections for consumers and so-called 'lemon laws' to ensure car buyers have recourse for defective vehicles.

Justin Trudeau’s national popularity plummeted long before he started losing his grip on the Liberal Party. The housing crisis, rampant inflation, parts of his government’s pandemic response, and dissatisfaction with progressive policies around immigration and other issues alienated many Canadians over time.

Officials around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are increasingly worried that the U.S. president-elect's mind is made up, and that he will make good on his threat to impose a 25 per cent levy on all Canadian imports the day he takes office.

After months of pressure, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will resign once the Liberals select a new leader. The National’s At Issue panel breaks down the historic day in Canadian politics, what it means for the federal parties and what happens next.

Employers found to be non-compliant with regulations under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) can receive a monetary penalty, a ban on hiring temporary workers, or, as in the case of this B.C. winery, both. According to the government website, a permanent ban is issued only for the most serious violations under the TFWP. 

Trudeau said he would stay on both as prime minister and Liberal leader until the party chooses a new leader to take it into the next election, which must be held by late October this year. Here is what might happen next.

For two centuries, the certification of U.S. presidential election results was little more than a ceremonial rubber stamp by Congress. 

In announcing his intention to step away now, the prime minister creates two challenges — one for himself and one for his successor.

An inexpensive knockoff of the Birkin bag, an exclusive, extremely sought-after leather handbag by luxury brand Hermès that can sell for more than $400,000 US has launched a rousing debate online about fashion accessibility and copycat ethics.