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The province says it is also celebrating the recruitment of 1,001 new family doctors in two years under a new payment model.

The province says it is also celebrating the recruitment of 1,001 new family doctors in two years under a new payment model.

The Canadian women's rugby team is heading to the 2025 Rugby World Cup with the goal of unseating England to become the best team in the world. But in order to achieve that goal, they say they need the financial support of Canadians.

Polling stations closed in Greenland on Tuesday night in a parliamentary election brought into the international spotlight by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the mineral-rich island, firing up a debate over its independence.

Greenland residents voted on Tuesday in an election brought into the international spotlight by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the mineral-rich island, firing up a debate over its independence.

Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party won Tuesday's closely watched parliamentary election, beating the incumbent left-wing coalition in a vote dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control over the island.

A fiery small plane crash in Tennessee last year that killed a Canadian family of five was most likely the result of an error by the father who was piloting the plane, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released this week.

An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, the territory's civil emergency service said, as Arab mediators and the United States tried to hammer out differences between Hamas and Israel over a Jan. 19 ceasefire agreement.

The U.S. president on Tuesday escalated tariff threats against Canada, vowing to boost them on steel and aluminum. "It scares us, it scares families," says Hamilton union president Frank Crowder. By Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. said the 25 per cent tariff, not 50 per cent, would begin Wednesday.

The U.S. president on Tuesday escalated his tariff threats against Canada, vowing to boost them on steel and aluminium. "It scares us, it scares families," says Hamilton union president Frank Crowder. But in the ever-evolving tariff controversy, Premier Doug Ford later said he'd suspend the surcharge on electricity exports pending further talks.

Mounties says DNA testing has confirmed remains that washed ashore in Washington state almost 17 years ago are those of a teenager who went missing from Mission, B.C., more than a year earlier.

A lawyer for one of three B.C. Mounties facing code of conduct proceedings for making racist and sexist comments accused the leadership of their detachment of sending out an "inflammatory" email Tuesday commenting on their evidence.

A Laval-based company has found itself in the crossfire of the SAQ's ban on American alcohol due to its U.S.-based operations. The founder says he's hoping a compromise with the Quebec liquor board can be reached.

Hundreds of people were killed in Syria over four days after violent clashes between the army and loyalists of the deposed president Bashar al-Assad swept its western coastal region.

British police arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter as they searched for answers about why a cargo ship hit a tanker transporting jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze. One sailor was presumed dead.

A selfless athlete and leader during her moguls skiing career, Jennifer Heil will bring those qualities and others to her role as Canada’s chef de mission for the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games in 2026, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for 2SLGBTQ+ children.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued numerous threats aimed at Ontario and Canada on Tuesday after the province imposed a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll intensify tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to Ontario imposing a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's move to impose a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border seems to have gotten the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump turned his sights on the new levy in a late-night post on his Truth Social platform.

Ontario is suspending its promise to add a 25 per cent surcharge on exports of electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday afternoon.

How are the U.S. tariff threats being seen from Mexico, the other target of Trump’s trade war? How is it similar to Canada, and how is it different?

A Regina mother who was one of the first ALS patients to test a new treatment is now celebrating its accelerated approval in Canada for adults with an ultra-rare form of the disease.

Philippine officials say arrested former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has left Manila on a plane and he will be turned over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. A plane carrying Duterte left Manila late Tuesday.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila's main airport on Tuesday, the government said.

Halifax has a new transit boss for the first time in a decade and he's learning the system from the blue seats of a city bus. Robin Gerus became the executive director of Halifax Transit in January.

Many men experiment with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to improve their energy and strength, with some just getting it online, says a London, Ont., urologist who stresses getting medical guidance. "The use of hormone therapy, in my mind, is really tied to reinforcing some of the ideas of masculinity that we have," says a researcher who teaches at Western University.

Grocery store shelves are full of maple leaf stickers and shelf talkers indicating products are, in some way, Canadian. But they don't always tell the whole story.

Grocery store shelves are full of maple leaf stickers and shelf talkers indicating products are, in some way, Canadian. But they don't always tell the whole story.

Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday with at least 91 drones targeting Moscow, killing at least two people, sparking fires, closing airports and forcing dozens of flights to be diverted, Russian officials said.

Mickey 17, the ambitious follow-up to Bong Joon Ho's best picture winner Parasite has some phenomenally gutsy acting choices by star Robert Pattison and the director’s sure-footed world building occasionally hints at brilliance, but it still feels like a half-finished compromise.

Even though Canada and the United States are in the midst of a trade war, officials from north of the border are looking past it, in hopes of getting a piece of the energy pie.

While some Americans living just across the Canada-U.S. border are standing behind the president and his trade war, many see it as unnecessary and fear it could harm their country's relationship with their closest neighbour.

Measles is making a comeback in Quebec. From December to March, at least 31 cases were reported and experts point to one cause — declining vaccination rates.

Measles is making a comeback in Quebec. From December to March, at least 31 cases were reported and experts point to one cause — declining vaccination rates.

An alleged crime boss, accused of orchestrating the shooting of an innocent family in Caledon, Ont., will plead not guilty, his lawyer says. Andrew Clark is described by investigators as the “co-leader” of a transnational drug-smuggling empire, alongside former Team Canada Olympian Ryan Wedding.

Gabriel Cabral, 32, and Sean MacPherson, 56, were severely burned on April 25, 2023, and later died of their injuries. Their direct employer John Kenyon Ltd. pleaded guilty to 1 of 4 charges in court last week.

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