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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Saturday became the first federal leader in this election to campaign in the Prairies, stopping in Winnipeg for a rally and an announcement as the campaign moved into its seventh day.

For the second straight year, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished second behind American rivals Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who claimed their third consecutive title on Saturday at the figure skating world championships in Boston.

The mayor of Grand Bay-Westfield flew to Washington on Thursday to meet with municipal leaders from the U.S. and Mexico to talk about the mutual negative impacts of the U.S. trade war.

Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms around the world are expected on Saturday, including multiple ones organized across Canada.

A champion for writers and the written word, Lee helped launch the first Vancouver International Writers Festival in 1988 and also helped found the Writers' Union of Canada and the Writers’ Trust of Canada.

As Conservative infighting over how the campaign is handling Donald Trump’s tariff threats spills into the open, sources within the party are describing a “dysfunctional” campaign with too much centralized power and belittling and aggressive treatment of staff.

An anticipated major winter storm has arrived in eastern Ontario, with power outages affecting hundreds of people in Kingston, Ont., and the surrounding area and police reporting dozens of collisions. Environment Canada has also upgraded some regional warnings to extend into Sunday.

An anticipated major winter storm has arrived in eastern Ontario, with power outages affecting hundreds of people in Kingston, Ont., and the surrounding area and police reporting dozens of collisions. Environment Canada has also upgraded some regional warnings to extend into Sunday.

The Hudson’s Bay Company is closing all but six stores in Canada, but its building on Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary leaves a landmark of its legacy.

More than 220,000 people are without power after an ice storm hit parts of the province on the weekend, according to Hydro One.

More than 210,000 people are without power after an ice storm hit parts of the province on the weekend, according to Hydro One.

Freezing rain began in parts of southern Ontario early Saturday morning while Toronto is expected to see it begin on Saturday night, Environment Canada says.

Tens of thousands of Ontarians are without power as an ice storm pummels parts of the province and threatens even more. A map from Hydro One, the provincial utility, shows roughly 35,000 customers were in the dark because of outages concentrated in cottage country, from Tobermory and Parry Sound to Peterborough.

About 85,000 customers are currently without power in Ontario Saturday as an ice storm pummels parts of the province, Hydro One said. 

About 49,000 customers are currently without power in Ontario as an ice storm pummels parts of the province, Hydro One said. 

Barry Blitt says it’s an uncertain time for editorial cartoonists amid political tensions in the US, but laughter is the key to dealing with the heavy stuff. In his three decades as an editorial cartoonist for The New Yorker, the Canadian-American illustrator has contributed over 140 covers.

There's a sizzling debate on social media over seed oils, with some people adamantly claiming they are unhealthy. But new research, which expands on previous studies in this area, finds that they could reduce your risk of an early death. 

A small Quebec town is using a novel approach to encourage residents to plant trees by charging a $200 annual surtax to homeowners who don't have at least one tree in their front yard. The municipality said the trees are necessary to mitigate the impact of heat islands in the community.

The family birth unit emphasized physiological — or natural — medication-free births and collaborated with midwives, who shared their expertise and knowledge with the unit's nurses. Some say the closure is a missed opportunity for Montreal.

Many older adults rely on someone to help them with online banking. And while most often that person — usually a close family member — is well meaning, experts say it can still be dangerous to share access to that money, and the private information that goes along with it.

After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on some Canadian goods, some provinces decided to pull American alcohol, including Kentucky bourbon off of store shelves. Louisville, Ky.'s Brough Brothers bourbon distillery has been getting angry emails after its co-founder was in the media speaking about the impact of tariffs.

Ottawa has launched an anti-tariff billboard campaign in 12 mostly Republican-voting states and in Washington, D.C. Although the jury is still out on the campaign's effectiveness, one thing's for certain — it has gone viral.

As Muslims in Gaza prepare to mark Eid this weekend and the end of the holy month of Ramadan, families say they're barely making ends meet with no food entering the territory for nearly a month. 

Texas won three of the five individual swimming events Friday night at the NCAA championships in Federal Way, Wash., to stay atop the team standings, and Florida claimed the other two. One of those wins by the Gators was courtesy of Toronto's Josh Liendo, who defended his title in the 100 butterfly with a personal-best 43.06.

Texas won three of the five individual swimming events Friday night at the NCAA championships in Federal Way, Wash., to stay atop the team standings, and Florida claimed the other two. One of those wins by the Gators was courtesy of Toronto's Josh Liendo, who defended his title in the 100 butterfly with a personal-best 43.06.

Remote communities in northern Saskatchewan are bringing robots into hospitals and clinics to help patients get care quicker and avoid costly travel to major cities.

Remote communities in northern Saskatchewan are bringing robots into hospitals and clinics to help patients get care quicker and avoid costly travel to major cities.

A Liberal candidate running for re-election in a battleground GTA riding is apologizing after suggesting people attempt to claim a Chinese bounty on a local Conservative candidate.