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The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Police officers killed three dogs involved in a "horrific incident" on Monday that left a young woman with life-threatening injuries in the northern community of Pelican Narrows, more than 400 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.

Universities will be compelled to stay neutral and allow freedom of expression if the Alberta legislature passes a new bill introduced by the United Conservative government on Tuesday.

The Ontario NDP is calling out Doug Ford’s government for using a photo in one of its ads about mining that doesn’t show real miners in the province. Avneet Dhillon from CBC’s Fact Check team looks into the origins of that photo and others.

In an internal union memo, Yves Francoeur, the president of the Fraternité des policiers et policières de Montréal — also known as the Montreal police brotherhood — said the manner in which the Montreal police force dismissed the officers raises "fundamental questions of law."

The union that represents Montreal police officers intends to challenge the recent decision to fire seven of its members.In an internal union memo, the union's president said the manner in which the Montreal police force dismissed the officers raises "fundamental questions of law."

The union that represents Montreal police officers intends to challenge the recent decision to fire seven of its members.In an internal union memo, the union's president said the manner in which the Montreal police force dismissed the officers raises "fundamental questions of law."

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.

Construction is well underway for what is set to be Canada’s largest data centre, located just outside Regina. Some Saskatchewan First Nations are pushing back, saying there will be major effects to the environment.

Investigators have found part of the tail of the jet that crashed in South Florida over the weekend more than a kilometre from the crater caused when the aircraft made impact.

Paris Jackson is asking a Los Angeles judge to order $600 million US from Michael Jackson’s estate transferred to a family trust for her and her brothers. The estate disputes her claims, citing unresolved legal matters. A judge is scheduled to hear the petition and a separate challenge on Dec. 4.

Tyler King, the former junior hockey executive now facing sexual abuse charges relating to three under-age players in southern Alberta, has two sets of domestic violence-related offences currently before the courts, CBC News has learned.

CBC News received information from the courts that was inaccurate.

Family members have identified the two victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 19.

Family members have identified the two victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20.

Family members have identified the two victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20.

Family members have identified the two victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20.

One person is dead and another is missing after a suspected grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola, B.C.

A tale as old as time, a tune as old as song: An early fan favourite was eliminated Monday on a Disney-themed episode of Dancing with the Stars. Guest-judged by Cynthia Erivo, the night featured numbers inspired by Beauty and the Beast, Hamilton, The Little Mermaid, Tangled and Hercules.

A tale as old as time, a tune as old as song: An early fan favourite was eliminated Monday on a Disney-themed episode of Dancing with the Stars. Guest-judged by Cynthia Erivo, the night featured numbers inspired by Beauty and the Beast, Hamilton, The Little Mermaid, Tangled and Hercules.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday her government will assemble a legal team to make the argument that new electoral boundaries proposed by an advisory panel achieve effective representation, should the Opposition NDP advance a legal challenge.

Tonya Azevedo says she lost $155,000 and her family of four can no longer live in their home of 20 years after a contractor who told them he was licensed did work that turned out to be unsafe. “I’m absolutely heartbroken,” says Azevedo, who had remortgaged her home to pay for the renos.

Tonya Azevedo says she lost $155,000 and her family of four can no longer live in their home of 20 years after a contractor who told them he was licensed did work that turned out to be unsafe. "I’m absolutely heartbroken," says Azevedo, who had remortgaged her home to pay for the renos.

Tonya Azevedo says she lost $155,000 and her family of four can no longer live in their home of 20 years after a contractor who told them he was licensed did work that turned out to be unsafe.

Tonya Azevedo says she lost $155,000 and her family of four can no longer live in their Amherstburg, Ont., home of 20 years after a contractor who told them he was licensed did work that turned out to be unsafe. Police have now laid fraud and other charges.

N.L. Stanley Cup winner Danny Cleary is disappointed to see the Town of Harbour Grace is seeking bids for the naming rights for its community centre after a 10-year agreement he had is set to expire. Mayor Terry Barnes says the town legally has to go that route but the name could still stay, in some form.

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has asked the ethics commissioner to consider the relationship between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Telesat Corporation CEO Dan Goldberg following the awarding of a $2.3-billion military satellite deal.

Just over five months after the remains of a newborn baby were found in a wooded area near Halifax, neither the Crown nor police can say whether a cause of death has been determined.

The earthquake — measured at a 3.4 magnitude — struck at 7:04 a.m. CST. Its epicentre was about nine kilometres east-northeast of Esterhazy, according to the NRC's Earthquake Canada website.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter, Vivienne, has officially dropped her father's last name, making her the fourth child of the former celebrity couple to do so.

Canadian forward Sarah Fillier is expected to play at the world championship that begins on Friday in Denmark. The New York Sirens star is listed as day to day with an upper body injury she sustained early in a 4-0 pre-tournament loss to the United States last Friday.

Captain Alphonso Davies will be back in the fold when Canada's men's soccer team takes on Guatemala in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals this month.

The firings are a result of an internal disciplinary investigation and were carried out on an administrative level — but the criminal investigations, which are separate, are ongoing, said Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher.

A 17-year-old from Alberta has been arrested for a terrorism-related offence after allegedly corresponding with online accounts associated with ISIS.

Speaking at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, King Charles reiterated his 'most profound personal sorrow' over the 'monstrous injustice' of past international trade in enslaved people.

Some Indigenous people in Newfoundland and Labrador are cautiously supporting the Manitoba premier's call for the abolition of the Indian Act. They agree the legislation adopted in 1876 should be scrapped, but they want assurances that whatever replaces it will be better.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion US in annual funding to Israel after this year, but will still sell weapons to its close Middle East ally.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion US in funding to Israel after the end of this year.

McGill University is reviewing its admissions procedures after a convicted murderer on day parole was admitted to its Faculty of Law, with the university confirming that the individual is no longer enrolled.

McGill University is reviewing its admissions procedures after a convicted murderer on day parole was admitted to its Faculty of Law, with the university confirming that the individual is no longer enrolled.

Warsaw-Modlin Airport reopened around midday Tuesday after a bomb threat forced a passenger plane from London to make an unscheduled landing there, while another plane from Copenhagen was checked at Warsaw-Chopin airport for the same reason.

Several flights across Europe received alleged bomb threats on Tuesday that ultimately turned out to be hoaxes but prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian Air Force until landing, officials said.

Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel has died after he suffered cardiac arrest from an on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match, his club said Tuesday. He was 30.

A professor and researcher at the University of Waterloo has received the highest recognition in Canada for scientific excellence.Linda Nazar is a distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo and has been studying battery materials for over three decades.

A professor and researcher at the University of Waterloo has received the highest recognition in Canada for scientific excellence.Linda Nazar is a distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo and has been studying battery materials for over three decades.

Calgary-based Sumerian Oil and Gas is planning legal action against the Alberta Energy Regulator following months of enforcement issues. The company now alleges that its assets on Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, in central Alberta, were not secured as required before the deadly fire on Oct. 17.

Hockey powers Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic will refuse to play against Russia at next year's world championship, as a growing boycott movement across Europe now includes six of the 16 nations in the men's tournament.

Sweden and Norway joined Finland in pledging to boycott games against Russia at the ice hockey world championship, and another leading sponsor threatened to walk out as a rift in the sport deepened Tuesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russia will not be allowed to compete at next month's world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Carney, speaking in Antigua at the Commonwealth Summit, said Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent their countries in Canada as long as the war in Ukraine continues.

Norway joined Finland in pledging to boycott games against Russia at the ice hockey world championship as a rift in the sport deepened Tuesday.