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Five men arrested on flight
Five men were removed from a plane that was forced to divert to Winnipeg on its way from the United Kingdom to Las Vegas. A spokesman with Thomas Cook Airlines...
Marching in solidarity
More than a dozen Canadian cities are hosting marches to call for stricter gun control laws in both Canada and the United States in the wake of a deadly high...
Musher at half way point
A musher and his 12 Alaskan huskies have reached the halfway point of their 3,000-kilometre dog sled trek from Manitoba to his home province of New Brunswick....
Lotto Max won in Ontario
A ticket sold in Ontario claimed Friday night's $15.5 million Lotto Max jackpot. The exact location of where the ticket was purchased has yet to be...
Cod stocks' steep decline
Fisheries officials say northern cod stocks declined steeply off Newfoundland and Labrador and warn that the population could continue to decline. A report...
All-nighter in the Commons
An all-night voting marathon that kept members of the House of Commons in Parliament through the night and most of the day, fuelled by a Conservative protest...
Arrest in autistic beating
Police say they've arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the beating of an autistic man at a Mississauga Ont., bus station, but are still seeking two...
Yes to pipe and lower gas?
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says if British Columbia wants to keep a lid on gasoline prices, it should stop opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. The...
Cop crash at 178 in 50 zone
A police officer who crashed after driving at 178 km/h in a 50 zone while responding to an emergency had his dangerous driving conviction and licence suspension...
Mom, teens found slain
Two of three members of a family killed at their suburban Ontario home last week were stabbed while the third was strangled, according to autopsy results...
'Broken' from PTSD
A close friend of a former soldier who died along with a woman living with him in rural Nova Scotia says he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after...
4 years for dog mauling
A Quebec man whose pit bull-type dog mauled a young girl in 2015 has been sentenced to four years in prison, with the judge calling the case one of "gross...
Consumer price index up
UPDATE 7:45 a.m. The country's annual pace of inflation sped up to 2.2 per cent last month for its fastest pace in more than three years as the rate moved...
Senate says yes to pot
The Senate has given approval in principle to the Trudeau government's bill to legalize recreational marijuana. Bill C-45 passed at second reading this...
Busker bash nets 18 months
A judge has sentenced a busker to 18 months in jail for attacking a man he thought had swiped some of his change. The assault left Donny Crier, 41, a...
Five-year deficit plan
Alberta's 2018 budget includes more spending, an $8.8-billion deficit and a five-year plan to balance the books that's tied to the ups and downs of oil...
Trapped dolphins freed
A pod of dolphins trapped by pack ice in a Newfoundland harbour have been freed by the local fire chief, who used an excavator to clear a channel for the...
Murder charge upgraded
A man accused of killing a young woman in Toronto's gay village last year has seen his charge upgraded to first-degree murder. Police initially charged...
Wild chase on snow, air
RCMP in Southern Alberta have arrested a suspected thief following a chase that included a helicopter, snowmobiles, a police dog team and the suspect's...
Duclos defends language
Canadian activists praised Service Canada's decision to ask its employees to adopt gender-neutral language when interacting with the public as a step toward...
Foreign interference facts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs to be vigilant about protecting the integrity of its electoral systems from foreign interference. He offered...
#DeleteFacebook trending
Many Canadians are pledging to delete their Facebook accounts as part of an online campaign encouraging people to permanently log off the site amid mounting...
Snow storm closes schools
Schools are closing across the Maritime provinces as a spring snow storm tracks toward the region. Environment Canada says between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow...
Dolphins still trapped
A small Newfoundland community has become fixated on the plight of six dolphins trapped by ice in its harbour. Wayne Ledwell of the Whale Release and Strandings...
34 teens, 460 charges
Edmonton police have laid 460 charges against 34 teens following a wave of violent crimes at transit stations, malls and recreation centres. In one case, police...
Maritimes need immigrants
A former ambassador and premier of New Brunswick issued a stark warning about the future of Atlantic Canada on Wednesday, saying the region could be in jeopardy...
Liberals paid data miner
Federal Liberals are sharing details about a pilot project undertaken for their caucus research bureau by the Canadian data scientist at the centre of an...
Addiction fills empty nests
She is a Newfoundland woman who worked hard all her adult life to raise a family. Her struggles had just started to ease up with her children grown and she had...
Split over reconciliation
A new survey is offering some insight into how non-Indigenous Canadians view their role in Canada's efforts to foster reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples...
HS threat traced to Canada
American authorities say a 14-year-old girl in Canada has been charged with threatening a high school in New Hampshire. Police in Hanover, N.H., say they...
Feeling bullied in capital
The #MeToo movement may have given national prominence to the issue of sexual misconduct on Parliament Hill, but some of the responses to a recent Canadian...
Cdn spaceman takes off
A NASA astronaut with ties to Canada heads to the International Space Station today on a visit that will last nearly six months. Andrew "Drew"...
No opting out on alerts
Canada's wireless providers are preparing for a looming update to the National Public Alerting System that will force smartphones to sound an ominous alarm...
Churchill painting for $87K
A painting of Emerald Lake in the Rocky Mountains by Winston Churchill has sold at auction for much more than expected. Churchill painted the work during a...
Alberta banking on pipeline
Finance Minister Joe Ceci says Alberta is banking on anticipated revenue from an expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline to balance the budget within five...
Spies' eyes on Facebook
The Trudeau government is turning to its spy agency and high-tech cybersleuths to ensure that the privacy rights of Canadians are being protected as revelations...
No toking on beaches
The Manitoba government plans to ban people from smoking cannabis in most public places including parks and beaches. Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen has...
Search ends for boy
Montreal police divers have stopped their search for 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou. Police say there were six different dives in Riviere des Prairies from...
Dolphins trapped by ice
Several white-beaked dolphins have become trapped by ice in a Newfoundland harbour, raising concerns that the mammals may not be able to escape if the winds...
Uber suspends tests in TO
Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended all of its self-driving vehicle testing — including a program in Toronto — after what is believed to be the...
Social media threats serious
Provincial police say five people have been charged with allegedly making threats against Ontario schools on social media. Sgt. Peter Leon says officers...
Political harassment policy
The Liberal government has proposed strict new rules to govern harassment in federal workplaces — including on Parliament Hill — but political...
Liberals tighten gun laws
The federal Liberals are set to tighten restrictions on the sale of guns under proposed legislation to be introduced as early as today. Public Safety Minister...
Lawn chair flies again
An Alberta man who was nicknamed "balloonatic" for soaring over the Calgary Stampede grounds in a lawn chair held aloft with helium balloons says...
Tight rules on pot packaging
The federal government says the Canadian public broadly supports the tight regulations it has proposed for marijuana packaging, which will include a bright red...
Divers search river for boy
Montreal police are using divers in the Riviere des Prairies river today to search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou a week after the 10-year-old boy went missing. This...
Trudeau's approval dips
A new Angus Reid poll indicates the federal Liberals approval rating continues to hover below 50 per cent for the first time since the Liberals defeated Stephen...
Harassment on the Hill
The majority of political staffers who told The Canadian Press they had personally experienced sexual misconduct on the job chose not to report it, with many...
Tot dies in CO leak
A 10-month-old boy is dead due to what police believe was a carbon monoxide leak in a home in Barrie, Ont. Police say the boy's 30-year-old mother is in...
Pastor preaches to police
A Halifax pastor used a service against racial discrimination to urge police to never use brutality or unnecessary roughness in carrying out their duties....
Canada supports UN in Mali
Canada's defence and foreign affairs ministers have confirmed the Liberal government's plan to send a helicopter contingent to support the United...
Experimental pot lab
Nestled inside Canopy Growth Corp.'s sprawling marijuana facility outside Ottawa is a laboratory where technicians in white lab coats and hair nets bustle...
Bystander killed
A bystander died following an incident in which a man was chased down and fatally shot outside a busy bowling alley on Saturday night, Toronto police said. Two...
Tribute to murdered goalie
Minor hockey players paid tribute to their fallen teammate in their first game since their star goalie was killed in an alleged triple homicide east of Toronto....
Montreal cats out of control
Most evenings and weekends, you can find Nancy Leclerc crouched behind an apartment or some abandoned industrial building, trying to catch a cat. Leclerc and...
Team plays after tragedy
A minor hockey team will play today for the first time since an incident that left its star goalie and two family members dead four days ago. Krassimira...
In need of prosecutors
A provincial wage freeze and increased caseloads resulting from a Supreme Court of Canada ruling are making it difficult to recruit new prosecutors to fill...
Still missing 32 years later
Forty-eight hours before her 16th birthday, Kimberly Ann Amero vanished without a trace. It was a September night in 1985, and the Saint John, N.B., teen was at...
More training necessary
Some industry experts are asking questions about the staffing and inspections of arenas using ammonia refrigeration systems, months after a leak killed three...
Ammonia rink regulations
Rules for inspecting ammonia refrigeration plants in ice rinks vary across Canada. Here's a look at some provincial regulations: — Technical Safety...
Disappearance of eelgrass
When children of the James Bay Cree grow old enough to hunt, their elders take them for a Walking Out. "It's the first time a child touches the ground,...
Pandas move to Calgary
Today is the latest chance to see the giant pandas at the Toronto Zoo before the bears head west to Calgary. Two of the pandas — Da Mao and Er Shun...
Death on cargo ship
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team to Quebec to investigate a fatality aboard a cargo ship. Few details have been disclosed, but...