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The woman at the centre of the sexual misconduct case against the country's former top military commander delivered bombshell testimony to a House of Commons committee late Thursday, making fresh allegations about the personal life and conduct of retired general Jonathan Vance.Maj. Kellie Brennan, an army staff officer, told the...

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by the Office of the Wet'suwet'en to kill an extension of the environmental assessment certificate that gave the green light to a northern B.C. pipeline that was at the centre of countrywide protests.In a decision released this week, Justice Barbara Norell said...

If Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defeated in next year's provincial election, he might look back at this past week as the beginning of the end for his government — the moment when his pandemic-fuelled popularity came to a sudden halt.As the province's third wave hit record highs in daily...

Laurentian University says it's court-appointed monitor approves of steps taken so far to get the Sudbury, Ont., institution back on stable financial ground, and is seeking approval to move to its planned second phase as it investigates ways to pay off creditors.The information is in the latest court documents made...

A former London, Ont., high school student has filed a $200,000 civil suit against her ex-teacher and the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB), alleging he caused her psychological and emotional harm after he secretly filmed her chest at school without her knowledge or consent. Madison Woodburn was one of 27 teenagers who were filmed by...

Canada has never had a hard time setting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge has been to actually meet those targets.So you would be forgiven for casting a skeptical eye at the Liberal government's pledge to now aim for a reduction in Canada's emissions of 40 to 45 per cent below 2005...

This column is an opinion from journalist and political commentator Jen Gerson. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ.When we look back at COVID-19, I wonder if we will remember the moment when anti-lockdown protestors at the Edmonton legislature began to chant, "Lock her up! Lock her up!...

Canada's highest court will issue a ruling today that could reverse the federal government's 65-year-old claim that an Indigenous nation from British Columbia's interior no longer exists.The Supreme Court of Canada ruling will determine whether the Sinixt, whose reservation is in Washington State, have an Indigenous right to hunt in...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):12:15 p.m.Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says the case involves someone who travelled to P.E.I. from outside Atlantic Canada.There are 12 active reported cases in the province.P.E.I....

Premier Doug Ford promises his government will create a COVID-19 paid sick-leave program for workers after months of refusing to do so.In his first public appearance in almost a week, Ford says people forced into quarantine due to the pandemic should not have to worry about their jobs or income.The...

MONTREAL — The Journal de Montreal newspaper is being criticized for running a photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2018 trip to India on its front page today to accompany a COVID-19 story.Trudeau is wearing traditional Indian clothes and holding his hands together in prayer beside a caption that reads,...

OTTAWA — Lawmakers are debating single-event sports betting as legislation to legalize the activity reaches final reading in the House of Commons.The would-be bill aims to amend Criminal Code provisions around gambling on single games of football, hockey and other sports, which is currently illegal except for horse-racing.The private member’s...

Ontario’s premier got emotional today as he apologized for a mistake and some leaders urged the federal government to tighten restrictions for travellers returning to Canada as rates of COVID-19 variants continue to surge across the country.Doug Ford choked up talking about how people were angry after his government increased...

This column is an opinion by Eric Campbell, the host of Smart Prosperity: The Podcast, an associate with the Smart Prosperity Institute in Ottawa, and a former advisor to Canada's environment minister. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ.In 1965, about half of all Canadians smoked. Now it's less than 15 per...

Health Canada is proposing expanded restrictions on the use of talc in some cosmetic and personal cleansing products due to the possibility of lung damage and cancer risk.The new restrictions would expand warnings on the use of talc in products that could be inhaled, such as loose cosmetic face powders,...

One of the world’s largest insurers says Canadians will be more than a $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn’t work harder to fight climate change. Swiss Re, a multinational corporation that insures insurance companies, says that’s much higher than the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief economist Jerome Haegeli...

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada declined on Thursday to hear an appeal in the case of a Quebec author acquitted of producing child pornography in connection with fictional scenes in a horror novel.In refusing to hear the case, the Supreme Court indicated it did not have jurisdiction to...

Premier Doug Ford, who today acknowledged he made mistakes for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked a furious backlash, has issued a letter that he and Quebec’s Premier have written to the Prime Minister asking for tougher border protection.In it, the Premiers say they continue to encourage residents to stay home...

HALIFAX — Ottawa and a small Mi’kmaq community appear to be headed toward renewed tensions on the waters off southwest Nova Scotia as the First Nation plans another self-regulated lobster season.The federal fisheries minister said Thursday that enforcement officers will be in place in St. Marys Bay to “uphold the...

CARWAY, Alta. — A long line of cars was backed up at the Carway border crossing in southern Alberta this week as First Nations members and others took advantage of free COVID-19 vaccinations from the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana.James McNeely, the public information officer for the tribe, said that despite...