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During a mini reshuffle brought on by a surprise resignation, Doug Ford added a new position to his already record-breaking cabinet.

An animal rescue charity in Nova Scotia says changes to an online platform that runs raffles – now requiring ticket buyers to verify their location – is a 'kick in the stomach.'

Manitoba RCMP say four people are dead in McCreary after a triple homicide that occurred Friday morning and all involved were known to each other.

Ryan Brodziak was going for a walk in his Sherwood Park neighbourhood with his 11-month-old son Ozzy and their dog Gouda when the crash happened.

Eric Lamaze has been sued nearly 20 times since 2009 – and the cases raise questions about whether Canada’s equestrian governing body could have done more.

It will be an emotional day for many as Jasper residents return to the townsite for the first time since a wildfire tore through the Alberta mountain town last month.

Large amounts of water were pouring onto streets near the Jacques Cartier bridge in Montreal this morning after a major water main break.

A University of Lethbridge undergraduate student discovered a new, prolific aquatic parasite which has been named for a 'deserving' retired U of L professor.

The mobile reporting app would use biometrics to confirm a person's identity and record their location data when they use the app to check in.

The type of mpox spreading rapidly through several African countries could arrive in Canada, where that strain hasn't appeared before, Canadian experts say.  

A coroner's inquest jury looking into the death of an Ontario First Nations woman has begun deliberating its findings and recommendations after hearing closing arguments,

The SIU says a 19-year-old man is dead and another is injured after a police-involved shooting at an Innisfil, Ont. home following a call for what is being called a family dispute.

David Vigneault’s surprise retirement as CSIS director came just weeks after tensions were revealed. Whoever gets his job will have more than foreign interference to face.

People returning home after a natural disaster like a wildfire, may encounter unpleasantness, including the smell of rotting food left for weeks in their fridges and freezers.

Two rock climbers have been taken to hospital in critical condition after a rockfall on The Chief in Squamish, B.C. Thursday.

The former mayor of Slave Lake, ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago, says community ties will be key as Jasper recovers from the blaze that swept through last month. 

Those still dealing with the effects of long-COVID in Alberta are fighting back after they were informed the Long-COVID Inter-Professional Outpatient Program is coming to and end.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started in August 2023.

The condo owners are collectively calling on Montreal's Lachine borough to act swiftly, saying the current infrastructure can't handle heavy rainfalls.

Global Health Imports, co-founded by cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault, faces its seventh lawsuit and a new allegation of fraud.

The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition.

Chainsaw artist Kamron Garbe is transforming a large tree trunk in Kelowna into a heron atop of some kokanee fish. The carving began Monday and should be finished by Thursday.

The country's second-biggest carrier says 16 aircraft, or 10 per cent of its fleet, remain out of commission nine days after the tempest rained down golf ball-sized ice pellets.

The council of a town where a mother and children were found dead is writing to the provincial government asking it to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic.