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The details of the decade-long, fractious debate over the Northern Gateway pipeline may have faded in memory, but that fight takes on a renewed relevance today, as Ottawa and Alberta come together with a new vision for a pipeline through British Columbia. How a different memorandum of understanding 20 years …

A charity for Canadian first responders and their families is suing its former CEO and treasurer, alleging massive fraud and misappropriation of donor funds. CBC News has learned that the Hamilton-based Canadian Critical Incident Stress Foundation quietly ceased operations late last year and is suing former CEO Renee Jarvis and …

After feeling the chance to form government slip through their fingers, many Conservatives are publicly gushing over their party’s choice to lead the next campaign. But the question still hanging in the air is just how much will actually change. Some MPs looking for a ‘retool’ under new campaign chief …

A co-founder of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada's lack of "urgency" about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-grade supplier meant the club had to turn to the dark web to get pure substances. Jeremy Kalicum spoke in B.C. …

A family medicine clinic in Hudson, Que., west of Montreal, will close citing the implementation of Quebec's controversial Bill 2. Hudson Medical Centre serves about 11,000 patients, mainly English speakers A family medicine clinic in Hudson, Que., west of Montreal, will close citing the implementation of Quebec's controversial Bill 2. …

François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government is preparing to table another bill aimed at tightening the province’s secularism framework, extending a years-long effort to limit religion in the public sphere. Here’s how we got here. Another bill expected Thursday that would limit religious practices in public spaces François Legault’s Coalition …

The mayor of Kitimat, B.C. and elected chief of the Haisla First Nation say they reminded Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of the longstanding opposition to an oil pipeline in the region. Kitimat mayor and Haisla chief say they reminded Danielle Smith of longstanding oil pipeline opposition The leaders of two …

A report from the federal spending watchdog shows that although funding has increased for First Nations and Inuit policing services, spending for the programs hasn't caught up, while Indigenous communities say their police services are going underfunded. Parliamentary budget office blames mismatch between federal and provincial funding cycles A report …

An online photo has sparked a passionate debate about whether or not it's possible. Some say no, others say it depends on where you stand A photograph taken from a rugged mountaintop in the Cape Breton Highlands that shows the ocean, a small island and a shadowy mass has sparked …

The American-built F-35 fighter jet dominated its Swedish rival Gripen in terms of technical and military capabilities during a competition held by the Defence Department in 2021, according to data obtained by Radio-Canada. Data obtained by Radio-Canada shows Lockheed Martin jet was clear winner The American-built F-35 fighter jet dominated …