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Calgary city council is set to get a confidential briefing on the Green Line LRT project on Tuesday, with hope there will be recommendations on a path forward.

Airlines like Air Canada have refunded millions of dollars to passengers for tickets cancelled due to COVID-19. However, some travellers are still waiting for what they're owed.

The prorogation of Parliament doesn't prevent the appointment of new senators, and the Prime Minister's Office says the selection process is underway.

Advocates point to a rise in antisemitic incidents since the October 7th attacks in Israel, and a rising tide of online disinformation

'James' Kuang Chi Wan, an ex-International Civil Aviation Organization deputy director, is suspected of defying an arms embargo to help China sell Libya weapons for financial gain.

Port Moody council has tasked staff to develop a policy banning mobile petting zoos and animal programs from operating in the city. Some animal groups agree, while others do not.

The Surrey Police Service says one driver is dead and others have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision on the Patullo Bridge, a key route in Metro Vancouver.

Alberta nurses held rallies across the province Saturday to protest working conditions they say are on par with conditions that led to a historic 19-day illegal walkout in 1988.

U.S. President Donald Trump's complaints about Canada's military spending and capabilities have underscored the need for Ottawa to prioritize defence, Gen. Jennie Carignan says.

Ontario's representative to the U.S. is confident there's a deal to be made that resolves Donald Trump's trade concerns, but Canada will feel 'a lot of pain' first.

The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says.

Deborah Lyons, Canada's special envoy on antisemitism and Holocaust remembrance, said the world faces a challenge as the number of living Holocaust survivors continues to dwindle.

A woman is out thousands of dollars after she says her vehicle was struck by an armoured truck while the Calgary Police tactical unit responded to an incident.

A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Doug Ford’s order to the LCBO to clear U.S. booze from its shelves if Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs won’t hurt Ontario’s convenience stores, an industry group says.

A Toronto engineer has developed a new app to navigate the city's PATH system during the extreme cold, helping users get to their destination in a convenient way.

The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. on Friday.

Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa, says he's due at the airport to catch a flight to Toronto before he is set to be sent back to Pakistan Sunday. 

The union says it's backed by a 95 per cent strike mandate as it pushes for better work-life balance and higher pay.

Kia is recalling more than 80,000 vehicles due to floor wiring beneath the front passenger seat that can become damaged and prevent airbags and seat belts from deploying properly.

The tournament is hosted by a different city each year; previous editions were hosted by Paris and Rio de Janeiro.

Plans to close all seven of Amazon warehouses in Quebec are unchanged even as the federal industry minister called for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship."

With family doctors in short supply, communities are having to be more creative to attract physicians to their communities, and it’s only getting more complex.