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Trump targets 'unfair' Canadian dairy rules in fiery trade speech

Canada recently changed its policies on ultra-filtered milk, a protein liquid concentrate used to make cheese, to favour domestic suppliers over U.S. producers.

Pot possession suspects face uncertain future

No indication those facing charges will receive any kind of pardon

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'Incredible honour:' Malala Yousafzai receives honorary Canadian citizenship

After visit to Ottawa school, Nobel Peace Prize co-winner receives honorary citizenship on Parliament Hill

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Trudeau says path to peace in Syria doesn't include Assad

Canada is open to more sanctions against Russia for its support of Syrian regime, PM says

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Bombardier under fire for $32.6M US given to executives while taking government cash

Payout comes after Quebec, Ottawa poured money into Montreal-based aerospace giant

8 years ago

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, (left), Bombardier President and CEO Alain Bellemare (centre) and Transport Minister Marc Garneau were on hand last month to announce a $372.5 million in federal loans for the Global 7000 and CSeries airc

Marijuana could be legal by Canada Day 2018

CBC News has learned that the legislation will be announced during the week of April 10 and will broadly follow the recommendation of a federally appointed task force that was chaired by former liberal Justice Minister Anne McLellan

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CBC News has learned that the federal government will announce the week of April 10 that new legislation will make the sale of marijuana legal by July 1, 2018. (Mark Blinch/Canadian Press)

House of Commons passes anti-Islamophobia motion

Non-binding motion condemns Islamophobia, religious discrimination and calls for committee study

8 years ago

Liberal MP Iqra Khalid's motion condemning Islamophobia and all forms of religious discrimination passed a vote in the House of Commons Thursday. (Patrick Doyle/Canadian Press)

Canada-wide warrant to be issued for man wanted in death of 7-year-old stepson

Police say Justin Kuijer, sought in death of St. Catharines boy, is armed and dangerous

8 years ago

Police in Ontario's Niagara region said Sunday that Justin Kuijer, 43, is wanted for first degree murder in connection with the death of his stepson. (Niagara Regional Police Service)

Charges against alleged Canadian Yahoo hacker may be 'politically motivated,' lawyer says

Karim Baratov of Ancaster, Ont., was arrested along with 3 others in 2014 breach of tech giant

8 years ago

Karim Baratov, a Canadian of Kazakh origin, was arrested in Ontario as one of four suspects in a massive hack of Yahoo emails, but his lawyer told CBC that the 22-year-old is innocent. (Instagram/Canadian Press)

Search underway for Canada's next top Mountie, as Paulson prepares exit

Structural overhaul needed just as much as a new leader, says former commissioner William Elliott

8 years ago

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, who announced Monday he would be retiring in June, was on Parliament Hill to meet with the Liberal cabinet Tuesday. (Vincent Gaboury/CBC)

'No idea what I'm going to do,' says man deported to Netherlands after nearly 6 decades in Canada

'It's devastating me,' says Len Van Heest, who blames his bipolar disorder for his criminal convictions

8 years ago

Len Van Heest tears up as he speaks at Vancouver International Airport about his deportation. Now 59, Van Heest, who has a string of criminal convictions that he says were due to his bipolar disorder, was ordered deported to the Netherlands after living m

High rent could make Toronto a 'generational ghost town'

Toronto loses out when young people can’t stay, experts warn

8 years ago

At 78 storeys, the Aura condo building at Yonge and College streets is one of the tallest residential towers in Canada. Increasingly, young people are finding rents in the GTA so pricey they're moving elsewhere. (Google)

Suspect in Quebec mosque attack facing 6 counts of 1st-degree murder

man police believe opened fire on a Quebec City mosque, is now facing six charges of first-degree murder and five charges of attempted murder.

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Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, is suspected of opening fire on a Quebec City mosque during prayers Sunday night, killing six men. (Facebook)

University student sole suspect in shooting at Quebec mosque: source

UNIVERSITY student Alexandre Bissonnette is the sole suspect in a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque that killed six worshippers, a source said.

8 years ago

Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, was arrested after turning himself in. Picture: Facebook

Quebec City mosque shooting: Six killed, eight wounded

Six people have been killed and another eight wounded in a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, police say.

8 years ago

U.S. won't ban Canadian permanent residents, immigration minister says

Canada will offer temporary residency to people stranded here as a result of U.S. travel ban

8 years ago

Demonstrators protest U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order travel ban in Boston on Sunday. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

Shooting at Quebec City mosque, reports of multiple wounded

Ambulances outside of the Islamic cultural centre of Quebec in the Sainte-Foy

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Quebec City police have set up a perimeter around the Islamic cultural centre of Quebec in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood. (Radio-Canada)

Kevin O'Leary: Shark Tank star launches Tory leadership bid

Canadian businessman and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary is running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party.

8 years ago

Entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary is jumping into the Conservative leadership race

Canada PM Justin Trudeau shuffles key Cabinet ministers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promoted top Cabinet performers and brought in new faces as Ottawa prepares for the Trump presidency.

8 years ago

Chrystia Freeland is Canada's new foreign minister

Provinces take aim at health care 'ultimatum'

The federal government told the provinces and territories to expect a 3 per cent increase

8 years ago

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau for a working dinner with provincial and territorial finance ministers to discuss money for health care. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)