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The federal government says it is ‘deeply concerned’ about allegations that Russia plotted to put incendiary devices on cargo and passenger planes flying to North America. Ottawa has told Moscow 'any threat to the safey and security of Canadians is unacceptable.’

Following Donald Trump's election victory in the U.S., women there are increasingly posting their support and involvement in a radical feminist movement called 4B. Originally from South Korea, the movement involves women boycotting men, as a way to reclaim agency over their bodies.

This week's election in the United States saw a record number of Indigenous candidates, according to a U.S. organization that tracks Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian elected officials, but it says there's still a long way to go in representation.

Movember started two decades ago with men growing mustaches to raise money for prostate cancer. Since then, it has expanded to include testicular cancer and mental health. And its campaigns are limited only by a participant's ambition and imagination.

A stubborn wildfire northwest of Los Angeles on Friday continued to challenge firefighting crews working to snuff it out, after it forced thousands of people to evacuate and burned more than 100 structures. Brandon Francis and his grandmother, Leticia Taylor, were among those who lost their home to the blaze this week.

Israel’s army has already split the Gaza Strip into two zones, and the IDF claims the northern part is now devoid of Palestinian civilians. Opponents decry this as "ethnic cleansing." While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicized the next steps, there’s speculation annexation and Jewish settlements will soon follow.

A national ceremony in Belgium on Friday recognized the roughly 4,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit soldiers from Canada who fought in the First World War. It was part of a series of commemorative events held there in the week leading up to Remembrance Day.

Transgender Americans are bracing for attacks from the White House and in their own neighbourhoods after Donald Trump's U.S. election victory Tuesday, following a presidential campaign that promoted anti-trans rhetoric.

Marketplace hits the grocery aisles to debunk food marketing claims and expose Canada’s weak labelling rules. From “cholesterol free” to “made with real ginger,” we reveal what's really in our food.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had flattering words to share Thursday about Donald Trump's recent election win and the character of the next U.S. president.

More than a year after Montana Republicans barred Rep. Zooey Zephyr from speaking in the legislature, the transgender lawmaker has been re-elected and is ready to make herself heard again.

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease.

Australian breaker Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from elite competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games.

During an antagonistic race for the White House, both candidates tried to turn the gender gap among voters to their advantage, with Harris focusing on reproductive freedom as a cornerstone of her campaign and Trump doubling down on a hypermasculine strategy to draw more men to the polls. 

While buzzy social media moments, massive celebrity endorsements and viral memes were everywhere during the U.S. election campaign, those who study social media and pop culture say it's likely that smaller social media interactions had a larger impact on the outcome.

People's signatures can change throughout the course of their lives, typically with little consequence. But it's caused a larger issue for the U.S. election results in Nevada, where nearly 13,000 mail-in ballots are still being held, due to voter signatures not matching those in the state database.

Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, are the first members of an endangered species born to a cloned animal.

Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country's power grid.

Billionaire Elon Musk could stand to gain after he went all in to help U.S. president-elect Donald Trump make one of the biggest political comebacks in history.

Among the first world leaders to publicly react to Donald Trump's latest electoral victory was Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised his win and applauded what he described as Trump's commitment to achieving "peace through strength." But Ukrainian officials are almost certainly concerned about what a Trump presidency could mean for the country's fight against Russia.