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British Columbia's sizeable South Asian Canadian population is gearing up to celebrate by sharing good food and lighting lamps ahead of the annual Diwali celebration.

The Toronto Zoo says its 52-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla, Charles, died Tuesday after the sudden onset of "significant health issues."

The Saskatchewan Party will extend its tenure for a fifth consecutive term in office, after it dominated the province's rural ridings. But, the premier-designate says any allusions to a rural-urban divide are not accurate.

The critical shortage of nursing home beds in Manitoba means seniors are spending months in hospital waiting for a space at a personal care home, and current policy means they are paying upwards of $101 daily to live there.

In this snap election campaign, Tories, Liberals and New Democrats are all weaving affordability into their narrative and trying to prove they alone have the solutions.

A high-speed rail line linking Canada’s two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, has been the stuff of dreams — and political campaigns — for decades. But will it actually happen any time soon? And what could it look like if it does?

While it may seem unorthodox, those behind the Heart & Hands clinic at Lakeside Academy in Montreal's Lachine borough say the location is essential to providing simpler access to care for disadvantaged families.

The Crown’s request to stay 12 charges against former Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky, who's serving a 13-year prison sentence for corruption, was granted by an Ontario Superior Court justice on Tuesday. 

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton spoke Monday at the first of the two-night Hinton Lectures event in Toronto.

Canadian singer Shawn Mendes has addressed speculation about his sexuality, saying he's 'just figuring it out.' Experts say that public scrutiny of someone's sexuality can be harmful to their mental health.

Researchers observing polar bears in two different populations in northern Canada and Greenland found that some of the bears were experiencing hair loss, gashes and ice buildup on their paws that, in some cases, seriously affected their mobility.

Patrick Meguid says he believes more could have been done to prevent the two deaths in the early hours of Oct. 4 in Old Montreal. He and other guests at the hostel that burned down say they're lucky to be alive.

A facility producing plant-based milks linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak was not properly following Health Canada's policy on preventing contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday.

A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it's possible he hadn't eaten in weeks or months.

Political scientists and researchers have been writing about the "urban-rural divide" in Canada for years. In the recent Saskatchewan and British Columbia elections, that split played out in dramatic fashion — and observers say it could have implications for Prairie politics in the years to come.

Canadian sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole following state trial into the 2022 attack on the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

A Quebec law taking effect in 2025 will force labels on all products to include French larger than any other language. As most music equipment is imported with English labels, store owners worry it could run them out of business.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has warned of a possible measles exposure at airports in Vancouver, Toronto and Fredericton on Oct. 16.

The federal government has introduced legislation that would require charities providing reproductive counselling services to state clearly whether they offer abortion or abortion referrals.