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In its efforts to press the Ontario and federal governments to do more to address mercury contamination of its river, Grassy Narrows First Nation told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that many community members are struggling to do everyday things like go to work and school. During the virtual public hearing, the First Nation called for justice after decades of mercury poisoning.

A Brampton mom says she was dragged by a car and seriously injured while trying to help her teenage son sell a pair of high-end sneakers to someone they met on Facebook Marketplace.

Listen to Pierre Poilievre list his top priorities — cutting taxes, building homes, reducing the federal budget and fighting crime — and you won’t hear a specific mention of Canada’s military.

A road signaller in his 60s died on Tuesday in the Beauport area of Quebec City after being struck by a heavy vehicle.

In the 14 years she’s operated Lepp Farm Market in Abbotsford, B.C., Charlotte Lepp has never imported peaches in July.

In the muck, beneath a mobile home, volunteers with a veteran-led disaster response group, clear mud and debris after flash floods hit a small B.C. community hard just over a week ago.

The final moments of Matthew Arkangelo’s life found him standing in front of an EPS officer, with his hands up, before a bullet went through the young man’s body and he died.

“The current heatwave has caused strain on HVAC systems in certain Hudson’s Bay locations,” the organization said in a statement. It says they are working to resolve the problem.

A 50-year-old man is facing nearly a dozen charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at the driver of a vehicle during a dispute in the city’s Rockcliffe-Smythe two weeks ago.

As temperatures heat up across southern Manitoba, people in Winnipeg are flocking to city-run swimming pools to try and cool down. But with the high demand, some facilities are struggling to keep up.