Tens of thousands of Quebec health-care workers still unvaccinated as mandatory policy nears

The Quebec government says it is confident a "large majority" of health-care workers will comply with its mandatory vaccination policy, even if tens of thousands still haven't gotten a jab.


How a guy known as 'Canadian Dave' helped get 100 people out of Afghanistan in final days of Taliban takeover

A private security company in Kabul founded by an ex-member of JTF2, the elite counter-terrorism unit of the Canadian Forces, is credited with rescuing more than 100 Afghans with ties to Canada.


Hong Kong police raid museum commemorating 1989 Tiananmen victims

Hong Kong police on Thursday raided the premises of the closed June 4th Museum, dedicated to the victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.


The National: French-language debate, Sask. COVID-19 surge, Escaping 9/11

The National for Sept. 8 — The leaders lay out competing visions for Canada during the French-language debate. Plus, Saskatchewan’s record COVID-19 surge.


Co-chair of Liberals' Indigenous commission resigns after questions emerge about ancestry

Suzy Kies, the co-chair of the Indigenous peoples' commission at the Liberal Party of Canada, has resigned after her claim to Indigenous ancestry was called into question.


Montreal's Leylah Fernandez taking U.S. Open by storm

As a young girl, Leylah Fernandez first dreamed of becoming a soccer player, just like her father. But he had other ideas.


'I share this honour with every Canadian': Larry Walker inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame

That the ceremony was delayed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic didn't matter much to Larry Walker, the second Canadian elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


NXIVM co-founder sentenced to 42 months in prison

A former nurse who co-founded and once ran the cult-like NXIVM group, where prosecutors say women were brainwashed, branded like animals and coerced into sex, was sentenced Wednesday to 42 months in prison but won't be locked up until January.


Canada Goose fined by China for 'misleading' consumers about how parkas are made

Toronto-based Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is in hot water with China, which has fined the winter-apparel maker for allegedly misleading consumers about the materials it uses.


Massive statue of Robert E. Lee removed, after towering over Virginia capital for 100 years

One of the largest Confederate monuments in the U.S. came down Wednesday as workers removed a figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Virginia's capital city for more than a century and became a target of protesters seeking to abolish symbols of racial injustice.