U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit on Thursday against former U.S. president Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups, accusing them of intentionally sending a violent mob on Jan. 6 to disrupt the congressional certification of the election.

Youth voting broke records because of Vote on Campus, which introduced an entirely new way for students to vote, writes Western University student Ethan Gilhula.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today it's time to raise the Canadian flags that have been at half-mast on federal government buildings nationwide since May, adding the country should be proud to fly its flag even though it has a sad history of colonial abuse.

A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that our oceans' climates — existing environments with delicately balanced ecosystems — face extreme change under two climate-change scenarios.

Chartwell Retirement Residences, Extendicare, Responsive Group Inc., Revera Inc. and Sienna Senior Living issued a joint statement on Thursday indicating they will require all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 12.

TD Bank and CIBC posted quarterly results on Thursday, and as was the case with Canada's other major lenders, both banks showed a big increase in profits partly because they had to set aside far less money to cover bad loans.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced today a plan to increase guaranteed income supplement (GIS) payments by $500 a year for eligible seniors — a boost the party says would benefit more than two million people over the age of 65.

The B.C. SPCA will receive the lion's share of an almost $2 million estate settlement after a B.C. Supreme Court justice found that a handwritten note of murky provenance was not enough to override the valid will of a Vancouver woman who died almost four years ago.

COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa tripled over the past week, though protecting even 10% of the continent by the end of September remains "a very daunting task," the Africa director of the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Some First Nations people are hoping the Cancel Canada Day movement inspires Indigenous people to vote in the 2021 federal election