It took the arrest of one of its top intelligence officials to make it happen, but the RCMP says it's now keeping better tabs on the "character" of the people it employs.

A doctor who conscientiously refuses to participate in abortion or euthanasia does so because she considers these acts to be lethal violence against a human being. You might disagree with these beliefs, but they are not crazy, says UBC law professor Brian Bird.

Reasonable housing costs were once a selling point for living in Nova Scotia, but prices have spiked in recent year. With a federal election underway, attention has shifted to what the main federal parties will do to help with Nova Scotia's affordable housing crisis.

Post-secondary students are telling Elections Canada staff to do "as much as they can" to get out the student vote, after the agency cancelled its Vote on Campus program for the 2021 federal election.

The number of people crossing the land border into Canada more than doubled in the first week that fully vaccinated Americans were once again allowed to enter the country for non-essential travel.

This week, Starbucks started to once again allow customers to be served coffee in their reusable mugs. Some environmentalists say it's time for McDonald's and Tim Hortons to follow suit.

They didn’t see their grandmother for two years because of the pandemic and international travel restrictions. Now they’re getting their long-awaited reunion, but it didn’t quite go as planned.

A manager for British Columbia's wildfire service says conditions are trending in the right direction with the number of fires that threaten public safety and property dropping down to two dozen from 30 early this month.

As Paralympic action gets underway in Tokyo, you may see some sports on the schedule that make you do a double-take. Twenty-two sports will be contested, with 128 Canadian athletes and guides partaking in 18 of those. Here are some explanations to help you better understand what you’re watching.

Canada will remain in Afghanistan beyond the Aug. 31 date set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country to help evacuate more Canadians and eligible Afghans if the security situation permits, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.