Haiti has a proud past but a difficult history. The recent earthquake is the country’s latest disaster, but entrenched crises of poverty and political instability are inhibiting its ability to respond as thousands languish without much-needed aid.

A decision by Nova Scotia’s highest court on the sentencing of a Black man convicted of weapons offences is being heralded as “historic” and a “landmark” that will set the pattern for sentences going forward in the province, and possibly the rest of the country.

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died in hospital at the age of 80, according to his publicist.

'The Taliban is intensifying a search for people who worked with U.S., Canadian and NATO forces in Afghanistan. My family members are in hiding, but the Canadian government says they don’t qualify for help,' says Ahmad Malgarai, who served as a cultural and language advisor to the Canadian forces in Afghanistan.

Bank of Montreal and the Bank of Nova Scotia kicked off the quarterly earnings seasons for Canada's five biggest lenders with a bang on Tuesday, revealing sharply higher profits and far less money set aside for bad loans.

Quinn Frear moved to the village of McBride, B.C., to escape the relentless pace of city living and surround himself with nature, despite his fears about small-town intolerance.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised Tuesday a suite of new measures to help Canadians buy a home at a time when the red-hot housing market has made owning property seem like a distant dream for many young people.

When 12-year-old Carter Noseworthy was inspired to teach himself watercolour painting during the lockdown, he never dreamed he’d get paid to do it — or get commissions from across the globe.

Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan as long as it is safe to do so, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said following a virtual meeting of G7 leaders who discussed the U.S. insistence on withdrawing from Afghanistan on Aug. 31.

The Bearspaw First Nation in southern Alberta will soon be able to establish its own savings trust fund with more than $50 million in the bank after settling a dispute with the federal government.