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Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post following reports of a "damaging" workplace harassment investigation.

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post following reports of a "damaging" workplace harassment investigation.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first call to a foreign leader will be to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this Friday, the White House has announced.
A body language expert says U.S. President Joe Biden and Jill Biden's affection for one another during the inauguration was a 'stark difference' to that seen from former president Donald Trump and Melania Trump.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change.
For years, legions of QAnon conspiracy theory adherents encouraged one another to "trust the plan" as they waited for the day when U.S. President Donald Trump would orchestrate mass arrests, military tribunals and executions of his Satan-worshipping, child-sacrificing enemies.
Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th United States President, taking the reins of a country in crisis. But his task on the global stage will be daunting, too.
Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the U.S. presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens.
U.S. President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote 'patriotic education' in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda.
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that 'democracy has prevailed' and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's historic confluence of crises.
His presidency over, Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years.
Snowbirds hoping to skip the line in Canada by flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccines now face a tougher set of rules aimed at snuffing vaccine tourism.
U.S. President Joe Biden has given the Oval Office a slight makeover. Biden revealed the new decor Wednesday as he invited reporters into his new office to watch him sign a series of executive orders.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first call to a foreign leader will be to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this Friday, the White House has announced.
Pfizer Canada is pitching the federal government to bring in new tax breaks and change related corporate tax policies, suggesting the feds need to do more to incentivize pharmaceutical companies to invest domestically in a post-pandemic world.
'No' may seem like a simple word, but for some, it can be tricky to say. However, an etiquette expert explains that there are ways to say 'no' in common scenarios with family, friends and co-workers with tact and grace.
Many of the most influential people at President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony wore the colour purple, a shade said to symbolize bipartisanship and America coming together.
Joe Biden's inaugural address was the wordiest from a U.S. president since 1985, longer than Donald Trump’s by more than 1,000 words.
With Donald Trump skipping the inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden, the handoff of the U.S. 'nuclear football' won't be the usual straightforward passing of a black bag.
A video showing two of Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas research robots doing the twist, the mashed potato and other classic moves took almost a year and half of choreography, simulation, programming and upgrades that were capped by two days of filming.
Employees of the California Department of Transportation were working nearby when a landslide spilled onto a quiet highway.
An online candy company is looking to hire 'candyologists' to test and review thousands of candies and chocolates.
On day one, Joe Biden signed a series of executive on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the virus.
Ont. Premier Doug Ford has released a video of himself reminding people to stay home.
Former California governor and 'The Terminator' actor Arnold Schwarzenegger encouraged others to follow his lead and get vaccinated.
Joe Biden claims 'democracy has prevailed' in his first speech as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20.
Many world leaders congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for their inauguration in tweets and videos.
A lost little Chihuahua led to a big social media search party and ended with a happy reunion.
POTUS Twitter account transferred from Trump to Biden.
22-year-old Amanda Gorman made history by becoming the youngest inaugural poet. Gorman recited her poem 'The Hill We Climb' at inauguration of Joe Biden.
A girl from Pickering, Ont. is raising money for 'Love Boxes' through a partnership with a local Latin music artist.
Harris to kids: 'Dream with ambition, lead with conviction'
With Trump not attending U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration, the passing of the country's nuclear codes did not go as usual.
Vancouver police are condemning a risky stunt involving a downtown bridge that was recorded and posted online.
Predatory sand worms up to two-metres long were striking at prey from beneath the ocean floor near Taiwan some 20 million years ago, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.
A service dog is being praised as a good boy after helping take a man into custody during a break-in at a north Edmonton Tim Hortons.
A B.C.-based Indigenous artist drew inspiration for one of his latest pieces from a worldwide pandemic.
Two of the Maritimes’ most iconic clothing companies have teamed up to create a full 'Made in Nova Scotia' collection.
A homeowner in Manotick says she has had part of her property destroyed by a developer who owns the land next door.
A Kitchener, Ont. woman who smashed into a home causing the Woodman Avenue explosion in Aug. 2019 apologized tearfully at her sentencing hearing on Thursday.
A COVID-19 variant has been identified in six swab tests done at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., where an outbreak has claimed at least 19 lives.
Nearly three years after losing his son Evan in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Scott Thomas has written a letter in support of the semi-driver who was responsible, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu.
A new Regina-based podcast is aiming to connect Indigenous youth with their culture by sharing the success stories of other First Nations people.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday renewed a feud with Donald Trump, saying the outgoing U.S. president 'seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.'
The carcass of a huge whale has been recovered from the waters off southern Italy.
U.S. President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts Wednesday and immediately launched a series of climate-friendly efforts that would transform how Americans drive and get their power.
Months-old embers from a deadly California fire were blown back to life Tuesday by powerful winds that raked the state and prompted safety blackouts to tens of thousands of people.
After weeks of public pressure, Alberta has cancelled 11 coal leases and is pausing future sales in former Category 2 lands, Energy Minister Sonya Savage announced Monday.
It must be one for the political record books: A demand for trade sanctions against the U.S. within seven hours of the new president being sworn in, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
After an awkward and apologetic start, Rick Hillier confidently leading Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
A perfect storm is battering the brand of politicians across party lines and provincial boundaries, worsened by having leaders caught up in the turbulence, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
In a new political column on CTVNews.ca, Don Martin dusts off the crystal ball to decipher what future shocks will rattle the political landscape in 2021.
In his latest column for CTVNews.ca, Don Martin picks his top watch-worthy politicians, a handful of names who, based on solid or inspiring performances, will likely become powerhouses of their realm in the years ahead.