Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices

The CMHC reduced funding from the Housing Accelerator Fund for Toronto and Vaughan, and cancelled money for Red Deer, which says it's not giving it back yet.

Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing.

Cory Robert Ulmer Brown was charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death, one count of driving while disqualified, and one count of flight from police.

Ollie Ferguson, 16, of Lindsay, Ont., will compete at a NASCAR event in North Carolina in February. The teen began racing at age nine after battling bone marrow cancer.

Management says that to ensure safe skiing conditions, Le Massif had to continue artificial snow-making by the end of the month and operations needed to resume as of Tuesday.

The $1-million Security Enhancement Fund will help community organizations and places of worship combat a rise in hate crimes and vandalism.

The City of Calgary has elevated the risks associated with its infrastructure following the second catastrophic failure of a main city water line in less than two years.

Farmers say they want to see changes to the federal government's Income Tax Act to include nieces and nephews in capital gains tax exemptions for farmland transfers.