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Members of the Island's fast-growing Hindu community say they're excited to finally have a dedicated place to worship and gather, after the province's first Hindu temple opened in Cornwall, P.E.I. on March 8. Hindus now make up nearly one per cent of the Island's population, according to Statistics Canada.

There's no verifiable evidence that any UFO sighting in the U.S. was actually extraterrestrial, according to a new Pentagon report that addresses a long-held belief that the U.S. government is covering up the existence of aliens.

The 96th Academy Awards are coming up this weekend, and there is no shortage of Canadian nominees. Here are the Canadians who will be competing for Hollywood's top prizes at Sunday's ceremony. 

Dalian Enterprises, one of the contractors that worked on the controversial ArriveCan app, says its president and founder David Yeo only became a public servant after the project was completed.

A Canadian class-action lawsuit accusing a popular fertility-tracking app of sending users’ intimate health information — including details about their periods, sex lives and pregnancies — to companies like Facebook without their knowledge has been allowed to go ahead.

The Canadian government has confirmed it will restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The government suspended funding in January after Israel alleged 12 employees of the agency were involved in the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media.

No charges will be laid following an RCMP investigation into allegations of voter fraud and identity theft in Alberta’s 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race won by Jason Kenney.

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump raised concerns about banning TikTok ahead of a vote next week by the U.S. House of Representatives that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to divest the popular short video app.

According to Ireland's Constitution, a woman's place is in the home. Voters will decide on Friday — International Women's Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist.

As two Montreal-area Chinese groups accused of hosting clandestine Chinese government "police stations” sue the RCMP for defamation, the head of the national police service maintains his officers are acting on “credible” information. 

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs held a round dance at Winnipeg's iconic Portage and Main intersection on Friday for International Women's Day, demanding the provincial and federal governments start searching a landfill for the remains of three women.

Canada's economy added 41,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose to 5.8 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.

In a Brier that has been full of twists and turns, including a number of unexpected results, the playoff field is now set as the field of 18 teams has been trimmed to just six. Find out the major storylines heading into the finals.

The religious organization has no official name but is known as the 2x2s, The Way, The Truth, and the Church With No Name.

When Stratford, Ont., was hit with a ransomware attack in 2019, police advised against paying the demand — but the city's insurance company said it should, according to the former mayor. He and other experts share insights about these attacks, as services in Hamilton are disrupted for a second week.

Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon Ball series that spawned widely popular films, video games and TV shows, died on March 1 from a blood clot in his brain, his production studio said on Friday. He was 68.

A winter storm has shuttered businesses, schools and government offices, while officials advise people to stay off the roads.

Amy and Greg Hoyt want their son to be acknowleged in his school's yearbook, but the district has said no, citing 'suicide contagion.'

More than 2,500 people have signed a petition demanding a public inquiry to determine why the electricity bills of some Nova Scotia Power customers have jumped far more than 6.5 per cent, after the utility instituted a rate hike of that amount on Jan. 1.

What we saw in Thursday's state of the union address was U.S. President Joe Biden's re-election strategy — a blueprint for a comeback, as he's down in the polls. It revealed four things about the campaign he intends to fight.

A legal tussle over a dog has cost both sides thousands in legal fees — and plenty of heartache — while highlighting how the law treats pets in estate battles. 

When Windsor, Ont., renter Lisa Lum heard that the Landlord and Tenant Board sided in her favour and ordered her former landlord to pay her more than $16,000, she thought she could finally move on. But as it turns out, the case is far from over.