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The isolated Cree community of Attawapiskat — shown several years ago, in a photo by the Toronto Star — struggled all winter with a high rate of suicide attempts.

Canadian First Nation Declares State Of Emergency Over Suicide Attempts

10:59am April 11, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The isolated Attawapiskat community is home to about 2,000 people. In March, there were 28 suicide attempts — and on Saturday night alone, 11 people tried to kill themselves, the CBC reports.

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk from the Oval Office to a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday.

U.S., Canada Announce Shared Goals For Fighting Climate Change

2:45pm March 10, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled goals for cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by more than 40 percent by 2025, among other ambitious targets.

Justin Trudeau — shown here outside Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's governor general, after being sworn in as Canada's prime minister on Nov. 4 — has opted to live in a house on the Rideau Hall grounds.

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Canada's Official Residence, No Longer Fit For A Prime Minister

12:13pm March 09, 2016

by Jackie Northam

The 35-room limestone mansion is so decrepit that there have been calls for its demolition. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refuses to live there. The big question: What to do with the place?

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Justin Trudeau won in a landslide as Canada's prime minister in October. But critics say he is more flashy than substantive.

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Justin Trudeau, The 'Shiny Pony' Who Became Canada's Prime Minister

5:03pm March 08, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Trudeau has been called "dashing," hip and a #hottie. President Obama will host him at a state dinner Thursday, the first time the White House has welcomed a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years.

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Reemas al-Abdullah, 5, wrapped herself in a Canadian flag before a dinner hosted by Friends of Syria at the Toronto Port Authority in December.

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Canada Says It Has Met Its Goal Of Resettling 25,000 Syrian Refugees

3:46pm March 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Canada reached the milestone number less than four months after it started accepting Syrian refugees. The initiative was a campaign promise by newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Canadians Left With Questions After Being Barred From 'Jeopardy!'

3:33pm February 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

For a show whose host has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, a new policy prompts criticism — and jokes — north of the border.

Lita Blacksmith displays a drawing she made of her 18-year-old daughter Lorna, who was murdered in Winnipeg in 2012. A police study found that 1 in 4 female homicide victims in Canada in 2012 was an aboriginal woman.

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Canada To Launch Nationwide Investigation Into Murdered, Missing Aboriginal Women

2:12pm February 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A study by Canada's police found that nearly 1,200 Aboriginal women were murdered or went missing between 1980 and 2012. But two Canadian government ministers say that number could be far higher.

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Trudeau Says Canada Will Cease Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria And Iraq

5:50pm February 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The prime minister says Canada will stop its airstrikes within two weeks, and will step up training for local security forces fighting ISIS militants.

An adult spirit bear crosses a fallen log over a stream in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia.

Landmark Deal Protects Over 9 Million Acres Of Canadian Rain Forest

5:34pm February 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The agreement reached between aboriginal groups known as First Nations, environmental groups and logging companies designates 85 percent of the forest land as permanently protected from logging.

Trump Hammers Birther Charge, Dismisses Cruz As 'The Canadian'

9:43am January 26, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

With the polls tightening a week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the real-estate mogul is continuing to raise questions about whether the Texas senator is even eligible for the White House.