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One of just three teenagers in a tiny Alaskan town abutting northwest British Columbia says he's feeling sad and isolated after almost five months of a border closure that's kept him apart from his friends just kilometres away in Canada. 

Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly explosion this week that caused large-scale damage to the capital Beirut.

Colby Gaudet from Annapolis County, N.S., has discovered through their PhD research that their Acadian ancestors not only owned slaves, but fought for the right to keep them even with abolition on the horizon.

A husband and father is making the heartbreaking decision to move away so that his family doesn't have to worry about getting him sick.

With less than a month to go until schools reopen across the country, experts say Canada’s plans to get kids back in the classroom safely are missing some key lessons from history.

The pressing question for both Justin Trudeau and Julie Payette is whether the former astronaut can continue to represent the Queen without doing significant damage to one of the foundational institutions of Canadian democracy, Aaron Wherry writes.

The federal government has quietly abandoned its case against a woman who was accused of being a Russian sex spy on Canadian disarmament project in the 1990s. But a leading expert in intelligence says all of the gaffes and missteps should not be just be forgotten.

The National for August 7: The Canadian government promises to fire back against new U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum.

STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the Virden, Man., area, after a tornado touched down Friday evening.

The Canadian government promises to fire back against new U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum.

A Canadian man who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities has died, leaving his family shaken and looking for answers from governments on both sides of the border.

A Canadian man who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities has died, leaving his family shaken and looking for answers from governments on both sides of the border.

A Canadian man who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities has died, leaving his family shaken and looking for answers from governments on both sides of the border.

The loss of the St. Patrick's Bay ice caps, located on Ellesmere Island, is a warning that "everything is changing up there," says scientist Mark Serreze.

We know from witnesses and reporting that the Beirut explosion earlier this week caused massive damage within about a three-kilometre radius of the blast. What if such an explosion happened in Canada? See how extensive the damage would be in these five port cities.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 239 confirmed cases of salmonella infections linked to red onions imported from the United States.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 239 confirmed cases of salmonella infections linked to red onions imported from the United States.

Canada's federal public health agency released guidelines today to advise school administrators as they plan for the reopening of schools in September with the goal of mitigating the spread of coronavirus among students and staff. 

Canada's federal public health agency released guidelines today to advise school administrators as they plan for the reopening of schools in September with the goal of mitigating the spread of coronavirus among students and staff. 

Hand sanitizers have come under scrutiny lately with more than 50 brands now recalled by Health Canada. But they're still safe and effective when made and used properly, Canadian experts say.

The man accused in last month's security breach at Rideau Hall was not only allegedly carrying a small arsenal of weapons, but had a significant amount of ammunition, according to newly released RCMP documents.

We know from witnesses and reporting that the Beirut explosion earlier this week caused massive damage within about a three-kilometre radius of the blast. What if such an explosion happened in Canada? See how extensive the damage would be in these five port cities.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland drew a sharp distinction between her support for the office of the Governor General and its current occupant in the wake of reporting by CBC News showing unusual spending to meet her demands for privacy. 

A report released Friday from the Ontario Civilian Police Commission, after a two-year investigation, contains 37 recommendations to the Windsor Police Service and Windsor Police Service Board. 

A report released Friday from the Ontario Civilian Police Commission, after a two-year investigation, contains 37 recommendations to the Windsor Police Service and Windsor Police Service Board. 

Saskatchewan's education minister says the government has ordered six million disposable masks to use in schools, which will be distributed when classes resume this fall, but their use won't yet be made mandatory in schools.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's disappointed in the president for potentially compromising a historically strong trade relationship with new U.S. tariffs.

The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials — including Carrie Lam, the pro-China leader of the government — accusing them of undermining autonomy and restricting freedom of expression and assembly in the former British colony.

Walmart Canada will require all customers and staff to wear a mask or other type of face covering in its stores nationwide, starting Aug. 12.

At least two people were feared dead and 35 injured when an Air India passenger plane crashed in the southern city of Calicut as it came in to land in heavy rain on Friday, police said.

An Air India plane carrying 191 passengers crashed in the southern city of Calicut on Friday and several passengers were injured, an airline spokesperson and television channels said.

At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Calicut, officials said.

At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Calicut, officials said.

At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when an Air India Express passenger plane overshot the runway and broke into two after landing in the southern city of Calicut in heavy rain on Friday, officials said.

Artists call it painting "en game air" - using the virtual landscapes of video games as a source of inspiration for painters of all levels. And while it has been going on for years, the isolating, quarantine conditions of the pandemic have made this approach to visual art even more popular.

U.S. employment growth slowed considerably in July amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections, offering the clearest evidence yet that the economy's recovery from the recession caused by the pandemic was faltering.

Premier Doug Ford and his education minister, Stephen Lecce, are expected to speak to reporters today as the Ontario government defends its back-to-school plan for September.

Premier Doug Ford and his education minister, Stephen Lecce, are expected to speak to reporters today as the Ontario government defends its back-to-school plan for September.

Premier Doug Ford and his education minister continued to defend Ontario's back-to-school plan on Friday, with both unwilling to answer whether they will consider opting for smaller class sizes for elementary students amid concerns voiced by some parents, health professionals and education unions. 

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is holding a news conference today to respond to Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum imports. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET in Toronto, and CBCNews.ca will carry it live.

The federal government will spend the next month consulting with Canadians about which U.S. metals products to target with retaliatory tariffs as a new trade dispute flares up, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday.

The federal government will spend the next month consulting with Canadians about which U.S. metals products to target with retaliatory tariffs as a new trade dispute flares up, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday.

Canada's economy added 419,000 jobs in July and the jobless rate dropped to 10.9 per cent.

There are four more workers at the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Brandon, Man., who have COVID-19, the union that represents workers says.

Maple Leaf Foods says 10 workers at its pork processing plant in Brandon, Man., have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The company updated the total number of cases in a statement issued Friday afternoon.

Maple Leaf Foods says 10 workers at its pork processing plant in Brandon, Man., have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The company updated the total number of cases in a statement issued Friday afternoon.

Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies on Friday, three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.

Megan Radford has temporarily moved in with her parents in Nova Scotia as she copes with being apart from her husband in Bolivia due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. She's appealing to the government to return him to Canada.

A day after its release, assault victim Dafonte Miller is set to publicly respond to a confidential report by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) probing the circumstances surrounding his beating at the hands of an off-duty Toronto cop.

Assault victim Dafonte Miller says a confidential report by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) shows that former Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders was "kept in the dark" for five months about Miller's beating at the hands of an off-duty Toronto cop.