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A woman and her one-year-old son were successfully treated for Ebola virus infections in Congo's eastern city of Goma and returned home.

For one Ontario university student and huge fan of Taylor Swift, life has just gotten a whole lot easier.

The racial slurs and intolerant comments made by an ostensible supporter of the federal Conservatives have no place in the country, the party's leader said.

A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Air Canada over fuel surcharges.

An American Airlines flight from London to Chicago was diverted to Goose Bay on Tuesday afternoon due to a disruptive passenger.

Norwegian Air ends trans-Atlantic flights from three North American airports because the grounding of Boeing 737 Max has made the routes "no longer commercially viable." Cancelled routes include Hamilton to Ireland.

The report looking into whether Canada needs to rethink the dual role of justice minister and attorney general in the federal cabinet will be made public when the ethics commissioner releases his report into the SNC-Lavalin report, says the prime minister. 

The report looking into whether Canada needs to rethink the dual role of justice minister and attorney general in the federal cabinet will be made public when the ethics commissioner releases his report into the SNC-Lavalin report, says the prime minister. 

Remove false teeth before surgery, British doctors warn after man's partial dentures apparently got stuck in his throat during surgery and weren't discovered for eight days.

Public Prosecution Services will not appeal Dennis Oland's second-degree murder acquittal in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his father, multimillionaire Richard Oland, in Saint John.

Public Prosecution Services will not appeal Dennis Oland's second-degree murder acquittal in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his father, multimillionaire Richard Oland, in Saint John.

The wolf destroyed a tent with a family inside and tried to drag the father away before a man from a neighbouring site rushed in and kicked the animal.

A Calgary man who heard screams at a family's campsite in Banff ran to their nearby tent to find a wolf attempting to pull a man away.

A Calgary man who heard screams at a family's campsite in Banff ran to their nearby tent to find a wolf attempting to pull a man away.

It's been almost a month since a crash that killed the seven people aboard. Four bodies have been recovered, but three are still missing.

Russian authorities have recommended residents of Nyonoksa leave their village while cleanup work is carried out nearby following a rocket engine accident that caused a spike in radiation last week, Interfax news agency reported citing local officials.

Stock markets surged Tuesday after U.S. trade authorities scaled back plans to put another 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods starting next month, and have decided to temporarily exclude things like computers, game consoles, some toys and clothes from the punitive measure.

An 11-year-old was invited on stage by country music superstar.

Vancouver's Harvey Soicher and his wife always wanted to buy an electric car and visit Newfoundland. After she died, he vowed to do both.

Private cannabis stores tend to be closer to primary and secondary schools than government-run stores are, according to a new study that compares legally operating recreational cannabis outlets across Canada.

Private cannabis stores tend to be closer to primary and secondary schools than government-run stores, according to a new study that compares legally operating recreational cannabis outlets across Canada.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada must be quick to adapt and innovate in order to remain a global leader in attracting skilled workers. He's welcoming a new OECD report praising Canada's economic immigration system.

Canada’s economic immigration system is one of the most successful in the world, and is widely seen as a “benchmark” for other countries, finds a new OECD report that is officially being released in Toronto today. Its author, migration specialist Thomas Liebig, and Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen are at an event CBCNews.ca is carrying live, starting at 9:30 a.m. ET.

A 21-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding another before he was restrained by bystanders.

A 21-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding another before he was restrained by bystanders.

A report by the Alberta Law Reform Institute says the province's adverse possession law, one of the last remaining pieces of Canadian legislation of its kind, should be abolished.

The Liberals and Conservatives are matched fairly evenly when it comes to how ready their local campaigns are to pay for the October federal election, a shift from when the big blue machine dominated the scene the last time around.

The call for action comes after a highly publicized trip to Windsor, Ont., by a group of American diabetics looking to buy insulin for about $30 per vial instead of the roughly $450 it costs south of the border.

For decades, Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and sometimes punishing the women professionally when they refused his advances, numerous women told The Associated Press.

Some sense of calm returned to Hong Kong's international airport in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after clashes between police and anti-government protesters caused flight check-in services to be suspended on Tuesday, the airport authority said.

Hong Kong police say they have arrested five people for unlawful assembly, assaulting police officers and possessing weapons after a second day of mass protests at the city's airport.

Hong Kong's airport resumed operations on Wednesday, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days.

Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's international airport Tuesday, forcing a second day of cancelled flights at one of the world's busiest transport hubs and calling for an inquiry into alleged police abuse.

Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's international airport Tuesday, forcing a second day of cancelled flights at one of the world's busiest transport hubs and calling for an inquiry into alleged police abuse.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Mayor John Tory today in Toronto as police grapple with a rising number of shootings in the city over the last two years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory met Tuesday and seemed largely in step about how to combat the city's recent spike in gun violence, calling for a complete approach that looks at issues like housing, education and infrastructure.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Mayor John Tory today in Toronto as police grapple with a rising number of shootings in the city over the last two years.

A national organization says the high cost of internet access in Canada is threatening to leave low-income families without the means to take part in the digital economy, and it's calling on the federal government to act.

Following a season of record-breaking surface temperatures last year, ocean temperatures in the waters around Nova Scotia have moved back to normal this summer, says the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Governments have printed unimaginable amounts of money, inflating the money supply, since 2008. A bank in Denmark just offered the first negative-yield mortgage. Another recession is inevitable. What will we do this time?

Notwithstanding the niceties of the governor general dissolving Parliament, the business of pursuing power never really ends, it only becomes more intense the nearer an election gets. This summer has, as a result, been rather busy.

Notwithstanding the niceties of the governor general dissolving Parliament, the business of pursuing power never really ends, it only becomes more intense the nearer an election gets. This summer has, as a result, been rather busy.

Jeffrey Epstein's death may close the book on his criminal case, but it doesn't end the investigation into the sex trafficking ring he allegedly led. A look at the unanswered questions arising from the sex offender's death, and what comes next.

Jeffrey Epstein's death may close the book on his criminal case, but it doesn't end the investigation into the sex trafficking ring he allegedly led. A look at the unanswered questions arising from the sex offender's death, and what comes next.

A pilot project in Whitby, Ont., is using technology to give plastic waste a second life by turning it into fuel.

A pilot project in Whitby, Ont., is using technology to give plastic waste a second life by turning it into fuel.

Alberta's agriculture minister is touring the province to consult farmers and workers ahead of new fall legislation. The previous NDP government brought in the first farm safety bill, but it was unpopular with many farmers.

Aviation makes a big contribution to global warming, prompting activist Greta Thunberg and others — including some airlines — to advocate for flying less or not at all. Here are ways the airline industry can reduce its environmental impact — something that may be crucial to its survival.

Airlines were checking in passengers at Hong Kong's airport Tuesday, a day after protesters forced one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down. Meanwhile, paramilitary police were assembling across the border in the city of Shenzhen for exercises in what some saw as a threat to increase force

Hundreds of police chiefs and officers from across Canada are meeting in Calgary this week, as are dozens of vendors displaying the latest high-tech wares in the hope of attracting law enforcement buyers.