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Canada has deployed a specialized unit of emergency response officials to China to co-ordinate the logistics of a planned airlift to repatriate Canadians as the number seeking to leave the region where the new coronavirus originated continues to increase.

Two days after Brexit, British officials pushed the European Union on Sunday for a Canada-style free trade arrangement as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson geared up for a key speech to spell out his government's negotiating stance.

Ahead of Monday night's caucuses, which kick off the state-by-state nominating process to pick U.S. presidential nominees, Democratic candidates are making their closing pitches in earnest around the state of Iowa.

Andrea Seccafien broke Natasha Wodak's Canadian women's record in the half marathon on Sunday, posting a time of one hour nine minutes 38 seconds for a 17th-place finish in Marugame, Japan.

A state of emergency remains in place for the District of Kent in the Fraser Valley and the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island after heavy rains in British Columbia caused mudslides, road closures, power outages and unsafe conditions.

A state of emergency remains in place for the District of Kent in the Fraser Valley and the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island after heavy rains in British Columbia caused mudslides, road closures, power outages and unsafe conditions.

As a senior RCMP intelligence official faces charges of disclosing secret information, new figures reveal thousands of incidents last year in which federal agencies, including the national police force, mishandled sensitive documents.

Police shot and killed a man in south London after he wounded multiple people in "terrorism-related" stabbings Sunday, the city's police department said.

A man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by police Sunday was recently released from prison, where he was serving time for Islamic-related terrorism offences, officials said.

Police shot and killed a man in south London after he wounded at least three people in "terrorism-related" stabbings Sunday, the city's police department said.

London police say three people were stabbed in a "terrorist-related" attack on Sunday and one victim has life-threatening injuries. The suspect was shot and killed by police.

London police have shot and killed a man during what British police are calling a "terrorism-related" stabbing incident that injured two people in the U.K. capital.

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The Nova Scotia RCMP says a molasses cake was believed to have contained THC — the intoxicating component of cannabis.

Cake containing cannabis was served to children and staff at a school in Eskasoni, N.S., on Friday, according to police.

Sunny Zeng is in daily contact with her parents in Wuhan. Her father sent her a video of neighbours opening the balcony doors of their high rises and joining together in song, as they try to cope with fear and isolation.

Novak Djokovic has won his record-extending eighth Australian Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating Dominic Thiem in five sets in the final in Melbourne.

Six snowmobilers survived after ending up in the icy waters of Lake Magog, in Quebec's Eastern Townships on Saturday. Two were rescued by first responders and were taken to a hospital after the incident. 

The Groundhog Day celebrations were cancelled because of the forecasted weather, so Shubenacadie Sam made his prediction over social media.

In the wake of a new report showing Indigenous people make up almost a third of Canada’s prison population, N.W.T. Justice Minister Caroline Wawzonek suggested changes to the territory’s justice system could be in order.

Justin Kripps piloted Canada's four-man bobsleigh team to a gold-medal finish in Sunday's four-man event at St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday.

The People's Bank of China will inject 1.2 trillion yuan (around 228 billion Cdn) worth of liquidity into the markets via reverse repo operations on Monday, as the country combats the novel coronavirus.

At least 19 universities in six provinces lost researchers, professors and students when Flight 752 was shot down near Tehran. Colleagues of three of those individuals describe what they were like, and the incredible contributions they were making through their work.

Every four years, the small state of Iowa becomes a focal point of international media attention, the first state in the electoral process to name a party leader for president.

The federal cabinet is considering approving the Teck Frontier oilsands mine, but with a condition — that Alberta legislate an emissions cap requiring the province to hit net-zero emissions by 2050 — two sources close to the prime minister tell CBC News.

The daughter of an Ottawa woman stuck in Wuhan, China, says the sooner Canada flies its citizens home, the better.

Some of the 'big' Canadian stories of 2020 so far should test the patience of any engaged citizen with an interest in the country and the well-being of its people, writes Wyatt James Schierman.

The election might be in the rear-view window, but Canada is “increasingly” becoming a target for foreign interference, a briefing note for the new president of the Queen’s Privy Council warns.

A landmark ruling by the United Nations, which could pave the way for future climate migrants, may force the Canadian government to rethink its conditions around refugees and asylum seekers. 

As the Conservative leadership race heats up, some young Conservatives say they want to push the party to consider new ideas that could attract younger voters.

The Philippines on Sunday reported the first overseas death from the growing epidemic of a coronavirus that originated in China, where new confirmed infections jumped by a daily record to top 14,000 cases.

The Philippines on Sunday reported the first overseas death from the growing epidemic of coronavirus that originated in China, where new confirmed infections jumped by a daily record to top 14,000 cases.

China on Monday reported 361 have died on the mainland from the new virus, with an additional 2,829 new cases over the last 24 hours bringing the Chinese total to 17,205.

Cellphone services for many British Columbians across the province, including local community services and RCMP non-emergency lines, were down for much of the day on Saturday.