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Research is messy and sometimes it's wrong. But science is also self-correcting. That's what happened after a report in the New England Journal of Medicine mistakenly concluded that a woman from Shanghai had spread the coronavirus to colleagues in Germany before experiencing symptoms herself.

Research is messy and sometimes it's wrong. But science is also self-correcting. That's what happened after a report in the New England Journal of Medicine mistakenly concluded that a woman from Shanghai had spread the coronavirus to colleagues in Germany before experiencing symptoms herself.

A second, presumptive case of the coronavirus has been identified in B.C., according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

A second case of coronavirus has been identified in the Vancouver Coastal Health region of B.C., according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

A second case of coronavirus has been identified in the Vancouver Coastal Health region of B.C., according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Aware 360 can be downloaded to smart phones and is connected 24/7 to call centre staff who can check in on users to make sure they are OK and notify RCMP if they are not.

WWII vet Fred Arsenault is turning 100 on March 6, and his son Ron has launched an appeal for 100 birthday cards in time for the big day.

Second World War veteran Fred Arsenault is turning 100 on March 6, and his son Ron has launched an appeal for 100 birthday cards in time for the big day.

Second World War veteran Fred Arsenault is turning 100 on March 6, and his son Ron has launched an appeal for 100 birthday cards in time for the big day.

A Conservative MP has apologized after he asked an NDP MP whether she's considered sex work as part of a debate in the House of Commons about the Parole Board of Canada.

World-renowned HIV specialist Dr. Frank Plummer of Winnipeg is dead at 67. He was visiting Kenya, where he was a keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the University of Nairobi's collaborative centre for research and training in HIV/AIDS/STIs.

Tesla shares are soaring for the second day in a row after the electric car maker sold more vehicles than analysts thought it would, prompting investors to pour money into the stock at a record pace and send short sellers running for the exits.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that it has confirmed 27 cases of the new coronavirus spreading person-to-person in nine countries outside of China. 

The Iowa Democratic Party says Pete Buttigieg is leading the Iowa caucus, based on a first round of results, released almost 24 hours after voting began.

The Iowa Democratic Party says it will release partial results of Monday night's caucuses later Tuesday after a delay that the party attributed to technical issues.

The Iowa Democratic Party has released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay showing former midwestern mayor Pete Buttigieg and progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leading the opening contest of the party's 2020 primary season.

Leadership from Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Coldwater and a collective of Stó:lō bands will speak to media at noon PT about the Federal Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the federal government's reapproval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. 

Leadership from Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Coldwater and a collective of Stó:lō bands will speak to media at noon PT about the Federal Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the federal government's reapproval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. 

One year after a CP Rail derailment in Field, B.C., that killed three men, families of the victims are asking CP employees who may have information about what happened to speak out.

Steven Li, a Toronto man living in Wuhan, took a short bike ride to get groceries. Here is what he saw.

Former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says she expects all-party support to finally pass legislation to require judges to undergo sensitivity training before they can preside over sexual assault cases.

The psychiatrist assigned to Lionel Desmond when he turned up at the emergency room in distress is being questioned today at a fatality inquiry about why the veteran was released from hospital a day before he killed himself and three members of his family.

The psychiatrist assigned to Lionel Desmond when he turned up at the emergency room in distress is being questioned today at a fatality inquiry about why the veteran was released from hospital a day before he killed himself and three members of his family.

The psychiatrist assigned to Lionel Desmond when he turned up at the emergency room in distress is being questioned today at a fatality inquiry about why the veteran was released from hospital a day before he killed himself and three members of his family.

With a plane to bring back Canadians from Wuhan set to leave China on Thursday morning local time, many families who call Canada home now face the tough reality of being separated.

Canadians trapped in the coronavirus-affected region in Wuhan, China could be able to leave starting Thursday, but not all who registered are guaranteed a seat on the first flight out, according to Canadian officials.

Canadians trapped in the coronavirus-affected region in Wuhan, China will be able to leave starting Thursday, but not all who registered are guaranteed a seat on the first flight out, according to Canadian officials.

Canadians trapped in the coronavirus-affected region in Wuhan, China could be able to leave starting Thursday, but not all who registered are guaranteed a seat on the first flight out, according to Canadian officials.

The violations include a worker shocked with 1,000 volts of electricity, and the possible exposure of workers to dangerous silica dust.

After hours of waiting for results from the caucus vote in Iowa on Monday, the state Democratic Party said results won't be released until Tuesday. The biggest loser in the delay debacle — not including the state party, which is responsible for the caucus process — may just be the eventual winner of the state.

A school principal in Cumberland County, N.S., is being criticized for throwing her school's athletic trophies and plaques into a dumpster.

The name of a new hotel in Yellowknife is highlighting an ongoing conversation about name reclamation in the North.

The name of a new hotel in Yellowknife is highlighting an ongoing conversation about name reclamation in the North.

Hong Kong hospitals are cutting services as medical workers strike for a second day to demand the borders with mainland China be shut completely to ward off a virus that caused its first death in the territory

The cost to the Canadian government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial vacation on the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas has risen to $271,000 after the RCMP wrote a cheque two weeks ago for $56,000 worth of meals, accommodations and jet ski rental.

Video has surfaced of the aftermath of the fatal derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train a year ago. It comes in the wake of a CBC/Fifth Estate report that has sparked controversy over whether an outside police force should conduct an investigation into the crash.

Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says Canada's Paris climate targets are a "dream" — but he's not ready to abandon them or conclude they're unachievable.

Quebec Premier François Legault emerged from a caucus retreat last week in Saint-Sauveur and declared that "the year 2020 will be the year of the environment." But is he really ready to take the tough steps necessary to limit climate change?

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Indigenous groups challenging the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project — clearing yet another major legal hurdle for the long-delayed $7.4 billion project, which will carry nearly a million barrels of Alberta oil per day to the B.C. coast.

The Federal Court of Appeal will decide on Tuesday whether the Trans Mountain expansion project lives or dies when it rules on an appeal from Indigenous communities who have long opposed its construction.

Canadian special forces troops are back to full employment in northern Iraq — but for how long?

Graphs to put the coronavirus into perspective.

Assisted dying isn't about encouraging death, but rather listening to someone who asks for control over their own body, writes Michael Coren.

Assisted dying isn't about encouraging death, but rather listening to someone who asks for control over their own body, writes Michael Coren.

The SARS outbreak showed us that viral outbreaks can breed xenophobia. We've seen this before.

Just two hours into a WestJet flight from Toronto to Montego Bay, Jamaica, passengers had their trips unexpectedly cut short on Monday after a passenger claimed he had the coronavirus.

Two Liberal cabinet ministers and former interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose are getting together to re-introduce legislation to require judges to undergo sensitivity training before they can preside over sexual assault cases, CBC News has learned.