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The World Health Organization said it would support the efforts of African nations to prepare for a possible outbreak of coronavirus on the continent.

A group of protesters has set up a rail blockade at a major train crossing in East Vancouver, just two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the rail blockades across the country have to come down.

A group of demonstrators who had set up a rail blockade at a major train crossing in East Vancouver Sunday have ended their protest, hours after it began.

Police and school officials on P.E.I. say they received an anonymous tip that someone was planning to bring a firearm to a school on Monday.

Air Canada has confirmed that a passenger aboard one of its flights from Montreal to Vancouver on Valentine's Day has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says the province's 6th presumptive case of COVID-19 flew on an Air Canada flight from Montreal to Vancouver on Valentine's Day, eight days before she tested positive. Officials say they have contacted those sitting close to her and flight staff.

Two Catholic school boards in the Greater Toronto Area say they are deeply distressed at a report that found respected Canadian religious figure Jean Vanier sexually abused at least six women.

Chinese Canadians and others with family stuck in China's Hubei province are calling for the federal government to send a third chartered plane to repatriate Canadians, visa holders and permanent residents alike. 

Alberta and a First Nation in the heart of the oilsands addressed water, habitat and compensation concerns ahead of a cabinet decision on the Teck Frontier oilsands project.

Hundreds of people gathered in a circle at a downtown Halifax park Sunday afternoon to speak against the Coastal GasLink project in B.C., and to voice opposition to local projects, such as the Alton Gas natural gas project. 

As the Conservative Party rebuilds and seeks a new leader, Preston Manning urges fellow conservatives not to seek out a single saviour but to develop a competent team with a range of skills. And to be careful with social media.

A B.C. woman charged in the college admissions scandal pleaded guilty Friday to paying $400,000 to get her son into UCLA as a fake soccer recruit.

It's rare that a regular season NHL game in mid February is guaranteed to be remembered until the end of time. Saturday's win for the Hurricanes fits the bill as they were backstopped by a former Zamboni driver for the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate. Naturally, this blew the mind of pretty much everyone in the hockey world.

The principal of King's University College says the school is "devastated" after a report uncovered sexual abuse from prominent Catholic figure Jean Vanier, whose work aligned with the school's mission. 

The Calgary-based Manning Centre will feature American conservative radio host Dennis Prager as one of its keynote speakers at an upcoming networking conference, a sometimes-controversial figure who recently complained that the left had made it "impossible" to say the N-word.

Officials in Moscow have ordered police raids of hotels, dormitories, apartment buildings and businesses to track down Chinese citizens who may not be taking part in a 14-day self-quarantine period upon their arrival in Russia.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

One man has been hospitalized in serious condition following a fire Sunday morning at a homeless encampment near the Don Valley Parkway, paramedics say.

After two years of battling with the Town of Pouch Cove, Jess Puddister and Tim Ward have sold their home.

South Korea raised its infectious disease alert to its highest level on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to six.

South Korea raised its infectious disease alert to its highest level on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to six.

South Korea raised its infectious disease alert to its highest level on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to six.

Charts showing body mass index have been posted in doctors' offices for decades, but experts caution against using the number to make assumptions about an individual's health.

Sales of Canadian authored books have fallen fast. But no one can agree on why — or what to do about it.

Veterans Affairs has been quietly tightening access to the mental health services received by families of injured former soldiers, the country's veterans ombudsman said Friday.

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, took part in a recent podcast, one of several events in recent months as more attention has been focusing on her role within the Royal Family.

Making MAID legally accessible for a wider range of patients could have the unintended consequence of diminishing the number of health care professionals willing to provide it, ultimately worsening access.

What a setting for a socialist revolution: Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders swept Sin City on Saturday, dominating the Nevada caucuses in a victory that makes the senator the unequivocal 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner.

What a setting for a socialist revolution: Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders swept Sin City on Saturday, dominating the Nevada caucuses in a victory that makes the senator the unequivocal 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner.

What a setting for a socialist revolution: Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders swept Sin City on Saturday, dominating the Nevada caucuses in a victory that makes the senator the unequivocal 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner.

What a setting for a socialist revolution: Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders swept Sin City on Saturday, dominating the Nevada caucuses in a victory that makes the senator the unequivocal 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner.

What a setting for a socialist revolution: Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders swept Sin City on Saturday, dominating the Nevada caucuses in a victory that makes the senator the unequivocal 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner.

South Korea and China both reported a rise in new coronavirus cases on Sunday, as the South Korean prime minister warned that the fast-spreading outbreak linked to a local church and a hospital in the country's southeast had entered a "more grave stage."

Health officials in B.C.'s Fraser Valley say contacts of the latest presumptive case of coronavirus in the province may have attended school in the area, but that there is no public health risk in the region.

Health officials in B.C.'s Fraser Valley say contacts of the latest presumptive case of coronavirus in the province may have attended school in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and the Tri-Cities, but that there is no public health risk in the region.

Emergency backup goalie David Ayers earned his first career NHL win in relief and Warren Foegele scored twice as Carolina picked up an improbable 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday after the Hurricanes lost netminders James Reimer and Petr Mrazek to injury.

Emergency backup goalie David Ayers earned his first career NHL win in relief and Warren Foegele scored twice as Carolina picked up an improbable 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday after the Hurricanes lost netminders James Reimer and Petr Mrazek to injury.

Emergency backup goalie David Ayers earned his first career NHL win in relief and Warren Foegele scored twice as Carolina picked up an improbable 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday after the Hurricanes lost netminders James Reimer and Petr Mrazek to injury.

The company that employed the security guard seen blocking a CBC News reporter's camera during a live television report outside the Ontario Progressive Conservative policy convention is speaking out, saying the guard took instructions directly from party officials.