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Ontario has confirmed three new positive cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 11.

The Conservative Party has named eight candidates who passed the first hurdle to become a contender in the party's leadership race — a list that does not include former Stephen Harper adviser Richard Décarie, who made controversial comments about the LGBTQ community earlier this year. 

Senior government ministers say they remain optimistic talks with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs will break an impasse over a pipeline dispute that has sparked widespread protests and transport disruptions.

Senior government ministers say they remain optimistic talks with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs will break an impasse over a pipeline dispute that has sparked widespread protests and transport disruptions.

Meetings between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers over a pipeline dispute that's sparked nationwide rail blockades and economic disruptions went late into the night Saturday. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser spoke to media Saturday morning and said talks would continue.

Meetings between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers over a pipeline dispute that's sparked nationwide rail blockades and economic disruptions went late into the night Saturday. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser spoke to media Saturday morning and said talks would continue.

Officials say the latest case is a woman in her 60s visiting from Iran.

Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 57 Canadian citizens.

Toronto's Justyn Knight set a new Canadian indoor record in the men's 1,500 metres on Friday at the Boston University Last Chance meet, posting a winning time of three minutes 36.13 seconds to better Doug Consiglio's mark of 3:38.73, set in 1986.

Gunfire could be heard from the Greek side of the River Evros at the Turkish border on Saturday, as migrants attempted to cross the waterway to get into Greece.

The U.S. is banning travel to Iran in response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus and elevating travel warnings to regions of Italy and South Korea.

Central bankers are waking up to dramatically overhauled expectations about interest rates, as the coronavirus that started in China and is now creeping around the world rewrites their plans as quickly as the virus spreads.

The Ontario Liberal leadership vote is March 7, but winning that will be the easy part of rebuilding the party, writes Jamal Abas.

China has complained that Russia's measures to combat the coronavirus are discriminatory, but many Russians seem pleased that their country remains virtually virus-free so far, Chris Brown writes.

This week saw the end of a nine-day marathon round of public hearings that pitted dominant cell phone carriers against affordability advocates and smaller carriers. Here's what we learned from them.

The Assembly of Seven Nations says it's changing the location of its weekly Friday gathering after receiving a death threat over its opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline. 

Central bankers are waking up to dramatically overhauled expectations about interest rates, as the coronavirus that started in China and is now creeping around the world rewrites their plans as quickly as the virus spreads.

Twists of historical fate have made South Carolina the first U.S. presidential primary where black voters play a make-or-break role. That's vital for Democrat Joe Biden, who needs a win and is campaigning hard on his relationship with former president Barack Obama.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland insists a robust climate change plan can live alongside a thriving energy sector. But while the debate has become mired in blame-tossing, businesses are calling for less carping and more consensus.

A Marketplace survey finds that Canadians seeking appliance repairs experience complications, whether it's an inability to access prompt service, diagnose the problem, find a part, or the expense associated with repairs and replacement. But advocates say right to repair legislation could make a difference in Canada.

Canadians hoping to travel to Saudi Arabia for the umrah pilgrimage are scrambling to curb their losses after the kingdom suddenly suspended entry for religious pilgrims over mounting coronavirus concerns, leaving travellers grounded and out thousands of dollars.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland insists a robust climate change plan can live alongside a thriving energy sector. But while the debate has become mired in blame-tossing, businesses are calling for less carping and more consensus.

Twists of historical fate have made South Carolina the first U.S. presidential primary where black voters play a make-or-break role. That's vital for Democrat Joe Biden, who needs a win and is campaigning hard on his relationship with former president Barack Obama.

A major Canadian tobacco company has come under fire for a national ad campaign that appears to downplay the risks of vaping and accuse the media and anti-tobacco groups of intentionally spreading false information.

A Marketplace survey finds that Canadians seeking appliance repairs experience complications, whether it's an inability to access prompt service, diagnose the problem, find a part, or the expense associated with repairs and replacement. But advocates say right to repair legislation could make a difference in Canada.

Officials said the patient had a travel history to Egypt.

After previously denying they had used a controversial facial-recognition app that harvested billions of personal photos from social media, Calgary police now say some officers did, in fact, use the Clearview AI software.

Roman Polanski, who faces accusations of rape, won France's César Award for best directing for his film An Officer and a Spy on Friday, prompting several actors to walk out of the ceremony in protest.

The ceremony for the French version of the Oscars took place in Paris on Friday amid protests by women's rights activists as director Roman Polanski was awarded, in his absence, the best director award for his latest film.

"Our government is confident that the price on carbon pollution is within federal jurisdiction," Federal Justice Minister David Lametti wrote to Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer, in a letter obtained by CBC News.

"Our government is confident that the price on carbon pollution is within federal jurisdiction," Federal Justice Minister David Lametti wrote to Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer, in a letter obtained by CBC News.

Via Rail is set to resume partial service next Tuesday on most routes that were cancelled due to rail blockades set up by protesters supporting the Wet’suwet’en First Nation.