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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned at the outset of COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions that some Canadians would be stranded abroad. That warning looks like prophecy now for a number of people for whom travel options are becoming increasingly scarce.

Liberal MP and registered nurse Kamal Khera has one message for Canadians since she tested positive for COVID-19: listen to the experts and stay at home.

Some Asian Americans say they feel betrayed by their president's use of racially charged terms like "Chinese virus" to describe the coronavirus pandemic and are steeling themselves for possible violence and racist attacks against their community.

Alberta is poised to suffer the largest economic decline in Canada this year — and the most severe that the province has ever seen in a single year, according to a new forecast from RBC Economics. It says the collapse in oil prices has been a "massive blow."

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how COVID-19 shutdowns are affecting animals, the role horses can play in protecting the permafrost and how measures to heal the ozone layer have also benefited the jet stream.

The federal government has given the green light for a safe supply of drugs for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside residents in light of the COVID-19 crisis, according to Mayor Kennedy Stewart.

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says the federal government has given the green light for a safe supply of drugs for Downtown Eastside residents in light of the COVID-19 crisis. 

A cyberattack has forced an unknown number of Ontario's more than 400 Beer Store locations to go cash only, as their credit and debit processing capabilities were wiped out.

Three men from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, say they were forced into homelessness by the government of Nunavut after they were released on bail from the Baffin Correctional Centre. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is in talks with the United States over reports that the Trump administration is thinking of stationing troops near the Canadian border.

The Canadian government says it's "strongly opposed" to the idea of sending American troops to the border to intercept illegal migrants as part of that country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Canadian government says it's "strongly opposed" to the idea of sending American troops to the border to intercept illegal migrants as part of that country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Era of public health directives to social-distance and conserve precious health-care resources for COVID-19 has many people grappling with when it's OK to go to the ER.

China announced Thursday it is closing its borders to all foreigners as of Saturday, including those with visas and residency permits. The move comes as it tries to stem the number of new coronavirus infections, most of which are now coming from abroad.

China is celebrating a victory over coronavirus lifting an unprecedented two-month lockdown of Hubei province Wednesday and preparing to end to the quarantine of its main city, Wuhan, next month. But its greatest fear is a return of the epidemic by way of Europe, the Middle East and North America, where infections are now almost five-fold greater.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is expanding the number of insured mortgages it is willing to buy from banks to the banks have more freedom to lend out more money to consumers and businesses and keep the economy humming.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is expanding the number of insured mortgages it is willing to buy from banks to the banks have more freedom to lend out more money to consumers and businesses and keep the economy humming.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. rose to 81,378 on Thursday — more than any other country, overtaking both Italy and China — while the death toll passed the 1,000 mark, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The U.S. coronavirus death toll topped the 1,000 milestone, as the pandemic's mounting economic burden was illustrated by government data on Thursday showing a record number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits and hospitals struggled to treat a surge of infected patients.

The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. topped 1,000 people, as the pandemic's mounting economic burden was illustrated by government data on Thursday showing a record number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits.

The number of Americans applying for government jobless benefits shattered the previous record level last week, as more than three million workers suddenly found themselves out of work.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touting the benefits of an expanded financial package to help Canadians cope with the impact of COVID-19 — while warning them about a "text scam" that's trying to exploit the government program.

Travellers returning to Canada from abroad are facing a new order requiring them to self-isolate, the latest measure from a government trying to deal with both a rise in COVID-19 cases and growing economic fallout. Here's what's happening in Canada and around the world.

Travellers returning to Canada from abroad are facing a new order requiring them to self-isolate, the latest measure from a government trying to deal with both a rise in COVID-19 cases and the growing economic fallout. Here's what's happening in Canada and around the world.

More than 2,000 doctors have signed Dr. John David Neary's letter to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada calling for exams deferred because of the new coronavirus to be delivered in an alternative format such as an online test.

Kirsten Hillman, the woman now serving as Canada’s acting ambassador to the United States, is about to get a promotion.

Kirsten Hillman, the woman now serving as Canada’s acting ambassador to the United States, has been given the permanent job as the Trudeau government's top person in Washington.

First Nations are being pressured by the federal government to hold elections in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, say legal experts and band officials.

A Nova Scotia woman who needs a double lung transplant says she's trying to stay positive as COVID-19 threatens her ability to have life-saving surgery.

Canadian airlines are telling grounded passengers without travel insurance they won't be getting a refund for flights cancelled because of COVID-19 — only travel credits. A consumer lawyer says carriers have a responsibility to offer refunds.

Rosa, a 24-year-old student, and her mother are in self-isolation at home with symptoms, while her father is in a Vancouver intensive care unit, having likely been infected with COVID-19 at a dental conference.

Four candidates will be on the ballot for the Conservative leadership now that the last deadline to qualify has come and gone.

Those who say the value of human life cannot be measured may not know one of the dark secrets of economics. As we hear about the staggering death rates from COVID-19 in Italy and Spain, we must face the fact that whenever there is a cost to keeping people from dying, there is always a trade-off.

Major Toronto hospitals are rationing surgical masks amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, and in some cases, even urging nurses and other front-line staff to use just one mask for an entire shift, according to memos obtained by CBC News.

Medical experts are warning Canadians not to believe the hype after a hidden camera investigation revealed a Winnipeg acupuncturist was selling an herbal tea that purports to prevent COVID-19. 

Doctors and public health officials are bracing for an onslaught of new cases from people exposed before the border and social distancing measures began.

As the push to stay at home continues, some streaming sites are dropping paywalls and offering free access. The CBC's Eli Glasner runs down the best options for families that don't require a monthly subscription.

Recipes for homemade hand sanitizer concoctions have been multiplying online but experts are warning that many of the DIY solutions are ineffective — even harmful.

Government measures to contain COVID-19 raise legitimate legal questions about how much the state can infringe on the civil liberties of Canadians in the name of protecting them, write Joseph Arvay and David Wu.

The U.S. government has concluded that retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished more than a decade ago, died while in the custody of Iran, his family and administration officials said Wednesday.

The Senate has passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic

The Senate has passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic

The mayor of Fort McMurray says the northeastern Alberta city and surrounding communities are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because tens of thousands of workers travel from across Canada to work in the oilsands.

The federal government has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to help Indigenous communities fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller revealed how the funding is going to be divided.

Any hope of G7 foreign ministers releasing a joint statement on the fight against COVID-19 was killed today after the U.S. insisted the document refer to it as the “Wuhan virus."

One year after killing 51 worshipers at two Christchurch mosques, an Australian white supremacist accused of the slaughter on Thursday changed his plea to guilty.