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After two weeks of fear and frustration, hundreds of Canadian tourists are now on their way home from Peru. But many are critical of Ottawa's airlift effort, and say they might still be stuck if it wasn't for the work of several fellow travellers who helped mobilize the repatriation campaign.

The most visible chief medical officers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada have been women. They are helping Canadians understand the outbreak and are gaining respect, and even fan clubs, along the way, Meagan Fitzpatrick writes.

The most visible chief medical officers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada have been women. They are helping Canadians understand the outbreak and are gaining respect, and even fan clubs, along the way.

The most visible chief medical officers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada have been women. They are helping Canadians understand the outbreak and are gaining respect, and even fan clubs, along the way.

The federal government overestimated the cost of complying with a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order that it compensate First Nations children apprehended from their homes through the on-reserve child welfare system, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. 

A significant number of Canadian military trainers have been redeployed out of Iraq to Kuwait as the federal government temporarily shrinks the size of its overseas missions in response to the pandemic, a senior defence source told CBC News.

It may not be the leading worry for most Americans right now, but amid the anxiety over coronavirus, another kind of concern is quietly growing in this country: how to deal with the coming presidential election.

An ill-fated cruise that has had a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths is finally coming to an end after politicians in Florida agreed to allow its passengers, including 247 Canadians, to disembark in Ft. Lauderdale.

An ill-fated cruise that has experienced a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths is finally coming to an end after politicians in Florida agreed to allow its passengers to disembark in Fort Lauderdale.

A study by researchers in Singapore became the latest to estimate that somewhere around 10 per cent of new infections may be sparked by people who carry the virus but have not yet suffered its flu-like symptoms.

Canadian beekeepers buy thousands of queen bees and packages of bees every year to replace hives that died over the winter, but this year those bees aren't getting into the country.

More than 6.6 million Americans filed for new jobless claims last week, doubling the record amount seen the previous week, when the COVID-19 crisis was beginning to wallop the U.S. economy.

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia — the first fossil of an extinct human species discovered in Africa — in research with big implications for deciphering the origin of our own species.

A group of Manitoba researchers say they’ve found a way to safely decontaminate and reuse medical masks that are normally thrown away after each use.

While the current COVID-19 pandemic has drawn comparisons to the Spanish flu of 1918-20, which killed millions worldwide, polio represents a more recent health crisis within the living memory of many Canadians.

While the current COVID-19 pandemic has drawn comparisons to the Spanish flu of 1918-20, which killed millions worldwide, polio represents a more recent health crisis within the living memory of many Canadians.

While the current COVID-19 pandemic has drawn comparisons to the Spanish flu of 1918-20, which killed millions worldwide, polio represents a more recent health crisis within the living memory of many Canadians.

The Michilsen family, which lives in Ancaster, Ont., is dealing with a family death and a newborn baby in the same week — but physical distancing because of COVID-19 means neither life will get celebrated for months.

The Michilsen family of Hamilton is dealing with a family death and a newborn baby in the same week — but physical distancing means neither life will get celebrated for months.

As governments around the world try to turn the tide on the spread of COVID-19, doctors are wondering if the disease will truly be eradicated or if we’ll see it become endemic, a seasonal infection like the flu and common cold.

Canadian communities need a coordinated and unconventional response to guide the testing and sheltering of individuals experiencing homelessness.

Because of testing delays in Canada, thousands of COVID-19 cases are being missed. There is a rapid blood test that will reveal within 15 minutes who has been infected, but so far none of those tests has been approved for use in Canada.

Donald Trump likes to say he feels like a "wartime president" battling an "invisible enemy," as though he were in command of the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. However, as Keith Boag explains, it's often the governors and Congress making key decisions that could decide the outcome of the crisis.

Only epidemiological studies will bring to light exactly how and why COVID-19 took off in northern Italy with such speed. But experts say there are already lessons to be gleaned from Italy's fatal errors.

We're breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic by answering your questions. You can send us your questions via email at [email protected] and we’ll answer as many as we can. We'll publish a selection of answers every weekday on our website, and we’re also putting some of your questions to the experts on the air during The National and CBC News Network.

You can't make an N95 mask out of a bra, and gargling with salt water will not protect you from getting COVID-19. Here are five myths about the virus circulating online and some tips on how to spot bad advice.

You can't make an N-95 mask out of a bra, and gargling with salt water will not protect you from getting COVID-19. Here are five myths about the virus circulating online and some tips on how to spot bad advice.

Long waits for COVID-19 test results are due in part to a shortage of medical laboratory professionals in Canada, according to lab workers' associations and job vacancy data.

The oilpatch is struggling because of three main factors right now: The decision by Saudi Arabia and Russia to flood the market with oil, problems with accessing funding from equity markets, and COVID-19, which has resulted in demand for oil to plunge.

Healthcare workers make up roughly 1 in every 10 of the known COVID-19 cases in Ontario, totaling 229 lab-confirmed cases to date, CBC News has learned.

There are now 229 lab-confirmed cases of Ontario health-care workers infected with COVID-19, CBC News has learned.

CBC News spoke with a dozen families who have temporarily separated during the pandemic, and all of them either moved in with extended family, moved to their chalets or are paying for an apartment out of their own pockets.

As they put their health at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep Canadians fed, grocery store employees are imploring shoppers to follow a few simple rules for the sake of others: Don't stop to chat, shop alone, and only shop once a week. And channel any anger and frustration elsewhere.

From the trite to the sublime, the world is being coerced into a grudging socioeconomic beta test. Not all will make it to the final product release but some changes are here to stay, Don Pittis writes.

Canadian communities need a coordinated and unconventional response to guide the testing and sheltering of individuals experiencing homelessness.

In his recent public statements about the pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken to using the language of war — appropriate for describing a threat so deadly and so fast-moving. But Canadians need more than metaphors. They need information.

An agreement to stem non-essential travel between Canada and the United States is being interpreted and applied very differently by the two countries, despite the Canadian government's assurances the restriction would be applied "consistently" on both sides of the border, CBC News has learned.

You can't make an N-95 mask out of a bra, and gargling with salt water will not protect you from getting COVID-19. Here are five myths about the virus circulating online and some tips on how to spot bad advice.

Public health modelling predicts cases of COVID-19 could peak in Alberta in early May, according to Premier Jason Kenney.

Global Affairs Canada says it has received more than 1,300 loan applications through its COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program for Canadians Abroad. It says it has already paid out $1.8 million to 500 recipients who either need money to get home or to cover their living expenses where they are stuck.