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The federal minister of Indigenous Services says even though the number of COVID-19 cases on reserves remains low, no one should be complacent.

Israel's president on Sunday rejected a request to extend coalition talks between the country's two most powerful political parties — appearing to give a boost to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pushing the nation toward an unprecedented fourth consecutive election in just over a year.

In Paris on March 9, the day neighbouring Italy was locked down, Macron went strolling with his wife on the Champs Elysee, telling restaurant patrons he wanted to “send a message of confidence to the French economy.”

The OPEC cartel and other oil producers agreed Sunday to cut crude production by a tenth of global supply, an unprecedented move to stabilize the market, according to several energy officials who participated in the talks.

The OPEC oil cartel and other oil producers agreed Sunday to boost oil prices by cutting nearly 10 million barrels a day in production, or a tenth of global supply, according to several national energy officials who participated in the talks.

Len's Mill Store is known as a sort of mecca for sewers, knitters and quilters. Now, the retailer has turned into a manufacturing hub of sorts, with employees creating kits for masks, caps and gowns to help during COVID-19.

The Quebec coroner and the Montreal police major crimes unit are investigating the deaths, at least five of which are linked to COVID-19.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as many Canadians celebrate Easter Sunday.

Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the "epochal challenge" posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sunday, blending the joyful feast day with sorrow over the toll the virus has already taken.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital and will continue his recovery from COVID-19 at Chequers, his official country residence, Downing Street said in a statement on Sunday.

Five residents of Chartwell Gibson Long-term Care Residence have died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the North York, Ont., facility, officials there said Sunday.

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

When the time comes to lift the COVID-19 restrictions, how should it be done? Is it possible to return to business as usual? Should that even be the goal?

Police are investigating the owners of a Montreal-area nursing home after news that 31 patients died at the facility since mid-March, at least five of them after contracting COVID-19.

​​​​​​Long-term care homes in Canada saw an uptick of deaths and infections on Sunday, prompting concern from health officials and investigations from police.

When they were thrown some pretty big curveballs — like a hurricane and a pandemic — Jillian and John MacMaster worked together as a "really strong team" to manage major life events.

From forestry and film, to mining and manufacturing, experts say it’s hard to predict the depth of the damage or the length of the time B.C.'s economy will take to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. That’s if it can be predicted at all.

Choirs aren't allowed in hospitals or nursing homes to sing for Easter because of COVID-19. Creative choristers are making sure the song carries on.

Before the pandemic started, designer Rachelle Leblanc was converting a space into a gallery and studio. Now it serves as an assembly line for protective shields that she offers free of charge to store owners in her community.

Canada told Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.

Health Canada says a rapid blood test for COVID-19 that’s being manufactured in Canada and shipped to the United States is not ready for use here.

A Manitoba researcher is using part of his $500,000 federal grant to not only study how COVID-19 is affecting Indigenous communities but also to help them survive it. One of his first projects is a public health video delivered in Cree by a raven puppet.

COVID-19 may delay plans to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit homelands by 2030.

Choirs aren't allowed in hospitals or nursing homes to sing for Easter because of COVID-19. Creative choristers are making sure the song carries on.

From masters like Italy's Massimo Bottura to Queer Eye's food and wine expert Antoni Porowski to Food Network celebrities such as Ina Garten, prominent chefs and cooks are sharing recipes, streaming demonstrations and connecting with hungry fans stuck at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Canada told Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.

Canada asked Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.

Hockey players from the little leagues to the pro leagues are remembering 25-year-old Colby Cave, who died Saturday after undergoing emergency surgery on Tuesday to remove a colloid cyst that caused bleeding on the brain.

Hockey players from the little leagues to the pro leagues are remembering 25-year-old Colby Cave, who died Saturday after undergoing emergency surgery on Tuesday to remove a colloid cyst that caused bleeding on the brain.

Hockey players from the little leagues to the pro leagues are remembering 25-year-old Colby Cave, who died Saturday after undergoing emergency surgery on Tuesday to remove a colloid cyst that caused bleeding on the brain.