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Netflix Inc. on Tuesday reported more paid subscribers than expected in the first quarter, as global lockdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus forced people to stay at home and watch shows online including the wildly popular Tiger King.

Staff at a hospital in the Greater Toronto Area are worried that Canadians are becoming less vigilant about physical distancing and want people to see through their eyes what it's like treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU.

Staff at a hospital in the Greater Toronto Area are worried that Canadians are becoming less vigilant about physical distancing and want people to see through their eyes what it's like treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU.

An unintended consequence of the coronavirus lockdown has been a noticeable improvement in air quality. Here's a look before and after the lockdown began in various cities around the world.

The head of the UN food agency warned Tuesday that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also "on the brink of a hunger pandemic" that could lead to "multiple famines of biblical proportions" within a few months if immediate action isn't taken.

Engineer and disability rights activist Jonathan Marchand, who breathes with a ventilator, said the COVID-19 crisis in Quebec's long-term care homes is showing the limits of the institutionalized patient care.

Scientists are beginning to fear that the rush to understand the coronavirus and find ways to treat COVID-19, the illness it causes, is leading to an erosion of traditional safeguards against bad science.

The shooting rampage that began Saturday night in Portapique, N.S., claimed the lives of nearly two dozen victims, including a pregnant continuing-care assistant and a 17-year-old girl.

A cargo jet chartered by the federal government to deliver badly needed personal protective equipment from China was forced to leave the airport in Shanghai without the shipment on board.

A cargo jet chartered by the federal government to deliver badly needed personal protective equipment from China was forced to leave the airport in Shanghai without the shipment on board.

Canadian exercise apparel brand Lululemon issued statements on Tuesday apologizing for, and distancing itself from, a T-shirt design promoted by one of its art directors that triggered outrage and accusations of racism online.

Air Canada is suspending all service to the United States, after Canada and the U.S. agreed to extend restrictions on cross-border travel for another 30 days because of COVID-19.

Minnesota-based 3M has filed a lawsuit against an Ontario company that allegedly claimed a phoney affiliation with the U.S. medical-gear maker to sell hard-to-find N95 face masks at exorbitant prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Canadian hospitals facing urgent COVID-19 needs are banding together to close funding "gaps" for their institutions and embattled health-care workers.

Meat prices could go up now that a massive processing plant in Alberta has temporarily shut itself down following a COVID-19 outbreak — but it's not likely to lead to a domestic shortage, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced $350 million in emergency funds for community groups and national charities that help seniors, the homeless and others made more vulnerable by the pandemic.

People across the country are expressing their sorrow over one of the deadliest mass killings in Canadian history and honouring some of those who acted bravely to protect others.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory.

The month of Ramadan, when Muslims go without food or drink from sunrise to sunset every day, then gather to break their fast and pray together, will look very different this year.

Facebook wants a judge to toss out the federal privacy watchdog's finding that the social media giant's lax practices allowed personal data to be used for political purposes.

Certain services require a personal house call, even during a global pandemic. 

Canada's lead railway safety investigator is citing physical evidence of broken track on a section of Saskatchewan rail line that saw two recent oil train derailments.

Scientists have discovered that a comet called 2I/Borisov — only the second interstellar object ever detected passing through the solar system — is surprisingly different in its composition from comets hailing from our celestial neighbourhood.

The French and Mahaffy families argue the public deserves full transparency related to the Paul Bernardo case and says without it, there's a chance he could end up back in the public.

More than one-third of Canada's COVID-19 cases are people 60 and over. Many doctors and nurses are in that age group, which has experts considering about how best to protect them during the coronavirus outbreak, including the use of virtual care and other innovative tools. 

While Yukon's tourism sector faces a long, uncertain road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, industry experts say it's too early to know the impact of the outbreak on the mining sector.

Nova Scotians are coming together, without physically coming together during the coronavirus pandemic, to mourn the loss of 18 lives after the deadliest mass killing in Canadian history.

Nova Scotians are coming together — without physically coming together during the coronavirus pandemic — to mourn the loss of more than 18 lives after one of the deadliest mass killings in Canadian history.

The markets have been excessively volatile since the pandemic began, but on Monday the truly unthinkable happened — oil prices turned negative.

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to [email protected], and we’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network.

The rules limiting social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic mean Nova Scotians won't be able to unite in a public setting to mourn those killed in last weekend's mass shooting. However, some folks are planning an alternative way to try to bring people together.

The rules limiting social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic mean Nova Scotians won't be able to unite in a public setting to mourn those killed in last weekend's mass shooting. However, some folks are planning an alternative way to try to bring people together.

There is tingling nerves, butterflies in the stomach, some apprehension and a rush of adrenaline. Former Olympic swimmers Michelle Toro and Heather MacLean often experience the same range of emotions working as nurses at Toronto hospitals as they did stepping onto the starting block before a race.

Federal government officials say Ottawa is doing what it can to help provinces ramp up their COVID-19 testing and contact tracing — but insist their ability to intervene in provinces that fall behind is limited.

Actors and other creative types living in California who can't rely on royalties or residuals to tide them over during the shutdown are struggling without many of the safety nets that protect other Canadian workers.

Elected representatives are going to have dramatically less contact with the people they represent for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19, and that's going to put real strains on representative democracy, writes Michael Morden.

President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American jobs.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of certain immigration green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of certain immigration green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.

The family of a woman who died suddenly over the Easter weekend, leaving her three children without a mother, say they are devastated and want answers after her husband disappeared and is now the focus of a Canada-wide warrant in connection with her death.

Residents along a small back road in rural Nova Scotia are reeling after watching a neighbouring home burn to the ground, while another friend lay dead from the weekend's killing rampage.

An outbreak of COVID-19 at an oilsands project in northern Alberta has now been linked to seven cases in workers returning to B.C., and officials believe there will be more to come.

Nobody would believe you if you said last week that Portapique, N.S. and the rural area surrounding it would be ground-zero for the country's worst ever mass shooting.

We've heard a lot of argument lately among MPs about the importance of keeping the Commons in session during the current emergency. Maybe MPs themselves should start taking the institution more seriously.

We've heard a lot of argument lately among MPs about the importance of keeping the Commons in session during the current emergency. Maybe MPs themselves should start taking the institution more seriously.