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The family of a Vancouver Island pilot presumed dead after a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece says he was a "an amazing young man" who left behind "30 years of incredible memories."

Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay is being accused of deploying "dog whistle" political messaging after he disparaged legislation to protect transgender rights as the "bathroom bill" in a bid to attack his chief opponent.

More than 7 million Canadians have applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit — but some of them shouldn't actually be getting the $2,000-per-month payment. And those receiving the money who aren't entitled to it could be putting their own financial futures at risk, CBC News has learned.

The union representing workers at an Alberta meat-processing plant that is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak is taking legal action to stop its planned reopening on Monday.

A tear-stained thank you letter written from the heart of an eight-year-old boy has touched RCMP officers across the country as they mourn the loss of one of their own. 

The preliminary highlights from a major U.S. study suggesting an experimental drug can speed up the recovery of COVID-19 patients is exciting news that needs to be tempered with a healthy dose of caution until full details are released in a published study, say Canadian infectious disease experts.

As Alberta prepares to re-open sectors of the economy that have been closed for weeks, the experience of one small city in late April offers a reminder of just how quickly COVID-19 can spread.

The United States is keeping Canada on its "watch list" of countries where policies and practices could pose a threat to American intellectual property rights. In its annual report on foreign perils to American rights holders, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) raised concerns about Canada's plan to recalibrate how it calculates the price of prescription drugs.

A new mobile contact-tracing app unveiled Friday by Alberta Health Services, combined with aggressive testing for COVID-19, can help public health officials slow transmission and reduce the spread of coronavirus, says Dr. Deena Hinshaw.

The search for five missing Canadian Armed Forces members who were aboard a helicopter that crashed while serving with a NATO naval task force is now a recovery operation.

Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines rolled out requirements for passengers and staff to wear masks when travelling, following similar edicts earlier this week from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways.

The Ontario government is allowing some workplaces to reopen, as long as they meet "strict public health measures and operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak."

The Ontario government is allowing some workplaces to reopen next week, as long as they meet "strict public health measures and operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak." The list includes garden centres, nurseries and some construction projects.

The federal government has declined a request from a postal workers union local in Toronto to issue an order stopping delivery of a special coronavirus edition of the Epoch Times, because it doesn’t meet the criminal threshold for hate speech.

Thousands of evacuees forced from their homes by flooding in and around Fort McMurray, Alta., may be allowed to return sooner than expected, says the region's mayor. 

Thousands of evacuees forced from their homes by flooding in and around Fort McMurray, Alta., may be allowed to return sooner than expected, says the region's mayor. 

Thousands of evacuees forced from their homes by flooding in and around Fort McMurray, Alta., may be allowed to return sooner than expected, says the region's mayor. 

New data analyzed by Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society suggests fewer people in Canada are seeking care for serious heart attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada has officially entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council declared Friday.

Canada has officially entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council declared Friday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce new gun control measures Friday, including a ban on some "assault-style" firearms, less than two weeks after the Nova Scotia tragedy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a ban on some 1,500 models of military-grade "assault-style" weapons in Canada, a ban that takes effect immediately.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a ban on some 1,500 models of military-grade "assault-style" weapons in Canada, a ban that takes effective immediately.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a ban on some 1,500 models of military-grade "assault-style" weapons in Canada, a ban that takes effect immediately.

When René Segura started feeling ill, his wife Tracy Segura implored him to go to the hospital. Soon he was diagnosed with COVID-19, intubated and fighting for his life.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday emphatically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, declaring flatly "this never happened."

Joe Biden on Friday gave his first public comments on a sexual assault allegation that has threatened to roil his presidential campaign, denying such an incident occurred in 1993.

Joe Biden on Friday gave his first public comments on a sexual assault allegation that has threatened to roil his U.S. presidential campaign, denying such an incident occurred in 1993.

Vehicle parades of more than five people have technically always been illegal under provincial emergency orders, but the rules haven’t been enforced on parades — until now.

A naval warfare officer from Nova Scotia missing after a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea loved his job and cared deeply about others, according to his loved ones.

A naval warfare officer from Nova Scotia missing after a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea loved his job and cared deeply about others, according to his loved ones.

It’s been 30 years since two rural Manitoba teenagers were tied up, assaulted and left to die in a burning house, but the sole survivor will never forget it — and news their attacker has been granted full parole has brought it all back.

A sweaty unicorn, a clumsy herd of T. rexes, a whimsical Wookiee and Santa are among the colourful Winnipeggers bringing a festive flair to physical distancing.

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to [email protected] and we’ll answer as many as we can. 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 Michael Moore-backed documentary Planet of the Humans has drawn outraged criticism, not from the anti-environmental crowd, many of whom seem to quite like it, but from committed environmentalists.

Prince Edward Island has so far gotten off lightly on the public health front of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's anticipated that the province will suffer along with other Canadian provinces economically.

Almost 10 years after an Australian foreign worker disappeared under mysterious circumstances and was later found dead on a B.C. mountain, a coroner has ruled the cause of his death is “undetermined.”

Measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are already reshaping urban areas, and some cities have rolled out ambitious plans to make some of the changes more permanent.

Measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are already reshaping urban areas, and some cities have rolled out ambitious plans to make some of the changes more permanent.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised Thursday to enact a firearms ban in the coming days — but experts say that plan must be paired with aggressive action at the border if the government is to have any hope of slowing the flow of illegal firearms into this country.

Canadians who have gone weeks without benefits because of issues with their EI applications are struggling to fix the problem because they cannot get through on the designated government phone lines.

Sam Kleiman has been visiting his wife of 70 years through the glass of her personal care home since Manitoba public health officials suspended visitors from entering long-term care facilities.

Canadians have lost more than $1.2 million in recent weeks to scammers taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC News has learned.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is poised to announce the next governor of the Bank of Canada, changing the leadership of the country's central bank as it navigates the uncertainty of a pandemic-driven recession.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is poised to announce the next governor of the Bank of Canada, changing the leadership of the country's central bank as it navigates the uncertainty of a pandemic-driven recession.

The First Nation hereditary chiefs who earlier this year were at the centre of protests over a natural gas pipeline in northwestern B.C. say they are ready to begin talks about rights and title over their traditional lands.

The First Nation hereditary chiefs who earlier this year were at the centre of protests over a natural gas pipeline in northwestern B.C. say they are ready to begin talks about rights and title over their traditional lands.

A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather was granted day parole this week because the board found he had become more self-aware in the years since the crash and was unlikely to reoffend.

The chief medical officer Indigenous Services says the next two weeks will be critical to flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases in First Nations which has seen a steady, near daily rise. 

Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League.