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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that NHL players would — at a minimum — need to follow quarantine protocols if they were to arrive in Canada while the border remains closed due to the pandemic.

Families with loved ones living at Heritage Green Nursing Home suffered an emotional whiplash this week when the COVID-19 outbreak there was declared over, just to be reinstated days later.

In the wake of the mass murder that claimed 22 victims in Nova Scotia two weeks ago, the force is looking into developing a national operational policy for using the emergency alert system.

Health Canada is restricting the use of a made-in-Canada, rapid COVID-19 test created by Spartan Bioscience after the National Microbiology Lab found problems with the test that made it unreliable.

Health Canada is restricting the use of a made-in-Canada, rapid COVID-19 test created by Spartan Bioscience after the National Microbiology Lab found problems with the test that made it unreliable.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to discuss funding for mental health support during the COVID-19 crisis and will share more details on a previously announced top-up to the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) during his address to Canadians Sunday. 

The federal government says it has established a national supply council tasked with improving Canada's efforts to procure equipment and other tools to halt the spread of COVID-19 as provinces take early steps to reopen businesses shuttered by the crisis. 

The federal government will put $240 million toward moving mental health and primary care services online in an effort to combat concerns over mental and physical wellbeing during the COVID-19 crisis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday.

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

Devon Allooloo started trapping just last year — and made $15,000 at auction.

The next time the world is blindsided by a global emergency, the economy will better survive if everyone’s paid what they need to survive before it hits, experts say.

Jackie Lauzon is fighting to get a refund for a trip to Halifax after Swoop changed time, date and city of her departure.

The union representing workers at an Alberta meat-packing plant, the site of one of North America's largest COVID-19 outbreaks, continues to fight to prevent the facility from reopening on Monday as planned.

North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South's guard post early on Sunday, raising tension a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended an almost three-week absence from public life with state media showing him visiting a factory.

With razor-thin profit margins, Broadway shows can't survive in a world of physical distancing, the industry says. And as U.S. states reveal their plans to reopen, crowd-attracting events are finding themselves at the back of the line with no clear timetable to return.

With razor-thin profit margins, Broadway shows can't survive in a world of physical distancing, the industry says. And as U.S. states reveal their plans to reopen, crowd-attracting events are finding themselves at the back of the line with no clear timetable to return.

If you had COVID-19 and recovered, does that mean you're immune?

While cruise lines ceased operations in mid-March due to the global spread of COVID-19, thousands of crew members remain on board, stranded at sea or stuck in ports.

While cruise lines ceased operations in mid-March due to the global spread of COVID-19, thousands of crew members remain on board, stranded at sea or stuck in ports.

What began as a call to local artists, asking for donations of Canadian artwork to seniors' residences, has blossomed into a countrywide message of support to let the elderly know they haven't been forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic.

Online money fraudsters are ramping up an old scam, luring struggling Canadians in the COVID-19 era with bogus loans that lead to more financial woes, CBC News has learned.

Online money fraudsters are ramping up an old scam, luring struggling Canadians in the COVID-19 era with bogus loans that lead to more financial woes, CBC News has learned.

In images released by the RCMP, Gabriel Wortman’s mocked-up patrol car appears to be equipped with a black push bar on the front bumper. In the head-on collision with Const. Heidi Stevenson, he would have felt a fraction of the impact she did.

There hasn’t been much fanfare around Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, as she's been helping in support of those working in the battle against COVID-19. But then again, when she does her royal business, that’s the way it tends to be.

Japan's workers are encouraged to stay home and practice physical distancing by the government, and companies are asked to scale back or close amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Tokyo, the country's traditional work culture has kept many going to the office daily.

Japan's workers are encouraged to stay home and practice physical distancing by the government, and companies are asked to scale back or close amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Tokyo, the country's traditional work culture has kept many going to the office daily.

People are creatures of habit and may eventually return to the same lifestyles they had before COVID-19. On the other hand, the severe lockdown may be just enough to change those personal and professional routines and usher in an era less reliant on fossil fuels.

Canadians have expressed a high degree of trust in government leaders of all partisan stripes during these weeks of lockdown. But now that the conversation is turning to the post-pandemic economic re-start, divisions are beginning to appear — and politics is starting to play a more prominent role.

Canadian auto parts factories that have been idled by the COVID-19 shutdown have changed production lines to make things like face shields and gowns needed by health care workers, but it doesn't replace lost auto-sector revenue and some are worried about industry's future.

The federal government billed its new ban on "assault-style" firearms as an important move to reduce violence against women. Gender advocates believe it's merely a first step in a larger battle.

The federal government billed its new ban on "assault-style" firearms as an important move to reduce violence against women. Gender advocates believe it's merely a first step in a larger battle.

Without clearly documented plans, research indicates family members are wrong about the end-of-life care preferences of their loved ones approximately one-third of the time, writes Dr. Tavis Apramian.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are ready to make history as they prepare to become the first two Americans to launch from U.S. soil since 2011.

Canada's chief public health officer struck an optimistic tone about the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, saying that efforts to flatten the curve are working as provinces across the country reported more positive figures. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.