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See what it's like to visit a new type of McDonald's restaurant for the coronavirus era in Europe.

The couple arrived in the bed of a mud-caked pick-up truck and exchanged vows as the knee-deep water flooding their property lapped at their blue jeans.

An internal U.S. government document projects a surge in coronavirus cases and a sharp rise in daily deaths by June 1, the New York Times reported on Monday, even as President Donald Trump urged states to lift restrictions to quell the pandemic.

As provinces begin gradually to reopen their economies, the federal government is pleading with Canadians to continue respecting pandemic measures — while the opposition Conservatives are warning that federal emergency aid could discourage some people from going back to work.

B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the province is beginning to reach a stage where regular interactions between people will eventually be able to double from their current point while still containing the coronavirus.

Two children who died after their family's off-road vehicle crashed into a lake near Chilliwack, B.C., on Sunday have been identified as a nine-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy.

As part of an effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing in Montreal, six city buses will be turned into mobile testing clinics. Dr. Mylène Drouin, the city's public health director, says testing will now target everybody who has COVID-19 symptoms or has come into contact with someone with the illness.

As part of an effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing in Montreal, six city buses will be turned into mobile testing clinics. Dr. Mylène Drouin, the city's public health director, says testing will now target everybody who has COVID-19 symptoms or has come into contact with someone with the illness.

Further test results on a person believed to have been Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 have come back negative, prompting an apology from the territory's top doctor.

Without long-term financial assistance, many people in Fort McMurray whose homes and businesses were devastated by last week's flooding will face financial ruin, says the region's mayor.

With much of the world struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced major professional sports leagues across North America to push the pause button. But even if the NHL, CFL, NBA or MLS are given the green light, many fans have reservations about returning to arenas until a vaccine for the virus is available.

The union for workers at a southern Alberta meat beef-packing plant that's been the site of the largest single COVID-19 outbreak in Canada says it has been unable to stop the facility from reopening on Monday.

Canada's health minister says even as several provinces and sectors engage in a "cautious reopening," people need to understand that the coronavirus outbreak is "not over." Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.

World leaders will hold an online pledging "marathon" on Monday to raise at least 7.5 billion euros (more than $11.6 billion Cdn) for research into a possible vaccine and treatments for the coronavirus, but the United States will not be directly involved.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged all world leaders to pull together in the global fight for a vaccine for COVID-19 during an online pledging marathon today, as the United States steered clear of the conference.

New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a travel bubble between the two countries, even as Australia on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks on Monday.

Air Canada says it lost $1.05 billion in its first quarter compared with a profit of $345 million in the same quarter last year as governments imposed travel restrictions around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Alcohol is an enormous issue in Prince Edward Island," says Dr. David Stewart, who has been practising medicine on P.E.I. for 43 years — the past seven years as the medical officer at the provincial addictions facility in Mount Herbert just outside Charlottetown. 

A Nova Scotia judge is expected to hear arguments Monday about whether to unseal the information the Mounties used to obtain search warrants to access property belonging to the man they say is responsible for killing 22 people in a shooting rampage.

Even if the medium- and long-term uncertainty remains for both the COVID-19 illness and the Canadian economy, fresh trade and jobs data this week will give a firmer grip on what is happening in the present.

One can imagine Democrats have greeted the news of Justin Amash's third-party presidential run with concern, believing they’ve already suffered through one third-party nightmare and don’t need another, writes Keith Boag.

Saskatchewan physiotherapists, dentists and optometrists have begun to open their businesses as part of a plan to restart the provincial economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Australian researchers are calling the first survey on children and the spread of COVID-19 in the class room is turning heads in Canada. The preliminary data suggests kids are not so-called superspreaders, as they're often called by epidemiologists, when it comes to influenza.

What Australian researchers are calling the first survey on children and the spread of COVID-19 in the class room is turning heads in Canada. The preliminary data suggests kids are not so-called "super spreaders" as they're frequently called by epidemiologists when it comes to influenza.

Even if the medium- and long-term uncertainty remains for both the COVID-19 illness and the Canadian economy, fresh trade and jobs data this week will give a firmer grip on what is happening in the present.

Funeral workers are labouring tirelessly to try and keep up with the demand of Canada's rising death toll from COVID-19. Many are needing to ration their PPE after having their orders diverted. Others are limiting funeral services to 10 people to comply with physical distancing measures.

From the perspective of military capability for defence, peacekeeping and disaster-relief operations, the tide in 2020 has effectively turned between liberator and liberated, writes Robert Smol.

Senior members of the Alberta legal community have raised questions about the appointment of Eric Tolppanen as a judge on the provincial court amid an ongoing investigation into how the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service he headed up handled some autopsy reports.

Saskatchewan physiotherapists, dentists and optometrists have begun to open their businesses as part of a plan to restart the provincial economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy begins lifting its two-month nationwide lockdown this morning as the government's "Phase Two" decree allows all citizens to visit some relatives, but Italians had a field day mocking the new guidelines, making it unclear how closely they will be followed.

Saskatchewan's five-phase reopening plan is set to start Monday. Phase 1 will see restrictions lifted on certain medical services alongside a focus on outdoor recreation.

Saskatchewan's five-phase reopening plan is set to start Monday. Phase one will see restrictions lifted on certain medical services alongside a focus on outdoor recreation.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the year's end.

As residents of Fort McMurray continued to assess their flood-damaged homes and businesses and began the difficult task of cleaning them this weekend, they also marked the anniversary of the start of an evacuation that emptied the northern Alberta city four years ago.

Additional support has been brought in to some long-term care homes facing COVID-19 outbreaks. David Common talks to staff and the health-care workers brought in for support to hear what’s happening inside.

Two children who went missing after an off-road vehicle plunged into a lake about 140 kilometres east of Vancouver were found dead Sunday evening, RCMP said.

Two children who went missing after an off-road vehicle plunged into a lake about 140 kilometres east of Vancouver were found dead Sunday evening, RCMP said.