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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are holding a press conference out of Moose Jaw, Sask., to talk about the crash in B.C. that killed one pilot and injured another.

Ken Osmond, best known for his role as the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy, Leave It to Beaver, died on Monday morning. He was 76.

The price of a barrel of the North American crude oil benchmark topped $30 for the first time since the middle of March on tentative signs that people are starting to drive again amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a potential death blow to the Keystone XL pipeline, Joe Biden's campaign says he'd cancel a key permit if he's elected president in November. That statement from the likely Democratic nominee suggests the long-stalled pipeline could be quashed if he wins.

In a potential death blow to the Keystone XL pipeline, Joe Biden's campaign says he'd cancel a key permit. That statement from the likely Democratic nominee suggests the long-stalled pipeline could be quashed if he wins.

In a potential death blow to the Keystone XL pipeline, Joe Biden's campaign says he'd cancel a key permit if he's elected president in November. That statement from the likely Democratic nominee suggests the long-stalled pipeline could be quashed if he wins.

The mother of a Canadian Forces Snowbirds pilot says her son is expected to recover after suffering serious injuries in the crash that killed a fellow captain on Sunday.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal charges for former president Barack Obama or former vice-president Joe Biden.

A Simcoe, Ont., couple built elaborate sets stocked with nuts for the squirrels that visit their backyard, and are snapping adorable pictures of the results.

A memorial at the airport in Kamloops, B.C., grew steadily on Monday as locals, mourners and fans of the Snowbirds came to show their appreciation after one of the military jets crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday.

A memorial at the airport in Kamloops, B.C., grew steadily on Monday as locals, mourners and fans of the Snowbirds came to show their appreciation after one of the military jets crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday.

A memorial at the airport in Kamloops, B.C., grew steadily on Monday as locals, mourners and fans of the Snowbirds came to show their appreciation after one of the military jets crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday.

An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday.

An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday.

Capt. Jenn Casey of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds was being remembered by friends and colleagues Monday, a day after she died when the Snowbirds jet she was in crashed and burst into flames in the front yard of a house in a Kamloops, B.C.

Canada’s cities are continuing to appeal to Ottawa and the provinces for emergency funding to absorb mounting costs associated with COVID-19 — something mayors say is necessary to avoid taking drastic measures to make up for revenue shortfalls brought on by the crisis.

Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis after a 10-week lockdown.

China's president today called for an independent review of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic under the World Health Organization once the virus is under control, and defended Beijing's own handling of the pandemic.

World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday an independent evaluation of the global coronavirus response would be launched as soon as possible, and China backed such a review.

Dr. Fozia Alvi usually travels from Airdrie, Alta., to Bangladesh every other month, where her foundation Humanity Auxilium provides medical relief to some of the one million Rohingya refugees living there.

The decision-making body of the World Health Organization is meeting today for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, and Canada is among several countries urging that Taiwan be given observer status.

The decision-making body of the World Health Organization is meeting today for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, and Canada is among several countries urging that Taiwan be given observer status.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service says it does not need outside help as it investigates the deaths of 22 people in last month's mass killing, even though experts say the size of the investigation poses a challenge. 

Vladimir Putin has freed Russians from their coronavirus lockdown. But that liberation has only added to their confusion over the dangers of COVID-19, writes Chris Brown.

As big meat plants deal with outbreaks of COVID-19, industry observers, the National Farmers Union and some smaller players within the sector are asking whether Canada needs a greater number of smaller-scale processors to keep the industry strong.

Societal attitudes in North America toward wearing masks in public as protection against COVID-19 have undergone an "unprecedented' shift in just a matter of months, some social psychologists say.

For the general public, regular hand washing is actually a better way to ward off COVID-19 than wearing gloves, said the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Saturday.

Cut-throat global competition, large supply chains and the almighty dollar have created an environment where the highest bidder might win shipments of personal protective equipment — regardless of contractual obligations.

A person's mobile phone can be compromised using digital tools known as stalkerware, and long-term self-isolation with an abuser creates an unprecedented situation for women's and children's devices to be taken and exploited.

After a series of violent encounters went viral, the New York Police Department is facing accusations of unfairly targeting minority communities for breaking physical distancing guidelines.

Shaking hands and kissing babies are no longer options. Neither are traditional rallies or meet-and-greets. For as long as politics has been a thing, campaigning politicians have tried to put themselves over with the public by getting up close and personal on the campaign trail. Now, they can't get closer than two metres to a voter.

The head of the Green Party of Canada's Quebec wing is accusing outgoing leader Elizabeth May of consolidating her power within the party through her position as parliamentary leader, and through her husband's position on the party's federal council.

Millions of Ontarians over the age of 70 as well as people with underlying health conditions are bracing for a much longer period of self-isolation, even as the rest of the province begins its first phase of reopening this week.