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Campsites in B.C. provincial parks will be closed to people from outside the province this summer, as officials continue to adjust the rules to the coronavirus pandemic.

Campsites in B.C. provincial parks will be closed to people from outside the province this summer, as officials continue to adjust the rules to the coronavirus pandemic.

Quebec and Alberta lead the country in deferrals of mortgages insured by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, says the federal agency, blaming it mostly on the economic crisis sparked by COVID-19.

WestJet is asking for an exemption to the section of the Canada Labour Code covering group terminations, designed to protect employees and prevent a flood of workers entering the labour market all at once.

Vera Coupal has travelled Canada, been a model, and now, in her 90s, she's taken up songwriting.

A wide array of environmental monitoring requirements have been suspended for Alberta's entire energy industry. According to decisions posted on its website, the Alberta Energy Regulator said suspensions include all conventional oil and gas operators as well as in situ oilsands projects.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge will deliver a highly anticipated ruling next week that could spell the end of attempts to extradite Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States.

The defence department has reported a sudden increase in the number of COVID-19 positive tests among soldiers. There are 28 confirmed cases now, up from five last Friday. Defence officials were unable to explain the sudden jump.

Although social media giants such as Facebook and YouTube have largely removed a debunked documentary about the COVID-19 pandemic from their platforms, copies and variations of the video are still up on alternative social media sites where hundreds of thousands of people are watching them.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to help the provinces and territories increase their testing and contact tracing capabilities — two factors seen as vital to Canada’s pandemic recovery.

Video of a high-climbing bear captured in northwestern Ontario is delighting viewers online.

One of Canada's top companies will have staff work from home as much as possible — even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

One of Canada's top companies will have staff work from home as much as possible — even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

Retailers with Canadian operations are laying off employees and closing stores as they grapple with COVID-19. Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is cutting 125 of its staff, or two per cent of its 5,000-person workforce, while Victoria's Secret is closing some of its Canadian and U.S. locations.

Canada Post lost $153 million before taxes last year as intense e-commerce competition slowed growth of its parcel business and an ongoing shift toward online communication prompted mail operation declines.

According to a recent poll, a majority believes that it's important for Canadians to play organized sports when distancing restrictions are lifted because of the impact they have on mental and physical health.

Quebec Sen. Pierre Dalphond is leaving the Independent Senators Group (ISG) behind to become a Progressive, a caucus largely composed of former Liberal senators.

Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case and serve two months in prison, according to court papers filed Thursday.

China will propose national security legislation for Hong Kong in response to last year's often violent pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997, a newspaper and a source said on Thursday.

China will propose national security legislation for Hong Kong in response to last year's often violent pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997, a newspaper and a source said on Thursday.

New Zealand's prime minister wants employers to consider switching to a four-day work week as a way to promote tourism, which has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the virus outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep recession.

The federal government is to provide more financial support to help Indigenous people living off-reserve weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government announced Thursday that it will provide $75 million for organizations that address the "critical needs" of Indigenous people living in urban centres and off-reserve.

The federal government announced Thursday that it will provide $75 million for organizations that address the "critical needs" of Indigenous people living in urban centres and off-reserve.

The Regina Chamber of Commerce estimates the economic loss of the city not hosting Grey Cup festivities this year is "in the range of $100 million."

As of Monday, anyone who works outside their home will be allowed to get a COVID-19 test in Saskatchewan — even if they have no symptoms. The news comes as hard-hit Ontario and Quebec continue to face questions about ramping up testing. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada on Thursday.

It's an annual ritual for many would-be campers: logging on to the Parks Canada online reservation system the moment it opens, only to see the website slow to a crawl or crash altogether. Parks Canada thought it had things figured out this year — but no such luck, internal emails show.

Astronomers using European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured the birth of a planet around a star 520 light-years away.

Two Maritime premiers are interested in building a travel bubble like one introduced in Europe to help restart provincial economies reeling from COVID-19, but it's a move public health experts say needs to be done cautiously.

She advised Trudeau's Liberals. Now she's Joe Biden's presidential campaign manager. As the pandemic pushes the campaign online, some Democrats are fretting that digital electioneering is a Biden weakness. Jen O'Malley Dillon is working to fix that.

Quebec Premier François Legault had approval ratings better than any other leader in the country thanks to his early handling of the pandemic. Not anymore.

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send them 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.

Israel now has two prime ministers who disagree on everything — except the plan to annex part of the West Bank. If the Trudeau government is pushing back against an annexation plan that would mean the end of the "two-state" solution, it's keeping it quiet.

Renowned artist Kent Monkman has come under fire for creating a painting that shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau partially nude on his knees preparing for what Monkman says is a consensual act while Indigenous women surrounding him laugh.

A former Snowbirds commander analyzes video of the recent crash which claimed the life of Capt. Jenn Casey, flagging key moments in the lead-up.

A former Snowbirds commander analyzes video of the recent crash which claimed the life of Capt. Jenn Casey, flagging key moments in the lead-up.

Canada's cyber spy agency says authorities are investigating possible security breaches at Canadian organizations doing COVID-19-related research — less than a week after it warned that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a "valuable target" for state-sponsored actors.