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One of the largest operators of seniors' residences and long-term care homes in Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP), a federal Crown corporation.

Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them.

Quebec Premier François Legault says he will consider giving asylum seekers who work in long-term care homes a chance to stay in the province by applying as immigrants.

A salvage mission to recover the wreckage of a Canadian military helicopter and the remains of its missing crew formally got underway today with the departure of the recovery ship EDT Hercules from Greece.

Premier Doug Ford is pleading with people who live in Ontario’s COVID-19 “hotspots” to get tested for the virus — but officials won’t specify which neighbourhoods have been hardest hit.

CBC News has devoted a considerable number of resources to fact-checking COVID-19 claims in an effort to combat what some have described as a “a pandemic of misinformation."

The World Health Organization says it is temporarily dropping hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drug U.S. President Donald Trump said he was taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments.

European regulators are launching an in-depth investigation into Air Canada's deal to buy travel company Transat A.T. amid European Commission concerns the deal may reduce competition and result in higher prices.

Since 2016, political parties have benefited from $145 million in tax credits to their donors. The wage subsidy amounts to a fraction of that.

RCMP hoped navigation logs from vehicles owned by the gunman responsible for last month's mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia could show whether he previously travelled the route he took during his violent rampage, newly unsealed court documents reveal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today defended the Liberal Party's decision to tap the federal wage subsidy program to pay its workers, saying the program is designed to help people working in all sectors of the economy.

The NHL is hoping to move to Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol, including the opening of practice facilities and allowing small group workouts, early next month.

Simple bank deposits are the predominant way to clean dirty cash in Canada, B.C.'s public inquiry on money laundering heard Monday.

Spain is urging foreign tourists to return as the country announced Monday that a two-week quarantine period imposed on overseas visitors will be lifted on July 1. 

Commercial landlords can apply for a government rent relief program beginning on Monday, but struggling businesses say it will benefit few of them.

Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who is on trial accused of spying for the United States, to 18 years in a maximum security prison, his lawyer said.

A lifelong fishing guide in Kenora Ont., had the catch of the lifetime while fishing for largemouth bass on Lake of The Woods last week. 

Quebec and Ontario reported the vast majority of Canada's new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the number of confirmed and presumptive infections across the country rose to more than 85,000. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada on Monday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide, Dominic Cummings, who is accused of flouting the coronavirus lockdown by driving 400 kilometres from London.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest aide Dominic Cummings said he recognized the anger of the British people but tried to explain what he characterized as extreme circumstances that led to him driving 400 kilometres from London to northern England during the coronavirus lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest aide Dominic Cummings said he recognized the anger of the British people but tried to explain what he characterized as extreme circumstances that led to him driving 400 kilometres from London to northern England during the coronavirus lockdown.

With a momentous court ruling that could deliver her freedom days away, Meng Wanzhou appeared to take a premature victory lap on the weekend, posing for pictures and flashing a thumbs-up on the steps of B.C. Supreme Court.

Juanita and Howard Robinson died in a North Vancouver long-term care home in early April. Their children are telling their story to highlight the hardship of being separated from loved ones in long-term care and remind people that the seniors killed by the coronavirus aren't just statistics.

As Quebec continues to lift pandemic-related restrictions, some key factors that contributed to the ongoing disaster remain unaddressed.

As Quebec continues to lift pandemic-related restrictions, some key factors that contributed to the ongoing disaster remain unaddressed.

Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions on Monday, while the Nikkei reported a plan for new stimulus worth more than $1 trillion Cdn to help companies ride out the coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining areas on Monday, ending the restrictions nationwide as businesses begin to reopen.

Without guaranteed and affordable internet access, Lekan Olawoye fears some Canadians could be left behind economically as the pandemic's physical distancing measures remain in place for months to come.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is talking to the provinces about bringing in 10 days of paid sick leave for workers — something the NDP demanded in exchange for supporting the Liberals' plan to extend the suspension of the House of Commons during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is talking to the provinces about bringing in paid sick leave — a key condition from the NDP before supporting the Liberals' plan to further suspend the House of Commons during the coronoavirus pandemic. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is talking to the provinces about bringing in paid sick leave — a key condition from the NDP before supporting the Liberals' plan to further suspend the House of Commons during the coronoavirus pandemic. 

Federal New Democrats say they want to see real action from the Liberal government on permanent paid sick leave and support for people with disabilities before they will support a plan to continue suspending full House of Commons sittings.

Italy, the first Western country to be ravaged by coronavirus, has further eased its two-month-long lockdown, allowing everything from museums and libraries to sit-down dining and hairdressers to reopen leaving businesses to grapple with radical changes to their operations.

COVID-19 has upended our lives, and we’ve all heard that there will be no return to "full normal" until there is a vaccine for the virus. But how close are we to a vaccine? What steps need to be taken? And how long will that take? Here’s a closer look.

A motion about the path forward for Parliament amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be the focus of Monday's debate, as approximately 32 MPs are expected to return to the House of Commons.

From a growing property market crunch to retailer bankruptcies to the collapse of oil, experts say COVID-19 may be a trigger for needed economic change.

When the federal government announced in March it was giving people with student loans a break on payments to help them during the pandemic, Barbara Hewitt thought it would be a help, not a hindrance.

Ian Hanomansing talks to three graduating students about finishing high school and preparing for post-secondary in the midst of a pandemic.