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Toronto police have released surveillance video of a gunfight in the city's downtown that claimed the life of an up-and-coming rapper known as Houdini. WARNING: The video contains graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing.

Illegal logging and the impacts of climate change are altering the world's forests — making trees shorter and younger — and greatly reducing the amount of planet-warming emissions they can suck up and store, researchers warned on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his war on social media companies, signing an executive order Thursday challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet.

The provincial government has launched a new online portal to fast-track farmers' abilities to hire domestic workers.

Boston Marathon organizers are planning a virtual race after cancelling the event for the first time in 124 years.

Boston Marathon organizers are planning a virtual race after cancelling the event for the first time in 124 years.

Questions are being asked about exactly what happened to a woman who apparently fell to her death Wednesday from an apartment balcony in Toronto's High Park neighbourhood.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it had made an investigation into police involvement in the death of George Floyd a "top priority," after a second day of violent protests in Minneapolis over the unarmed black man's death.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it had made an investigation into police involvement in the death of George Floyd a "top priority," after a second day of violent protests in Minneapolis over the unarmed black man's death.

The number of Americans continuing to receive government jobless benefits declined in the week ending May 16 for the first time since COVID-19 struck, even as millions of people continue to join the unemployment rolls.

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

The length of the average work week for employees paid by the hour sank to its lowest level on record in March, as COVID-19 drastically reduced the amount of paid work available for anyone fortunate enough to still have a job.

In another shakeup in the Newfoundland and Labrador oil sector, Irving Oil announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement to purchase the idled refinery at Come By Chance.

In another shakeup in the Newfoundland and Labrador oil sector, Irving Oil announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement to purchase the idled refinery at Come by Chance.

Peter Kiewit Sons' contract with the federal government has now been amended 17 times since it was awarded to the construction giant on Dec. 31 at an original value of $17.6 million.

British police said Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior adviser Dominic Cummings may have breached coronavirus lockdown rules by driving slightly more than 40 kilometres to a castle with his wife and son although they said they would take no further action.

U.S. President Donald Trump, angered by the first Twitter fact-check alert on one of his tweets, can't unilaterally regulate or close social media companies, and any effort would likely require action by Congress and be challenged by the courts, experts say. But he could conceivably make life more miserable for Silicon Valley.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will cohost a major United Nations conference Thursday aimed at developing a co-ordinated global response to mitigate the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Describing it as "the worst luck ever," newlywed couple Luke and Lindsey Belding are coming to terms with each receiving a rare leukemia diagnosis, completely unrelated to each other.

More stories have emerged from northern Saskatchewan residents, including former MP Georgina Jolibois, who say they have been denied medical appointments in the southern part of the province after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the far north region.  

Three Manitoba mothers are warning other parents not to let their children near shopping carts that have been sanitized with disinfecting chemicals, after they say their children developed blisters, rashes and swelling from touching carts.

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.

Meng Wanzhou lost the first round in her bid to avoid extradition to the United States on Wednesday. But it’s clear the B.C. court ruling doesn’t help the Trudeau government much either.

Three months into the COVID-19 crisis, one of Canada's hardest-hit provinces is still unable to share some basic details about the spread of the disease.

Left temporarily homeless by pandemic panic, an Ottawa-area nurse has taken a job 400 kilometres out of town in a long-term care facility battling a COVID-19 outbreak.

We should be appalled by the reports coming from the Canadian Forces about the wretched conditions in some long-term care homes — appalled, but not surprised.

Canadians working in improvised workspaces in their homes are beginning to get neck, back and shoulder pains. A Regina chiropractor has dubbed it "work-from-home syndrome" and warns that employers need to get serious about preventing workplace injuries in the home.

The federal government is reaching out to the private sector in an urgent hunt for “big ideas” that will help the Canadian economy bounce back from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Canadians working in improvised workspaces in their homes are beginning to get neck, back and shoulder pains. A Regina chiropractor has dubbed it "work-from-home syndrome" and warns that employers need to get serious about preventing workplace injuries in the home.

Driven by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, the EU is proposing to borrow billions and give it to member states. For the first time in EU history, two-thirds of the money would be grants — not loans — that the recipient countries wouldn't have to repay.

The toaster oven had the KitchenAid name on it, but when it burst into flames causing hundreds of dollars in damage to an Ontario women's home, the appliance maker told her she'd have to go after a third-party company she'd never heard of — in China — for compensation.

China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard to help in Minneapolis after a second night of violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard to help in Minneapolis after a second night of violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody.

Cheering protesters broke into a Minneapolis police precinct station on Thursday after the department abandoned it, setting it ablaze and igniting fireworks as three days of violent protests spread to cities across the U.S over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man.

A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters looting stores near a police precinct and setting fires.

Cheering protesters broke into a Minneapolis police precinct station on Thursday after the department abandoned it, setting it ablaze and igniting fireworks as three days of violent protests spread to cities across the U.S over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man.

A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters looting stores near a police precinct and setting fires.

A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters looting stores near a police precinct and setting fires.

On its second to last night, the Canadian Screen Awards honoured Cardinal, Schitt’s Creek, Anne With an E and the Baroness von Sketch Show with numerous awards as they all broadcast their final seasons.

An outside-of-the-box use of the Canadian military has helped focus the attention of political leaders on a long-standing crisis in the care of the elderly.

An outside-of-the-box use of the Canadian military has helped focus the attention of political leaders on a long-standing crisis in the care of the elderly.

A jogger near a small town in B.C.'s West Kootenay region had a rare encounter with a marauding black bear.

The U.S. surpassed 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.