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The Russian government on Friday presented more detailed mortality figures for last month that include more deaths linked with the coronavirus, in a bid to dispel suspicions from some Russian and Western experts that authorities were trying to lower the toll for political reasons.

President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, as it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has "total control" over the global organization.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in China and will begin withdrawing special trade benefits for Hong Kong because of the Chinese government's imposition of a new security law there.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says that Canadian airlines could go bankrupt if the ailing industry is compelled to refund passengers billions of dollars for flights cancelled due to the pandemic.

Toronto's police union is raising concerns over "opportunistic" comments posted on social media in the wake of the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. The 29-year-old's family said in the hours after her death they believed police pushed her from a highrise balcony.

Toronto's police union is raising concerns over "opportunistic" comments posted on social media in the wake of the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. The 29-year-old's family said in the hours after her death they believed police pushed her from a high-rise balcony.

Toronto's police union is raising concerns over "opportunistic" comments posted on social media in the wake of the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. The 29-year-old's family said in the hours after her death they believed police pushed her from a high-rise balcony.

The family of Canadian Armed Forces member Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins, who was killed in a recent helicopter crash overseas, says he was a devoted husband and father who "thrived" in his career.

Canada and four other countries are still trying to pressure Iran to release the flight recorders from the Ukrainian passenger plane its forces shot down on Jan. 8, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said today.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at how to reunite some families separated by the temporary COVID-19 measures at the Canada-U.S. border. The proposal has some premiers concerned.

A long-term care worker is among two new cases of COVID-19 in northern New Brunswick linked to a family doctor who contracted the coronavirus outside the province and didn't self-isolate when he returned. That brings the cluster of active cases in the Campbellton region to eight.

The doctor linked to five other cases of COVID-19 in northern New Brunswick and who may have exposed at least 150 other people to the coronavirus has been suspended, the president and CEO of the Vitalité Health Network has confirmed.

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in northern New Brunswick, bringing the total cluster in the Campbellton region to eight, all linked to a doctor who contracted the coronavirus outside the province and didn't self-isolate when he returned.

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in northern New Brunswick, bringing the total cluster in the Campbellton region to eight, all linked to a doctor who contracted the coronavirus outside the province and didn't self-isolate when he returned.

Large cruise ships won't be able to dock at any of Canada's ports until at least the fall as the federal government extends its safety measure to limit the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Canada.

Canada's economy shrank at an 8 per cent annual pace in the first three months of 2020, as an already weak economy in January and February was walloped by COVID-19 in March.

Canada approached 7,000 COVID-19-related deaths and the total number of cases passed 88,000 on Thursday as both Quebec and Ontario reported hundreds of new cases and New Brunswick faced a fresh outbreak linked to a health-care worker. Here's a look at what's happening across Canada.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he's considering a regional, phased approach to reopening the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic — an option he had thus far publicly resisted.

The job losses associated with the COVID-19 crisis highlight the need for Canada to prepare for unexpected shocks to the labour market and develop a workforce with skills that will be prized across a range of industries, futurists and economists say.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term care homes in Canada.

Twitter has added a warning to one of U.S. President Donald Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd in police custody, saying it violated the platform's rules about "glorifying violence."

Twitter has added a warning to one of U.S. President Donald Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd in police custody, saying it violated the platform's rules about "glorifying violence."

At least seven people were shot in Louisville as protesters turned out to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot by police in her home in March.

A third night of racially charged arson, looting and vandalism gripped Minneapolis as protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black man after a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground following arrest.

Zhao Guang Yu's face still shows faint bruising from the night a month and a half ago four men allegedly attacked him and his wife inside their Toronto convenience store, an attack they say happened after they forcibly removed a woman for not wearing a mask.

Zhao Guang Yu's face still shows faint bruising from the night a month and a half ago four men allegedly attacked him and his wife inside their Toronto convenience store, an attack they say happened after they forcibly removed a woman for not wearing a mask.

Zhao Guang Yu's face still shows faint bruising from the night a month and a half ago when, his wife says, four men attacked him in their Toronto convenience store after she fought with a customer and physically forced her out of the store when she refused to wear a mask.

Millions of Canadians have made the prime minister's press conferences part of their daily routines during the pandemic. But will their benefits be outweighed by their political risks?

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the benefits of weeds, the benefits of 'forest bathing' and whether the current drop in carbon emissions is likely to last.

Police agencies across Nova Scotia were warned in May 2011 that a denturist named Gabriel Wortman had a stash of guns and said he wanted “to kill a cop,” according to records newly obtained by CBC News.

As we wait for SpaceX's launch on Saturday, supporters say public fascination with the first private-sector human space voyage is only one sign of the importance of “NewSpace," the emerging commercial spaceflight industry.

U.S. President Donald Trump made a headline-grabbing announcement last month that he would freeze immigration to the U.S. What wasn't known at the time — and what newly released figures now reveal — was the extent to which immigration to the U.S. had already slowed to a trickle during the pandemic.

The two leading contenders to replace Andrew Scheer as leader of the Conservative Party have released economic plans they say would jump-start an economy crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joe Biden's choice of running mate, which he promised would be a woman, is likely to have significance beyond election day. If his ticket wins, she'd be the first female vice-president, and possibly be the presidential candidate in 2024.

While some Canadians have been successful in getting refunds from their banks for insurance they unknowingly were paying for on their credit cards, others have been refused, despite a lack of proof they ever agreed to the coverage.

Canada's Tomb of the Unknown soldier, a Remembrance Day icon, recently turned 20 years old — but advances in DNA technology could make it a relic.

Police agencies across Nova Scotia were warned in May 2011 that a denturist named Gabriel Wortman had a stash of guns and said he wanted “to kill a cop,” according to records newly obtained by CBC News.

The At Issue panel discusses the political response to the military's reports into some long-term care homes in Quebec and Ontario, and the role Ottawa should play in addressing the crisis. Plus, in this extended edition, the panellists talk about what the B.C. court ruling against Meng Wanzhou could mean for Canada-China relations.

On the fourth and final night of the Canadian Screen Awards, the academy gave the Quebec film Antigone — a modern retelling of the ancient Greek tragedy — top honours.

Canada joined with its major allies Thursday in condemning China for imposing a new national security law on Hong Kong, one day after a contentious B.C. court ruling in the Meng Wanzhou affair. 

Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett wants the Red Chamber to return to semi-normal operations with in-person sittings in Ottawa.

An arrest warrant has been issued for André Boisclair, a former Parti Québécois leader, in relation to an alleged sexual assault that took place in January 2014.