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In his response to the protests against the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police officers that have erupted in several U.S. cities, U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on a bet rooted in history: that when civil-rights protests turn riotous, Americans will favour the iron fist.

Eleven more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the total to 2,573. 

The whale was spotted underneath the Quebec City bridge earlier this week, swimming upstream. By late this morning, it was near the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal.

Henry has been consistent in her explanations for why releasing city-by-city data isn’t helpful but says “more data” will likely be provided next week. 

Justice for Migrant Workers is calling for action on what it calls serious health and safety concerns at farm operations in Essex County.

Here's a look at what's happening across Canada, including the latest from Quebec, where there have been more than 50,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Thousands of people took part in a rally downtown on Saturday to protest racism around the world and to demand answers in the death of 29-year-old Toronto resident Regis Korchinski-Paquet.

Thousands of people are taking part in a rally on downtown Toronto streets today in protest of what organizers describe as anti-black and anti-Indigenous racism around the world.

Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.

Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.

A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.

Data on travel from China and Sweden is painting an early picture of how different a post-lockdown world could look.

There's been a lot of heated argument lately in and around the Commons about getting Parliament back to pre-pandemic normality. What a lot of the people arguing seem to forget is that the old "normal" wasn't all that great.

In Russia, restrictions on movement and business openings could be loosened over the coming days, but many people aren't waiting. A crew from CBC News discovered a thriving subculture of bars, gyms and other services that have been operating clandestinely for months.

He's flown fighter jets and hung off the sides of skyscrapers, and now actor Tom Cruise is joining SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA to make the first feature film in space. The Top Gun actor already has script and director, but making a movie in zero gravity will be a major challenge.

Doctors and scientists are examining the inflammatory effects of the novel coronavirus for clues to prevention and treatment.

More than a century before Meng Wanzhou's arrest at Vancouver Airport, another alleged fugitive from U.S. justice slipped across the border into British Columbia — one whose crimes would lay the groundwork for a judge to deliver the Huawei executive a stunning loss this week.

Germany’s robust response to the coronavirus crisis early on has been widely praised — a high number of infections, yes, but a much lower death rate compared to other Western countries. As it emerges from its phased-in lockdown, the debate has turned to the question of wether it's being eased too fast or not fast enough.

Some businesses that sell or rent RVs are seeing more demand from Canadians who can't take holidays outside the country during the pandemic. Newcomers to this type of vacation say they like the idea of being able to isolate in a self-sufficient vehicle instead of staying at a hotel or motel.

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Marion Rogers says people in the southwest Calgary seniors home where she lives were getting a little squirrely after being forced to stay on the facility's grounds when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in southern Alberta in March.

Canadian soldiers serving in the Ontario and Quebec long-term care homes hit by the pandemic are now eligible for the same hazard benefits paid to troops serving overseas, says the country's top military commander.

Julie Van Dusen has been a journalist with CBC News for over 30 years. In that time she's been Canadians' eyes and ears in the halls of federal power, witness to some of the most important political events of the age. She announced this week that she is retiring from CBC to pursue other projects.

Despite Conservative calls for the Red Chamber to resume modified in-person sittings next week, Speaker George Furey has extended the Senate's adjournment to June 16.