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An unusual standoff between U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Manhattan's top federal prosecutor ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that investigations by the prosecutor's office into the president's allies would not be disturbed.

The remains of four of the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed when a Cyclone helicopter crashed into the Ionian Sea off Greece in late April have been identified.

A Canadian woman and her Peruvian husband successfully boarded a Canadian repatriation flight out of Peru and landed in Toronto Friday night, after bureaucratic confusion left the couple worried they would be stranded abroad for the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Okla., have tested positive for coronavirus.

Thousands of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to pack an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in some places, especially after six staffers helping to set up the event tested positive for the virus.

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were lining up Saturday outside metal barriers surrounding the Tulsa stadium where the president will hold his first rally in months, ready to welcome him back to the campaign trail despite warnings from health officials about the coronavirus.

Thousands of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to pack an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in some places, especially after six staffers helping to set up the event tested positive for the virus.

China will have overarching powers over the enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong, according to details released on Saturday that signaled the deepest change to the city's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

According to Quebec's forest fire prevention agency, the fire started in Chute-des-Passes, Que., on Tuesday and shows no signs of slowing down. Wind directions and the hot and dry temperatures in the area have made it a challenge to put out. 

Federal Conservatives have crusaded for a return to parliamentary business as usual but they're opposed to the one thing Liberals and New Democrats insist is necessary to do that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: electronic voting.

A federal judge ruled Saturday that former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed.

It took the owners of ARCannabis more than 18 months to become a fully licensed marijuana dispensary in Vancouver.

Starting Tuesday, Via Rail passengers will be required to wear masks to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Officials at Canada’s busiest airport in Toronto are investigating after the gruesome discovery of dozens of dead and dying dogs aboard a recent flight from Ukraine.

Tension between the two perceived frontrunners of the Conservative leadership contest reached a fever pitch this weekend with Erin O'Toole's campaign accusing leadership rival Peter MacKay of stealing confidential campaign data — charges MacKay's team is dismissing as a preposterous political ploy.

Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole's campaign says it has filed a formal complaint with police seeking an investigation of his rival Peter MacKay's organization.

After thousands of people marched through the streets of Charlottetown a few weeks ago, taking part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration demanding justice following the death of George Floyd, participants gathered at Rochford Square, looking directly onto a piece of the city's forgotten past: a place once known as The Bog.

India is emerging from a punishing, three-month-long COVID-19 lockdown, but a relentless increase in coronavirus cases is crushing the health care system of the world's second-largest country.

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.

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.

Canadian scientists counting on antibody testing to learn more about COVID-19 and how to fight the respiratory illness aren't waiting for the government — increasingly, they're forging ahead themselves.

While provincial governments move to reopen economies and relax some restrictions imposed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and mandatory self-isolation policies remain in place in the eastern provinces and northern territories.

Canada does not record probable COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country despite international guidelines to do so, and experts say we may never know how many cases we’ve missed.

With regions across Canada gradually lifting their coronavirus lockdowns, the arts-going experience is undergoing a pandemic-era revamp. As organizations invite patrons to enjoy arts and culture in person again, increased safety measures, innovative thinking and flexibility have become paramount.  

While provincial governments move to reopen economies and relax some restrictions imposed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and mandatory self-isolation policies remain in place in the eastern provinces and northern territories.

Confused over Canada-U.S. border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s what you need to know about the rules and restrictions and how they may impact you.

Fast-radio bursts have puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. Now a new type of these powerful-yet-brief bursts of radio waves that traverse the vast expanse of intergalactic space has been discovered. Their source is still unknown.

The founder of one of the world's leading telescope manufacturers and his B.C.-based relatives are accused in two proposed class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of amateur astronomers who claim they’re victims of a massive price-fixing conspiracy.

A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Friday evening he would not leave his position, hours after the Trump administration abruptly said it was replacing him.

The wife of 31-year-old Bonifacio Eugenio-Romero, a Mexican migrant worker who died of COVID-19 while working on a southwestern Ontario farm has provided information about her husband for the first time since his death last month.

Hundreds more Canadians died in the early weeks of the pandemic than in the same period in previous years — but not all were directly connected to COVID-19, according to new figures released Friday by Statistics Canada.

Hundreds more Canadians died in the early weeks of the pandemic than in the same period in previous years — but not all were directly connected to COVID-19, according to new figures released Friday by Statistics Canada.

COVID-19, low crude prices and reductions in capital spending are factors in job losses in the oil and gas sector this spring.

The majority of independent investigators delving into alleged police misconduct in Canada are white men who are former police officers.

The appointment of former Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente to a senior fellow position with Toronto's Massey College is under review amid fierce opposition from students and staff. 

The U.S. owner of Eskimo Pie ice cream will change the product's brand name and marketing, becoming the latest company to rethink racially charged brand imagery amid a broad debate on racial injustice.