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Colorado's governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to investigate the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was put in a chokehold by police in suburban Denver last year.

NASCAR officials on Thursday released an image of the rope fashioned like a noose found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace. A subsequent federal investigation determined it had been there since last October.

The Senate's internal economy committee will appoint an "independent evaluator" to determine how much the alleged victims of former senator Don Meredith should be compensated for their experiences working in the Red Chamber.

A campaign that's been making waves in the U.S., calling on major retailers to do a better job of supporting brands owned by Black, Indigenous and other people of colour, has just launched in Canada.

Air Canada has quietly changed its refund policy to allow some customers whose flights were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic to recoup their cash — but not passengers whose trips originated in Canada.

A U.S. government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19 alleged Thursday that the Trump administration has intensified its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S. response.

A U.S. government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19 alleged Thursday that the Trump administration has intensified its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S. response.

The list of prominent people who think Justin Trudeau should do something more to address China's detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor continues to grow. The question for the prime minister — and for all those who have attached their names to one proposed course of action or another — is how much worse any alternative would be.

Here's what's happening with COVID-19 in the United States and around the world on Thursday.

Here's what's happening with COVID-19 in the United States and around the world on Thursday.

Here's what's happening with COVID-19 in the United States and around the world on Thursday.

Here's what's happening with COVID-19 in the United States and around the world on Thursday.

Two homecoming motorcade processions are being held in Halifax this evening for Capt. Brenden MacDonald, Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin, Sub.-Lt. Matthew Pyke and Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins.

Two homecoming motorcade processions will be held in Halifax this evening for Capt. Brenden MacDonald, Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin, Sub.-Lt. Matthew Pyke and Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins.

Two homecoming motorcade processions were held in Halifax this evening for Capt. Brenden MacDonald, Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin, Sub.-Lt. Matthew Pyke and Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins.

LifeLabs failed to protect the personal health information of millions of Canadians, resulting in a "significant privacy breach," according to a joint investigation by Ontario and B.C.'s information and privacy commissioners.

Just weeks before the release of its first new album in 14 years, Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks has dropped the word dixie from its name and will now go by The Chicks.

A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America rivers fell to near historic lows last year.

A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America rivers fell to near historic lows last year.

A new study finds the proportion of Canadian COVID-19 deaths that have occurred in long-term care facilities is about twice the average of rates from other developed countries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed out of hand calls from former parliamentarians and diplomats to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and unilaterally end her extradition process — saying such a move would embolden China to detain other Canadians to further its political goals.

Canada's tax agency has taken 3,300 tips on suspected abuse of emergency aid programs designed to help people and businesses taking a financial hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto Mayor John Tory is calling for numerous changes to the city’s policing system, including the creation of a new non-police response team for calls that do not involve weapons or violence.

The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits in the United States declined slightly to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level.

From masks and social bubbles to gatherings and singing in public, a look at some of the inconsistencies and double standards inside the province's COVID-19 rules.

The federal government launched a program today aimed at encouraging students to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19 — more than two months after first announcing it and just in time for those who haven't been able to find a summer job.

The federal government is to launch a program today aimed at encouraging students to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19 — more than two months after first announcing it and just in time for those who haven't been able to find a summer job.

Export Development Canada says trade confidence among Canadian exporters hit all-time low in its latest survey due to the economic shock as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's what's happening with COVID-19 in the United States and around the world on Thursday.

Here's what's happening with COVID-19 in the United States and around the world on Thursday.

Jordan Lafond was a passenger in a stolen truck pursued by police in 2016. When the truck crashed into a fence, the Indigenous man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, wound up under the vehicle and died the following day.

Jordan Lafond was a passenger in a stolen truck pursued by police in 2016. When the truck crashed into a fence, the Indigenous man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, wound up under the vehicle and died the following day.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it has a suspect in the homicide of Brandon Leftault.

Communist Party media in China rebuked and threatened Nova Scotia lobster shippers this week for expressing concerns over new roadblocks to getting products into China.

Home-care operators say Quebec's attempt to recruit more patient care attendants to work in chronically short-staffed long-term care institutions has led to an exodus of staff, making it difficult to meet the needs of their elderly and vulnerable clients who still live at home.

Home-care operators say Quebec's attempt to recruit more patient care attendants to work in chronically short-staffed long-term care institutions has led to an exodus of staff, making it difficult to meet the needs of their elderly and vulnerable clients who still live at home.

Stores and services are reopening across the country, but all travellers arriving in Canada — or between some provinces — are still required to self-isolate for 14-days. If you have a visitor coming to stay, do you have to isolate with them. We're answering that and other audience questions about COVID-19.

The sermon was all about embracing truth. It ended with Junia Joplin sharing hers. "I'm not just supposed to be just a pastor. I'm supposed to be a woman," she told her congregation.

McDonald’s’ six-month trial run of a vegetarian burger has ended quietly with no current plans to add it to the menu. McDonald's said it's "evaluating learnings" from the trial.

McDonald’s’ six-month trial run of a plant-based burger has ended quietly with no current plans to add it to the menu. McDonald's said it's "evaluating learnings" from the trial.

McDonald’s’ six-month trial run of a plant-based burger has ended quietly with no current plans to add it to the menu. McDonald's said it's "evaluating learnings" from the trial.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's speechwriter once wrote an article dismissing the "bogus genocide story" of Canada's residential school system and said Indigenous youth could be "ripe recruits" for violent insurgencies.  

The first wave of COVID-19 is subsiding in Canada, with daily case numbers and hospitalizations falling to rates not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. Experts say the likelihood of a second wave isn't set in stone and that Canada could instead see several smaller waves in the coming months or avoid a second one altogether.

Experts say the likelihood of a second wave isn’t set in stone, and Canada could instead see several smaller waves in the coming months or avoid a second wave altogether.

It took an awfully long time — almost three decades — to convince the federal government to carve the dates of the Korean War into the side of Canada's national war memorial. But in many respects, the conflict that claimed 516 Canadian lives — and never formally ended — remains Canada's forgotten war.

​​​​​​​Five current and former female employees at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg allege they've been sexually harassed by the same male colleague and say their complaints to human resources were dismissed.

The sharp downgrade this week by the International Monetary Fund brain trust suggests a lack of global co-operation and bad policy could make the world's economic situation even worse — especially for the poorest countries.

The 19-year-old at the centre of a political tempest that is now the subject of police investigations says he never “hacked” into Conservative leadership candidate Erin O’Toole’s video conferencing account — he says a member of O’Toole’s team simply gave him the password.

The 19-year-old former intern at the centre of a political tempest that is now the subject of police investigations says he never "hacked" into Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole's video conferencing account.

The Kelowna, B.C., nursing student who was shown in building surveillance video being dragged by an RCMP officer out of her condo and down a hallway before being stepped on is calling for change in police wellness checks.