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A second teen has been charged with first-degree murder and a list of other serious offences in connection with a string of shootings that happened within 24 hours of each other earlier this week, Winnipeg police say.

Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued, officials said.

P.E.I.’s premier and chief public health officer are giving a live update on COVID-19 and have just confirmed 3 new cases.

Search crews are back on the Red River near Winnipeg's Louise Bridge today to continue the search for Darius Bezecki, 9, who was biking with two brothers and a friend near his home on Friday when all four ended up in the water.

Search crews returned to the Red River near Winnipeg's Louise Bridge on Saturday to continue the search for Darius Bezecki, 9, who was biking with two brothers and a friend near his home on Friday when all four ended up in the water.

Search crews returned to the Red River near Winnipeg's Louise Bridge on Saturday to continue the search for Darius Bezecki, 9, who was biking with two brothers and a friend near his home on Friday when all four ended up in the water.

Florida and Texas reported record daily increases in confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, the latest sign that the virus is surging in many parts of the United States, casting a pall over Fourth of July celebrations.

One of the two adults who had been in critical condition after a tractor accident in Quebec died Friday night.

Canada's sex work laws are creating undue harm and contribute to human rights violations during COVID-19, sex workers and human rights advocates say, which is why they're now pushing Ottawa to stop enforcing them.

People in England were finally allowed to drink in a pub, have a meal in a restaurant or get a haircut on Saturday for the first time in over three months as more lockdown rules aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus were eased.

People in England were finally allowed to drink in a pub, have a meal in a restaurant or get a haircut on Saturday for the first time in over three months as more lockdown rules aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus were eased.

One of the two adults who had been in critical condition after a tractor accident died Friday night.

An Edmonton-area company is set to become the largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies in the country.

Two women were struck by a car whose driver sped through a protest-related closure on a highway in Seattle, authorities said early Saturday.

A family from Nunavik sailed 12 hours amid ice in southeastern Hudson Bay last weekend to get to Nunavut. But officials told them to leave or self-isolate for 14 days because of COVID-19 border restrictions.

A St. John's-based sculptor who has become well-known for works about Newfoundland and Labrador's history and culture.

Bill Morneau has, in the space of a few months, approved the spending of nearly $200 billion in federal aid to shut down huge swaths of Canadian society so that a contagious disease could be contained. What comes next — rebuilding what was lost — promises to be a far more daunting challenge.

U.S. President Donald Trump's advisers have been talking up the so-called enthusiasm gap between Trump supporters and those of Democratic rival Joe Biden. But the more important gap come November might be the one between the emotional intensity of those who love Trump and those who loathe him.

Children, Families and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says that while he understands the burden working parents have been carrying for months since schools closed due to the pandemic, Ottawa's ability to help provinces fully reopen their schools this fall is limited.

Integrated units with police and mental health workers are being used for wellness checks in some jurisdictions, but it's only a small solution to a more systemic problem. Critics say things can only really improve when something radical happens, like changing how we think of mental health crises.

Nearly seven years after allegedly leaving a woman for dead on a highway north of Whistler, a logging truck driver has been found responsible for the accident.

Nearly seven years after allegedly leaving a woman for dead on a highway north of Whistler, a logging truck driver has been found responsible for the accident.

U.S. President Donald Trump planned a fiery speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota Friday night, including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to "tear down" the nation's history.

Speaking to a largely maskless crowd at Mount Rushmore, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that protesters have waged "a merciless campaign to wipe out our history" amid demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality.

Speaking to a largely maskless crowd at Mount Rushmore, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the nation was "witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history" and denounced "angry mobs ... trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities."