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Princess Beatrice wore the same tiara as her grandmother Queen Elizabeth at her wedding this week, Buckingham Palace said, releasing more details about the surprise private ceremony that was scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Princess Beatrice wore the same tiara as her grandmother Queen Elizabeth at her wedding this week, Buckingham Palace said, releasing more details about the surprise private ceremony that was scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The House of Commons will meet Monday to debate legislation on extending the emergency wage subsidy and providing one-time payments to Canadians with disabilities struggling during the pandemic — a bill the Bloc Québécois says it intends to support.

The family of Regan Russell, a Hamilton animal rights activist, is calling for a coroner's inquest after she was killed outside a Burlington slaughterhouse last month.

The mayor of Portland, Ore., demanded Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect.

Indigenous artists across North America are taking up a challenge to bead the states and provinces.

CBC News has learned the federal government will announce today whether it is OK for the Blue Jays to play ball in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

CBC News has learned the federal government will announce today whether it is OK for the Blue Jays to play ball in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The federal government has decided it's not OK for the Blue Jays to play ball in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In June, Nova Scotia senators sent two letters to both federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey asking them to join forces for a public inquiry. Now, senators across Canada have joined the call to action.

Toronto police say they have charged three people after protesters splattered paint on statues at the Ontario legislature and near Ryerson University.

Toronto police have charged three people after Black Lives Matter protesters splattered paint on statues at the Ontario legislature and Ryerson University.

Toronto police say they have arrested three people after protesters splattered paint on statues at the Ontario legislature and near Ryerson University.

The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.

The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.

Toronto police say they have charged three people after protesters splattered paint on statues at the Ontario legislature and near Ryerson University.

Iran has sent the black box of the Ukrainian passenger jet that its armed forces mistakenly shot down in January to France for reading, an Iranian semi-official news agency said Saturday. Iran accidentally shot down the Boeing 737-800 in January, killing all 176 people aboard, including 55 Canadians.

John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He was 80.

The 100-year-old Second World War vet describes the experience of being tapped on the shoulders by Queen Elizabeth with her knighting sword.

Globally, confirmed cases surpassed 14 million, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, and COVID-19 deaths topped 600,000. WHO reported a single-day record of new infections: over 237,000. Experts believe that the true numbers are even higher.

Iran has sent the black box of the Ukrainian passenger jet that its armed forces mistakenly shot down in January to France for reading, an Iranian semi-official news agency said Saturday. Iran accidentally shot down the Boeing 737-800 in January, killing all 176 people aboard, including 55 Canadians.

Quebecers 12 and over must wear masks in indoor public spaces, starting today. Here are answers to your questions about how that will work.

As Canada reopens, is it headed for a U.S.-style crisis? One official says she lost sleep over reopening bars. We weigh the evidence so far, including a key statistic that, according to public-health experts, is the metric to watch.

It's a question that has plagued astronomers for decades: How old is the universe and how will it end? Now an international team of scientists using a telescope in Chile believe their new findings help refine measurements.

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.

A Black Nova Scotia man is one step closer to finally owning the property his family has lived on for more than a hundred years after the province's Supreme Court ruled that systemic racism played a part in keeping the title to the land out of his hands. 

John Lewis, a lion of civil rights era with a long and celebrated career in U.S. Congress, has died at age 80. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2019.

Indigenous leaders from across Canada have called for more action by the federal government to protect their communities against further threats from COVID-19 and are attempting to bring attention to chronic health inequities through an online petition.

Four people at Krazy Cherry Fruit Co. in Oliver B.C., have tested positive for the virus and the operation is now under restrictions imposed by Interior Health.

A young Cree language speaker is hoping more young people get involved in politics after being denied as candidate for chief, despite having support from his own community.

The national intelligence watchdog has begun its probe into the failure of Canada's spy service to disclose crucial information when seeking warrants.

A personal assistant was arrested Friday in the death of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo. Police said the assistant is believed to have owed his boss a significant amount of money.

Police are apologizing for saying they had launched a hate crime investigation into a vandalized memorial in an Oakville, Ont., cemetery that has been linked to the Nazis.

Quebec health officials say they are changing the way COVID-19 data is reported so as to clarify how many people have recovered from the disease and provide a clearer picture of how many active cases there are in the province.