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The embattled Belarus president tried to put on a show of strength Sunday, holding a rally of supporters and rejecting any possibility of repeating the vote that gave him a sixth term. But opponents countered with a far larger demonstration that attracted as many as 200,000 people.

At least 28 people have been injured in an explosion at a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, the head of a local ambulance service said, while a witness said he heard gunfire after the blast at the Elite Hotel in Lido beach.

Somalia's security forces on Sunday ended a nearly five-hour siege by Islamist extremists at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital, said police and a government spokesperson.

Foreign ministers from Israel and the United Arab Emirates have held their first publicly acknowledged call after the Gulf state opened telephone lines to Israel as part of a normalization of ties.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

The coin marks the 150th anniversary of the territory's entry into confederation, says the Royal Canadian Mint.

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters called on Sunday for a delay to the planned September general election, given an abrupt reappearance of COVID-19 cases in the country.

For only the second time in 12 years, Marc-Andre Bernier and his underwater archaeology team at Parks Canada will not be heading north this month to explore the wrecks of the doomed Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin and his crew.

For only the second time in 12 years, Marc-Andre Bernier and his underwater archeology team at Parks Canada will not be heading north this month to explore the wrecks of the doomed Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin and his crew.

University of Waterloo science student Ridhi Patel has developed a 'quarantrivia' game to help teach people about COVID-19 and debunk misinformation.

An Alberta high school teacher is worried about how health officials will monitor the spread of COVID-19 once students are back in school, after his family had to wait more than a week to hear from a contact tracer after testing positive.

Nearly 2,000 turtle eggs are in the process of hatching at a turtle nursery in Cambridge, Ont. The eggs were collected from the sides of roads to protect the baby turtles from being hit by cars.

Emergency officials have spent the summer planning how to respond to a hurricane should one hit during the pandemic, their plans involve finding more space for evacuees and screening out people with the virus.

The controversy surrounding Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has, at least in an indirect way, brought Queen Elizabeth's name into the fray.

Ventilation is considered key to keeping COVID-19 out of schools. But some doctors and experts are concerned that ventilation in schools isn't up to the task.

Nearly a year after the Liberals vowed to waive the $630 fee to become a citizen, newcomers to Canada who are feeling a financial pinch from the pandemic are still waiting for the government to deliver.

Demand for sunflowers may be getting a "nudge" from the pandemic birdseed market due to the popularity of birdwatching.

U.S. President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement. He was 71.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor — now living in Russia — whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013.

After several hours of mostly peaceful demonstrations Saturday in an Atlanta suburb that's home to a giant Confederate memorial, large numbers of police moved in to disperse the crowds when fights broke out.