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Still considered by many a fringe view of economics, MMT as it is popularly known suddenly seems to be moving into the mainstream as governments borrow and spend.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues.

Devin Heroux of CBC Sports reflects on a week in sports that saw a united show of solidarity across professional leagues in support of racial justice.

The NHL is investigating whether former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon made racially insensitive comments during the team's two-week stay in the playoff hub city of Toronto.

The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of kilometres inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows toward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend.

The death toll from Hurricane Laura more than doubled Friday to at least 14 as communities began cleaning up along the devastated Louisiana coastline where hundreds of thousands of people were still without power or water — a situation that officials said could persist for weeks or longer.

Hundreds of thousands of people across Louisiana were still without power or water Friday, a day after Laura sawed a devastating path through the state, killing at least 11 people, and officials warned that basic services could be knocked out for weeks or longer along parts of the Gulf Coast.

Staff answering the phone at the front concierge desk said the hotel is empty and staff are gone.

After a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, thousands of participants gathered to commemorate the historic 1963 March on Washington on Friday.

After a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, thousands of participants gathered to commemorate the historic 1963 March on Washington on Friday.

An attempt by Sen. Mike Duffy to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his suspension without pay has been rejected. 

Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says officials are looking into whether it's practical to test people for COVID-19 when they enter Canada instead of requiring them to quarantine.

The U.S. House's foreign affairs committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his "transparently political misuse" of department resources.

The professional sports schedule is expected to start getting busier on Friday after a string of postponements the past two days, but it won't be back to normal just yet.

Residents are permitted short-stay absences or multiple overnight ones at the discretion of the home.

A judge postponed a decision Friday on whether a 17-year-old should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges in the killing of two people on the streets of Kenosha during unrest following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.

Two police officers deployed stun guns in failed attempts to stop Jacob Blake Jr. before one of the officers shot him multiple times in the back with a gun, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said on Friday, unveiling new details of its probe into the shooting.

The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, as forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows toward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend.

The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, as forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows toward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend.

Canada's economy shrank at the fastest pace on record in the second quarter, as consumer spending, business investment, imports and exports all dried up because of COVID-19.

Canada's economy shrank at the fastest pace on record in the second quarter, as consumer spending, business investment, imports and exports all dried up because of COVID-19.

Canada's economy shrank at the fastest pace on record in the second quarter, as consumer spending, business investment, imports and exports all dried up because of COVID-19.

A polar bear attacked a camping site Friday in Norway's remote Svalbard Islands, killing a 38-year-old Dutch man before being shot and killed by onlookers, authorities on the Arctic island said.

A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a foreign national in the remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities on an Arctic island said, adding the animal was killed.

A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a foreign national in the remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities on an Arctic island said, adding the animal was killed.

The tusks of a stoutly built plant-eating mammal relative that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago are providing the oldest-known evidence that animals resorted to hibernation-like states to get through lean times such as polar winters.

A woman who survived abuse as a child at the hands of the Catholic church is suing the Archdiocese of Vancouver for allegedly perpetrating and covering up decades of sexual abuse by priests, bishops and other members of the clergy.

A woman who survived abuse as a child at the hands of the Catholic church is suing the Archdiocese of Vancouver for allegedly perpetrating and covering up decades of sexual abuse by priests, bishops and other members of the clergy.

Robert Joamie has a harrowing story to tell after getting lost for four days out on the land near Pangnirtung earlier this month. Joamie only brought his gun, some bullets and a Pepsi with him to hunt caribou.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, announced his resignation due to poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest serving premier, is set to resign due to worsening health, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy during which he sought to revive growth, bolster defense and boost its global profile.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, announced his resignation due to poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences.

With the crisis in Belarus entering its fourth week, Russia faces a quandary — do nothing and risk an outcome it can't control and may not like. Or directly intervene and risk a nasty backlash. For the moment, President Vladimir Putin appears content to wait and watch.

Nearly 13 years after directing the hit that would result in B.C.’s worst gangland slaying, Jamie Bacon will face a reckoning Friday.

Fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in Ontario after bars and other indoor spaces were reopened have not panned out — at least so far.

The man at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has resigned, CBC News has learned.

Nearly 13 years after directing the hit that would result in B.C.’s worst gangland slaying, Jamie Bacon faced a reckoning on Friday.

Many oilsands projects are generating little to no positive returns this year, according to government documents, since many are unable to turn a profit.

After resigning as Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer says he will be running for re-election as an MP. How successful have other former party leaders been in their post-leadership political careers?

Rather than ask whether kneeling or raising fists or walking out of work is enough, we should ask why anyone expected Black NBA players to dismantle deep-seated systemic racism by themselves, writes CBC Sport Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell.

WestJet says it's prepared to remove passengers who refuse to wear a mask on flights. In addition, the airline will put those passengers on a year long no-fly list. They're two of the tougher COVID-19 measures the airline will take beginning in Sept. 1, 2020.

A former Nova Scotia pastor on the frontlines of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States is urging Nova Scotians to keep fighting anti-Black racism because he doesn't want to see 'a George Floyd on the streets of Halifax.'

Former Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis says the Liberals should worry more about sorting out their own house and less about the fate of Conservative MP Derek Sloan.

The Toronto Blue Jays-Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game on Thursday night has been postponed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last weekend.