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Canada's chief public health officer says a steady increase in the average number of new coronavirus cases being reported daily is a cause for concern.

More than 1,600 former Canadian Armed Forces members have benefited from the Veterans Hiring Act designed to help them get federal government jobs, but a report suggests that number could have been even higher but for a series of "barriers" that have prevented some veterans from taking advantage of the law.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have refunded British taxpayers 2.4 million pounds ($4.2 million Cdn), the cost of renovating their U.K. home, in line with a commitment they made after announcing in January they would step back from royal duties.

Diane Costello's dying wish is to see her parents, who live in Michigan, but COVID-19 restrictions are keeping them from reuniting. 

A Saudi Arabian court has jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reports, four months after his family forgave his killers and enabled death sentences to be set aside.

One of the country's largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net.

A leading opposition activist in Belarus and two other members of an opposition council went missing Monday, raising fears they were detained as authorities seek to squelch nearly a month of protests against the re-election of the country's authoritarian leader.

Dr. Walter Reynolds, a 45-year-old father of two, was attacked by a patient wielding a weapon at a walk-in clinic in Red Deer, Alta., on Aug. 10.

Toronto International Film Festival's 45th edition runs Sept. 10-19 with a mix of digital and socially distanced physical screenings.

Nearly 5,400 Hydro customers in the southeastern corner of Manitoba are without power Monday morning, likely due to strong winds that blew throughout the region Sunday.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Monday to fight a U.S. extradition request, at a high-stakes hearing that was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Wildfires have burned a record 8,000 square kilometres in California this year, and the danger for more destruction is so high the U.S. Forest Service announced Monday it was closing all eight national forests in the southern half of the state.

A California wildfire that has scorched more than 12 square kilometres of brush and trees and prompted the evacuation of a city of 54,000 people, plus several surrounding communities, was sparked at a gender-reveal party, fire officials said Sunday.

The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has been taken out of an induced coma and is responsive.

Jessica Patrick-Balczer was 18 when she gave her one-year-old daughter a long hug goodbye and told her grandmother she'd return soon for her baby. Nobody in her family heard from her again.

Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register 500,000 coronavirus infections on Monday, after a second surge in cases coinciding with the reopening of schools. Here's a look at what's happening with the coronavirus around the world.

India displaced Brazil on Monday to take second place after the United States in terms of the number of total coronavirus infections, with 90,082 new cases in a 24-hour period. Here's a look at what's happening with the novel coronavirus around the world.

COVID-19 is pushing students outside to learn, and some say it could improve education

Kiera and Kevin Norris were separated for nine months due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. They reunited for the first time on Canadain soil on Sunday.

Only a fraction of employees who began working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic have returned to full-time office work, and that has ramifications for everything from how workplaces are run to where we live — and whether the small businesses that surround office buildings survive.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things, based on the novel by Iain Reid, arrived on the streaming service last week. It was directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and stars Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette and David Thewlis.

Residents of a central Alberta community say they have not been treated fairly by a power company that wants to build a wind farm in their community. It's a dispute that will sound familiar in rural Ontario.

India's increasing caseload made the Asian giant the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday as its efforts to head off economic disaster gain urgency.

Denis Shapovalov has reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating No. 7 seed David Goffin 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 at the U.S. Open. The 21-year-old left-hander, who is seeded 12th at Flushing Meadows, also is the first man from Canada to make it to the final eight in tournament history.

Canadians are trying to seize the last long weekend of the summer, but if it’s not done safely experts predict a spike in COVID-19 cases. What it’s like to be starting university during a pandemic. Plus, a Nova Scotia community takes to their surfboards to make the beach more inclusive.

Minnesota's Matt Dumba was chosen as the winner the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, a nod to the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. anthem for his role in helping the sport combat racism.

Experts predict a COVID-19 spike after Canadians seize the summer’s last long weekend.

Veterans and military families are divided about reports that U.S. President Donald Trump made disparaging comments toward the military, with some service members bristling at the remarks and others questioning whether they happened.