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After six seasons, an explosion of popularity abroad, and now a historic sweep of the comedy awards at the Emmys, Schitt's Creek has cemented its place as a TV legend. Here, we break down what the cast is working on now, and where you can see them next.

Simple checks with past employers, including federally regulated agencies, could have turned up troubling evidence of Julie Payette's treatment of subordinates before she was appointed governor general, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or his officials never made those calls, CBC News has learned. 

A U.S. federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by election day.

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday threatened to revoke federal funding for New York City, Seattle and Portland, Ore., saying the three liberal cities were allowing anarchy and violence on their streets.

Warming in the Arctic shrank the ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent in four decades, scientists announced Monday, yet another sign of how climate change is rapidly transforming the region.

Nearly three years after Gord Downie's untimely death, a new double album of solo material is set to be released next month.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped the president of the National Research Council to lead the Public Health Agency of Canada after the abrupt resignation of PHAC's current president last week.

A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to expedite all November election mail and to approve additional overtime for postal workers.

After weeks of speculation, BC NDP leader John Horgan has made official the worst kept secret in the province: British Columbians are heading to the polls. 

The B.C. NDP has announced that Premier John Horgan will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. PT, following a meeting with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin, where he will "address how British Columbians deserve a say in our economic recovery and will decide the future of the province."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legislation is constitutional or if it encroaches unacceptably on areas of provincial jurisdiction.

The TSX joined stock markets around the world in a new round of selling off Monday, as surging cases of the coronavirus reignited concerns that the economic impact of the pandemic is still far from over.

Commercial fishermen dumped about 100 lobster traps outside a federal office in southwestern Nova Scotia on Monday, after others protested outside the home of someone alleged to have purchased lobster, harvested with those traps, from the Mi'kmaw.

Commercial fishermen dumped about 100 lobster traps outside a federal office in southwestern Nova Scotia on Monday, after others protested outside the home of someone alleged to have purchased lobster, harvested with those traps, from the Mi'kmaw.

After several days of hauling in traps belonging to the Mi'kmaw fishers, commercial fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia say they are turning their attention toward those who they believe are buying Mi'kmaw-harvested lobster.

Seaspan doesn't think there should be any question about which yard should be tasked with building the $721-million CCGS John G. Diefenbaker. Especially, their CEO says, because the shipyard has already won the work once before.

RCMP officers are searching a condo in the Montreal suburb of Saint-Hubert in connection with a letter that was mailed to the White House and tested positive for the poison ricin.

RCMP officers are searching a condo in Saint-Hubert on Montreal's South Shore in connection with a letter that was mailed to the White House and tested positive for the poison ricin.

RCMP in Quebec are carrying out an operation this morning in Saint-Hubert, south of Montreal, in connection with a contaminated letter sent to the White House.

RCMP officers in Quebec are carrying out an operation this morning in Saint-Hubert, on Montreal's South Shore, in connection with a letter containing ricin that was sent to the White House.

RCMP officers in Quebec are carrying out a raid this morning in Saint-Hubert, on Montreal's South Shore, in connection with a letter containing the poison ricin that was sent to the White House.

Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it would acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash, strengthening its Xbox video game offering with the studio behind titles such as Fallout and the Doom reboot.

Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it would acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash, strengthening its Xbox video game offering with the studio behind titles such as Fallout and the Doom reboot.

One patient has died and 14 other patients and four staff members have tested positive amid COVID-19 outbreaks at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, according to Alberta Health Services.

Canadian athletes took the middle ground in their statement on the International Olympic Committee's anti-protest rule on Monday. The Canadian athletes suggested the addition of neutral protected spaces at the Games for peaceful demonstrations that don't interfere with the competition.

President Donald Trump on Monday prepared to push ahead with plans for his third U.S. Supreme Court nomination, which would cement a 6-3 conservative majority, as some Republicans wavered on whether to support the move weeks ahead of an election.

Businesses that trade between Canada and the United Kingdom are worried about post-Brexit trade rules remaining in flux, adding more uncertainty to a year already made difficult by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Bulgarian court sentenced two men of Lebanese origin for life on Monday over a 2012 bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver. Bulgarian authorities have placed the blame for the bombing on Lebanese Shia Muslim group Hezbollah.

Britain will face an exponentially growing death rate from COVID-19 within weeks unless Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government moves urgently to halt a rapidly spreading second wave of the outbreak, the country's senior medics said on Monday.

A ransomware attack last spring at Simon Fraser University compromised the personal information of about 250,000 students, faculty and alumni, documents reveal.

Teddy likely won’t be a hurricane by the time it reaches the Maritimes, but the impact of the storm will be felt throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.

Teddy likely won’t be a hurricane when it gets to the Maritimes, but its impact will be felt throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.

While delivering food to seniors in the early days of the pandemic, New Brunswick university student Hannah Crouse found that many were lonely, so she created a program matching students with seniors who they visit once a week and share a meal together.

While delivering food to seniors in the early days of the pandemic, New Brunswick university student Hannah Crouse found that many were lonely, so she created a program matching students with seniors who they visit once a week and share a meal together.

While delivering food to seniors in the early days of the pandemic, New Brunswick university student Hannah Crouse found that many were lonely, so she created a program matching students with seniors who they visit once a week and share a meal together.

The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency extended the Northern Business Relief Fund on July 10, in light of the ongoing effects of the pandemic on small- and medium-sized businesses.

It was a historic night for the 72nd Emmy's, in more ways than one. Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek swept the comedy awards, while HBO's Watchmen and Succession won big over streaming juggernaut Netflix.

It was a historic night at the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards in more ways than one. Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek swept the comedy awards, while HBO's Watchmen and Succession won big over streaming juggernaut Netflix.

It was a historic night for the 72nd Emmy's, in more ways than one. Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek swept the comedy awards, while HBO's Watchmen and Succession won big over streaming juggernaut Netflix.

Ontario doctors warn of an "imminent crisis in influenza vaccination" at a time when it's more important that ever that children be immunized.

Ontario doctors warn of an "imminent crisis in influenza vaccination" at a time when it's more important that ever that children be immunized.

A state where historic tax reform contributed to a taxation “race to the bottom” is now trying to collect from the rich to give to the poor.

A state where historic tax reform contributed to a taxation “race to the bottom” is now trying to collect from the rich to give to the poor.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he doesn’t know why it was suggested recently that the Liberal government had shelved a green recovery plan ahead of Wednesday's throne speech. But he says he is working on an “ambitious” climate plan — just as the Liberals promised during last year’s election.

A state where historic tax reform contributed to a taxation “race to the bottom” is now trying to collect from the rich to give to the poor.

The fresh spike in new COVID-19 cases in Ontario is not yet bringing an equivalent spike in hospital patients or deaths from the coronavirus, but experts say it's too early to draw conclusions.  

CBC Indigenous reporter Jessica Deer is asking people to call her Ka’nhehsí:io.

Now that kids are back in school, grandparents are anxious about how and when they will visit and care for their grandchildren. While some are continuing to provide before and after school care, others are isolating because of their own health concerns.

Growth in Alberta's renewable energy sector should continue to trend upwards, experts say, with one forecast expecting that a surge of projects could have the province poised to lead the nation in utility-scale wind and solar capacity as early as 2025.

Just six weeks before Americans vote for their next president, the death of legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has left a gigantic hole on the U.S. top court. Today, CBC’s senior Washington editor Lyndsay Duncombe explains how the vacancy has ignited a fight for legal dominance that could shape the election’s outcome and the country for decades.