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The University of Toronto has received a $250-million donation, a "transformational" gift it says will be used for health-care research and medical innovation.

Grim job numbers released Thursday demonstrate how hard COVID-19 has hit the oil and gas industry in Canada.

The federal government is finalizing a plan to subsidize airlines in order to re-establish flights to regional airports across the country, CBC News has learned.

The commander of the Canadian Army has issued a new order that requires troops to report racism and hateful conduct when they witness it. Failure to do so would make them "complicit" in any follow-up investigation.

At a virtual UN General Assembly meeting, the three veto-wielding council members argued about which country mishandled the coronavirus pandemic response, resulting in the spread of the virus.

Alberta is not experiencing the long-dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may not see a huge spike in case numbers now that autumn has begun, the province's top doctor says.

Alberta is not experiencing the long-dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may not see a huge spike in case numbers now that autumn has begun, the province's top doctor says.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a climate change lawsuit filed against the Canadian government by a group of children, some good news for electric cars and Alberta's wind and solar potential.

As federal Liberals outline details of a proposed regional energy grid to wean the Maritimes off coal, they're touting Labrador hydroelectricity as a possible major player.

As federal Liberals outline details of a proposed regional energy grid to wean the Maritimes off coal, they're touting Labrador hydroelectricity as a possible major player.

Health Minister Christian Dubé is asking Quebecers to avoid all social gatherings in the coming weeks, such as weddings, funerals and even Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. He said this will be key in preventing the level of shutdowns seen in the spring.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and representatives of the other political parties paid tribute in the House of Commons to former Liberal prime minister John Turner, who died Saturday at age 91.

The federal government tabled legislation today to provide what it's calling a "safe bridge" for Canadians who are still experiencing lost income due to COVID-19.

The federal government tabled legislation today to provide what it's calling a "safe bridge" for Canadians who are still experiencing lost income due to COVID-19.

Don Domanski, a Governor General's Award winner, died of a heart attack on Sept. 7 at the age of 70.

More than a month after the Canada Revenue Agency took its website offline in the wake of a major cyberattack, the federal tax collection agency won't say when it expects its online services to fully return to normal.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough hold a media availability as MPs debate the Liberals' speech from the throne.

President Donald Trump paid respects to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thursday morning, just two days before he announces his nominee to replace her on the high court.

Canada, along with the United States and United Kingdom, has condemned the inauguration of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and is seeking to hold his government accountable by preparing sanctions on individuals allegedly involved in human rights violations.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has already expressed his disappointment at the federal government’s throne speech but he’s expected to take to the podium Thursday to detail his concerns. 

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has already expressed his disappointment at the federal government’s throne speech but he’s expected to take to the podium Thursday to detail his concerns. 

South Korea said Thursday that North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire after finding him on a floating object near the countries' disputed sea boundary.

Ontario reported an additional 409 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as the province announced it would shift back toward testing only symptomatic people, and those in high-risk groups, in part to relieve publicly funded testing sites and clear a severe backlog of samples.

The fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government hangs in the balance as Parliament resumes all normal operations today for the first time in six months.

Cable installer Ken Stead saw his neighbour lying motionless on her living-room floor, her wild-eyed assailant standing over her. Instinct took over.

Cable installer Ken Stead saw his neighbour lying motionless on her living-room floor, her wild-eyed assailant standing over her. Instinct took over.

Vancouver's summer home sales were stronger than expected — even in the midst of a global pandemic — but a new report predicts home prices will drop in 2021.

A new report predicts home prices across Canada will drop in 2021, as high unemployment and lower incomes due to the COVID-19 pandemic keep buyers from returning to the market.

The body of Holly Ellsworth-Clark has undergone a second autopsy and her family may hire a dive team to search the Hamilton Harbour as uncertainty about the circumstances of her death continue to disrupt their ability to grieve.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorized assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account.

A St. John's woman is in the fight of her life to get her mentally ill brother out of what she calls unhealthy living conditions.

Infectious disease experts say Canadian health authorities must tighten restrictions again or hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 will increase exponentially in the coming weeks.

Experts say at this point in the pandemic, with COVID-19 cases rising, Canadians should be donning their masks more, not less.

Ontario wants to avoid imposing lockdown-style measures to combat a second wave of COVID-19, but is prepared to take 'targeted action" such as closing certain higher-risk businesses, CBC News has learned. 

Experts say at this point in the pandemic, with COVID-19 cases rising, Canadians should be donning their masks more, not less.

As Americans face this fall full of uncertainty over questions of election legitimacy and a delayed result, the sunshine state could provide a path to election night clarity. 

However grandly it's staged, a throne speech is a difficult thing to judge. Just ask the opposition parties.

Some parents are reeling over rules requiring toddlers to wear masks on airplanes after they were turfed from flights due to their non-compliant two-year-olds.

On Wednesday, the Liberals laid out what they called an "ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality" in the speech from the throne, pledging to extend some COVID-19 emergency supports, boost child care spending, create a million jobs, and more.Today, host of CBC's Power and Politics Vassy Kapelos unpacks some of the ambitious promises and the opposition's response.

The National for September 23, 2020

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney had harsh words for the federal government's throne speech, saying the Liberal energy agenda will "strangle investment and jeopardize resource jobs [in Alberta]."

Responding to the federal government's speech from the throne in the Senate chamber Wednesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney criticized the agenda outlined, saying they would "strangle investment and jeopardize resource jobs [in Alberta]" — but some members of industry also found positives among the policy.

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville, Ky., police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said two officers had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations.

Police in Louisville, Ky., say an officer has been shot. It's not clear if the officer was shot during the protests over a grand jury's decision to bring no charges against police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong.

Angry, confused and shedding tears, demonstrators who spent months calling for justice in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor resumed their protests Wednesday after prosecutors announced a single officer had been indicted — but not on charges involving the Black woman's death.

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville, Ky., police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said two officers had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations.

The bodies of Matthew Kozak, 32, and Zabrina Ferrier, 25, not seen since Friday, were recovered Wednesday.

The bodies of Matthew Kozak, 32, and Zabrina Ferrier, 25, not seen since Friday, were recovered Wednesday.

The government lays out its plans, promises for the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.