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An American investment firm trying to take over Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) plans to hire an executive from a U.S. company that makes specialty footwear for the military and police to help run the business.

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily suspended a Trump order that would have banned popular app TikTok from app stores on Sunday.

Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump administration's ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day, arguing the move would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business.

CBC News Network's Sunday Scrum panel is your destination for frank discussion and analysis of the week's big political stories. This week: Our panellists discuss the federal government's speech from the throne, which promised an extension of the wage subsidy program, national standards for long-term care facilities and an investment in a national child-care program.

About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital calling for the authoritarian president's ouster, some wearing cardboard crowns to ridicule him, on Sunday as the protests that have rocked the country marked their 50th consecutive day.

Fighting erupted anew Sunday between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, killing 16 people and wounding more than 100, a top territorial official said.

If the U.S. Congress confirms President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court would become more conservative — and also perhaps more ready to tackle certain hot-button issues such as abortion and gun rights.

Ontario reported that the province had 491 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the highest number since May 2.

The Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) expires on Sunday, ending the income support program the federal government rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic to help people with payouts of up to $2,000 a month.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge's decision to grant a Lower Mainland woman an annulment because her husband couldn't maintain an erection highlights the history of a rare legal process and the burden of proof needed to establish a marriage can’t be consummated.

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

In a normal year, Point Roberts is a bustling place during the summer season, packed with B.C. tourists ready to spend their money on local businesses, B.C. bargain hunters filling up on gas and picking up packages at the local parcel shops.

A Canadian woman who is entering the last month of her pregnancy was finally able to return home on Saturday, after the federal government granted last-minute Temporary Resident Visas to her soon-to-be adopted Haitian children.

In a normal year, Point Roberts, Wash., is a bustling place during the summer season, packed with B.C. tourists ready to spend their money on local businesses, B.C. bargain hunters filling up on gas and picking up packages at the local parcel shops.

Veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough has given Britain's Prince George a giant shark tooth fossil after a private viewing of his new documentary at Kensington Palace.

Camponi Housing Corporation is planning more than 150 affordable rental housing units in the city's Blairmore suburban centre. City council is scheduled to vote on needed rezoning Monday night.

Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out Sunday around the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian defence ministry said two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down.

Fighting erupted anew Sunday between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia says a woman and a child were killed in the area by shelling from Azerbaijani forces.

This week saw Gov. Gen. Julie Payette carry out one of her more significant parliamentary duties as the Queen's representative — opening up the new session of Canada's Parliament by delivering the speech from the throne. But there have been two occasions in which the Queen herself has read the throne speech in Ottawa.

As a gay student from southern Alberta, I finally found a queer community on campus. Remote learning can't replace that, writes Lisa Basil.

The ink was barely dry on the throne speech when the pushback from the premiers over jurisdiction began. Turf brawls have been part of Confederation since the beginning — but we've never had this debate during a global pandemic before. Will Canadians have the patience for it?

Netflix's new documentary The Social Dilemma has a single, and simple, message: Put down your phone, you're being manipulated. But some scholars say the hype is overblown, at least when looking at how much social media users have to fear.  

Victims of domestic abuse are encouraged not to discuss it in family court, or risk being accused of turning the children against the other parent.

Victims of domestic abuse are encouraged not to discuss it in family court, or risk being accused of turning the children against the other parent.

There's a new job on film and TV sets: COVID compliance officers. They make sure cast and crew are wearing PPE, physical distancing, washing hands. But how do you tell a famous person to sanitize more?

In France, where more than 30,000 people with COVID-19 have died, the pandemic has become political. The national government in Paris decreed on Wednesday that, as of Saturday, all cafés, restaurants and bars in the Marseille-Aix-en-Provence region would have to close to help avoid another lockdown.

The federal government says it will soon introduce a free, automatic tax filing system for simple returns — a policy change meant to provide government benefits to qualified people who don’t collect them now because they skip filing their taxes.

Millions of Canadians on CERB rely on it to pay the bills. But with the government ending the program and rolling people on to EI, many are afraid of slipping through the cracks.

Long lineups and even longer waits for test results have both public health experts and people from the business world wondering why Canada can't come up with a better and more consistent user experience when it comes to COVID-19 testing.

The protective service tasked with overseeing Parliament Hill says it has expanded its security presence in the area following several harassment incidents targeting politicians and members of the media.

The police service tasked with overseeing Parliament Hill says it has expanded its security presence in the area following several harassment incidents targeting politicians and members of the media.

The police service tasked with overseeing Parliament Hill says it has expanded its security presence in the area following several harassment incidents targeting politicians and members of the media.

Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hot-button issues including abortion, gun rights, immigration and campus sexual assault.