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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 mounting tension in Nova Scotia as violence escalates over a fishery dispute between commercial and Mi'kmaw fishermen.

The House of Commons is installing new plexiglass barriers by Monday because pages are reporting that MPs have been flouting pandemic public health rules, CBC News has learned.

Federal opposition parties are promising to keep fighting to get to the bottom of the WE controversy, despite what they describe as Liberal threats and stonewalling.

France's prime minister joined demonstrators on Sunday who rallied together across the country in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad with his class.

The latest episode of Saturday Night Live had a Canadian-themed sketch, complete with references to Drake, Degrassi and the CBC.

The latest episode of Saturday Night Live had a Canadian-themed sketch, complete with references to Drake, Degrassi and the CBC.

A decade-long UN arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons, such as tanks and fighter jets, expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban remains in place.

Canada's COVID-19 caseload edged closer to the 200,000 mark on Sunday after a weekend in which Quebec had the majority of new infections, and public health officials urged Canadians to remain united in their efforts to combat the pandemic.

Canada's chief public health officer says the challenge now for Canadians is to get the coronavirus pandemic in the country back to a "slow burn."

After dozens of Canadians complained to CBC News about problems getting the new Canada Recovery benefit, the Canada Revenue Agency is now recommending that some applicants reapply for the benefit on Monday after 6 a.m. ET.

The RCMP have sent more officers to the Middle West Pubnico, N.S., area after a suspicious fire destroyed a lobster pound early Saturday, causing the warden of the Municipality of Argyle to express concern about the safety of residents.

The RCMP have sent more officers to the Middle West Pubnico, N.S., area after a suspicious fire destroyed a lobster pound early Saturday, causing the warden of the Municipality of Argyle to express concern about the safety of residents.

An arbitrator with B.C.'s Residential Tenancy Branch has sided with two residents of a mobile home park in Williams Lake fighting against a landlord who tried to impose new rules shortly after taking ownership, which prohibited slander on social media and imposed $1,000 fines for improperly maintaining lawns.

Organizers in the Maritimes expect a high concentration of residents with citizenship to vote by mail and online for the first time — which they say could make a difference in highly contested battleground states.

Evidence suggests that Canadians overwhelmingly believe our criminal justice system should better advocate for and protect animals, so why doesn’t it?

A suicide car bombing on Sunday killed at least 13 people and wounded around 120 others in Afghanistan's western Ghor province, officials said.

A 31-year-old man from Yarmouth County has been charged with arson after a vehicle was set ablaze outside a lobster facility in New Edinburgh, N.S.

COVID-19 cases are rising in Alberta, and there are concerns that difficulties involved in contact tracing — both manual and digital — could hamper the province's ability to slow the spread. 

Many First Nations people are preparing to cast their ballots in the Saskatchewan provincial election Oct. 26, but they haven't historically always been able to do so.

COVID-19 cases are rising in Alberta, and there are concerns that difficulties involved in contact tracing — both manual and digital — could hamper the province's ability to slow the spread. 

A little more than 100 people call White Head Island home, and its dwindling school is the smallest in the province. With enrolment dropping into the single digits, it faces an uncertain future.

Although Canada and the U.S. have agreed to close their shared land border to non-essential travel, they don’t appear to agree on several related issues — including what to do next.

Asbestos, Que., has been laughed at, vilified and rejected, but the town's name is steeped in history, complicated by language and intertwined with the identity of many of its citizens. Nonetheless, it's set to get a new name on Monday.

Anxiety over separation of loved-ones in long-term care from family members is rising as COVID-19 infections regain momentum.

Anxiety over separation of loved-ones in long-term care from family members is rising as COVID-19 infections regain momentum.

A controversial treatment for chronic opioid addiction has gained little traction in Canada in spite of some glowing reviews and federal support. Now Canada's health minister is calling on Alberta to reconsider closing its program, which involves administering pharmaceutical-grade opioids in a clinical setting, sometimes several times a day.

A controversial treatment for chronic opioid addiction has gained little traction in Canada in spite of some glowing reviews and federal support. Now Canada's health minister is calling on Alberta to reconsider closing its program, which involves administering pharmaceutical-grade opioids in a clinical setting, sometimes several times a day.

Although Canada and the U.S. have agreed to close their shared land border to non-essential travel, they don’t appear to agree on several related issues — including what to do next.

There's been a push to get Americans living in Canada to cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 presidential election, and choosing to decline can generate friction, writes Stephen Strauss.