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"I have made the decision to enact a state of emergency in the City of Yellowknife for the purpose of addressing the emergency faced by our homeless residents," says Minister Paulie Chinna.

Justin Turner will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for coming onto the field last week to celebrate the World Series title with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates after testing positive for COVID-19.

Top health officials say they are "cautiously optimistic" about Canada's odds of obtaining a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for distribution sometime in the first quarter of 2021.

In the aftermath of the still-to-be-officially-called U.S. election, the hot take from Russian state TV pundits was that the election's chaotic, indecisive conclusion demonstrates how far the mighty superpower has fallen.

Whole Foods grocery chain has reversed its ban on employees wearing poppies at work, according to Veterans Minister Lawrence MacAulay.

Alberta may impose tighter restrictions today as the province faces record highs for new cases of COVID-19. The premier and chief medical officer of health are planning a joint news conference this afternoon.

Premier Jason Kenney is urging Albertans to forgo parties and social gatherings in their homes to cap the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the province.

Alberta rejected tighter restrictions today as the province faces record highs for new cases of COVID-19.

Alberta may impose tighter restrictions today as the province faces record highs for new cases of COVID-19. The premier and chief medical officer of health are planning a joint news conference this afternoon.

As Americans anxiously await the result of a tight presidential race, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won't weigh in until the outcome becomes "sufficiently clear."

Quebec's Indigenous affairs minister, Ian Lafrenière is hoping to rebuild the province's relationship with Indigenous communities, starting with a $15-million cultural-safety training plan for health-care workers.

Nunavut's chief public health officer has confirmed the territory's first case of COVID-19, in Sanikiluaq. Residents of Sanikiluaq are being asked to remain at home at this time and limit contact with other residents.

The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has leeway to add billions more in permanent spending before its finances become unsustainable.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make an announcement with Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo will be there too.

Despite minuscule travel demand, Canadian airlines continue to schedule tens of thousands of monthly flights, only to cancel the vast majority of them several weeks before departure in a strategy one expert called misleading.

Despite minuscule travel demand, Canadian airlines continue to schedule tens of thousands of monthly flights, then cancel the vast majority of them several weeks before departure. One expert called the strategy misleading.

U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic. But in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support.

The Canadian Armed Forces member accused of uttering threats against the prime minister and crashing the gate at Rideau Hall with a loaded firearm has had his case put off another month.

The Canadian Armed Forces member accused of uttering threats against the prime minister and crashing the gate at Rideau Hall with a loaded firearm has had his case put off another month.

The fact that Donald Trump won Pennsylvania's northeastern county of Luzerne in 2016 and 2020 might help explain why Democrat Joe Biden, who was born in neighbouring Scranton and took the slimmest of leads in the state Friday, didn't win Pennsylvania in a landslide.

Canada's job market added 84,000 new jobs in October, a better figure than expected but one that means the economy still has more than 600,000 fewer paid workers today than it did in February, before COVID-19 struck.

Manitoba is stepping up enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions as it tries to tamp down the spread of the novel virus, while Alberta's top doctor is warning that more restrictions could be coming there unless the province sees case numbers "decline dramatically" in the days ahead.

As the daily number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Canada, provincial leaders in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have decided to implement new restrictions, while one province has chosen to reject any further public health restrictions.

A judge on Thursday rejected defence requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together instead of separately.

A London auction house has removed a 19th-century bill of sale for two human beings from its website, saying profiting from the sale of slavery-era artifacts is immoral.

A B.C. man has lost his bid for spousal support from a woman he falsely reported to immigration authorities for fraud after the collapse of their relationship.

The House of Commons is getting ready to boost security measures for MPs outside of the parliamentary precinct in response to growing concerns about the threat of political violence, sources tell Radio-Canada.

A Halifax group is distributing free cannabis edibles weekly to help people get off other drugs, primarily opioids. However, a Nova Scotia Health official is concerned people may stop using proven medication for opioid addiction treatment in favour of cannabis.

Less than a week before millions of Canadians are set to pay their respects to veterans by wearing a poppy, a national grocery store chain has banned its employees from wearing the symbol of remembrance while on the job. 

The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to release a ruling today on a class action lawsuit claiming Maple Leaf Foods is responsible for the financial losses suffered by Mr. Sub franchisees during the 2008 listeriosis outbreak.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by Mr. Sub franchisees, which claimed Maple Leaf Foods is responsible for financial losses suffered by the restaurants during a 2008 listeriosis outbreak.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at why light pollution is a 'stressor' on the planet and why poppies are a symbol of ecological renewal.

Quebec's second wave of COVID-19 cases was likely worsened by the government's failure to implement key infection-control measures before schools reopened this fall, according to leading medical experts.

Judges are ultimately responsible for saying what the law is, not what it should be, writes Brian Bird.

Animals across the Arctic are changing where and when they breed, migrate and forage in response to climate change, says a new study unveiling the massive scale of the change. The changes mean humans in the Arctic may have to adapt and adjust everything from hunting seasons to conservation to land use, scientists say.

As Canada and the U.S. wait for jobs numbers on Friday, the world's most powerful central banker repeatedly suggested the burden to sustain the economy cannot be the agency's alone.

As health professionals warn that the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on many Canadians' mental health, a Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to set up a national hotline for suicide prevention.

An all-animal flight is departing Vancouver on Thursday carrying 69 pets back home to Australia after they were stranded in Canada when the pandemic hit.

The remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed torrential rains and catastrophic flooding on Central America, killing at least 50 people and turning streets into rivers in Guatemala, according to the country's president, Alejandro Giammattei.

As some Americans question the legitimacy of an electoral process that has led to drama, delays and prolonged uncertainty in the U.S. presidential race, Canada's elections agency says this country's independent model ensures the voting system is free from political interference.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face a grilling tonight night in the House of Commons over her government's latest bid to reshape aid to businesses hit hard by COVID-19.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was grilled Thursday over the mounting cost of providing relief programs to help Canadians and businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic.