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Windsor-Essex's medical officer of health says he has been the victim of cyber bullying after receiving threatening messages about COVID-19, which has prompted him to file complaints to the police.

New cases of COVID-19 could reach 60,000 a day by the end of December if Canadians increase their current level of contact with other people, according to new modelling from the Public Health Agency of Canada that will be released tomorrow.

New cases of COVID-19 could reach 60,000 a day by the end of December if Canadians increase their current level of contact with other people, according to new modelling from the Public Health Agency of Canada that will be released tomorrow.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration will deliver progress on important international challenges like climate change and global stability — but warns that a return to pre-Donald Trump politics in the United States is not likely to happen soon.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Nov. 19.

Emergency and operating rooms across the country were historically empty during the first months of the pandemic, with ER visits and surgeries dropping by almost half according to national data compiled by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Emergency and operating rooms across the country were historically empty during the first months of the pandemic, with ER visits and surgeries dropping by almost half according to national data compiled by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the transparency measures countries can take to meet their net-zero targets and explore a student residence at the University of Toronto that applies the principles of passive house design.

An officer with the Ontario Provincial Police was killed in the line of duty on Thursday on Manitoulin Island. A civilian is also dead.

An officer with the Ontario Provincial Police was killed in the line of duty on Thursday on Manitoulin Island, according to OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique. 

When the pandemic began, many feared that major resource projects like the Trans Mountain expansion could become vectors for the novel coronavirus in remote and Indigenous communities. But the government-owned pipeline says it has managed to keep its workforce COVID-free.

A Toronto gynecologist is facing a lawsuit alleging he performed a "forceful" transvaginal ultrasound that caused "severe pain" and did not obtain the patient's consent for the procedure.

A Toronto gynecologist is facing a lawsuit alleging he performed a "forceful" transvaginal ultrasound that caused "severe pain" and did not obtain the patient's consent for the procedure.

When Ainara Alleyne browsed through the library, she'd never see characters that looked like her. That's why she started an Instagram page to feature books whose main characters are Black and people of colour.

Prime Minister delivers remarks, takes questions at APEC CEO dialogues event

Conservative MP Michael Cooper holds a press conference on what he sees as "inadequate consultation" on the medical assistance in dying bill.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson tabled new legislation today that would force the current and future government to set binding climate reducation targets to get Canada to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will show Canadians his path to net zero today, when he tables climate legislation in the House of Commons.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is offering Canadians his path to net zero with new climate legislation tabled in the House of Commons today.

An Indigenous-owned solar farm in remote northeast Alberta, branded the largest project of its kind in Canada, celebrated its grand opening this week with the promise of increased renewable energy independence for a community long reliant on diesel.

An Indigenous-owned solar farm in remote northeast Alberta, branded the largest project of its kind in Canada, celebrated its grand opening this week with the promise of increased renewable energy independence for a community long reliant on diesel.

St. John's-based online security and anti-fraud company Verafin will be sold to global technology company Nasdaq for $2.75 billion US, the companies announced Thursday.

Canada extended a ban on non-essential travel with the U.S. on Thursday while provinces stepped up measures being taken to curb the spread of COVID-19.

A lawyer who contributed $2,900 to Justice Minister David Lametti's Liberal nomination bid and riding association has received a judicial appointment, sources tell Radio-Canada.

Const. Heidi Stevenson has been posthumously awarded the Terry Ryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Police Service for her work in preventing impaired driving. She was among the 22 people killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting in April.

Operation Warp Speed, a Trump administration initiative to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines as fast as possible, should be lauded as a successful endeavour in what has otherwise been a poor effort to deal with the coronavirus, experts say.

Operation Warp Speed, a Trump administration initiative to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines as fast as possible, should be lauded as a successful endeavour in what has otherwise been a poor effort to deal with the coronavirus, experts say.

Season 4 of The Crown has proven popular with Netflix viewers. But because it is based on relatively recent history, it's facing criticism for distorting real-life events.

The federal government needs to conduct an external, independent and in-depth review of the future of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, says a former Supreme Court of Canada justice tasked with dealing with the fallout from the force's historic sexual assault settlement.

Many of the thousands of surgeries put off in Ontario by the pandemic's first wave are now being scheduled, all while COVID-19 admissions keep rising. The overall tally of infected critical care patients is teetering close to a provincial threshold that could mean another round of delays and cancellations.

A CBC investigation reveals at least 28 separate cases of fraud in Canadian youth sports organizations totalling nearly $8 million.

Entrepreneur and fashion designer Aurora James on why she started the 15 Percent Pledge this spring to help bolster Black-owned businesses.

A study published on Wednesday in the journal PLOS One found that more children and youth are dying as a result of unstable lake ice, mainly at the beginning and end of winter.

A CBC investigation reveals at least 28 separate cases of fraud in Canadian youth sports organizations totalling nearly $8 million.

Doubts about polling are on the rise again in the U.S. in the wake of the presidential election — but that doesn't mean the polls on this side of the border are also suspect.

The federal government fails to maintain a central database to track the thousands of puppies imported to Canada every year, CBC’s Marketplace has learned, an issue experts have for years warned threatens animal welfare and can transport zoonotic diseases into Canada.

Many of the thousands of surgeries put off in Ontario by the pandemic's first wave are now being scheduled, all while COVID-19 admissions keep rising. The overall tally of infected critical care patients has now hit a key threshold that could mean another round of delays and cancellations.

Iota unleashed devastating floods across Central America on Wednesday in areas already waterlogged, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in a disaster that could spur migration to the United States.

Georgia election officials expect to release a report Thursday on a hand tally of the presidential race, and they have repeatedly said they expect it to affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Thursday that a hand audit of ballots in the state had confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election in Georgia.

A shocking Australian military report into war crimes has found evidence that elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians.

Lawyers for Canada’s attorney general flagged a conversation involving a key RCMP witness who is refusing to testify at Meng Wanzhou’s extradition proceedings for concerns about “witness safety,” according to documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court.

A timeline starts to emerge for the COVID-19 vaccine in Canada. Plus, navigating the holidays during a pandemic.

A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national security threats from China.