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The federal government has extended existing international travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, barring entry to most travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people entering from the U.S. for "essential" reasons.

Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over U.S. President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded.

Protesting farmers on Sunday rejected the Indian government's offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockades of key highways as they seek the scrapping of legislation they say could devastate crop prices.

Sipekne'katik Chief Mike Sack says he is optimistic about a memorandum of understanding proposed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans this weekend.

Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says building up the Canadian economy after the COVID-19 pandemic can't be achieved without a massive overhaul of the tax system and regulatory regime.

Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says building up the Canadian economy after the COVID-19 pandemic can't be achieved without a massive overhaul of the tax system and regulatory regime.

Britain's culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series The Crown should clearly tell viewers that it's a work of fiction.

Argentine police searched the home and office of Diego Maradona's personal doctor on Sunday as part of investigations into the death of the 60-year-old soccer star, which caused a wave of grief across the country.

The head of a U.S. biotechnology company that is developing one of the most promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates says Canada is not far behind other countries when it comes to receiving doses of its vaccine.

The head of a U.S. biotechnology company that is developing one of the most promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates says Canada is not far behind other countries when it comes to receiving doses of its vaccine.

Almost two years after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver at the request of U.S. authorities, the Chinese tech giant says it acknowledges Canada is under pressure from its southern neighbour to ban Huawei from its involvement in Canada’s 5G networks. 

Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home, in response to outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans.

Canada's death toll from COVID-19 passed 12,000 on Sunday as the country's chief public health officer said "rapid growth will continue" if Canadians don't reduce their close contacts.

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

The U.S. Embassy in Eritrea said six explosions were heard Saturday night in the capital, Asmara, as the government in neighbouring Ethiopia launched a search for leaders of a rebel group in the northern region of Tigray.

Ethiopia's announcement that it has completed its military offensive in the northern Tigray region "does not mean the conflict is finished," the United Nations' refugee chief said Sunday, adding he is very concerned about the fate of nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees there amid reports that some have been abducted.

The rising numbers of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care has forced the province to find more space to treat them. But what does an intensive care unit actually need to function?

She grew up an avid horseback rider but after a barn fire claimed the lives of her two horses three-quarters of a century ago, Hazel Stetson hung up the reins. Until now.

David Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died. He was 85.

The tricks to keeping potential COVID-19 vaccines as cold as ice could be as close as the ice cream aisle at your local supermarket — that is, if your ice cream aisle was at -70 C.

A new study finds hydrocarbons, typically associated with oilsands operations, are contributing to decreased penis bone strength among river otters — a phenomenon that could have dire implications for animal health in northern Alberta.

Recent reforms in the United Arab Emirates affecting everything from women's rights to alcohol consumption are a sign the majority-expat country sees liberalization of its strict laws as key to its economic prosperity while it tries to bolster its global standing and overcome a weakening economy and the pandemic.

Recent reforms in the United Arab Emirates affecting everything from women's rights to alcohol consumption are a sign the majority-expat country sees liberalization of its strict laws as key to its economic prosperity while it tries to bolster its global standing and overcome a weakening economy and the pandemic.

The Canadian Rangers units are a living example of how the Armed Forces could build on Canada's diversity, writes Nick Gunz.

Your urge to pull those Christmas decorations out of storage a little earlier this year may be about more than just the need for holiday cheer in a difficult pandemic year, psychiatry professor says.