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Only a few dozen people attended the lighting of the Christmas tree in the city of Bethlehem on Saturday night, as coronavirus restrictions scaled back the annual event that is normally attended by thousands.

Outreach workers from three different First Nations are now walking the streets of the Downtown Eastside, bringing hope for recovery to one person at a time.

As the NBA's only team playing outside of its market — and country — this season, the Raptors have numerous hurdles to clear. But team president Masai Ujiri said if there's a unique trait about Toronto, it's his roster's ability to come together in the face of big challenges.

A Manitoba court has ruled that a Winnipeg church will not be exempt from public health orders and is not permitted to hold drive-in worship services.

The city of Moscow is opening 70 vaccination facilities where thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups had signed up to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort.

The number appears to be driven by increases in Montreal and Quebec City, continuing a worrisome trend with hundreds of people dying due to the virus in the last month and hundreds more in hospital.

President Donald Trump will be in Valdosta, Ga., Saturday night for his first political rally since the U.S. election was called in favour of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. The question remains: Will he try to help Republicans in next month's Senate races or use the event to reiterate his debunked claims of voter fraud?

U.S. President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia's governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at overturning the presidential election results in that state as Trump's fixation with his defeat overshadowed his party's campaign to save its majority in the Senate.

U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday night rally in Georgia for Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue by recycling the falsehood that he won the state.

U.S. President Donald Trump pressed his own grievances over losing the presidential election at a rally Saturday in Georgia, focusing on them more than trying to help two Republican Senate candidates whose fate will decide the balance of power in Washington once President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month.

Health Minister Christine Elliott said the latest cases include 504 in Toronto, 463 in Peel Region and 198 in York Region. Ontario's previous daily record of 1,855 cases was set on Nov. 27.

The Indian government and protesting farmers were unable to break their deadlock in talks on Saturday, with the farmers saying they will intensify their demonstrations against new agriculture laws and continue blocking key highways on the outskirts of the capital.

Ottawa is promising its first major financial response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, but the former chief commissioner says the government is falling short. 

Urban Indigenous advocates are adding their voices to those calling for better data on race and mortality from COVID-19, in light of a growing body of research that shows communities with larger populations of visible minorities have been harder hit by the disease than the general population. 

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s comments regarding vaccine distribution at his news conference on Dec. 3 were inflammatory and divisive, says Manitoba Sen. Murray Sinclair.

Red squirrels have again chewed off and carried away hundreds of dollars worth of festive lights from one Ottawa neighbourhood, making spirits not so bright this Christmas.

Red squirrels have again chewed off and carried away hundreds of dollars worth of festive lights from one Ottawa neighbourhood, making spirits not so bright this Christmas.

Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against the disease, the city's coronavirus task force said.

With 9.6 million COVID-19 cases, India has the second-highest caseload in the world after the U.S. The pandemic has devastated the country's economy and created fertile ground for exploitation of children, who are being pressed into hard labour as desperate families struggle to survive.

As Canadians await the rollout of the first round of COVID-19 vaccines, experts say Canada needs to double down on protecting essential workers most at risk of exposure to the coronavirus. 

When Canadian passengers take domestic flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, they may be sharing the cabin with international travellers on a connecting flight who have yet to quarantine. 

As Canadians await the rollout of the first round of COVID-19 vaccines, experts say Canada needs to double down on protecting essential workers most at risk of exposure to the coronavirus. 

A tender moment between Houston's Dr. Joseph Varon and an elderly COVID-19 patient captured the anguish inside the United Memorial Medical Center's intensive care unit. The doctor says he hopes it serves as a warning to others about the harm the virus can cause, at a time when the U.S. is seeing a record number of hospitalizations.

When Canadian passengers take domestic flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, they may be sharing the cabin with international travellers on a connecting flight who have yet to quarantine. 

With 9.6 million COVID-19 cases, India has the second-highest caseload in the world after the U.S. The pandemic has devastated the country's economy and created fertile ground for exploitation of children, who are being pressed into hard labour as desperate families struggle to survive.

The approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could potentially be days away. But what processes have the vaccines gone through?

The approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could potentially be days away. But what processes have the vaccines gone through?

A tender moment between Houston's Dr. Joseph Varon and an elderly COVID-19 patient captured the anguish inside the United Memorial Medical Center's intensive care unit. The doctor says he hopes it serves as a warning to others about the harm the virus can cause, at a time when the U.S. is seeing a record number of hospitalizations.

It's hard to make sense of all the different numbers coming at us during this unique economic crisis. Record high drops in GDP with historic rises in job growth? Even the experts are flummoxed.

Although the federal government hasn't announced details of its latest measures to make it easier for Hong Kong residents to come to Canada, Tim Chan and Maggie Tong are just two of the many young people in desperate need to leave home and settle here.

A tender moment between Houston's Dr. Joseph Varon and an elderly COVID-19 patient captured the anguish inside the United Memorial Medical Center's intensive care unit. The doctor says he hopes it serves as a warning to others about the harm the virus can cause, at a time when the U.S. is seeing a record number of hospitalizations.

Businesspeople in Canada's tourism sector warn that a post-pandemic recovery in their industry is some distance off — and federal programs designed to tide them over may not be enough.

China's state TV says at least 18 coal miners have been killed by high levels of carbon monoxide in the country's southwest.

China's state TV says at least 18 coal miners have been killed by high levels of carbon monoxide in the country's southwest.

It appears the Vancouver Canucks hockey team has fired its longtime national anthem singer in response to reports he will be singing at a rally organized by COVID-19 deniers and anti-mask advocates.

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.

COVID-19 continues to disproportionately affect Indigenous people in Manitoba, with 625 new cases and 11 deaths among First Nations people with the illness in the past week, officials said Friday.