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Two Vancouver police officers have been charged with assault and assault with a weapon for the 2018 arrest of a Black man in downtown Vancouver.

Two Vancouver police officers have been charged with assault and assault with a weapon for the 2018 arrest of a Black man in downtown Vancouver.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a defeat to Republicans seeking to throw out up to 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as they try to undo President Donald Trump's election loss, with the justices refusing to block the state from formalizing president-elect Joe Biden's victory there.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser is casting doubt on reports that a deal is in the works between the U.S. Justice Department and representatives of Meng Wanzhou about a potential deal that would allow the Chinese telecom executive to return home.

The Champions League soccer game between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir in Paris was interrupted Tuesday after players walked off the field alleging a fourth official used a racial slur against an assistant coach.

Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said today he doesn't expect a U.S. attempt to restrict overseas shipments of the Pfizer vaccine will have any meaningful impact on Canada's initial supply of doses.

Trans Mountain remains a profitable investment for Canadian taxpayers but changes in oil demand, construction delays and soaring costs could quickly change that assessment, says Canada's budget watchdog.

Elon Musk's SpaceX will try a second time to launch a prototype of its Mars rocket Starship in its highest-altitude "hop" test from the space company's Texas facilities Wednesday.

Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to launch a prototype of its Mars rocket Starship in its highest-altitude "hop" test from the space company's Texas facilities on Tuesday, a key trial for a rocket system that Musk hopes will land humans on the moon and eventually Mars.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocket Starship in its highest-altitude "hop" test from the space company's Texas facilities Wednesday.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocket Starship in its highest-altitude "hop" test from the space company's Texas facilities Wednesday.

Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to launch a prototype of its Mars rocket Starship in its highest-altitude "hop" test from the space company's Texas facilities on Tuesday, but the launch was aborted shortly before the countdown concluded.

A remote fly-in First Nation in Manitoba, where COVID-19 cases are surging, is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for urgent help to move out its elders.

Two hospital guards involved in an altercation that led to the death of Danielle Stephanie Warriner have been charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death, CBC News has learned.

Two hospital guards involved in an altercation that led to the death of Danielle Stephanie Warriner have been charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death, CBC News has learned.

While body cameras are a relatively new tool for police officers, the research on the best ways to use them is still relatively lacking.

Premier Jason Kenney and other officials will provide an update on Alberta’s pandemic response this afternoon. Alberta's chief medical officer of health warned Monday that new restrictions are necessary to curb escalating rates of COVID-19.

Air Canada is suspending all service to and from the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport in Cape Breton starting Jan. 11, 2021.

Air Canada's decision Tuesday to indefinitely suspend its operations in Cape Breton will have an "absolutely catastrophic" effect on the Nova Scotia island, according to the CEO of J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport.

Mike MacKinnon called the airline's move "a massive blow" to the Sydney airport, which was already struggling to survive during a pandemic that has brought air travel to a near standstill.

Air Canada's decision Tuesday to indefinitely suspend its operations in Cape Breton will have an "absolutely catastrophic" effect on the Nova Scotia island, according to the CEO of J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport.

Air Canada's decision Tuesday to indefinitely suspend its operations in Cape Breton will have an "absolutely catastrophic" effect on the Nova Scotia island, according to the CEO of J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport.

The Canadian junior hockey team says it will resume its selection camp on Tuesday after completing a 14-day quarantine in Red Deer, Alta.

The Canadian junior hockey team says it will resume its selection camp on Tuesday after completing a 14-day quarantine in Red Deer, Alta.

As the commercial inshore lobster fishing season begins in one of the largest and most lucrative fishing areas in Canada, Mi'kmaw fishers who'd typically be out on the water will remain ashore, looking for ways to make ends meet.

Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 — offering the world's first detailed look at the evidence behind the shots.

Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 — offering the world's first detailed look at the evidence behind the shots.

The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $695 for food next year, as the pandemic, wildfires and changing consumer habits drive up grocery bills to the highest increase ever predicted by an annual food price report.

Alberta is imposing strict new measures in an effort to curb soaring COVID-19 infection rates, including a ban on outdoor and indoor social gatherings, a mandatory province-wide mask rule and the closure of dine-in service at restaurants and bars.

British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval.

British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval.

Forty years after John Lennon's death and 50 years since the Beatles broke up, the Fab Four remain a constant and all-encompassing cultural presence.

Forty years after John Lennon's death and 50 years since the Beatles broke up, the Fab Four remain a constant and all-encompassing cultural presence.

At least 15 people who attended a house party aimed at flouting COVID-19 restrictions in the western Quebec municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que., on the weekend will receive $1,000 fines, Quebec provincial police say.

The Canadian military is preparing for possible deployment of troops in the Prairie provinces, potentially as early as Saturday in Alberta, to assist with their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC News has learned. 

As disability advocates call on parliamentarians to take more time to consider the law's possible consequences, time is running out on the Trudeau government's push to pass a new law expanding access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) to meet a court-imposed Dec. 18 deadline.

A national Indigenous tourism organization gave its CEO a $25,000 bonus days after it was selected to administer $16 million in COVID-19 funding on behalf of the federal government, according to internal records obtained by the CBC News. The group says the bonus was part of an employment package planned in advance of the stimulus.

The new high-speed internet service from Elon Musk's SpaceX firm recently approved by the CRTC does have drawbacks, including its price tag and the potential impact its satellites will have on stargazing. But it's offering hope to users in rural areas who've long struggled to get high-speed connections.

Canadian alcohol distillers who pivoted early to produce hand sanitizer to keep Canadians safe from COVID-19 are crying foul as their hopes of solving longer-term supply chain issues appear to have evaporated.

The billionaire CEO of his family-run company, the Serum Institute of India, decided early on in the COVID-19 pandemic to bet big and go all out — striking a deal with Oxford-AstraZeneca to mass produce millions of doses of one of the more promising vaccine candidates before it was even close to being tested and approved.

More than 700 Ontario families are waiting for key children's health services at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Staff say a halt on services in the early months of the pandemic has left them struggling to catch up, with current wait times of months or even a year or more.

Forty years after John Lennon's death and 50 years since the Beatles broke up, the Fab Four remain a constant and all-encompassing cultural presence.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID-19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations, senior administration officials said on Monday.

Chuck Yeager, the steely test pilot immortalized in The Right Stuff who took aviation to the doorstep of space by becoming the first person to break the sound barrier, died Monday at the age of 97.

Chuck Yeager, the steely 'Right Stuff' test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by  becoming the first person to break the sound barrier, died on  Monday at the age of 97.

The wildfire spread of misinformation about COVID-19 on social media is giving critics of Big Tech ammunition in their fight. It comes at a time when Facebook and Google face major antitrust lawsuits in the U.S., and some are calling on Canada to do more to regulate tech giants. Our guest is Taylor Owen, Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University, and host of the Big Tech podcast.

Joseph Arvay dedicated his career to the fight for Canadians' civil liberties, leading landmark legal cases that helped protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination, preserve access to safe injection sites and defend prisoners against unconstitutional punishment.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters have long relied on Fox News to bolster their message. But since the network’s news programs announced Trump’s election loss, the president has been speaking against it and is instead promoting smaller conservative media outlets One America News Network and Newsmax.

Canada should start getting COVID-19 vaccines by Christmas as provinces decide who will get the first doses.

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be U.S. secretary of defence, according to four people familiar with the decision.