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Hospitals across Ontario have been told to activate emergency plans and ordered to brace for a spike in COVID-19 patients as a memo from Ontario Health says the ability of hospitals to care for patients "is being challenged."

Hospitals across Ontario have been ordered to brace for a spike in COVID-19 patients.

Two mothers and their sons have been granted quarantine exemptions after they accidentally crossed into the United States on the way to a hockey game in southwestern New Brunswick. 

British scientists said Tuesday they are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the strain.

The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they are permitting a limited number of fans at games at Amalie Arena in Tampa, with plans to sell 3,800 seats for regular-season games but fewer than 3,200 for Friday's pre-season game against Miami.

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon has been found not guilty of rape and indecent assault, two charges that were still in the Criminal Code at the time of the alleged offences in 1980.

The founder of the world-famous Just for Laughs comedy festival has been acquitted of charges of rape and indecent assault in a Montreal court.

A Quebec woman has been indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury in Texas for sending envelopes allegedly filled with ricin to officials in the state, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

The Alberta government will send COVID-19 teams into the 11 hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary to offer masks, hand sanitizer and more information, Premier Jason Kenney says.

A joint-investigation involving the RCMP, OPP and Brantford police has recovered game-used hockey sticks, jerseys and a Player-of-the-Year award that belonged to Wayne Gretzky.

Police say they have made two arrests after Wayne Gretzky memorabilia was stolen from the home of the hockey legend's father.

The prime minister's special adviser on the destruction of Flight PS752, Ralph Goodale, issued a report today saying that Iran should not be left in charge of the investigation — since it was the actions of the Iranian military that caused the deadly crash in the first place.

The Canada Revenue Agency has simplified the rules to make millions of Canadians working from home eligible for a tax deduction.

Reporter and longtime educator Ernest Tucker, considered to be CBC's first Black journalist, is being inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame.

Reporter and longtime educator Ernest Tucker, considered to be CBC's first Black journalist, has been inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame.

The RCMP's monitoring of Northern Gateway pipeline protesters was for the most part reasonable, according to a new report from the force's watchdog. But the independent body said it was concerned about the possibility of police creating profiles of peaceful demonstrators and urged the Mounties to draft better policies on data retention.

The RCMP's monitoring of Northern Gateway pipeline protesters was for the most part reasonable, according to a new report from the force's watchdog, but the independent body flagged concerns police could create profiles of peaceful demonstrators and urged the Mounties to draft better policies around data retention. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Massachusetts-based Moderna will be available in Canada by the end of the month if the shot secures the necessary regulatory approvals.

Six people were on board a scallop fishing vessel when it activated its emergency beacon early Tuesday morning near Delaps Cove, N.S.

The body of one of the fishermen aboard a scallop vessel that went missing in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia Tuesday has been found, while the search continues for the other five fishermen who were on board the boat.

The Maritime Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax says there is an ongoing search on Tuesday morning after a vessel's emergency beacon was activated near Delaps Cove, N.S.

The body of one of the fishermen aboard a scallop vessel that went missing in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia Tuesday has been found, while the search continues for the other five fishermen who were on board the boat.

The Maritime Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax says the search is ongoing for six people who were on board a scallop fishing vessel that activated its emergency beacon early Tuesday morning near Delaps Cove, N.S.

Unsealed court documents show Ottawa police expected to find a 9mm handgun and evidence of drug trafficking when they conducted a no-knock raid in an apartment tower where Anthony Aust plunged to his death. But there was no gun recovered. 

The national average house price is expected to increase by more than nine per cent next year to $620,400, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said today. The reason for the spike is tight supply, the group says.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in custody, The Fifth Estate has learned. Sources have confirmed he was arrested last night and is currently being held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested in Winnipeg Monday under the Extradition Act and is facing a nine-count indictment in the United States on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and related crimes.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in custody, The Fifth Estate has learned. Sources have confirmed he was arrested last night and is currently being held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested in Winnipeg Monday under the Extradition Act and is facing a nine-count indictment in the United States on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and related crimes.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet holds news conference.

Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought back from a distant asteroid this month, a mission they praised as a milestone in planetary research.

By doing 730 burpees in one hour, Alison Brown, a 38-year-old personal trainer from Listowel, Ont., has broken the Guinness World Record.

Quebec has announced a two-week shutdown for non-essential businesses, starting Christmas Day in hopes of slowing down the spread of COVID-19. As a compromise, the government will allow single people to join a family bubble and group outdoor activities can resume.

Quebec has announced a two-week shutdown for non-essential businesses, starting Christmas Day in hopes of slowing down the spread of COVID-19. As a compromise, the government will allow single people to join a family bubble and group outdoor activities can resume.

Quebec has announced a two-week shutdown for non-essential businesses, starting Christmas Day in hopes of slowing down the spread of COVID-19. As a compromise, the government will allow single people to join a family bubble and group outdoor activities can resume.

Quebec is expected to announce a two-week shutdown for non-essential businesses, starting with Christmas Day in hopes of slowing down the spread of COVID-19. As a compromise, the government will allow some outdoor gatherings in public places.

The parents of a five-day-old Calgary girl believed to be the youngest person in Canada hospitalized because of COVID-19 are urging people tested for the virus at the first sign of any symptoms.

A search is underway in waters west of San Francisco for a master sailor from Winnipeg who's gone missing, the Canadian military says.

The Canadian military says a search is underway in waters west of San Francisco for a master sailor who's gone missing.

Warning: The details in this story involve assault and sexual assault, and may be upsetting for some readers

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College "has spoken."

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.

The federal government is planning to use an upcoming reform of the Official Languages Act to enshrine new rules on the use of French in federally regulated companies in Quebec, sources tell Radio-Canada.

Not in a century and a half, since the post-Civil War era, has a defeated presidential candidate continued to challenge the election results past those electoral college meetings. But that's where Donald Trump finds himself.

If you have a keen eye, you may have noticed two fairly bright objects resembling stars low in the western sky after sunset inching closer together. But those aren't stars: they're two planets, Jupiter and Saturn. On Dec. 21, the two will be so close together they'll almost seem to touch.

If you have a keen eye, you may have noticed two fairly bright objects resembling stars low in the western sky after sunset inching closer together. But those aren't stars: they're two planets, Jupiter and Saturn. On Dec. 21, the two will be so close together they'll almost seem to touch.

Two women who allege Canadian fashion executive Peter Nygard raped them when they were teenagers are suing Nygard's so-called "top girlfriend" and "recruiter," and the talent agent and agency representing her.

While hospitals are justified in limiting visitors to control the spread of this deadly virus, they are often doing it at a high cost to patients who need contact and support from loved ones to aid in their recovery, write Courtney Sas and Dr. Alexandra Rendely.

Pandemic messaging has generally been stick to your household. But how this applies to students living away from their families has been a more complicated issue, especially with the upcoming winter break.

The federal government is reviewing its use of so-called lie detector tests in security screenings as a new report called out the controversial practice.