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Eric Bélanger’s self-isolation was a lot less lonely than he expected. For two weeks, he spent his time playing cards and eating meals with his parents — all while separated by a plastic bubble. 

Undeterred by dismissals and admonitions from judges, U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign continued Sunday with its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the Nov 3. election, saying it had filed a new petition with the Supreme Court.

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion US COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.

Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday an agreement had been reached by congressional leaders of both parties on a nearly $1 trillion US COVID-19 relief bill.

Top Washington negotiators, propelled by a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package, said a Sunday agreement is all but inevitable to deliver long-overdue pandemic aid of almost $1 trillion US.

The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have reached an agreement for a 56-game season beginning Jan. 13.

Eight rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone late Sunday, Iraq's military and Iraqi officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month's anniversary of the U.S. slaying of an Iranian general draws near.

Government operatives linked to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates hacked the personal phones belonging to journalists, producers, anchors and executives of the Al Jazeera news network, according to a report obtained by CBC News.

A widely shared video on social media depicts a tense confrontation between a 21-year-old man and Calgary police officers after bylaw services were called to the Southwood community rink on Thursday.

A Nova Scotia pilot with a special talent has taken to the skies once again — this time to show support for the families of missing fishermen in the Bay of Fundy.

International Development Minister Karina Gould says COVID-19, in less than one year, wiped out a decade's worth of progress in improving the plight of the world's poorest people, especially children.

In his first 42.2 km race, Ben Preisner of Milton, Ont., was the only Canadian male to run under the Tokyo Olympic standard at the Marathon Project on Sunday in Arizona. Vancouver's Natasha Wodak reached the women's standard in her first marathon since 2013.

In his first 42.2 km race, Ben Preisner of Milton, Ont., was the only Canadian men's runner to run under the Tokyo Olympic standard at the Marathon Project on Sunday in Arizona. Vancouver's Natasha Wodak also reached the standard in her first marathon since 2013.

In his first 42.2-kilometre race, Ben Preisner of Milton, Ont., was the only Canadian men's runner to run under the Tokyo Olympic standard at the Marathon Project on Sunday in Chander, Ariz.

The sombre mood that has gripped the Calgary-based oilpatch for several years is starting to show flickers of hope, with more financially secure companies making moves to grow in 2021.

Fear of contracting COVID-19 in hospitals or doctors' offices has prompted some moms-to-be to choose to take on midwives and have their babies at home, midwifery groups say.

The federal government has proposed rules for its Clean Fuel Standard that producers and distributors would have to follow under its climate plan.

Arviat and Rankin Inlet residents have been identified as the first people to die in the territory from the disease.

Ontario and Quebec, the two provinces hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, both reported daily case counts of the respiratory illness surpassing 2,000 on Sunday — while Nunavut reported its first two COVID-19-related deaths.

Several European Union nations on Sunday banned flights from the U.K., and Germany was considering limiting such flights to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England does not establish a strong foothold on the continent.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not keen to contest a federal election campaign with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, but he's prepared to go to the polls if the opposition parties bring down his government in a vote of non-confidence or if they stymie Liberal relief efforts.

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

Jamie Moses is the Quebec Cree Nation's first language commissioner. The 38-year-old from Eastmain will start his new job in January.

The Netherlands and Belgium on Sunday banned flights from the U.K. in a bid to ensure that a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England does not establish a strong foothold on the continent.

Top U.S. congressional lawmakers struck a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package costing nearly $1 trillion US, clearing the way for votes as early as Sunday.

While the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations will be different this year, the public interest and scrutiny that has focused for generations on how they mark the festive season will continue.

Genetic testing revealed that Summer Heide has a gene mutation that increases her chances of developing a deadly stomach cancer. That discovery has forced Heide to make agonizing decisions that affect her life and the lives of her children.

Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government’s sluggish effort to renew their immigration documents is causing them profound financial and emotional stress. 

Politicians and health officials are telling us to cancel our large-scale holiday plans and keep things small this year. That's distressing to many people. But for others, it's a big relief.

While there is controversy over genetic engineering, some scientists say it could also help fight climate change by creating trees that grow bigger, faster and would be better at pulling carbon from the atmosphere.

Uganda has managed to avoid the deadliest impacts of COVID-19 relatively well so far. But doctors say it wouldn’t take much of a spike to overwhelm the country’s hospitals, which have only 55 functional intensive care beds for 42 million people.

Ottawa Public Health used a November outbreak of COVID-19 to show how widely the virus can spread. The outbreak, which began at an indoor hockey practice, led to 89 cases and 445 high-risk contacts.