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Halton's police chief has apologized after traveling to Florida in late December to address "personal business matters."

British filmmaker Michael Apted, who directed both the Seven Up series and Coal Miner’s Daughter, has died. He was 79.

Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion US for Powell's "wild accusations" that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden.

With COVID-19 cases spiking throughout Japan — threatening to yet again derail the already postponed Summer Games — IOC member Pound sparked a debate Wednesday by suggesting Olympic athletes be given vaccination priority. As multiple Canadian athletes say, priority remains with the most-vulnerable.

The head of the largest hospital in southwestern Ontario travelled outside of Canada in December at a time when staff were working to contain outbreaks at two London hospitals and case counts were climbing across the region. 

With some provinces warning about a looming shortage of vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the government is negotiating with manufacturers to move up deliveries to get more shots into the arms of Canadians sooner.

Manitoba has given the green light for the Winnipeg Jets to play home games during the COVID-19 pandemic, the final approval needed for the NHL to play games in all seven Canadian cities this year.

Conservative Sen. Don Plett — who sparked controversy by travelling to Mexico on vacation over the holidays — co-signed a directive last year barring all MPs and senators from traveling outside Canada as part of interparliamentary delegations.

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration policy, his office says

The Dodgers say Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, who guided Los Angeles to two World Series championships, has died at age 93.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today this week's attack on Capitol Hill was a "shocking" event that was incited by President Donald Trump.

Sask. Information and Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski found the cyberattack on eHealth last year affected some 50 million files and was one of the province's largest privacy breaches ever.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give an update on Canada's response to COVID-19, followed by public health officials.

WestJet is cutting staff and slashing its flight capacity by a third because of what the airline calls "instability in the face of continuing federal government travel advisories and restrictions."

Congressional Democrats on Friday were weighing impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time after his supporters, inflamed by his false claims of election fraud, stormed the U.S. Capitol.

As Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday prepared to impeach President Donald Trump again if he does not step down, their leader Nancy Pelosi spoke to the top U.S. general about preventing an "unhinged" Trump from accessing nuclear launch codes in the final days of his term.

Congressional Democrats on Friday were weighing impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time after his supporters, inflamed by his false claims of election fraud, stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Health Canada says it's delaying its long-awaited overhaul of drug pricing regulations.

Last year tied with 2016 as the world's warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday.

Canada's economy lost 63,000 jobs last month, the first time the job market has contracted since the dark days of March and April, when COVID-19 was just starting.

Ontario reported more than 4,200 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, although health officials noted that hundreds of the cases were from previous days.

Ontario reported more than 4,200 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, although health officials noted that hundreds of the cases were from previous days.

A Winnipeg mother is preparing to be the stem cell donor for her baby with a rare immune disease in hopes of saving his life, after a match with his mixed ethnicity couldn't be found.

The scope of a scam involving shipping containers is growing as more legitimate companies that sell the structures say their good names are being used by scammers to swindle victims out of thousands of dollars, following a CBC News story about the con earlier this week.

The scope of a scam involving the sale of shipping containers in Canada is growing, as an increasing number of legitimate companies that sell the structures say their good names are being used by fraudsters to swindle victims out of thousands of dollars.

The scope of a scam involving the sale of shipping containers in Canada is growing, as an increasing number of legitimate companies that sell the structures say their good names are being used by fraudsters to swindle victims out of thousands of dollars.

Quebec is a day away from entering a four-week long curfew, the first of its kind in Canada since the coronavirus pandemic was declared. The question: how much difference will it make? 

Family and friends of victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 describe their legacies, and how cherished memories continue to be held close.

As we mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, diabetes has become an epidemic in Canada with severe and escalating consequences for our citizens, governments, and employers, writes Brooks Roche.

Debates about vaccination strategy were always going to turn on which Canadians count as "vulnerable." News that certain prison inmates are getting early inoculation added a new, more troubling element to the argument — the question of who deserves to be protected.

Neil Young may have a heart of gold when it comes to song writing, but he recently sold half of his song catalogue to Canadian music executive who sees millions in song publishing.

Members of B.C.'s Black community say support for dismantling systemic racism isn't as visible as it was during the late spring and summer of 2020, highlighting the need for continual learning and an open conversation.

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he "can't be certain" the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months because of the surging pandemic in Japan and elsewhere.

There is mounting frustration from observers who say there was a clear contrast between how white, pro-Trump extremists storming the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., were treated by police on Wednesday and the response to Black Lives Matter protests over the spring and summer.

There are growing calls for U.S. President Donald Trump to be removed from office immediately after Wednesday’s riots on Capitol Hill. What are the options and the odds?

The arrival of the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine in Pimicikamak Cree Nation Thursday evening is "a light at the end of the tunnel," Chief David Monias said.

About 10 elders in Pimicikamak Cree Nation were among the first people in Manitoba First Nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday evening.

The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada says it is "unacceptable" that one of the agency's managers ignored advice and vacationed in Jamaica last fall.

U.S. President Donald Trump has posted a new video on Twitter, more than 24 hours after an angry mob stormed the Capitol building, saying he was outraged by the "heinous attack."

U.S. President Donald Trump has finally conceded the 2020 election to president-elect Joe Biden in a new video condemning his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump has finally conceded the 2020 election to president-elect Joe Biden in a new video condemning his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday.

A failure by policy makers to tackle the problem of the most violent elements of white supremacy is one of the very ways that white supremacy functions structurally in our society, writes Sandy Hudson.

Ontario is telling hospitals to prepare for transferring dozens and potentially hundreds of patients across and even out of regions, as unprecedented numbers of people sick with COVID-19 fill the province’s beds.