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Two days after Uganda’s electoral commission announced that President Yoweri Museveni had decisively won last week’s ballot, challenger Bobi Wine and his wife remained under house arrest just north of the capital, Kampala.

The Tahltan central government says it has received 600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for Telegraph Creek, and Iskut, B.C. Most of those doses have already been administered, which covers more than half of eligible citizens.

After the sea shanty Wellerman trended on TikTok, it exploded in popularity elsewhere. Some say that's unsurprising, as shanties were made to help people deal with mental and even physical pain, and are a perfect coping mechanism for dealing with isolation.

After the sea shanty Wellerman trended on TikTok, it exploded in popularity elsewhere. Some say that's unsurprising, as shanties were made to help people deal with mental and even physical pain, and are a perfect coping mechanism for dealing with isolation.

With hospital intensive care units in parts of Ontario reaching capacity due to COVID-19, a new hospital will open in Vaughan, Ont., next month to help relieve pressure on other facilities in the Greater Toronto Area, the province announced Monday.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's former head of counter-intelligence says it fell to him to tell the RCMP about a spy in the Canadian navy, even though the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was already well aware of Jeffrey Delisle's sale of sensitive secrets to the Russians.

U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol and tried to sell the device to Russian intelligence, according to a court filing.

U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol and tried to sell the device to Russian intelligence, according to a court filing.

Ken Hill, a prominent businessman from Six Nations of the Grand River and co-owner of the Grand River Enterprises cigarette company, has died in Miami, Fla., the company has confirmed.

Two days before the inauguration, U.S. president-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris joined Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects on Monday as a militarized and jittery Washington, D.C., prepared for a swearing-in that will play out under extraordinary security.

As the first terminally ill cancer patient in Canada to legally use so-called magic mushrooms to treat anxiety, Thomas Hartle is hopeful that more temporary approvals from the federal government signal a permanent regulatory regime may be in the works.

Raphaël André, 51, had spent part of Saturday night at The Open Door, a downtown Montreal drop-in centre that had to close at 9:30 p.m. His body was discovered Sunday morning in a portable toilet steps away from the shelter.

Unifor members have voted to approve General Motors Canada's plan to invest $1 billion in an electric vehicle plant in southern Ontario.

The leaders of two federal opposition parties welcomed news today that U.S. president-elect Joe Biden will rescind a presidential permit allowing cross-border construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a decision that would effectively kill the long-delayed project.

If Joe Biden cancels Keystone XL's U.S. permit in one of his first acts as president, it would be a blow for the province of Alberta and the energy sector, but the size of the hit remains one of many questions.

Premier Jason Kenney will provide an update this morning on the province’s COVID-19 vaccine supply. You can watch it live here at 10 a.m.

Alberta is putting a temporary hold on the first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations in order to ensure it has enough vaccine to provide a second dose to people who have already received their first shot, Premier Jason Kenney said Monday. 

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is holding a media availability where he's expected to be asked about reports U.S. president-elect Joe Biden plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit.

Boeing’s 737 Max has been approved to fly again in Canadian skies starting Wednesday, ending a 22-month grounding following a pair of fatal overseas crashes that cost 346 people their lives and did serious damage to the company's reputation.

A review of the CBC's licence renewal applications enters its second phase today, with some organizations and individuals presenting their calls for greater accountability and transparency from the public broadcaster.

A review of the CBC's licence renewal applications enters its second phase today, with some organizations and individuals presenting their calls for greater accountability and transparency from the public broadcaster.

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul reacts to reports U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated he plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office.

Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time on Sunday with a successful test of its air-launched rocket, delivering 10 NASA satellites to orbit and achieving a key milestone after aborting the rocket's first test launch last year.

Connor McDavid is determined to up his game this season. Opposing defencemen be warned, the Edmonton Oilers' 24-year-old star is ready to lead by example in quest to win.

A Russian judge on Monday ruled that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should be held in custody until Feb. 15, his spokeswoman said, a day after he was detained upon his arrival in Moscow.

A Russian judge remanded Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in pre-trial detention for 30 days on Monday for violating the terms of a suspended jail sentence, ignoring calls from Western countries to free the opposition politician immediately.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was rushed to a court hearing inside a police station on Monday, a day after he was detained at a Moscow airport when flying home for the first time since he was poisoned last summer.

Medical staff at a Toronto hospital told a man complaining of excruciating leg pain that he was fine and to go home — forcing him to crawl out of emergency. He believes a serious health disorder was ignored due to his mental illness, a problem mental health experts say is far too common.

Medical staff at a Toronto hospital told a man complaining of excruciating leg pain that he was fine and to go home — forcing him to crawl out of emergency. He believes a serious health disorder was ignored due to his mental illness, a problem mental health experts say is far too common.

In some provinces, including Saskatchewan and Manitoba, public health workers make daily phone calls to people with COVID-19 to actively monitor their symptoms and compliance with the rules. The practice is recommended by the Public Health Agency of Canada, but some provinces do not actively monitor cases.

Figures from Public Health Ontario show that more than a third of COVID-19 deaths in Ontario are adults 60 and over who aren't in long-term care. Advocates, health experts and seniors in Ontario themselves are calling for older adults in the community to be vaccinated for COVID-19 sooner.

Markets boosted by tax cuts and years of low interest rates have made the rich richer and the U.S. more divided than ever, something the Biden presidency will have trouble reversing.

Ian Hanomansing goes behind-the-scenes of what’s changed in the Boeing 737 Max as well as how Air Canada, WestJet and their pilots are preparing for the planes to return to flight nearly two years after deadly crashes grounded them.

An eerie fortified calm in Washington as the city prepares for Joe Biden’s inauguration. Ontario wants to have everyone vaccinated for COVID-19 by early August. Plus, Canadian airlines prepare to bring passengers back on the Boeing 737 Max.

The National for January 17: Washington braces for possible unrest ahead of inauguration. Plus, Ontario readies its 1st mass vaccination site as the ICU situation worsens.

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gained large followings on social media in part by posting incendiary videos and comments and has also embraced QAnon, a far-right U.S. conspiracy theory.

Search and rescue crews near 100 Mile House, B.C., are commending the actions of a 17-year-old who dug a snow cave to stay warm and safe after getting lost snowmobiling.

Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pushed back against attempts to link his party to Trump-style politics on Sunday, saying there is "no place for the far right" in the Tories while accusing the Liberals of divisive dirty tricks.

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday. 

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday. 

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday.