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Canada's spy agency needs a warrant when using a secretive type of technology that could help them "learn about an individual's private activities and personal choices" as part of its foreign intelligence gathering mandate, according to a recent Federal Court decision.

At least 53 University of Guelph students have now tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus as the university continues to blame "unsanctioned gatherings" in residence buildings mid-January for the outbreak.

European and North American cybercops, including in Canada, have joined forces to disrupt what may be the world's largest network for seeding malware infections.

The global scramble to vaccinate the human race against COVID-19 is bigger than Canadian politics. But every Canadian politician no doubt understands the political and human importance of this country seeming to do well in this multinational competition

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a raft of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies, as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon to the economy.

B.C. Premier John Horgan has promised those ignoring public health orders about COVID-19 that officials will “come down on you like a ton of bricks,” but no new penalties or enforcement measures have been announced.

People in Fort Nelson, B.C., previously needed to call 10-digit phone numbers for emergencies.

Pfizer and BioNTech will cut back on how many vials of COVID-19 vaccine they send Canada this year if the federal health regulator agrees to change the vaccine label to say every vial contains six doses instead of five.

A doctor who works at a Greater Toronto Area hospital network says the organization is terminating his contract as interim medical director of critical care because he has spoken out about the province's pandemic response.

A Toronto-area doctor says his contract at a hospital network was terminated because he has spoken out about the province's pandemic response.

Indonesia's Mount Merali erupted Wednesday, forcing more than 150 people, mostly elderly, living within five kilometres of the crater to flee. It was Merapi's biggest lava flow since authorities raised its danger level in November. The volcano is on the densely populated island of Java.

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard says not only is he not a flight risk, he says he let his passport expire in September 2020. However, a photo obtained by CBC News of what appears to be Nygard's Canadian passport shows an expiry date of March 19, 2025.

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard says not only is he not a flight risk, he says he let his passport expire in September 2020. However, a photo of Nygard’s Canadian passport obtained by CBC News shows the expiry date is March 19, 2025.

Yukon's Community Services Minister John Streicker says he is "outraged" by the selfish behaviour of a B.C. couple who flew to Beaver Creek last week to get vaccinated.

Yukon's Community Services Minister John Streicker says he is "outraged" by the selfish behaviour of a B.C. couple who allegedly flew to Beaver Creek last week to get vaccinated. As a result, the territory is changing vaccine eligibility requirements to ensure only residents receive doses.

The mystery surrounding a 65-day booking at an iconic Jasper, Alta., hotel has been solved — and the Rocky Mountain resort will need to stock up on some lush, long-stemmed roses.

Montreal-based Air Transat says it is suspending all flights out of Toronto for the remainder of the winter season.

The United States could face a heightened threat of domestic extremist violence for weeks from people angry at Donald Trump's election defeat and inspired by the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security warned on Wednesday.

A man who became violent after refusing to wear a mask inside the Vancouver Law Courts building is facing assault charges after a scuffle in which an officer broke a leg, police say.

A Canada Post employee who worked at the Crown corporation's Gateway East plant in Mississauga, Ont., and contracted COVID-19 earlier this month has died.

According to RCMP, George Brake, 66, allegedly threatened Newfoundland and Labrador politicians prior to his arrest Tuesday outside a local candidate's office and is now facing four charges. Police say they seized 36 knives from his vehicle.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday the federal government is still committed to its ambitious plan to vaccinate remote First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities by the spring even as the country grapples with a scarcity of shots.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday the federal government is still committed to its ambitious plan to vaccinate remote First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities by the spring even as the country grapples with a scarcity of shots.

A pair of professional investment firms that placed big bets that money-losing video game retailer GameStop's stock will crash have admitted defeat in the David vs. Goliath battle that has seen retail investors on Reddit drive shares to record high after record high — forcing billions of dollars in losses to Wall Street firms along the way.

Leaders of a protest movement sought Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when thousands of farmers stormed India's historic Red Fort, the most dramatic moment in two months of demonstrations that have grown into a major challenge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Harvey Murlin Price hurled homophobic slurs as he reached into his truck, pulled out a shotgun and fired it at two men. It's a case that shows gaps in Canadian anti-hate laws.

Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall.

Over one million people in the Americas have now died from complications from COVID-19, the head of the Pan American Health Organization, Carissa Etienne, said on Wednesday.

John and Helen Eberherr, who met at Christmas dinner in 1965, found out they both had COVID-19 on Christmas Day in 2020. They died just days apart.

Air Creebec pilot Willard Petagumskum flew vaccines to all of the coastal Cree communities in Quebec on Jan. 16.  It was the start of a regional vaccination campaign across the Cree territory.

France's court of appeal will decide today whether Canadian academic Hassan Diab goes on trial in connection with a 40-year-old bombing attack outside a Paris synagogue — three years after a lower court set him free due to a lack of evidence.

This is not a case for jumping the queue, advocates say, it’s about recognizing that entire pockets of people are more at risk because of their socioeconomic status.

Reconciliation will take generations, but Canada must reckon with systemic racism, says Sen. Murray Sinclair, who retires from the Senate this week.

France's court of appeal has ordered Canadian academic Hassan Diab to stand trial in connection with a 40-year-old bombing attack outside a Paris synagogue — three years after a lower court set him free due to a lack of evidence.

When we discuss Holocaust only through lessons that it can teach us, we turn it into a metaphor rather than an event to be understood, write Jody Spiegel and Naomi Azrieli.

Polls suggest Canadians want this country's relationship with the U.S. to work — and the voters who most want the prime minister to go to bat for Keystone XL are among those least likely to vote for him.

Federal ministers are convening virtual meetings with provincial and territorial health counterparts, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation representatives and medical experts over the next two days to figure out how to address anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health care systems.

Federal ministers are convening virtual meetings with provincial and territorial health counterparts, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation representatives and medical experts over the next two days to figure out how to address anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health-care system.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues, but the film and TV sector in Canada is booming as cast and crew find new ways of storytelling while staying safe.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues, but the film and TV sector in Canada is booming as cast and crew find new ways of storytelling while staying safe.

Indonesia's most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 metres down its slopes.

Some complainants told an independent review that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette's verbal harassment towards staff crossed over to physical contact, CBC News has learned. Plus COVID-19 variants in Canada and concerns about vaccine supply.

A Vancouver couple who allegedly flouted COVID-19 rules by flying to Yukon to get the first doses of a vaccine will have to wait their turn for their second doses, says B.C.'s Ministry of Health.

Protesters gathered outside the Indian consulate in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday in solidarity with farmers protesting in New Delhi, who say agricultural reforms threaten their livelihood.

A decade-long warming trend in the Gulf of St. Lawrence continued in 2020 with deep waters reaching record highs, according to ocean climate data released Tuesday by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Homeless people are no longer subject to Quebec's curfew, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.

Quebec's curfew has been suspended against homeless people by a Superior Court ruling Tuesday.

They may not be suffering the most severe physical effects of the pandemic, but the mental health of young adults in Quebec taken a greater hit than any other group.