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Taxpayers will continue paying Julie Payette a generous pension and an even heftier expense account for the rest of her life, even though she served just three years as governor general and resigned under a cloud.

Protectionism has been a recurring theme throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as countries scrambled to secure valuable resources. With delays already impacting vaccine supply chains, experts warn that so-called vaccine nationalism will cause long-term harm in the global response to the pandemic.

Charges are expected to be laid after congregates of a church in Aylmer, Ont., defied provincial orders, yet again, and held an indoor service that exceeded provincial gathering limits on Sunday, the town's chief of police said.

Tom Moore, the 100-year-old Second World War veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday.

A hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has been hit by an explosion, and jihadist rebels Al-Shabaab have claimed responsibility, police have confirmed.

Two retirement homes in the Greater Toronto Area have banned visitors from Barrie, Ont. where a deadly outbreak of a COVID-19 variant first detected in the U.K. has spread throughout a long-term care home there.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says air travellers should be prepared for COVID-19 testing upon arrival in Canada and hotel quarantine requirements to come into effect as soon as Thursday, days after the federal government introduced new measures to curb international travel.

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on Sunday to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. More than 3,000 protesters were detained, according to a monitoring group.

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on Sunday to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the wave of nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. Hundreds were detained by police.

Now that the bank has been paid, the party can focus on holding a virtual convention in April and preparing for a possible pandemic election, which New Democrats insist they don't want but expect the Liberals will trigger sometime this year.

The lights remain on at some federal government buildings in Canada’s capital region, even though most civil servants have been working at home for nearly a year to stop the spread of COVID-19.

With just one year to go until the Beijing Olympics, the current crop of Canadian speed skaters are motivated, inspired and pushing themselves to extremes on the backs of those greats who have come before them. 

From switching between remote and in-person learning to juggling class quarantines due to school-related cases, students continue to grapple with a tumultuous education experience amid COVID-19. Education experts sat disrupted schooling and learning loss will persist long after the pandemic wanes.

Le buchette del vino — or wine windows — are foot-high, dome-shaped holes in the thick, stone palazzi of Florence that six centuries ago were used to sell wine. Now, with the need for physical distancing, businesses are opening them up again and selling everything from glasses of Chianti to ice cream.

Le buchette del vino — or wine windows — are foot-high, dome-shaped holes in the thick, stone palazzi of Florence that six centuries ago were used to sell wine. Now, with the need for physical distancing, businesses are opening them up again and selling everything from glasses of Chianti to ice cream.

Snowbirds are attempting to find ways around Canada's tough new travel rules, either by prolonging their stay down south or attempting to beat the clock and rush home.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.

RCMP say the church is a historic landmark that's significant to many people in the community, and the fire damage was extensive.  

Cindy, a businesswoman and mother of two young children, is one of thousands of people fleeing Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory last summer.