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Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from pandemic lockdowns, which resulted in fewer cooling aerosols like soot and sulfates blocking light from the sun and creating a temporary warming effect, a new study has found.

The European Commission said in a statement to CBC News that it will seek to limit application of its recently announced COVID-19 export controls, adding that it has already given approval for a delivery to Canada.

The Hoodwinker sunfish, or Mola tecta, is the subject of a collaboration between researchers in Canada, New Zealand and California who are working to expose the sunfish that’s been hiding in plain sight, using crowd-sourced data from photographs and sightings along North America’s west coast.

B.C.'s highest court has granted a new trial to a man convicted of murdering a Japanese exchange student and stuffing her body into a suitcase in Vancouver's West End.

To date, Canada's provinces have reported more than 135 cases of the B117 variant first reported in the U.K. and at least 13 cases of the B1351 variant first reported in South Africa.

Some U.S. groups want the new Biden administration to drop an American dairy duel with Canada. Biden's team faces a choice about whether to pursue a trade action launched late in the Trump era.

Amazon said Tuesday that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year, a role he's had since he founded the company nearly 30 years ago.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to more than three years in prison in a Moscow court hearing on Tuesday, but not before calling the proceedings a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of Russians into submission.

The Novavax vaccine, now closer to joining Canada's COVID-19 inoculation program, differs from the two vaccines Canadians are currently receiving to guard against the respiratory illness, primarily because of the way it's engineered to induce an immune response in the body.

The Novavax vaccine, now closer to joining Canada's COVID-19 inoculation program, differs from the two vaccines Canadians are currently receiving to guard against the respiratory illness, primarily because of the way it's engineered to induce an immune response in the body.

Rideau Hall has received a formal harassment complaint days after the federal government publicly released a report into the toxic workplace culture at the institution that led to the resignation of former governor general Julie Payette and her secretary.

Alberta has changed self-isolation rules for those infected with variants of COVID-19, and in some cases people may end up in quarantine for up to 24 days, says the province's top public health doctor.

Capt. Sir Tom Moore, the British Second World War veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the front lines of the battle against the pandemic by walking 100 laps of his garden, has died at the age of 100 after being hospitalized with COVID-19, his family said.

The federal government has no immediate plans to force non-essential travellers entering Canada by land to spend part of their quarantine in a pricey hotel, CBC News has learned. But discussions over implementing tougher measures at land borders are 'in progress,' one official says.

The U.S. House of Representatives Democrats who will prosecute former president Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial said in a brief filed on Tuesday he pointed a mob "like a loaded cannon" at the Capitol shortly before the deadly Jan. 6 rampage.

The Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada warned that they will act if they see manipulative activity on social media on stocks such as GameStop, which has taken investors on a wild ride in recent days.

Capt. Tom Moore, the British Second World War veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, has died at the age of 100, his family said on Tuesday.

Capt. Tom Moore, the British Second World War veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the front line of the battle against the pandemic by walking 100 laps of his garden, has died at the age of 100 after being hospitalized with COVID-19, his family said.

Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease, accounting for nearly 12 per cent of new cases each year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to more than three years in prison in a Moscow court hearing Tuesday, but not before calling the proceedings a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of Russians into submission.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to over three years in prison in a Moscow court hearing Tuesday, but not before calling the proceedings a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of Russians into submission.

A snowshoer in Schreiber Ont., is using frozen lakes and snow covered fields in the region as his canvas to create some breathtaking artwork.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today is expected to announce the makings of an agreement to produce COVID-19 vaccines within Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a plan to produce millions of COVID-19 shots at a plant in Montreal starting this summer, securing a domestic supply of vaccines as the global market contends with delivery delays and protectionist measures.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a plan today to start producing COVID-19 vaccines in Canada as early as this summer.

Britain begins a door-to-door COVID-19 testing of 80,000 people on Tuesday in a bid to stem the spread of a variant of the novel coronavirus first identified in South Africa.

A man who has been suspected of being involved in his wife's disappearance has regained custody of their two children after three years with no major movement in the investigation.

Nova Scotia is getting hit with a multi-layered storm that is first bringing snow and high winds followed by heavy rain to much of the province. The first part of the storm has already knocked out power to more than a thousand Nova Scotia Power customers and cancelled classes at many schools. 

Nova Scotia is getting hit with a multi-layered storm that is first bringing snow and high winds followed by heavy rain to much of the province. The first part of the storm has already knocked out power to more than a thousand Nova Scotia Power customers and cancelled classes at many schools. 

The Maritimes are getting hit with a storm system that's bringing snow and high winds to the region, followed by rain to many parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The weather forced almost all schools across the three provinces to close Tuesday morning.

The Maritimes are getting hit with a storm system that's bringing snow and high winds to the region, followed by rain to many parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The weather forced almost all schools across the three provinces to close Tuesday morning.

The Maritimes are getting hit with a storm system that's bringing snow and high winds to the region, followed by rain to many parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The weather has left more than 13,000 people without power across the region Tuesday afternoon.

Ultra-cold freezers can keep vaccines chilled to sub-arctic temperatures. But why does anything need to be kept that cold? And what happens to regular food items when they're subjected to such extreme temperatures?

Alpacas Ned, Floyd, and Jimmy entertained the residents of Chartwell Parkhill Long-Term Care Home in southwestern Ontario, drawing smiles and questions from senior residents and staff alike.

Premier François Legault says Quebec businesses and hairdressers will be allowed to open on Feb. 8, but the curfew will remain in place across the province.

Premier François Legault says Quebec businesses and hairdressers will be allowed to open on Feb. 8, but the curfew will remain in place across the province.

Pimicikamak is among the First Nations that have exerted more control over their borders during the pandemic. COVID-19 has turned a spotlight on the substandard state of health care in remote communities — and First Nations' desire to improve it by assuming more control of it.

Treating cancer patients has been difficult during the pandemic, but specialists may soon face an even bigger challenge: a wave of people at a more advanced stage of disease, because they went undiagnosed or faced screening delays.

Dionne Warner has died at age 55, after her 9th bout with cancer. The Regina woman, who shared her story of repeated diagnoses publicly to spread hope to cancer patients and survivors, opted for medical assistance in dying at her home on Monday, Feb. 1.

Following technical and communication problems during a vaccine rollout in remote Bella Coola, B.C., in January, a medical health officer with Vancouver Coastal Health promptly removed his team from the community after fewer than 100 doses had been administered, according to information obtained by CBC News.

We need to recognize society's conscious and unconscious discrimination around age, and truly put quality care for people with dementia at the top of the political and social agendas, write Sube Banerjee and Carole Estabrooks.

Worried about the spread of the virus in multi-generational homes and high-risk neighbourhoods, authorities in Peel Region have an alternative to isolating at home: isolation hotels.

Treating cancer patients has been difficult during the pandemic, but specialists may soon face an even bigger challenge: a wave of people at a more advanced stage of disease, because they went undiagnosed or faced screening delays.

Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at least 56 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many residents across the region told it is too late to leave.

An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an estimated 30 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many locals across the region told it is too late to leave.

New questions about the rules designed to keep COVID-19 variants out of Canada, what’s next in Myanmar, and remaking Harriet Tubman’s Canadian connection.

A Vancouver man has been released on strict bail conditions after being charged with violating public health orders by allegedly hosting dozens of people at a makeshift nightclub in his downtown penthouse. Seventy-seven people were fined.