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Ottawa has allocated $30 million over the past 15 years to sustain charitable foundations created by governors general once they leave office. But the Prime Minister's Office won't say if the current government would offer the same support should Julie Payette choose to set up a foundation of her own.

Donald Trump's defenders in the Senate on Sunday rallied around the former president before his impeachment trial, dismissing it as a waste of time and arguing that his fiery speech before the U.S. Capitol insurrection does not make him responsible for the violence of Jan. 6.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise announced Sunday that police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of trying to kill him and overthrow his government, including a Supreme Court judge who has the support of opposition leaders demanding that Moise step down.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating following a stabbing on Saturday in the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ont. Two people were killed, including the suspect.

Federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canadians can soon expect the country’s COVID-19 inoculation campaign to pick up steam after Canada’s vaccine rollout was temporarily beset by delivery delays and reduced shipments of doses. 

Ottawa police say a man was taken into custody Sunday morning after breaking into and briefly setting fire to 555 Mackenzie Ave., also known as the Connaught Building, which houses the Canadian Revenue Agency headquarters.

Ottawa police say a man was taken into custody Sunday morning after breaking into and briefly setting fire to 555 Mackenzie Ave., also known as the Connaught Building, which houses the Canadian Revenue Agency headquarters.

Ottawa police say a man was taken into custody Sunday morning after breaking into and briefly setting fire to 555 Mackenzie Ave., also known as the Connaught Building, which houses the Canadian Revenue Agency headquarters.

A 33-year-old man faces three charges, including arson, after he allegedly broke into the historic Connaught Building and set a small fire that was quickly extinguished.

Indian rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims Sunday after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants.

Tens of thousands of people returned to the streets of Myanmar's biggest city on Sunday to protest last week's military coup, their spirits lifted by the return of internet services that had been blocked a day earlier.

Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa by autumn, the vaccine's lead researcher said Sunday.

After more than seven years with Stephen McNeil at the helm of the Nova Scotia government, Iain Rankin is preparing to take his place following a win in Saturday’s Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership convention.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Following in the footsteps of Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Quebec native Antony Auclair will become the 17th Canadian to appear in a Super Bowl tonight when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers take the field.

A snowstorm and strong winds pounded northern and western Germany on Sunday, forcing trains to cancel trips and leading to hundreds of road accidents. Police said 28 people were injured on icy roads.

Niagara's population makeup, the province's response and other factors have caused a spike in deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into a dam early on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream.

A Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into two dams early on Sunday. Nine bodies have been recovered so far.

Despite Ontario's overall downward trend in new COVID-19 cases, sharp regional differences in the rates of transmission make it unlikely that the Ford government will lift public health restrictions uniformly across the province in the coming week.

A family in Milton, Ont., is racing against the clock to be able to stay in Canada, saying that being deported will put their health in jeopardy.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently said he takes full responsibility for the government's response to COVID-19. That includes a formidable vaccination effort, but also failing to establish a "world-beating" test and trace system and often resisting the advice of health experts, writes Margaret Evans.

Ottawa has offered only broad details so far about its tough new travel rules, and it promises to provide more information in the coming days. Here’s what we know now, including what rules are already in effect.

Ottawa has offered only broad details so far about its new travel rules, and it promises to provide more information in the coming days. Here's what we know so far, including what rules are already in effect.

The controversy hanging over Julie Payette's departure from Rideau Hall offers a long list of lessons about how to go about — or not go about — finding someone to represent the Crown in Canada.

Rather than hibernate through this pandemic winter, a small group of surfers is hitting Ontario's lakes and braving plunging temperatures and floating chunks of ice to break up the isolation and cope with COVID-related stress.

It is difficult to feel good about the overwhelming power and discipline that political parties exert over the democratic process in Canada. But it could be worse — they could, in the alternative, exert too little power and discipline.

Dan Levy's opening monologue on Saturday Night Live was filled with references to Schitt's Creek, COVID-19 safety precautions — and a surprise cameo from his father.