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Some American politicians are still making long-shot efforts to revive the Keystone XL pipeline project, cancelled last month by President Joe Biden. They're trying procedural tactics in Congress. They're writing letters.

CHSLD Herron became the symbol of the COVID-19 catastrophe that ravaged long-term care homes in Quebec. One by one, the surviving residents are being moved out.

Federal Conservatives led the charge Tuesday for a House of Commons committee investigation into what the Liberal government did — and did not do — after being confronted almost three years ago with informal allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the country's former top military commander.

A study of one of Alberta's first COVID-19 superspreader events — a bonspiel attended by doctors from across Western Canada — suggests that most of the transmission occurred off the ice as curlers gathered to socialize and dine at buffet and banquet tables.

A study of one of Alberta's first COVID-19 superspreader events — a bonspiel attended by doctors from across Western Canada — suggests that most of the transmission occurred off the ice as curlers gathered to socialize and dine at buffet and banquet tables.

B.C.’s provincial health officer is seeking an injunction prohibiting gatherings by three Christian churches that are challenging her orders suspending in-person religious services due to COVID-19.

Hailed by the federal government as a key tool in the fight against the coronavirus since its release last July, Canada’s COVID Alert app has been plagued by a nagging question: Does it really work? Now, federal officials have a plan to offer a better answer soon.

The Canadian diplomatic mission to China has issued an apology after using the logo of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan to create a T-shirt for embassy staff working to bring Canadians home from China's Wuhan province in early 2020. 

The head of Canada’s spy agency said today Canadian companies in almost all sectors of the economy have been targeted by hostile foreign actors — and named Russia and China as two of his main sources of concern.

The Canadian government and security agencies are reviewing an audio recording in which a man — identified by sources as Iran's foreign affairs minister — discusses the possibility that the destruction of Flight PS752 was an intentional act, CBC News has learned.

The Biden administration has paused a Trump-era regulation that the Canadian government complained about. It involves the killing of migratory birds — and when to hold humans accountable.

Bell is dumping an all-sports format in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton. The format changes come in the aftermath of layoffs by Bell across multiple platforms last week.

The Quebec government has announced it will hold an inquiry into the wrongful arrest of Mamadi III Fara Camara, in the face of questions about the conduct of Montreal police.

The Quebec government has announced it will hold an investigation into the wrongful arrest of Mamadi III Fara Camara, in the face of questions about the conduct of Montreal police.

Nanny Gallant and Dany Pilote were married in a small ceremony in Saint-Gilles, south of Quebec City, on Sunday. The wedding was organized for the couple in five days, using a donated dress, decorations and horse and carriage.

Canada's biggest airline has informed 1,500 of its workers that they'll soon be out of jobs as a result of new coronavirus-related travel restrictions and a dramatic reduction in demand for flying.

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday afternoon, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors argue is the "most grievous constitutional crime."

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday afternoon, with the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors argue is the "most grievous constitutional crime."

U.S. Senators in Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial agreed Tuesday to go ahead and consider the case, rejecting an attempt by the former president's defence team and some Republican allies to halt the trial because he is no longer in office.

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with dramatic video that included his words to rioters who descended on the U.S. Capitol and the chaos and violence that ensued.

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with dramatic video that included his words to rioters who descended on the U.S. Capitol and the chaos and violence that ensued.

A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would participate in a program to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as it joins global efforts to respond to the pandemic.

A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would participate in a program to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as others urged it to increase financing for a global response to the pandemic.

A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would participate in a program to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as it joins global efforts to respond to the pandemic.

Manitoba announced it was loosening some public health restrictions on Tuesday while Newfoundland and Labrador moved to tighten them in the St. John's region following a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Marco Muzzo, the Toronto-area man convicted of four counts of impaired driving causing death after a 2015 crash that killed three children and their grandfather has been granted full parole.

Marco Muzzo, the Toronto-area man convicted of four counts of impaired driving causing death after a 2015 crash that killed three children and their grandfather has been granted full parole.

Marco Muzzo, the Toronto-area man convicted of four counts of impaired driving causing death after a 2015 crash that killed three children and their grandfather has been granted full parole.

A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.

A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in the Arab world's first interplanetary mission Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the Red Planet over the next week and a half.

Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, has died at the age of 76, her publicist has said.

A World Health Organization expert says the coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and most probably jumped to humans via an intermediary species.

Two men, both now at home, are among the few willing to speak publicly about their mandatory stays in Calgary's isolation hotel, which has been closed to the public and transformed into a federal quarantine facility.

A British Columbia man says a Catholic school teacher abused him in 1981, six years after the man was shuffled out of Newfoundland for molesting children at the Mount Cashel Orphanage.

A Nova Scotia family suing a home-care company for missing two scheduled visits with their father say they were shocked to learn the company says the man's adult children are partially to blame for what happened to him when he fell in his home. 

Canadian small business owners say they are paying higher fees to process credit card transactions online. They say the federal government needs to step in and take urgent action to help them make it through the pandemic.

What has a turret, a tower, 12 bedrooms, eight bathrooms and eight fireplaces? Hamilton's Ravenscliffe Castle does  — and it's on the market.

As the pandemic grinds on, Russia, India and China are competing to gain influence and political clout abroad through the vehicle of vaccine diplomacy.

Here are the main players who will be centre stage in former U.S. president Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, which begins today.

The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday if it will hear Sen. Mike Duffy's appeal to launch a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Senate.

If there was ever any doubt, the pandemic makes it clear that no one in society is truly protected until everyone is protected, writes Food Banks Canada director of research Richard Matern.

Reduced access to homeless shelters during the pandemic has made an already vulnerable population more so, but advocates say a federal housing program that finds homes and support for people living on the streets offers respite for some.

Demonstrators against Myanmar's military takeover took to the streets again Tuesday in defiance of new rules that make their protests illegal.

Donald Trump is facing an historic second Senate impeachment trial. Will the former U.S. president avoid conviction once again? Politico reporter Andrew Desiderio explains why all signs point to an acquittal.

Civil liberties advocates are urging the Canadian government to find a more transparent way of tackling white supremacy and neo-fascism after 13 groups — including the Proud Boys — were designated as terrorist entities last week.

Some provinces begin to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, the push for rapid testing in the workplace and a polar vortex plunges the prairies into a deep freeze.

A Catholic order shuffled known abusers from a notorious Newfoundland orphanage to two schools in the Vancouver area where more boys were victimized, a lawsuit alleges.

Community members across Nunavut came out in peaceful protests today, to show solidarity with a group of hunters who continue to blockade the Mary River iron ore mine on North Baffin Island.

The Ontario government announced Monday that teams competing in the NHL's all-Canadian North Division will be permitted to dine inside certain Ontario restaurants despite ongoing stay-at-home orders within the province.

Canadians who received pandemic benefits will have up to a year to pay back any debt from those benefits without interest, CBC News has confirmed.