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A power struggle between Canada's elected House of Commons and the appointed Senate could erupt this week over the emotional issue of medical assistance in dying. Senators are to begin final debate on the bill Tuesday before finally voting on their amended version and shipping it back to the Commons.

The Ontario government announced on Sunday that adults aged 80 and over are among the priority groups next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the first phase of its rollout plan once supply increases.

The federal government is looking into introducing COVID-19 testing for essential workers crossing Canada’s land border, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Sunday.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their second child, a spokesperson for the couple said on Sunday.

Western embassies in Myanmar on Sunday called on the country's military to "refrain from violence against demonstrators and civilians" after security forces opened fire to disperse a protest and deployed armoured vehicles in cities.

Niagara Regional Police say they are investigating after the region's acting medical officer of health was allegedly threatened over COVID-19 restrictions.

There will be more time for voters in Newfoundland and Labrador to apply for a special ballot for the provincial election, as Elections NL has extended the deadline to Friday.

There will be more time for voters in Newfoundland and Labrador to apply for a special ballot for the provincial election, as Elections NL has extended the deadline to Friday.

There will be more time for voters in Newfoundland and Labrador to apply for a special ballot for the provincial election, as Elections NL has extended the deadline to Friday.

Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, as tests came back positive for the virus after at least three people died and four fell ill in the southeast — the first resurgence of the disease there since the world's worst outbreak from 2013 to 2016.

Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, as tests came back positive for the virus after at least three people died and four fell ill in the southeast — the first resurgence of the disease there since the world's worst outbreak from 2013 to 2016.

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old brewery that could produce thousands of litres of beer in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos that likely dates back to the reign of King Narmer around 3,100 BC.

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

While cost can be a barrier, interest is growing in net-zero homes that both produce energy and use it wisely.

Poland and Hungary belong to the European Union and profit from it, but their leaders' ideas on democracy and the rule of law, principles their countries agreed to uphold when joining in 2004, are far from those endorsed by EU leaders in Brussels.

Second World War veteran Reg Harrison says his love story was "meant to be." He survived four plane crashes and returned home to meet the fiancée of his best friend, who had died in the war.

Second World War veteran Reg Harrison says his love story was "meant to be." He survived four plane crashes and returned home to meet the fiancée of his best friend, who had died in the war.

Poland and Hungary belong to the European Union and profit from it, but their leaders' ideas on democracy and the rule of law, principles their countries agreed to uphold when joining in 2004, are far from those endorsed by EU leaders in Brussels.

Poland and Hungary belong to the European Union and profit from it, but their leaders' ideas on democracy and the rule of law, principles their countries agreed to uphold when joining in 2004, are far from those endorsed by EU leaders in Brussels.

Since the Black Lives Matter demonstrations last year and amid the ongoing pandemic, some parents and educators have a renewed fervour in working to combat anti-Black racism in the Canadian education system.

'When I get the food I feel happy,' says senior struggling with depression and the pressures of making ends meet.

For family members who have been kept apart by the pandemic, the arrival of vaccines seems unlikely to lead to reunions anytime soon.

A 45-year-old man was killed in an avalanche near Whistler on Saturday, the second avalanche fatality in the area two days.

A 45-year-old man was killed in an avalanche near Whistler on Saturday, the second avalanche fatality in the area two days.

The latest numbers give a glimpse at November, where a total of 113 people died, 106 of them from opioids. In the newest November opioid numbers, Edmonton and Calgary continue to be the hardest-hit communities.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Banff, Alta., on Saturday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey's earthquake tracking site.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Banff, Alta., on Saturday evening, according to the Geological Survey of Canada.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Banff, Alta., on Saturday evening, according to the Geological Survey of Canada.

Seven probable cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K. have been discovered in Pauingassi First Nation in northern Manitoba, according to a news release from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs issued on Saturday evening.

Seven probable cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K. have been discovered in Pauingassi First Nation in eastern Manitoba, according to a news release from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs issued on Saturday evening.

Seven probable cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K. have been discovered in Pauingassi First Nation in eastern Manitoba, according to a news release from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs issued on Saturday evening.

Police are investigating after the operator of a Courtice, Ont., private retirement home removed door handles from a "small number" of suites of residents who had reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.