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A 12-year-old Oromocto, N.B., took it upon himself to help the local homeless community by donating care packages.

Raptors president Masai Ujiri released a statement Monday, days after a sheriff deputy's lawsuit against him, thanking the organization for its support and saying his fight for equality will continue outside the courts.

The Olymel pork-processing plant in Red Deer, Alta., announced Monday it would temporarily shut down due to a rapidly growing COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. The news comes nearly three weeks after the death of 35-year-old Darwin Doloque, an employee at the plant.

The head of Ontario’s vaccine distribution plan says a call centre and online reservation system will be up and running in the next few weeks to help coordinate appointments as the province moves to inoculate those next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The head of Ontario’s vaccine distribution plan says a call centre and online reservation system will be up and running in the next few weeks to help coordinate appointments as the province moves to inoculate those next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The U.S. Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol.

A second First Nations community is under lockdown following the potential discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus variant. On Monday, the chief of Pimicikamak confirmed the community has seen at least one suspected case of the coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K.

Two reports say the number of homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver ready for tenants and owners has begun soaring 20 kilometres and further outside city centres.

The world's longest hockey game in Alberta broke multiple records this year. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink near Edmonton during record cold temperatures 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb. 4.

The world's longest hockey game in Alberta broke multiple records this year. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink near Edmonton during record cold temperatures 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb. 4.

Residents of a condominium in Mississauga, Ont., will be tested after a cluster of five cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa was discovered at the building.

Residents of a condominium in Mississauga, Ont., were to be tested on Monday after a cluster of five cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa was discovered at the building.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Toronto, saying between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow is forecast to fall in two rounds on Monday and Tuesday.

Travel on Tuesday morning is expected to be "tricky" with the forecast calling for snow to fall in Toronto all night long.

A small gaming company based in St. Catharines, Ont., has created a video game to help in the fight against COVID-19.

A rare deep freeze in Texas that raised demand for power forced the U.S. state's electric grid operator on Monday to impose rotating blackouts that left nearly three million customers without electricity.

A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions cancelled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.

India’s Serum Institute will ship COVID-19 vaccines to Canada within a month, its chief executive said Monday, a sign a diplomatic row triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments on political protests in India was easing.

Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes.

Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes.

Kimberly Squirrel's sister Kara Squirrel said the family wasn't told Kimberly Squirrel was being released from jail, and would have provided support if they had known.

Kimberly Squirrel's sister Kara Squirrel said the family wasn't told Kimberly Squirrel was being released from jail, and would have provided support if they had known.

Families who have lost loved ones to wrongful acts are calling on the government to change B.C.'s Family Compensation Act.

Federal data, obtained through the Access to Information Act, provides the most detailed picture yet of where billions of dollars in emergency aid went last year.

Britain's newly established quarantine hotels have received their first guests as the government tries to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive.

Over one million women in Canada have endometriosis, advocacy group EndoAct says. It can cause internal scarring, infertility and searing pain. But much about the condition is still unknown.

Over one million women in Canada have endometriosis, advocacy group EndoAct says. It can cause internal scarring, infertility and searing pain. But much about the condition is still unknown.

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk.

The owners of CHSLD Herron on Montreal's West Island want the public inquiry into Quebec's long-term care homes to be delayed until prosecutors decide whether to lay charges against them.

A Moncton woman believes she wasn't taken seriously when she recently tried to file a complaint against her doctor.

A grieving Nova Scotia man wants to know why it took 80 minutes for emergency services to come as his wife lay dying at their home in Bass River, N.S., when he could see the local fire hall from his house.

Myanmar's military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people continuing to protest this month's military coup.

About 160 kilometres separates Toronto from Buffalo, N.Y., but when it comes to the NHL and COVID-19, the two cities are even farther apart.

Billions of people worldwide will receive vaccines to protect against COVID-19 and some will temporarily feel a sore arm, fever or muscle aches. But reaching for some common painkillers could blunt the effect of the vaccine, experts say.

'They're so close to the virus, they're so close to be at risk,' said Paramount Fine Foods CEO Mohamad Fakih.

The debate about whether Canadian athletes should boycott the winter Olympics, scheduled to take place in China in 2022, ultimately rests on a series of questions about the efficacy of such action, the morality of proceeding with the games and even who should get to decide whether or not to launch a boycott.

Victims’ families of Flight PS752 in Iran protested at Tehran’s military court over the weekend demanding justice and asking for the arrest of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Commander Gen. Amir-Ali Hajzadeh.

The innovation sparked by the COVID-19 virus will better prepare the world for the next pandemic and could help eradicate global diseases in lower-income countries, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told CBC's The Current.

An online store has launched in Ontario selling groceries and household items from Loblaws in containers it will take back and refill — a test of whether Canadian consumers are ready to change their habits. 

New Brunswick has the highest rate of sleeping pill use among seniors in Canada, with one in four taking them regularly. The medication can lead to dependence and side-effects like memory loss and unsteadiness, so a new study is offering an alternative.

New Brunswick has the highest rate of sleeping pill use among seniors in Canada, with one in four taking them regularly. The medication can lead to dependence and side-effects like memory loss and unsteadiness, so a new study is offering an alternative.

In his first public appearance since he was wrongfully arrested by Montreal police last month, Mamadi Ill Fara Camara said he was unable to speak to his family at all during the six days he spent in detention and that he remains deeply shaken by the ordeal.

Widespread testing for all residents at a condominium in Mississauga, Ont., will start on Monday after five cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa were identified at the location, Peel Public Health said in a statement Sunday night. 

The National for February 14: Pfizer renews its promise about Canada’s vaccine supply as doses ramp up this week. Plus, who’s next in line in Ontario.