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People in London, Ont., are calling for political action after seeing a sign at a downtown bar earlier this week that they say directly targets the Asian community. 

Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province lost more than 355,000 jobs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Feb. 18.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz flew into a storm of criticism on Thursday after leaving his home state of Texas in the grip of a deadly deep freeze, for a family holiday jaunt to the Mexican resort of Cancun he said he took to please his young daughters.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz acknowledged on Thursday that he had travelled to Mexico for a family vacation this week, leaving his home state as thousands of constituents struggled without power or safe drinking water after a powerful winter storm.

Two travellers have been fined for presenting "false or misleading" COVID-19 tests upon their return from Mexico last month, Transport Canada said today.

Two travellers have been fined for presenting "false or misleading" COVID-19 tests upon their return from Mexico last month, Transport Canada said today.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the growing appetite for insect-filled pet food and the real reasons for the collapse of Texas's electrical grid.

There are only about 366 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. Many right whale deaths are caused by entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with vessels, something the Canadian government has started to address in recent years with speed restrictions and fishing area closures.

In less than two weeks, Momoko Nojo's #DontBeSilent campaign organized with other activists to gather more than 150,000 signatures, galvanizing global outrage against Yoshiro Mori, the former president of Tokyo 2020 who resigned last week.

A laboratory study suggests that the variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa may reduce protective antibodies elicited by the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday.

An adjudicator has ruled that three Thunder Bay Police officers who were involved in what was found to be a deficient sudden death investigation of Indigenous man Stacy DeBungee in 2015 will face disciplinary proceedings.

Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine doses from two approved vaccine makers — Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna — are back on track following weeks of reduced shipments, officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada said today.

Power outages in Texas dropped below one million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remain without electricity or safe drinking water after winter storms wreaked havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.

Power outages in Texas dropped below one million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remain without electricity or safe drinking water after winter storms wreaked havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.

Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas on Thursday after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold. But the crisis is far from over, with many people still in need of safe drinking water.

Power outages in Texas dropped below one million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remain without electricity or safe drinking water after winter storms wreaked havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics, discusses Canada's vaccination campaign.

The Conservatives are calling for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Muslims in China a genocide.

The Conservatives are calling for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Muslims in China a genocide.

The federal government will relax drug possession provisions in the Criminal Code of Canada in a bill to be tabled in the House of Commons today, Radio-Canada has learned.

The federal government has introduced a new bill to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences — penalties the Liberals say have disproportionately harmed Indigenous and Black offenders and those with struggling with addictions.

The Afghanistan veteran who killed his family and himself a decade after he served overseas was not prepared for the realities of war and is among eight soldiers in his battalion to have died by suicide since their 2007 tour, Lionel Desmond's friend and fellow retired soldier testified Thursday at a Nova Scotia fatality inquiry.

Pfizer-BioNTech has announced the start of a global COVID-19 vaccine trial in pregnant women, with plans to begin studying the vaccine in young children in the coming months.

Public health teams are getting ready for community-wide testing Thursday and Friday, the Nunatsiavut government says, after a person in an isolated Labrador town was flagged as a presumptive positive case.

Anyone in Makkovik can get a test, even if they have not travelled or have no symptoms,. The community-wide testing comes after a person in an isolated Labrador town was flagged as a presumptive positive case.

Anyone in the small community of Makkovik on Labrador's north coast can get a test, even if they have not travelled or have no symptoms. The communitywide testing comes after a person in the isolated town was flagged as a presumptive positive case.

Kimberly Squirrel, a 34-year-old mother of six, was found frozen to death in Saskatoon late last month, just days after she was released from the Pine Grove Correctional Centre. Her death demonstrates significant issues in how people released on remand are treated, advocates say.

By the time April Telek was 20, she had been in a TV commercial for Gucci, modelled for Shiseido cosmetics and was crowned Miss Canada. Now 45, the Vancouver model and actress alleges she had also survived being held captive and repeatedly raped by fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a privately operated foster home in Barrie, Ont., and another foster youth staying in the home at the time has been charged with first-degree murder.

Japan's Seiko Hashimoto, a woman who has competed in seven Olympics, said on Thursday she had been chosen as president of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing committee, replacing a man who resigned after setting off a furore with sexist remarks.

Japan's Seiko Hashimoto, a woman who has competed in seven Olympics, said on Thursday she had been chosen as president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, replacing a man who resigned after setting off a furor with sexist remarks.

Like Rumpelstiltskin spinning straw into gold, bitcoin and its ilk may be transmuting digits into lasting value. Institutional investors are turning the once-baffling computer oddity into a respectable asset. But it's not a done deal.

Like Rumpelstiltskin spinning straw into gold, bitcoin and its ilk may be transmuting digits into lasting value. Institutional investors are turning the once-baffling computer oddity into a respectable asset. But it's not a done deal.

As more and more companies move into the rapidly growing and potentially lucrative business of private COVID testing, some health experts are raising concerns about what they say is a lack of oversight in the industry. 

The car-sized vehicle — the biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — will attempt to collect rock and soil samples to see if there was ever life on the Red Planet.

Quebec's premier says he intends to move swiftly to protect free speech on university campuses. In doing so, he appears to be steering his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate.

Quebec's premier says he intends to move swiftly to protect free speech on university campuses. In doing so, he appears to be steering his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate.

Some Canadians abroad plan to change their route home and cross the border by land, instead of air, to bypass Canada's pricey new hotel quarantine requirement.

During one of his official trade missions to the U.S., Premier Doug Ford met a top executive of 7-Eleven, a company that is now seeking permission to sell beer and wine in many of its Ontario locations.

As more and more companies move into the rapidly growing and potentially lucrative business of private COVID testing, some health experts are raising concerns about what they say is a lack of oversight in the industry. 

Researchers in B.C. are working on developing a rapid COVID-19 breath test that would detect coronavirus in the volatile organic compounds we exhale and could potentially be used at airports, schools, arenas and other venues.

Two employees are no longer working at an Ottawa retirement home, according to the owner, following accusations its general manager allowed his wife to get a dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was intended for a front-line worker.

Mamadi III Fara Camara’s lawyer says he called police to help an officer who had been attacked, and after trying to help, he was charged with attempted murder. Today, how this case of wrongful arrest fits into a wider debate about policing in Montreal.

The Toronto Blue Jays will play their first two homestands of the regular season at their spring training facility in Dunedin, Fla., because of Canadian government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

The Toronto Blue Jays will begin the 2021 regular season playing home games in Dunedin, Fla., because of border restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 62-year-old Fort McMurray man has been arrested for uttering threats against his local member of Parliament.

Top doctors in Canada’s COVID-19 hotspots plead to stay under lockdown, The Fifth Estate investigates for-profit foster care, and the lasting legacy of Rush Limbaugh.

The National for February 17: The plea from top doctors in COVID-19 hot spots to extend lockdowns. Plus, the scientists on the hunt for new variants.

The car-sized vehicle — the biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — will attempt to collect rock and soil samples to see if there was ever life on the Red Planet.