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The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.

A Parliamentary committee’s investigation into what the Liberal government knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the country's former chief of the defence staff ran into a brick wall of half-denials and confidentiality claims on Friday.

A Parliamentary committee’s investigation into what the Liberal government knew and when about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the country's former chief of the defence staff ran into a brick wall of half-denials and confidentiality claims on Friday.

A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged an Ontario court on Friday to free up his assets, saying the judge who froze them wasn't given all the relevant facts.

Inspired and motivated by his grandmother to push for change, Jacob Callender-Prasad decided to mobilize and organize the first of many anti-racism rallies last May in Vancouver. Thousands of people attended.

Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce Friday from Kanye West after six and a half years of marriage.

The federal government will extend the period of time claimants can receive several pandemic income benefits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today.

Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French in all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec, and in predominantly French-speaking communities across Canada.

Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French in all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec, and in predominantly French-speaking communities across Canada.

All seniors aged 75 and older will be able to book appointments for COVID-19 vaccines beginning next Wednesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday.

The cost of the mandatory three-day hotel quarantine that goes into effect on Monday appears to be well below the $2,000-per-person price tag cited by officials when they announced the new program.

The federal government has agreed to top up its funding for vaccine rollouts in lower-income countries, pledging $75 million more to the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program as other wealthy countries step up their commitment.

New modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) warns that COVID-19 variants could drive a resurgence in coronavirus cases across the country without stronger public health measures to prevent their spread.

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted new temperature data to the U.S. health regulator that they said could allow their COVID-19 vaccine to be stored in pharmacy freezers at temperatures between –25 C and –15 C for up to two weeks.

The Public Health Agency of Canada gives a briefing on the latest COVID-19 data.

Sheldon Borden still speaks highly of Lionel Desmond — calling him "a big brother" — despite the tragedy that happened in the Borden family home after the Afghanistan veteran walked in on Jan. 3, 2017, carrying a gun. That evening, Desmond shot his family and himself.

For one Detroit woman, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a year-long parking nightmare that may cost her thousands of dollars to end.

Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles.

Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles.

The doldrums and devastation of pandemic life will end eventually, experts say. However, some of them also think the virus behind COVID-19 will remain as a presence in our lives along some spectrum ranging from occasional flare-ups to a seasonal illness, or something in between.

Mandatory minimum sentences may be hard to defend as policy — politically, they have broad appeal. That explains in part why the Liberals took five and a half years to start taking steps to eliminate them.

Expanding established home-care models would take pressure off the health system, while helping Canadians age in safety and dignity, writes Elizabeth Niedra.

Canadian scientists answer why and how the coronavirus variants are thought to spread more easily and quickly between people.

It’s “silly” to suggest the 2022 Winter Olympics could be moved from Beijing at this late date, says Dick Pound, a Canadian member of the International Olympic Committee.

Globalized businesses have grown beyond the power of any single government to control them, but Facebook’s attempt to wield its might against Australia may inspire governments to work together.

Federal officials are bringing in a consultant to advance talks with Indigenous communities about possible revenue-sharing or a purchase of an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Millions of Hyundai and Kia vehicles run the risk of sudden engine fires and failures — and drivers say recalls have done little to address the safety issues. Marketplace and Go Public join forces to investigate the potentially dangerous engines, exposing flaws in Canada's recall system.

Federal officials are bringing in a consultant to advance talks with Indigenous communities about possible revenue-sharing or a purchase of an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Corrections Minister Christine Tell says she and Justice Minister Gordon Wyant have asked for a review of the circumstances that led up to Squirrel’s release from Pine Grove Correctional Centre last month, just days before her frozen body was found in Saskatoon.

As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver "freedom rally" this weekend, their regulatory colleges say health professionals have a duty not to encourage people to violate public health advice on COVID-19.

A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said.

A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said.

A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said.

Three university students originally from Bangladesh were killed in a car crash Thursday morning in the Interlake, while on their way home from a trip to see the northern lights.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are just a year away, and pressure is building for Canada to take a stand by boycotting them in response to China’s imprisonment of the “Two Michaels” and the ongoing human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority.

NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars, the problem with private COVID-19 tests, and a CBC News investigation exposes flaws in Canada’s recall system.

The National for February 18: What NASA’s mission to Mars means for space exploration and the key roles some Canadians played. Plus, Who’s tracking private COVID-19 tests?

A Woodstock, Ont., man who challenges anti-mask groups online says he's relieved Facebook has deleted an account that repeatedly referred to him as a child predator, but says it should have happened sooner.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of salmonella infections in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.