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Nearly three years after shovels hit the ground, the Winnipeg Art Gallery's Inuit Art Centre, or Qaumajuq, is set to open to the public later this month.

More than $3 billion has been paid out to 38,000 victims of Canada's notorious residential schools, according to a report released on Thursday from the committee overseeing the independent assessment process.

The cost of compensating thousands of victims of Canada's notorious residential schools amounted to more than $3 billion, according to a report released on Thursday from the committee overseeing the independent assessment process.

Premier Doug Ford accused Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa of vaccine queue-jumping today, after the MPP questioned the premier's efforts to vaccinate vulnerable, urban Indigenous people. As an Indigenous adult, Mamakwa is eligible to receive the vaccine and was invited to do so by local First Nation leaders.

Premier Doug Ford accused Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa of vaccine queue-jumping today after the MPP questioned the premier's efforts to vaccinate vulnerable, urban Indigenous people. As an Indigenous adult, Mamakwa is eligible to receive the vaccine and was invited to do so by local First Nation leaders.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at more energy storage solutions being tested in Canada and how the city of Barcelona is embracing is wild side.

A digital artwork by graphic designer Beeple has sold for nearly $70 million US at Christie's, in the first sale by a major auction house of a piece of art that does not exist in physical form.

A digital artwork by graphic designer Beeple has sold for nearly $70 million US at Christie's, in the first sale by a major auction house of a piece of art that does not exist in physical form.

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday that real-world data from Israel suggests their coronavirus vaccine is 94 per cent effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning it could significantly reduce transmission.

Facebook Inc. will allow content creators on its platform to earn revenue from short-form videos via advertisements, the social network said on Thursday.

Britain's most senior police officer has sought to reassure women it is safe to walk the streets of London at night after one of her officers was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering 33-year-old Sarah Everard, last seen March 3.

Britain's most senior police officer has sought to reassure women it is safe to walk the streets of London at night after one of her officers was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering 33-year-old Sarah Everard, last seen March 3.

Variants of concern are currently responsible for about 42 per cent of new daily cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, the province's science advisory table said Thursday.

Ontario reported another 1,092 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, while public health units administered a record-high number of vaccine doses.

Brazil's hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, while the president insists on unproven treatments in the absence of an effective national plan to contain COVID-19.

WestJet has cancelled its order for 15 Boeing 737 Max planes as the industry-wide downturn in aviation continues.

Canada will mark the one-year anniversary today of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Canada's political leaders today marked one year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by remembering those who died and praising the health care and other essential workers who have kept the country functioning during a worldwide public health crisis.

Canada will mark the one-year anniversary today of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Prince William defended Britain's monarchy Thursday against accusations of bigotry made by his brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan, insisting the family is not racist.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed his $1.9-trillion US stimulus bill into law on Thursday, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic with a measure designed to bring relief to Americans and boost the economy.

Elders in Behchokǫ̀ say they are living in homes without running water during a pandemic, when public health officials are urging residents to sanitize their hands frequently. Help with repairs is slow.

Many family members are asking why their loved ones in long-term care continue to live under tight COVID-19 restrictions even after they've been vaccinated. Doctors say giving seniors back some normalcy in their lives while keeping them safe is an urgent priority.

In the last months of Lionel Desmond's life — and those of his wife, his daughter and his mother — he would visit six doctors near his home in rural Nova Scotia, looking for the same thing: the help for ongoing symptoms of severe post-traumatic stress disorder he'd been told would be waiting.

A vaccinated resident at an Ottawa long-term care facility wants to know why he and everyone else living at the home have to remain in their rooms after staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

When ICU nurse Shawn Toovey isn't caring for some of Saskatchewan's sickest patients, he's collecting scrap medical plastics, including medicine bottles, syringe covers and vaccine-vial caps, to make artwork. The ICU nurse uses art to relieve work-related stress after experiencing burn out a few years ago.

The death of live music by COVID-19 has left many artists with little or no way to support themselves, while threatening the existence of the "middle class musician" itself.

From house prices to tech stocks, the pandemic has had a counterintuitive impact on the prices of a variety of assets, driving many to record highs at a time when the economy is still reeling. Now, experts are warning about a niche type of investment vehicle that's veering into bubble territory.

When ICU nurse Shawn Toovey isn't caring for some of Saskatchewan's sickest patients, he's collecting scrap medical plastics, including medicine bottles, syringe covers and vaccine-vial caps, to make artwork. The ICU nurse uses art to relieve work-related stress after experiencing burn out a few years ago.

A CBC News investigation found Canadian provinces and territories are owed more than $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for everything from parking tickets to tax violations to environmental infractions, with some dating back decades.

A CBC News investigation found Canadian provinces and territories are owed more than $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for everything from parking tickets to tax violations to environmental infractions, with some dating back decades.

"Yes, we could have done better," Quebec Premier François Legault said of his government's response to the COVID-19 crisis during a news conference this week. There was, however, a "but." There usually is when Legault expresses contrition about his government's record on the pandemic.

A CBC News investigation found Canadian provinces and territories are owed more than $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for everything from parking tickets to tax violations to environmental infractions, with some dating back decades.

A CBC News investigation found Canadian provinces and territories are owed more than $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for everything from parking tickets to tax violations to environmental infractions, with some dating back decades.

A CBC News investigation found Canadian provinces and territories are owed more than $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for everything from parking tickets to tax violations to environmental infractions, with some dating back decades.

When CBC News canvassed some doctors and scientists across Canada on what's fundamentally changed in health care during the pandemic, what stood out was the need for more collaborative care.

The death of live music by COVID-19 has left many artists with little or no way to support themselves, while threatening the existence of the "middle class musician" itself.

A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to move forward with charges within the Canadian Armed Forces' justice system.

Hockey coach Cyril Bollers aspires to reach the NHL one day. But for now, he's happy leading Team Jamaica and youth BIPOC tournament team Skillz Black Aces, and winning plenty of games while he's at it.

The week of March 8 marks a year after many Canadians were first asked to limit their outings to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Here's a look at how life has changed and the many festivals, sporting events and social gatherings we've had to forgo.

See how COVID-19 has shaped our lives over the past year since the World Health Organization first declared the global pandemic.

China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the Communist Party's latest move to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the role of its public in picking the region's leaders.

This week, jury selection is underway for one of the most scrutinized court cases in recent history: the second-degree murder and manslaughter trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Floyd's killing sparked an enormous, international protest movement for racial justice. Today, CBC senior correspondent Susan Ormiston takes us to Minneapolis to hear from the people there as they brace for this trial.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the country's current president, Jair Bolsonaro, on Wednesday both fired an early starting gun on a 2022 election set to be dominated by the raging pandemic, a weak economy and deep political polarization.

The provinces start revealing their plans to get AstraZeneca vaccines off of shelves and into people’s arms. There’s growing concern about a third wave in Ontario, but what could it look like? Plus, making a career change during the pandemic.

Dr. Peter Morry has been advised by Newfoundland and Labrador's medical regulator to stop encouraging people to disobey Dr. Janice Fitzgerald's public health orders.

Retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire joined Power & Politics Wednesday to urge the Canadian government to act on what he says is a genocide taking place in China. He says self interest is getting in the way of the government's obligation to act and he calls for Canada to boycott the 2022 Beijing olympics.

Syria is a "living nightmare" where about half the children have never lived a day without war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday to mark the conflict's 10th anniversary.