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After complaints from the auto industry, the federal government has agreed to clarify the travel rules for autoworkers during the pandemic, a source tells the CBC. The sector had said that the rules at the Canada-U.S. border are confusing and inconsistently applied.

The curfew in Quebec's red zones will be pushed back from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time starting Wednesday, and three rural regions will be upgraded from orange to yellow zones, allowing people there more freedom.

The 8 p.m. curfew will be pushed back to 9:30 p.m. starting tomorrow in Quebec's red zones and three rural regions will be upgraded from orange to yellow zones, allowing people there more freedoms.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole today reversed his predecessor's position on foreign aid spending, saying that a Conservative government led by him wouldn't cut that budget.

Russian President Vladimir Putin knew of and likely directed a Russian effort to manipulate the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to benefit former president Donald Trump with "misleading or unsubstantiated allegations" against challenger Joe Biden, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.

Canada is recommending that those 65 and older take the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, while other countries are halting its use over blood clot concerns. With such diverging guidance on the vaccine, many are asking if it's safe.

The recommendation to pause AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccinations among Canadians under age 55 has prompted questions. It follows concerns the vaccine might be linked to a rare blood clotting condition. Here are some answers on the ongoing investigations.

Six months after Joyce Echaquan filmed staff at the hospital in Joliette, Que., attacking her with racist insults, hours before she died, another Atikamekw woman has come forward with troubling allegations of racism.

Two nurses at a health clinic in Joliette, Que., were fired Tuesday afternoon after an Atikamekw woman revealed they had taunted her with racist insults.

Six months after Joyce Echaquan filmed staff at the hospital in Joliette, Que., attacking her with racist insults, hours before she died, another Atikamekw woman has come forward with troubling allegations of racism.

The former U.S. diplomat who freed a 4-year-old Canadian girl from a detention camp in northeastern Syria Friday is calling on Canada and other countries to repatriate all of the children stranded there.

A 19-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a student in Leduc, Alta., on Monday.

A 19-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a student in Leduc, Alta., on Monday.

As many as 90 per cent of active COVID-19 cases in Regina are variants of concern, says an infectious diseases doctor in Regina.

Europe's medicines watchdog on Tuesday said the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh the risks after several countries halted its use due to concerns about blood clots.

Tiger Woods has signed a long-term partnership with the company behind the PGA Tour 2K video game series, which also announced that it's entered into an agreement to purchase the Nova Scotia-based developer of PGA Tour 2K21.

The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting the league will likely cancel its 2021 and '22 seasons.

The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting the league will likely cancel its 2021 and '22 seasons.

A Cape Breton couple translated their Mi’kmaw language skills into being hired by the popular television show Vikings.

Manitoba has 111 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths on Tuesday, a news release from the province says.

Aaliyah Edwards, Laeticia Amihere, Rebecca Demeke and Alyssa Jerome are spread across each of the four top-seeded teams in NCAA women's basketball, with 23 fellow Canadians joining them in the championship tournament beginning Sunday.

Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to team up on green energy innovation and trade — with an eye to hydrogen as the market for the low-carbon fuel heats up.

The Higgs government says the economy will rebound in the coming fiscal year as COVID-19 wanes, but it won't be enough for the province to avoid a large deficit.

A new poll suggests just over half of Canadians believe the British monarchy is a relic that Canada should abandon, following Prince Harry and Meghan's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.

A 19-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a student in Leduc on Monday.

Canadian actor Elliot Page, in a cover story for Time magazine, says he's excited for the future after embracing his transgender identity.

Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago.

Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago.

Senators were urged Monday to accept a revised version of a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, even though their amendments were rejected or modified by the House of Commons.

Canada's chief public health officer said today there is no evidence to suggest the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is causing adverse events and the vaccine's benefits outweigh any risks.

The committee that makes recommendations on the use of newly approved vaccines in Canada has changed its guidelines on the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, and is now recommending it be given to those over the age of 65.

Adam Strong, 47, was convicted this afternoon of first-degree murder in the death of Rori Hache and of manslaughter in that of Kandis Fitzpatrick.

The parent company of Sobeys said it has signed a deal to buy a 51 per cent stake in specialty grocery store chain Longo's and its Grocery Gateway e-commerce business for $357 million.

They are among the province's oldest residents — and they are proud to be vaccinated. Meet some centenarians who have gotten shots against COVID-19.

The Mitchell family from Chéticamp believes the glass bottle made its way into their yard after a recent storm.

A proposed merger between Rogers and Shaw that would produce Canada's second largest telecom company may actually be an opportunity for the government to create rules to open up competition in the cellphone service market with what are known as mobile virtual network operators. Don Pittis explains.

Language schools across Canada are asking the federal government to make international students exempt from the latest travel restrictions, which have made it harder and more expensive for students who want to study and live in Canada.

The case of a Nova Scotian whose counsellor lost her right to practise after the provincial College of Social Workers concluded she crossed professional boundaries sheds light on the vulnerable position people can be in when their therapist acts inappropriately and the limited avenues available to them to seek recourse.

In a study conducted between 2017 and 2019, a U.S. researcher found that 98 per cent of people think that conversations either go on too long or not long enough.

The Biden-Harris administration has proposed climate investments that could dwarf Canada's actions, both at home and abroad, unless we continue building national momentum towards change, write Richard Florizone and Helen Mountford.

Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas industry has been hollowed out by the global pandemic over the past 12 months, but there are signs of a turnaround as the world economy slowly rebounds from a COVID-19 slump.

Decoding the new guidance and pauses for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. Neither side is backing down in India’s farmer protests. Plus, the Kielburger brothers defend the WE Charity at ethics committee.

The Associated Press says a report that Donald Trump told Georgia officials on a December phone call about the November election to 'find the fraud' was incorrect and that he never used those words.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday picked his fourth health minister since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, amid the worst throes of the disease in the country yet and after a series of errors decried by public health experts.

A Vancouver photographer who captured video of ravens playing in the snow has a message for those who think the birds are a nuisance.

Some people find crows and ravens fascinating, while others find them beyond annoying, but there's no denying June Hunter's obsession with the black birds is catching on.