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Alberta public health officials are investigating two workplace outbreaks of the P1 variant of the coronavirus first detected in Brazil, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday.

The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified Monday that he theorized at the time that Floyd's heart most likely stopped because he didn't get enough oxygen.

The Minneapolis police chief testified on Monday that now-fired officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy in pinning his knee on George Floyd's neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress.

Britain's businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week as the U.K. emerges from a three-month lockdown.

A $25-million tribute centre is being planned to honour the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

With at least 160 dead and dozens injured, rescuers in Indonesia and East Timor struggled with continuous rains caused by a tropical cyclone as they tried to cross damaged bridges and roads to search for survivors and begin repairs to the Southeast Asian archipelago.

A 16-year-old student at Archbishop MacDonald High School in Edmonton created the Black Parent Resource Guide, a 24-page PDF document that lists services to help improve Black children’s well-being including health, cultural supports, Black-led service providers and extracurricular activities.

India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread.

An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test on one of Canada's four submarines last year, suggesting some of the damage is permanent and could continue to pose a risk over the long term.

An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test on one of Canada's four submarines last year, suggesting some of the damage is permanent and could continue to pose a risk over the long term.

One of the biggest health regions in Ontarios orders schools closed starting Tuesday. Peel Public Health says schools will close for two weeks in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. Schools also to close in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph.

Health officials in Quebec are moving five more municipalities into lockdown on Monday in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The restrictions come as many provinces face mounting COVID-19 case numbers and increasing hospitalizations, prompting concern about strain on health-care systems.

Health officials in Quebec are moving five more municipalities into lockdown on Monday in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The restrictions come as many provinces face mounting COVID-19 case numbers and increasing hospitalizations, prompting concern about strain on health-care systems.

Dave Bosveld says his 17-year-old godson was driving near Don Mills Road and Finch Avenue on March 31 when vehicles started ramming his car and boxing him in. The teen was dragged from the car and handcuffed by undercover officers from Peel and Toronto. Except the teenager wasn't who police thought they were arresting.

Dave Bosveld says his 17-year-old godson was driving near Don Mills Road and Finch Avenue on March 31 when vehicles started ramming his car and boxing him in. The teen was dragged from the car and handcuffed by undercover officers from Peel and Toronto. Except the teenager wasn't who police thought they were arresting.

What happens if you pay for car insurance through a broker, but then the insurance company behind the policy says you haven't paid? A Toronto woman contacted CBC's Go Public team to share her frustrating experience - and a warning to other consumers.

Once plentiful, herring is disappearing from B.C. Commercial fisheries have been cut back while scientists and First Nations attempt to bring them back to some areas by transplanting fertilized herring eggs.

Bidding wars and unconditional offers way above asking price used to only be a big-city phenomenon. But in the era of COVID-19, small towns across the country are getting caught up in the real estate frenzy.

With the closure of the Canada-U.S. border and strict public health measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, life has changed drastically for many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) ironworkers.

Today on Front Burner, Anne Helen Petersen explains the forces behind burnout and why more and more Canadians are struggling with it one year into a global pandemic that has altered the way many of us work and live.

Montreal-born actor William Shatner talks to Ian Hanomansing about still making movies at 90 and his acting legacy beyond Star Trek.

Catherine O'Hara has earned more accolades for her portrayal of Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek, capturing the Screen Actors Guild award for best female actor in a comedy on Sunday.

On Easter Sunday, B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix defended measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in his province, even as one-day case counts set new records on Friday and Saturday.

In a video posted on Facebook, the owner of Corduroy Restaurant is seen speaking to a bylaw officer as unmasked customers in the packed eatery start chanting "Get out.''

In a video posted on Facebook, the owner of Corduroy Restaurant is seen speaking to a bylaw officer handing her a notice of trespassing as unmasked customers in the packed eatery start chanting "Get out.''