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The Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow with right-winger Jake Virtanen joining the NHL's COVID protocol list Tuesday.

Premier François Legault says Quebec is tightening health measures in red zones like the Montreal region. Gyms will close, houses of worship will be limited to 25 people and there will be some changes at schools. Orange zones will see a few small changes as well.

The country’s former top civil servant told MPs today there was “no path forward” to launch a full investigation into an allegation of inappropriate conduct by Gen. Jonathan Vance when the matter was first raised three years ago.

The Saskatchewan government’s 2021-22 budget forecasts a record deficit of $2.6 billion and does not project to return to balance until 2026-27.

Derek Chauvin could have potentially reassessed his actions when irate bystanders yelled at him to get off George Floyd because he was "killing him," a Minneapolis lieutenant who trains police in use of force acknowledged during his testimony Tuesday at Chauvin's murder trial.

While neck restraints are part of the approved use-of-force training for Minneapolis police officers, Derek Chauvin's knee press into George Floyd's neck was a violation of policy, a lieutenant who trains officers in such techniques testified on Tuesday.

Authorities in Myanmar arrested Zarganar, the country's best-known comedian on Tuesday as they continue to crack down on people they accuse of helping incite nationwide protests against February's military coup.

Toronto Public Health will force all schools to close on Wednesday and have students learn remotely instead, it announced with Tuesday's classes nearly done for the day.

Toronto Public Health (TPH) will force all public schools to close on Wednesday and have students learn remotely instead, it announced with Tuesday's classes nearly done for the day.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government is closely monitoring the gap between the number of vaccines delivered to the provinces and the number that have actually been administered.

With the province on track to have up to 1,000 COVID-19 patients in hospital by the end of April, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will return to Step 1 restrictions to try to slow the spread of highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.

With the province on track to have up to 1,000 COVID-19 patients in hospital by the end of April, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will return to Step 1 restrictions to try to slow the spread of highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.

With the province on track to have up to 1,000 COVID-19 patients in hospital by the end of April, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will return to Step 1 restrictions to try to slow the spread of highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.

With the province on track to have up to 1,000 COVID-19 patients in hospital by the end of April, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will return to Step 1 restrictions to try to slow the spread of highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today that a Conservative government would call a public inquiry to examine the Liberal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Home prices in the Toronto area continued to climb in March while sales were almost double that of March 2020, when the rapid spread of COVID-19 led to widespread economic shutdowns, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board reported Tuesday.

A report by TD Bank suggests up to three-quarters of those working in the oil and gas sector could lose their jobs over the next three decades as Canada works toward its greenhouse gas emission targets.

Ontario's police watchdog has ruled there will be no criminal charges against police in the death of a 62-year-old father of four who was shot and killed by an officer last summer after his family called a non-emergency line for help while he was in crisis.

People in Newfoundland and Labrador will soon be able to enter Nova Scotia without having to self-isolate, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Tuesday.

Doctors say that during the first wave of the pandemic, they were seeing mainly elderly individuals getting sick. But now they're seeing younger patients aged 20 to 50 infected with COVID-19 and needing critical care.

Premier François Legault is starting the post-Easter work week with a 5 p.m. news conference later today, with COVID-19 cases on the rise and questions about the next steps in the province's vaccination campaign.

Quebec's health minister is expressing concern about some parts of the province's health-care system, saying that while Montreal has so far avoided returning to lockdown, the region is still under pressure. "The situation in our hospitals is concerning," Health Minister Christian Dubé wrote on Twitter. 

Scott Thomas plans to mark the third anniversary of the Humboldt Bronco bus crash by travelling to the scene. His son Evan, 18, was one of the players who died that day.

When her family doctor continuously blamed stress for her abdominal pain and refused to refer her to a specialist, Mhàiri Agnew was left with few options. The 20-year-old Moncton student had to pay to see a gynecologist, who diagnosed her with polycystic ovary syndrome — 15 years after her initial complaints.

Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a gene from herring, growing evidence suggests. And now the Canadian scientists who first proposed that controversial idea say they have a hunch how nature might have done it.

Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a gene from herring, growing evidence suggests. And now the Canadian scientists who first proposed that controversial idea say they have a hunch how nature might have done it.

Being chased by swarms of bugs is among the unusual dreams people have reported over the past year, according to sleep specialists.

Parents and children wanting to know when COVID-19 vaccines could roll out to Canada's youngest recently got a glimpse at the answers.

The doctor charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario hospital patient — and who once told a U.S. medical board how conflicts with staff at a Saskatchewan hospital had him 'breaking down in tears' — is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

New Zealand will allow quarantine-free visits by Australians from April 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday, creating a "travel bubble" for the neighbouring nations that have closed their borders to the rest of the world to eradicate COVID-19.

Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, Iranian media reported Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers.

Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers.

Four people were injured in three different locations in a shooting Monday evening on the O'Chiese First Nation in Alberta.

Four people were injured in three different locations in a shooting Monday evening on the O'Chiese First Nation in Alberta.

Scarred by years of ISIS rule and fierce bombing campaigns by the U.S.-led coalition forces, CBC’s Margaret Evans gives a snapshot of life in Raqqa now, ten years into the Syrian civil war.

The top doctors in 3 Ontario hotspots take on the government over ‘horrific’ COVID-19 case counts. Plus, ICUs swell across the country.

An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by a bungled test carried out 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.

North Korea said it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North's sports ministry said the decision was made during a national Olympic Committee meeting on March 25.

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.

A Canadian war veteran living with PTSD has said goodbye to his service dog after spending over a decade together. The animal was one of the first to be certified for veterans in the country.

The NHL's deputy commissioner says the Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak is concerning, but he remains confident the team will be able to complete its schedule.