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Members of George Floyd's family, along with others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd's killing.

Members of George Floyd's family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several events planned across the United States to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd's killing.

Members of George Floyd's family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several events planned across the United States to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd's killing.

A prominent opponent of Belarus's authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition and Western officials denounced as a hijacking operation by the government.

A prominent opponent of Belarus's authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition and Western officials denounced as a hijacking operation by the government.

Rising Canadian soccer star Jonathan David scored one goal and helped set up the other Sunday as Lille sealed the French league title with a 2-1 victory over Angers.

Police confirm they are assisting animal control services in an effort to sedate the bear.

Around 1 p.m., Montreal police received calls about a bear spotted on the loose in Dorval. Six hours and four tranquilizer darts later, the animal was captured safely.

Trevor Moore scored twice in the second period to lead the United States to a 5-1 victory over Canada at the world hockey championship.

Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown won silver in the 200-metre final in Diamond League action, while fellow Canuck Andre De Grasse took bronze at the meet in Gateshead, England, on Sunday.

The increasing proportion of Canadians with at least partial immunity against COVID-19 is prompting the release of reopening plans but also sparking renewed pressure to ease travel restrictions both in and outside of Canada.

Israeli police escorted more than 250 Jewish visitors Sunday to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where clashes between police and Palestinian protesters helped trigger a war in Gaza, according to the Islamic authority overseeing the site.

Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said Sunday.

Lava from a volcanic eruption of Congo's Mount Nyiragongo destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses and a UN peacekeeping mission keeping watch from the air say the city was mostly spared from damage.

Shannon Adams, 43, was diagnosed with a super rare and aggressive blood cancer. Her fight has inspired thousands to help people who need stem cells.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Justin Byron, 48, pleaded guilty last week to criminal charges stemming from a robbery and an attempted robbery at Edmonton banks in 2018. “It was a serious attack on civil society,” Queen’s Bench Justice Tamara Friesen told court.

The hamlet says it will declare an evacuation if water blocks access to the community's sewage lagoon or airstrip.

Meet two people who have decided to leave the housing market behind and set up their homes in school buses. They're not the only Nova Scotians opting to drastically downsize in order to deal with what many call an affordable-housing crisis in the province.

Two Canadian lawsuits are pitting young plaintiffs against the federal and Ontario governments over climate targets. A similar case recently succeeded in Germany and that country had to raise its emissions goals as a result. Could the same thing happen here?

It could have been disastrous, but Filipina Canadian comedian Alia Ceniza Rasul says daily international Zoom calls with her family have brought them closer together.

While helping out at pop-up vaccination clinics in Toronto, Dr. Hemant Shah has seen first hand a growing concern about the Moderna vaccine. He and other doctors across Ontario say they are having to counter a belief among the public that one vaccine is better than another.

Pulsar UV, a company founded by four friends working in the entertainment industry, has quickly pivoted to supply film sets with much needed COVID-19 tests. Currently, the company has 12 productions on the go — half from production companies in the U.S.

Rising Republican star Elise Stefanik, whose support for former U.S. president Donald Trump vaulted her into a key party leadership role, has also been active in boosting Canada-U.S. relations.

The world's largest maker of milk made from oats was valued at $10 billion US this week, the latest sign that the ongoing trend toward plant-based eating shows no sign of dissipating.

A retired family physician in Nanaimo, B.C., met with Queen Elizabeth in a virtual session, where she honoured him for his work in drowning prevention.

Two Canadian lawsuits are pitting young plaintiffs against the federal and Ontario governments over climate targets. A similar case recently succeeded in Germany and that country had to raise its emissions goals as a result. Could the same thing happen here?

Itunu and Samuel Oremade say video calls with their son Andrew bring pain as well as joy. That's because the three-year-old keeps asking a question they are also desperate for an answer to: why can't their family be together in Canada?

A British woman is hoping to honour the life of her great-uncle, who died alone and was buried in an unmarked grave in Quesnel, B.C., after joining the Canadian army during World War II.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 in Game 2 on Saturday night to even their first-round series.

Twenty-one people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon on Saturday in China's northwestern Gansu province, state media reported on Sunday.

Twenty-one people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon on Saturday in China's northwestern Gansu province, state media reported on Sunday.

At least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track, rescuers said Sunday.

Move over sequins, disco beats and power ballads. A four-piece band of Italian rockers won the Eurovision Song Contest in the early hours of Sunday.