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The World Health Organization revealed new names on Monday for the COVID-19 variants of concern which goes by multiple, sometimes cumbersome names.

An ongoing NATO exercise is dusting off the alliance's Cold War-era skills and scenarios for rapidly reinforcing Europe in a crisis. An exercise in keeping Atlantic Ocean sea lanes open and getting troops and equipment safely across the sea has been taking place off Portugal over the last two weeks.

More than one-third of the world's heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change.

Bobby Cameron, chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, called for every residential school site in Saskatchewan to be examined for unmarked burial sites.

The London, Ont., principal removed from his job for wearing a Black student's hair like a wig as part of a Halloween costume has issued an apology, saying his behaviour was unacceptable and showed "a great lack of judgment."

Naomi Osaka, who was fined $15,000 US at the French Open for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory, withdrew from the tournament on Monday.

Despite the storied history of both clubs, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens to face off in Game 7 for just the second time in 16 playoff series (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).

The federal government is poised to approve a travel exemption for the Stanley Cup playoffs that would allow U.S. teams to enter Canada if they adhere to a strict regimen of daily COVID-19 testing and remain in a bubble that includes team hotels and the arena. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more supports for survivors of residential schools are coming following the heartbreaking discovery of children's remains in Kamloops, B.C.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to search the grounds of other former residential schools following the discovery of remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is seeking an emergency debate in the House of Commons following the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more supports for survivors of residential schools are coming following the heartbreaking discovery of children's remains in Kamloops, B.C.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more supports for survivors of residential schools are coming following the heartbreaking discovery of children's remains in Kamloops, B.C.

Dozens of P.E.I Mi’kmaq and supporters gathered for a vigil at the statue of Sir John A MacDonald in downtown Charlottetown Monday morning after a mass grave holding the remains of children was found at a residential school site in British Columbia.

About 80 P.E.I Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous and non-Indigenous supporters gathered for a vigil at the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Charlottetown Monday morning after the remains of children were found in unmarked graves at a residential school site in British Columbia.

China's ruling Communist Party said Monday it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid aging of its population, which is adding to strains on the economy and society.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday that his country will impose stricter measures in the face of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases that indicate the virus is "surging again" in Africa's worst-affected nation.

When Jackie Bromley, 70, heard that the remains of 215 children had been found in B.C., she had flashbacks to her time at St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta. 

When Jackie Bromley, 70, heard the remains of 215 children had been found in B.C., she had flashbacks of her time at St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta. 

The first-ever Canadian awards show dedicated to Black talent will celebrate achievement in film, television, music, sports and culture, and air on CBC in fall 2022.

On Sunday, right-wing nationalist party leader Naftali Bennett announced a deal with centrist Yair Lapid to form a new 'unity government' to end the political upheaval in Israel. If successful, it would mark the end of Benjamin Netanyahu's current 12-year run as prime minister.

The federal government slapped tariffs on certain types of furniture made in Vietnam and China earlier this month, and the impact on consumers and retailers has been dramatic, with some items now costing almost four times what they did before.

Tom Puglas, a First Nations elder on Vancouver Island, says he planned to repair his aging boat. But before he could — and without any warning, he says — the coast guard destroyed the boat, which it says was sinking and leaching oil. Now, a federal agency wants Puglas to pay the $8,500 bill.

Researchers from Western University in London, Ont., have found a unique subsurface ice feature in a location that would be optimal for future explorers of the Red Planet.

Across Canada, most provinces are relaxing pandemic restrictions or planning on reopening their economies later this spring or in the early summer — but Manitoba is a stark exception. Epidemiologists, infectious disease experts and intensive care unit (ICU) physicians say the provincial government has only itself to blame.

After a nearly 140-day curfew, Quebecers across the province took advantage of looser restrictions this weekend to party late into the night, though some were more eager than others to shed the decorum imposed by the pandemic.

The coast guard's uniform catalogue has recently shifted away from gender identity, part of a broader move toward gender-neutral uniforms which are expected in 2022.

On Sunday, right-wing nationalist party leader Naftali Bennett announced a deal with centrist Yair Lapid to form a new 'unity government' to end the political upheaval in Israel. If successful, it would mark the end of Benjamin Netanyahu's current 12-year run as prime minister.

On Sunday, right-wing nationalist party leader Naftali Bennett announced a deal with centrist Yair Lapid to form a new 'unity government' to end the political upheaval in Israel. If successful, it would mark the end of Benjamin Netanyahu's current 12-year run as prime minister.

An Amazon employee says working at the distribution giant’s Ottawa warehouse during the pandemic has been a nerve-racking experience, saying some safety measures have been ignored and dozens of workers have tested positive. 

In the last year, there has been a tremendous uptick in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes across North America. In Vancouver, police in February reported a 717 per cent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes over the past year. Today on Front Burner, producer Elaine Chau’s documentary shows how these incidents have changed one neighbourhood in the city: Chinatown.

Vancouver Coastal Health says 12 children were mistakenly given the Moderna vaccine last week. Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is approved in Canada for children under 18. 

May 30, 2021 | Tributes across the country as the search for information about the remains a B.C. First Nations says were found at a former residential school. Manitoba’s COVID-19 crisis worsens with a record number of ICU admissions. Plus, the new legislation that could change how Canadians bet on sports.

Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia are calling for the protection of sites of former residential schools, warning that the bodies of 215 children found in Kamloops, B.C., likely represent just a small portion of the thousands more who died while the schools were in operation.

Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia are calling for the protection of sites of former residential schools after the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said the remains of 215 children were found at one such site in Kamloops, B.C.

Work is underway for a travel exemption that would let the winner of the NHL's all-Canadian division and a U.S. counterpart cross the border during the third and final rounds of the playoffs.

Work is underway for a travel exemption that would let the winner of the NHL's all-Canadian division and a U.S. counterpart cross the border during the third and final rounds of the playoffs.