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Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry describe a return to more normal conditions in long-term care homes.

Residents in B.C.'s long-term care facilities will soon be allowed to visit with friends and family members without restrictions, provided they are fully vaccinated.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said his party would revamp the country's fiscal stabilization program in what he calls a "first step to end the mistreatment of Western Canadians."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that Canada has no plans to open its borders to unvaccinated tourists in the foreseeable future because the pandemic isn't over yet.

Andy Everson is tired of private companies using his art to "capitalize on the atrocities" committed against children in Canada's residential school system.

The plan, which covers 2.1 million square kilometres of land and water, is to determine which parts of the territory are open to resource extraction, which parts require protection and which parts are off-limits.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has reached a deal with British Columbia on federal child care funding.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.

New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against the delta variant that now accounts for most U.S. infections.

Quebec may start using digital vaccination passports to limit certain services to those who are not adequately vaccinated as early as September, the province’s health minister announced on Thursday.

If COVID-19 cases surge in the fall, Quebec may use vaccination passports to limit access to certain services for people who aren't fully vaccinated, Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Thursday.

Wildfires burning across B.C. damaged rail lines and brought train shipments to a grinding halt, causing a backlog of deliveries of all sorts of freight that is only now starting to slowly clear.

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said today her team is having “focused discussions” with the provinces on how to limit the risk of COVID-19 spreading among children who can’t receive a vaccine yet.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make an early learning and child-care announcement alongside B.C. Premier John Horgan.

Michael Yellowless and his dog started a cross-country trek in British Columbia to raise awareness and funds for a charity — until Luna got lost in the northern Ontario wilderness.

NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus are calling on Justice Minister David Lametti to launch an investigation into "crimes against humanity" in Canada following preliminary discoveries of unmarked burial sites at former residential schools.

Losing is never easy, especially after making it this far, but Montreal Canadiens fans say they are grateful for a magical playoff run that re-energized the city. 

A Winnipeg man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly abducting his three-year-old daughter and stabbing her to death Wednesday morning.

Crews searching the collapsed condominium tower near Miami recovered an additional six bodies, bringing the death toll to 60, officials said on Thursday, one day after declaring there was no longer hope of finding anyone alive.

Two men believed to be Haitian-Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti's president, a senior Haitian official said Thursday.

An already struggling and chaotic Haiti stumbled into an uncertain future Thursday after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, followed by a gunfight in which police killed seven suspects, detained six others, including a U.S. citizen, and freed three officers being held hostage.

Two men believed to be Haitian-Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti's president, a senior Haitian official said Thursday.

An already struggling and chaotic Haiti stumbled into an uncertain future Thursday, reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse followed by a reported gun battle in which authorities said police killed four suspects in the murder, detained two others and freed three officers being held hostage.

An already struggling and chaotic Haiti stumbled into an uncertain future Thursday, reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse followed by a reported gun battle in which authorities said police killed four suspects in the murder, detained two others and freed three officers being held hostage.

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo and Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie will address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation.

A Horizon Health Network employee has been fired after they "inappropriately accessed" the personal health information of 1,251 people at Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen, N.B.

Independent MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould won't run again in the next federal election.

Independent MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she won't run again in the next federal election.

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in police detention since Wednesday night as he starts a 15-month prison sentence for contempt, will be eligible for parole after around four months, the justice minister said.

A free online University of Alberta course that teaches Canadians about the history of Indigenous peoples is seeing a spike in enrolment as the country grapples with the legacy of residential schools.

With forest fires burning longer and larger due to climate change, more research is needed to understand the long-term health effects of prolonged exposure to smoke, a new international report concludes.

Fans have been banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency being declared Thursday aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital. The ban comes just two weeks before the pandemic-postponed Olympics open.

Fans are banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency on Thursday aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital. The ban comes just two weeks before the pandemic-postponed Olympics open.

Fans are banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency on Thursday aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital. The ban comes just two weeks before the pandemic-postponed Olympics open.

IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday just as a ban on spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is likely after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga announced a state of emergency because of rising coronavirus infections in the capital.

A remote national park at the northern tip of Yukon saw no visitors in 2020.

A Mi'kmaw-owned pizza shop in Nova Scotia is turning away bills featuring Canada's first prime minister whose government introduced residential schools. 

Canadian physicians and scientists say a third dose will likely be helpful for people who are most vulnerable to illness.

Grabbing a mask on the way out the door has become a daily routine for many Canadians, but it's no longer mandatory in some provinces. While experts agree things are looking up, the delta variant has some worried that now isn't the time to de-mask.

After a long downturn in the oilpatch and with the energy landscape changing, the University of Calgary is suspending admission of new students to the undergraduate program in oil and gas engineering.

Multiple variants of the virus behind COVID-19 are circulating in Canada, and lambda has now joined their ranks, with 11 cases reported across the country so far.

While most Canadians are celebrating after their second COVID-19 vaccine doses, many expatriate Canadians living and working overseas are opting for third and fourth jabs. They say they've been left with little choice but to re-vaccinate if they want to return to Canada in future and avoid Canada's 14-day hotel and quarantine provisions. 

With Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination coverage showing signs of levelling off, the province is enlisting help from family doctors.

Two leading scientists are standing by a pair of researchers fired from Canada's National Microbiology Lab, instead pointing the finger at issues inside the high-security facility itself.

For many people, restrictions on cross-border travel are no big deal. For others, it’s been a life-altering mess. That includes residents of one unusual U.S. community stranded by the Canadian border, who are fuming that these rules have them imprisoned in what’s usually a maritime paradise.

The former deputy prime minister who negotiated the NEXUS trusted traveller program with the United States says the Canadian government should ask the U.S. to examine the way the program's rules are being enforced. Opposition critics are echoing that call.

Although the Montreal Canadiens' Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup final ended on a losing note, there’s plenty of reason for optimism once the sting of the series defeat dissipates.

After months of rising political violence, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by heavily armed gunmen in the presidential residence. Widlore Mérancourt, a Haitian journalist, joins host Jayme Poisson for the latest from Port-au-Prince.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have secured the third Stanley Cup in franchise history after Ross Colton scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 on Wednesday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have secured the third Stanley Cup in franchise history after Ross Colton scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 on Wednesday.