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Protesters took to the streets in several Brazilian cities on Saturday to demand the impeachment of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, whose popularity has fallen in recent weeks amid corruption scandals against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Alycia Butterworth and Regan Yee originally hail from Prince Rupert and Hazelton, respectively, and while family cannot accompany athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the duo will have each other to help stay grounded at the Games.

Nearly 5,000 properties remain under evacuation order and more than 16,000 are under evacuation alert over the weekend as hundreds of fires burn across the province, some fuelled by consistently warm temperatures and strong winds.

Nearly 5,000 properties remain under evacuation order and more than 16,000 are under evacuation alert over the weekend as hundreds of fires burn across the province, some fuelled by consistently warm temperatures and strong winds.

Indigenous TikTok creators from Yukon say the social media platform is challenging stereotypes about their cultures — and creating a community.

Hours after a CBC News story highlighted Canada's judicial love affair with Monty Python, a B.C. judge excised all references to the British comedy troupe's iconic "dead parrot" sketch from a class-action certification decision in B.C.

Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rains rose to 125.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest pandemic lockdown restrictions, and police made multiple arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and potted plants.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest pandemic lockdown restrictions, and police made multiple arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and potted plants.

Several U.S. states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.

Al-Rabih brand halva/halawa with pistachios, white chocolate and plain, possibly sold all across Canada, has been recalled due to a salmonella contamination. Tahini with sesame paste has been recalled as well.

Cyclist Michael Woods overcame gruelling conditions, on what riders called the toughest Olympic course ever, but fell second short of the podium in the men's road race on Saturday.

Nearly 3,000 people from across northwestern Ontario have been displaced due to raging wildfires, prompting community outreach and volunteer support, including by one Kenora resident concerned if their cultural needs were being met.

Some Toronto cyclists say they were surprised and frustrated this week after being handed speeding tickets in High Park. A total of 126 tickets were handed out during an enforcement blitz by police and bylaw officers.

Little is known about the Nahanni aster's place in the ecosystem, but a new management plan aims to learn more about the elusive plant found only at select hot springs in Nahanni National Park Reserve.

Nearly 3,000 people from across northwestern Ontario have been displaced due to raging wildfires, prompting community outreach and volunteer support, including by one Kenora resident concerned if their cultural needs were being met.

From caterpillar to resplendent Monarch butterfly, their transformation is renowned and their migration from Mexico to Canada is unique. But the Monarch butterfly population is under threat. This week, experts across North and South America are taking part in the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz.

It's a time-honoured symbol of everlasting love, even if the symbol itself doesn't always last forever: padlocks attached to a bridge railing, often painted with the initials of the starry-eyed sweethearts who left them there.

On this week’s show: Canadians in the tourism industry talk reopening and recovery. A panel of MPs tackles Canada's foreign policy, including relations with Cuba, Haiti and China. And a critic and a supporter of Cuba's government debate the unrest in that country. Plus — two elections experts discuss the ongoing crisis in the federal Green Party, including who stands to benefit from fleeing votes.

Six Canada Post couriers have volunteered to deliver mail by e-cargo trike to two Montreal neighbourhoods: the Village and Pointe-Saint-Charles.

Canada will likely face a fourth wave of the pandemic as the highly contagious delta variant continues to spread ahead of borders and schools reopening, but there’s growing optimism another surge won’t bring the country back to a crisis point.

The Joint Task Force Atlantic has returned to Newfoundland waters to finish a job begun two years ago: removing ammunition and explosives from vessels sunk during the Second World War.

General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.

General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.

General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.

General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.

As COVID-19 cases rise, Australia has tightened travel restrictions and put half its population back into lockdown. For one Canadian woman in Australia, it means she can't go see her family in Canada. For an Australian family in Vancouver, it's resulted in uncertainty over when they can go home.

While there are high-profile stories of fully vaccinated people getting infected, data shows they make up a small percentage of new infections. Experts say vaccines remains highly effective and will prevent people from getting very sick.

Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several storeys.

U.S. President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser says he's looking forward to the resumption of land border travel between Canada and the U.S.

A heat wave is expected to kill all juvenile chinook salmon in California's Sacramento River, wildlife officials say. Meanwhile, climate change and extreme heat waves are hitting Canada’s salmon, too, on both coasts. We look at how bad it is here and what can be done to save our salmon.

A heat wave is expected to kill all juvenile chinook salmon in California's Sacramento River, wildlife officials say. Meanwhile, climate change and extreme heat waves are hitting Canada’s salmon, too, on both coasts. We look at how bad it is here and what can be done to save our salmon.