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Human remains found in rural Manitoba last week have been identified as Clifford Joseph, who has been the subject of a homicide investigation since his disappearance in June. 

The Calgary Stampede says at least 71 people caught COVID-19 during the 10-day festival. That's seven cases per day, or a total of 0.01 per cent of the 528,998 attendees. 

The Calgary Stampede says at least 71 people caught COVID-19 during the festival in mid-July — seven cases per day, or a total of 0.01 per cent of the 528,998 attendees. 

Here's what to watch Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, including Oleksiak's attempt to set a Canadian Olympic record and other medal chances in swimming and rowing.

Here's what to watch Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, including Oleksiak's attempt to set a Canadian Olympic record and other medal chances in swimming and rowing.

The federal government is finalizing a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador to financially restructure the over-budget and behind-schedule Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, CBC News has learned.

The federal government is finalizing a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador to financially restructure the over-budget and behind-schedule Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, CBC News has learned.

A Cessna A185F floatplane with four passengers flipped in the water near the Tofino shore on Monday, forcing people to scramble out on a sandbar.

A Cessna A185F float plane with four passengers flipped in the water near the Tofino shore on Monday, forcing people to scramble out on a sandbar.

The federal government and Prince Edward Island have agreed to a new funding deal that aims to reduce child-care fees on the island to $10 per day by the end of 2024.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reversed course on its recommendations around mask-wearing and now says that in areas of high COVID-19 transmission rates, even fully vaccinated Americans should wear masks in public indoor settings to prevent the spread of the delta variant.

Democrats launched their investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building.

Democrats launched their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building, in an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day.

Democrats launched their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building, in an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day.

Charges have been laid against an Ontario man who posted photos of an Alberta judge who convicted four anti-mask, COVID-19-denying men who repeatedly breached public health restrictions and judges' orders.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the Montreal Canadiens showed a "lack of judgment" by drafting an 18-year-old who was fined for sharing sexual explicit photos of a woman without her consent.

Canada will have enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to fully inoculate all those 12 and over, a milestone the government had originally planned to reach this September.

Canada's reopening plans could be hindered as thousands of border officers gird themselves for potential strike action.

Canada's reopening plans could be hindered as thousands of border officers gird themselves for potential strike action.

Canada's Maude Charron has won a gold medal in the women's 64-kilogram weightlifting event, and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard has captured bronze in the women's under-63 kg judo category. Plus, a visual look at other highlights from Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday.

Canada's Maude Charron has won a gold medal in the women's 64-kilogram weightlifting event, and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard has captured bronze in the women's under-63 kg judo category. Plus, a visual look at other highlights from Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday.

A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say.

Manitoba RCMP say they have been investigating allegations of sexual abuse at a former residential school in Sagkeeng First Nation for more than a decade. 

Manitoba RCMP say they have been investigating allegations of sexual abuse at a former residential school in Sagkeeng First Nation for more than a decade. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement regarding vaccines from Moncton, N.B.

Barton was convicted in February in the manslaughter of Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Metis and Cree woman, who died in his room at the Yellowhead Inn in June 2011.

Ontario trucker Bradley Barton was convicted in February of manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Metis and Cree woman, who died in his room at the Yellowhead Inn in June 2011. His 12.5 year sentence handed down Tuesday will be reduced to 11 years and 204 days after credit for time served.

An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in Germany killed at least one person Tuesday, with 16 injured and four still missing.

An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud rising into the air. At least 16 people were injured and five remain missing.

Tokyo reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier record of 2,520 cases on Jan. 7.

Tokyo has reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections, four days after the start of the Olympics.

More than 40 days have passed without a drop of measurable rain at Vancouver International Airport, according to meteorologists.

Saskatchewan farmers are feeling the financial burden from crops stunted by continuing dry conditions — and it's taking a toll on their mental health.

Canadian Olympians won more medals on Tuesday in Tokyo. From the softball field to the pool to the judo mat, here's all the action you may have missed from Day 4 of the Olympic Games.

With Simone Biles out with a medical issue, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) beat the United States for the women's gymnastics team title at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar has withdrawn from Thursday's all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being.

Montreal police have issued an Amber Alert. They say a 22-year-old man abducted his 16-year-old sister.

A Halifax scuba diver has found something that could shed a little new light on one aspect of a dark chapter in Nova Scotian history.

Ever since Diana Bosco transitioned to female four years ago, she's been attempting to get proper identification that accurately reflects her gender — a process she describes as invasive and stymied by systemic discrimination against trans people.

Ever since Diana Bosco transitioned to female four years ago, she's been attempting to get proper identification that accurately reflects her gender — a process she describes as invasive and stymied by systemic discrimination against trans people.

An increasing number of migrants and asylum seekers have been crossing irregularly from Belarus into Lithuania, but Lithuania says this is a “hybrid attack” and not a refugee crisis. Most are Iraqis and many are from Iraq’s Yazidi minority.

Four years after starting work to include more diversity in the education program standards for hairstyling in Ontario, nothing has changed. Some in the industry say people with textured hair are being left out.

Ottawa has the largest Inuit population outside of the North and that community is celebrating the swearing in of Mary Simon as the first Inuk governor general. 

For her new film Beans, Mohawk director Tracey Deer was inspired by her own experience growing up during the Oka Crisis. She sat down with CBC News to discuss the project and what she hopes to achieve with it.

A group of patients question why their applications for an exemption to use psilocybin for therapeutic purposes have gone unanswered by Health Canada.

A group of patients question why their applications for an exemption to use psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, for therapeutic purposes have gone unanswered by Health Canada.

An increasing number of migrants and asylum seekers have been crossing irregularly from Belarus into Lithuania, but Lithuania says this is a “hybrid attack” and not a refugee crisis. Most are Iraqis and many are from Iraq’s Yazidi minority.

Biologist Pierre Etcheverry and his son, Antoine, teamed up to take spectacular pictures of an endangered eagle’s rare visit to Quebec.

The Bearspaw First Nation is demanding the federal government no longer collect any money on its behalf and return about $50 million collected from oilpatch activity on its traditional territory.

Tunisia's young democracy is in jeopardy, after the president fired the prime minister and froze parliament. Today he imposed a curfew too. It all follows angry protests over the country's economic crisis and devastating COVID-19 outbreak that has collapsed the health-care system.