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Canada's main stock exchange closed at an all-time high as commodities like gold and oil benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar on Thursday.

As governor general, Julie Payette presented one of the country's most prestigious civilian honours to hundreds of accomplished Canadians. Now, an advisory council is thinking about taking her own Order of Canada away.

Here's what to watch Thursday night and Friday morning, including Penny Oleksiak's latest chance to rewrite the Canadian record books and Rosie MacLennan's attempt to three-peat in trampoline.

Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of Black Widow, which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings.

Google and Facebook will require all of their U.S.-based staff to be vaccinated before being allowed to return to the office, and the policy could soon be enforced in other countries where they operate too.

The Liberal government has laid out a blueprint for cracking down on harmful online materials posted to platforms such as Facebook and YouTube.

Interpreters who assisted the Canadian military during the war in Afghanistan should be flown to Canada and resettled here as soon as possible, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said today.

Two weeks ago, Kayla Cameron reached out to Prince Edward Islanders on a Facebook group asking for birthday cards to be sent to her daughter.

Two weeks ago, Kayla Cameron reached out to Prince Edward Islanders on a Facebook group asking for birthday cards to be sent to her daughter.

A man spent several night shifts caring for patients at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital in July despite not actually being employed there, the regional health authority said. 

An individual spent several night shifts caring for patients and answering call bells at St. Boniface Hospital in July despite not actually being employed there, said the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the appointment of five new members of the Senate.

Firefighters and police officers in Sherbrooke, Que. placed a woman's burnt body in a waste container last Friday, believing that it was a mannequin.

Firefighters and police officers realized their error after a missing person's report was filed a few hours later.

Firefighters and police officers in Sherbrooke, Que., placed the burnt body of a woman into a waste container, thinking that it was a mannequin, according to Radio-Canada.  Authorities realized their error after a missing person's report was filed a few hours later.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the benefits of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Big Backyard BioBlitz and why higher nighttime temperatures are an overlooked problem of global warming.

The parents of Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak celebrate their daughter's accomplishments at Tokyo 2020 after Oleksiak became Canada's most decorated summer Olympian. (Credit: The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn)

Jane Weyallon Armstrong's byelection win Tuesday made the Northwest Territories the first province or territory in Canada to have a majority female legislature. "I went in there with good intentions, with a good heart.… I want to do good work for my people," she says.

Jane Weyallon Armstrong's byelection win Tuesday made the Northwest Territories the first province or territory in Canada to have a majority female legislature. "I went in there with good intentions, with a good heart.… I want to do good work for my people," she says.

B.C.'s chief coroner has confirmed the majority of people who died suddenly during the week of June's record-breaking heat wave — 570 of 815 sudden deaths — lost their lives as a direct result of the extreme temperatures.

The Canadian women's eight rowing crew has captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics — the first such gold in the event for Canada since the 1992 Barcelona Games. Plus, Canadian rowers Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens have won bronze in the women's rowing pair event.

Canadian rowers Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens have won bronze in the women's rowing pair event at the Tokyo 2020, bringing Canada's medal count to 10. Plus, foil fencer Jessica Zi Jia Guo, artistic gymnast Brooklyn Moors and others in action on Thursday.

A powerful earthquake that struck just off Alaska's southern coast Wednesday night caused prolonged shaking and prompted tsunami warnings that sent people scrambling for shelters.

The millions of federal workers in the U.S. will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

The millions of federal workers in the U.S. will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

Japanese officials have sounded the alarm as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway.

Japanese officials have sounded the alarm as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway.

The millions of federal workers in the U.S. will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

Health authorities in Thailand are racing to set up a large field hospital in a cargo building at one of Bangkok's airports as the country reports record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths. Here's what you need to know now about the pandemic in Canada and around the world.

A bird rescue centre on Vancouver Island with too many eaglets on its hands put out a desparate call for fish on social media. Locals delivered.

A two-time world champion at the Olympics tested positive for COVID-19 — and showed how the ripples of a positive test can affect the Olympic dreams of other competitors. Meanwhile, Canada had impressive performances in the water, on the mats and more. Here's what you missed on Day 6 in Tokyo.

A two-time world champion at the Olympics tested positive for COVID-19 — and showed how the ripples of a positive test can affect the Olympic dreams of other competitors. Meanwhile, Canada had impressive performances in the water, on the mats and more. Here's what you missed on Day 6 in Tokyo.

AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of this year, offering a new timetable for the much-delayed application.

The RCMP says it's investigating the circumstances of a 1974 death that may have happened at Timber Bay Children's Home, a long-shuttered facility that housed Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in north-central Saskatchewan for decades.

That painstaking process has provided experts with an intimate knowledge of the 147-year-old building's integrity, as restoration of the Charlottetown landmark nears a critical phase.

That painstaking process has provided experts with an intimate knowledge of the 147-year-old building's integrity, as restoration of the Charlottetown landmark nears a critical phase.

A Catholic priest has been banned by a Winnipeg archdiocese from speaking publicly after accusing residential school survivors of lying about sexual abuse to get more money from court settlements, among other comments. 

A week after the U.S. government surprised many by announcing the land border with Canada would remain closed, the exact reasons for that decision remain shrouded in secrecy.

A U.S. spending surge means suppliers still can't keep up, pushing prices higher. Economists call that a bottleneck — and the longer it lasts, the more shoppers might expect inflation to continue.

The Catholic Church spent millions of dollars that were supposed to go to residential school survivors on lawyers, administration, a private fundraising company and unapproved loans, according to documents obtained by CBC News.

Quebec's speleological society and the Montreal borough of Saint-Léonard want to build a new, eco-friendly pavilion that would attract tourists to the cave in Pie-XII Park.

With no rain in many parts of southern British Columbia since June, salmon and crops are struggling to survive.

Australia's biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday and warned the outbreak would get worse, as authorities sought military help to enforce a lockdown of six million people poised to enter its sixth week.

The foursome of Summer McIntosh, Kayla Sanchez, Rebecca Smith and Penny Oleksiak just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay Thursday morning in Tokyo.

Thirteen more cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Calgary Stampede and doctors say the full repercussions of the event likely won't be known for weeks.

Grammy nominated rapper DaBaby is coming under fire from celebrities including Elton John and Dua Lipa after making homophobic remarks about HIV/AIDS during his performance at a Florida music festival Sunday.