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The lawyer heading Meng Wanzhou's defence team painted a picture of abuse stretching from the former U.S. president to the officials who arrested the Huawei executive at Vancouver's airport Monday as he called for a stay of extradition proceedings against his client.

The Alberta government's decision to eliminate COVID-19 testing has pediatricians extremely worried about the health of the province's children when they return to school in a few weeks.

Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Replacing the legendary Alex Trebek as host of Jeopardy! is likely a tough role for anyone to fill, but some of the beloved quiz show's fans are seemingly already unhappy with the reported front-runner for the job.

A popular winter resort in Manitoba is cancelling its upcoming winter operations because drought conditions have depleted the water source it needs to make snow.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today that, with COVID-19 case counts rising in many provinces as the potent delta strain takes hold, it's not the right time to plunge the country into a federal election campaign.

Evacuees from two northwestern Ontario First Nations who have been staying in Thunder Bay for nearly a month are expected to return home in the coming days.

Evacuees from two northwestern Ontario First Nations who have been staying in Thunder Bay for nearly a month are expected to return home in the coming days.

A rainy weekend in British Columbia has reduced wildfire danger in much of the province, allowing some regions to lift evacuation alerts. But the extreme risk is expected to resume as another hot spell is on the way and nearly 6,600 properties remain on evacuation order.

If NHL players are able to participate at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench with Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning as the head of its provisional coaching staff.

German pharmaceutical maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely used coronavirus vaccine with Pfizer, swung to a huge profit in the second quarter on record sales.

Another Olympic Games — with even more layers of dissent and debate than Tokyo — are less than six months away in Beijing.

No government has taken a comprehensive look at Canada's Employment Insurance system in decades, says federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, and the time has come to do it.

The Taliban took control of two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Their fall marked the latest development in a weeks-long, relentless Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country.

The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The city's fall was the latest in a relentless, weeks-long Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country.

Two reports by Alberta’s privacy commissioner found Telus Health ignored the province’s health information privacy laws when it launched Babylon — a controversial health-care app touted by the Kenney government — last year.

Melissa DeRosa, a fixture next to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for months during his coronavirus news conferences, resigned late Sunday on the heels of a report that said Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women.

An executive assistant who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her said in her first televised interview that she was initially afraid to identify herself because she worried the governor's "enablers" would destroy her if she spoke up.

A Parks Canada historian says the discovery sheds new light on what life was like for some fortress residents.

The U.N. climate panel sounded a dire warning Monday, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway warming – and that humans are "unequivocally" to blame.

Contractors found the 19th-centry relic while building a patio. Both experts and former owners of the property seem stumped as to how and when it got there.

A CBC investigation has cast doubt on the authenticity of a document that has been used by 1,000 people as evidence they are truly Algonquin and rightful beneficiaries of a nearly billion-dollar land claim agreement.

A CBC investigation has cast doubt on the authenticity of a document that has been used by 1,000 people as evidence they are truly Algonquin and rightful beneficiaries of a nearly billion-dollar land claim agreement.

The Tokyo Games have provided Beijing a preview of hosting an Olympics during a pandemic, which should help the city navigate the challenges of COVID-19 when it welcomes athletes next year.

The family of Joseph Commanda, who ran away from the Mohawk Institute in 1968 and was struck and killed by a train in west Toronto, will hold a memorial walk on Aug. 27 as a way to heal.

As a potential COVID-19 fourth wave looms, epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan talks to guest host Jonathan Montpetit about frustrations with those who have opted out of a COVID-19 vaccine thus far, and options for getting tougher on their access to public spaces.

A U.S. judge has allowed Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. to demand that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination before they board a ship, dealing a major blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's effort to ban "vaccine passports."

The National for Sunday, August 8 — The rules and relief as Canada prepares to open its borders to vaccinated Americans. Plus, the farewell to Tokyo 2020 with Beijing 2022 just months away.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mobilized the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by heavy rains, state media said on Sunday, amid concerns over an economic crisis and food shortage.