Canada news

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra tells Power & Politics why the federal government decided to mandate vaccinations for federally regulated sectors and commercial travel.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced today that the federal government will soon require that all public servants be vaccinated — a mandate that he said will also be implemented by Crown corporations and other federally regulated businesses in the coming weeks.

Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board.

Alex Trebek, host of the iconic television game show Jeopardy for 37 years before his death last year, will be immortalized in a mural by renowned Montreal artist Kevin Ledo that's being painted on the side of his old high school in Sudbury, Ont.

Alberta public health measures set to expire on Monday will remain in place for another six weeks until Sept. 27, Alberta's top public health doctor announced Friday. 

Alberta public health measures set to expire on Monday will remain in place for another six weeks until Sept. 27, Alberta's top public health doctor announced Friday. 

Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange are holding a news conference this morning to announce "back-to-school guidance" and plans to protect public health in schools.

In a major blow to New Zealand's small but vibrant screen industry, Amazon Studios announced Friday it would move filming of the second season of its Lord of the Rings series to Britain.

Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform's Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as employees.

The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan's south on Friday as they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war.

Deaths in Moscow increased 60 per cent in July compared to the same month a year earlier, health officials in Russia's capital said as the country reported a new daily record for COVID-19 fatalities. In Tokyo, the Olympics have ended, but cases are still rising amid calls to limit gatherings.

A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach at schools, work at hospitals, see concerts or eat inside restaurants.

A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach at schools, work at hospitals, see concerts or eat inside restaurants.

A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach at schools, work at hospitals, see concerts or eat inside restaurants.

A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach at schools, work at hospitals, see concerts or eat inside restaurants.

A Catholic priest in Edmonton is apologizing after calling reports of unmarked graves at former residential schools “lies” last month.

When Stefan Strecko saw that Canada Life would cover the cost of a groundbreaking new drug for cystic fibrosis, the 28-year-old man said it was a life-changing miracle. But after ordering a month's supply of the drug, valued at $25,000, Strecko was informed his insurance company had made a mistake and would not cover the medication's cost.

Quebec became the first province in Canada this week to introduce a wide-ranging vaccine passport system as part of an effort to avoid reintroducing COVID-19 lockdown measures this fall. Will it prove effective?

Although the delta variant is on the rise in both Canada and the U.S., children and teens on each side of the border are in very different boats, according to experts.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the controversy over the term 'citizen science' and what the latest IPCC report on climate change means for Canadians.

This summer's drought could shake up Canada's beef sector for the next two to three years, according to industry watchers, sending ripples through our grocery bills.

A new report released Thursday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests Canada's biggest pension funds are still investing in fossil fuel companies despite a growing concern that they are contributing to climate change. The pension funds say they have drastically increased investments in green technology.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems.

DaBaby’s recent homophobic rant at a major music festival has set off a conversation about anti-gay sentiment and toxic masculinity in hip hop. Today, two rappers reflect on the controversy around DaBaby, the rise of Lil Nas X and the lack of queer representation in their industry.

Manitoba's police watchdog says it will investigate a 2019 incident in which an RCMP officer held his knee on the neck of a man being arrested, who cried out "I can't breathe" repeatedly as he lay helpless for more than four minutes.

CBC News gets a close-up look at how crews are fighting wildfires in B.C., even as the efforts face criticism for not being fast enough.

Alberta's current requirements on masking and mandatory isolation will remain in place for now, source tells CBC News.

Alberta's health guidelines will remain in place for now, a government source tells CBC News.

The National for Thursday, Aug. 12 — The stakes of the upcoming federal election and what a pandemic campaign could look like. Plus, up close with the fight against B.C. wildfires.

Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health have issued an extreme heat alert, warning that high temperatures could lead to illness and even death if precautions aren't taken. The warning comes as smoke that's choked communities in B.C.'s Interior for weeks drifts to the coast.

Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health have issued an extreme heat alert, warning that high temperatures could lead to illness and even death if precautions aren't taken. The warning comes as smoke that's choked communities in B.C.'s Interior for weeks drifts to the coast.

The Conservative Party of Canada is barring Jonas Smith from running as its Yukon candidate in the upcoming federal election.

The entire southern Interior community of Logan Lake, B.C., has been ordered to evacuate because of a wildfire.

Special forces troops are on standby to help evacuate Canada’s embassy in Kabul, a defence source tells CBC News.

Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from his longtime role as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears's estate, the pop star's attorney said on Thursday.

Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from his longtime role as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears's estate, the pop star's lawyer said on Thursday.

Strip away the geopolitics and Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is like any other defendant facing a fraud charge, says a lawyer for Canada's attorney general.