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It was a long journey to the Paralympic podium for Canada's Kate O’Brien, who competed in the 2016 Olympics before suffering a life-altering crash a year later. She's says it's still hard to believe she won a silver medal.

Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said he sees three alternatives for his future: winning the 2022 presidential elections, death or prison.

Mount Washington Resort on Vancouver Island says a three-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a dislodged rock at a mini golf course Friday afternoon. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of campaigning in this federal election, including reducing most campaign songs to a simple instrumental.

Afghanistan's two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo to participate in the Paralympics, the IPC said.

A new report from Russia's state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths in July of people infected with coronavirus.

Ambulance services in New South Wales, Australia, are struggling to meet demand, authorities said on Saturday, as the state reported yet another day of record COVID-19 numbers.

It was a great privilege to help feed the fire at her community's Treaty 11 commemoration this summer, writes Karalyn Menicoche of Fort Providence, N.W.T.

Canadian superstar Aurélie Rivard won the 1st gold medal for the country, and broke her own world record twice. Here's more of what you missed at the Games on Saturday.

A disease outbreak is killing bighorn sheep and white-tailed deer near Grand Forks, B.C., and the number of dead is expected to climb.

This month was a very important one for hundreds of Canadian artists, as many of us just found out we won't be able to afford food or shelter in the coming months, writes filmmaker Mackenzie Reid Rostad.

Taliban forces sealed off Kabul's airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift sparked by the Taliban takeover.

Taliban forces sealed off Kabul's airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift sparked by the Taliban takeover.

Taliban forces sealed off Kabul's airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift sparked by the Taliban takeover.

Taliban forces sealed off Kabul's airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift sparked by the Taliban takeover.

Geologist Laura MacNeil, who founded Prehistoric Island Tours, walks us through some of P.E.I.'s past in the Permian period and the fossils left behind from roughly 300 million years ago.

From an anxious child who's hesitant to leave home, to a teen with underlying depression that's worsened due to social isolation and online schooling pressures, young people's mental health has suffered during the pandemic, say Canadian experts urging a focus on students' emotional needs as classes restart.

Toronto-based charity Rainbow Railroad says it has received more than 200 requests from people in Afghanistan in the LGBTQ+ community fearing for their safety and looking to escape.

Decorated swimmer Aurélie Rivard has captured Canada's first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in a world-record performance.

The delta variant has changed the rules of the game — raising the immunity threshold we need to hit, increasing risk in our day-to-day lives and requiring even fully vaccinated Canadians to keep their guard up. 

The delta variant has changed the rules of the game — raising the immunity threshold we need to hit, increasing risk in our day-to-day lives and requiring even fully vaccinated Canadians to keep their guard up. 

The Liberal government could have evacuated many more Afghans from Afghanitan had it streamlined its cumbersome bureaucratic process and maintained a stronger military and diplomatic presence in the troubled region, former top Canadian military commanders and experts say.

Ashley Fredette's lifelong wait to meet her biological brother was extended even further by COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Expats should apply to be on the International Register of Electors by Sept. 14. Once you're on the list, Elections Canada will mail you a voting kit with a special ballot. Completed mail-in special ballots must arrive in Canada by Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. ET.

In 2015, when the Nova Scotia government terminated its long-standing film industry tax credit, local filmmakers, crew members and executives believed it would be a death sentence for the sector. But just six years later, "Halifornia" — named for Halifax's fledgling Hollywood reputation — is booming.

The decision to suspend regular COVID-19 briefings by the Public Health Agency of Canada is out of step with decisions made in other Canadian jurisdictions that have held elections during the pandemic, an overview by CBC News reveals.

Weather forecasters warned residents along Louisiana's coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 225 km/h when it slams ashore on Sunday.

Residents across Louisiana's coast Saturday were taking one last day to prepare for what is being described as a "life-altering" Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 225 km/h when it slams ashore.

Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 209 km/h, life-threatening storm surges and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday.

Weather forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 209 km/h, life-threatening storm surges and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday.

Acting swiftly on U.S. President Joe Biden's promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate Saturday.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau spoke in Brampton, Ont. following the cancellation of a campaign rally planned in nearby city Bolton, Ont., due to safety concerns.

The fourth day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games features Para triathlon, Para swimming, boccia, athletics and more. Here's the latest on those events and all the other action happening in Japan.

A blogger is on the hook for $30,000 after she posted negative reviews about the plastic surgeon who performed her breast implant surgery.

A Liberal campaign rally scheduled for Friday evening in Bolton, Ont., was cancelled amid protests.