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Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has followed up her upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open by beating another past title winner at Flushing Meadows.

At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday, with conflicting accounts emerging about why the flights weren't able to take off.

This is traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, but the Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is giving the box office a huge lift.

Argentina walked off the field Sunday after only seven minutes of its World Cup qualifier against host Brazil after health officials came onto the pitch following coronavirus concerns about three Argentina players.

Toronto's Pearson International Airport is warning passengers that they should expect longer wait times as of Tuesday when Canada open its borders to fully vaccinated foreign travellers who meet entry conditions.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said he will be reflecting on what should have been done differently in the case of former Liberal candidate Raj Saini, who ended his bid for re-election after a a series of allegations of unwanted sexual advances and inappropriate comments were made public last week. 

The warm glow of the cauldron has been extinguished to end Tokyo 2020, but as Devin Heroux writes, champions — new and old — emerged in a Games collectively marked by resilience and courageousness.

The warm glow of the cauldron has been extinguished to end Tokyo 2020, but as Devin Heroux writes, champions — new and old — emerged in a Games collectively marked by resilience and courageousness.

The suspect in a five day-long Amber Alert across Quebec has surrendered to police, and his three-year-old son has been found safe, according to Quebec provincial police. 

The suspect in a five day-long Amber Alert across Quebec has surrendered to police, and his three-year-old son has been found safe, according to Quebec provincial police. 

A Guinean army colonel seized control of state television on Sunday and declared that President Alpha Condé's government had been dissolved and the West African nation's borders will be closed, an announcement that came after hours of heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential palace.

A Guinean army colonel seized control of state television on Sunday and declared that President Alpha Condé's government had been dissolved and the West African nation's borders will be closed, an announcement that came after hours of heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential palace.

Kansas City Southern has agreed to re-engage with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. after the U.S. transportation regulator placed a roadblock in the path of the bid from rival Canadian National Railway Co.

The families of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are organizing a march to mark 1,000 days of the two men's detention.

The families of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor organized a march on Sunday to mark 1,000 days of the two men's detention.

As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the least-vaccinated state in the U.S.

As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the least-vaccinated state in the U.S.

This summer, the North Saskatchewan River looks less like chocolate milk than usual.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

At least four rodeos around Alberta say the government has granted them an exemption to the public health rule that states alcohol service must end at 10 p.m. — a move that has frustrated bar owners and event organizers subject to the new restriction.

The U.S. Coast Guard says cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida.

The closing ceremony for the Tokyo Paralympic Games is set to begin, with flag-bearer Brent Lakatos slated to lead Canada's contingent ahead of the flame being extinguished. Watch CBC's live coverage of the event.

Flag-bearer Brent Lakatos led Canada's contingent into Olympic Stadium ahead of the flame being extinguished to officially draw to a close the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

South Asian Canadians are having a pop culture moment as their stories make a mark in film and television here and abroad. But those works are incomplete without proper behind-the-scenes representation, say creators and critics. But with a new-found focus on Canada's largest visible minority community, representation is about more than just the faces we see on the screen.

As Ontario rolls out its own vaccine passport system, there's been nostalgia for those little yellow immunization booklets, long used to track and prove vaccination status in the province.

The president of the national body representing Inuit in Canada says ongoing progress with reconciliation hangs in the balance in this federal election.

Widespread drought in the Canadian Prairies is driving up commodity prices, leaving restaurants to contend with a higher cost of doing business.

Widespread drought in the Canadian Prairies is driving up commodity prices, leaving restaurants to contend with a higher cost of doing business.

New mortgage debt surged by the biggest amount on record in the spring of 2021. But with prices continuing to defy expectations, policy makers and economists are left wondering — where does it end?

Animal advocates hope that the final solution in place to stop aggressive coyote attacks in Vancouver’s biggest park will be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks feeding a wild animal is a good idea.

Canada concluded the Paralympic Games with 21 medals, including five golds, while wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos capped a memorable Tokyo 2020 as Canada's flag-bearer at Sunday's closing ceremony.

A Quebec boy who was the subject of a five-day-long Amber Alert and his father have been found, provincial police confirmed Saturday evening. 

A Quebec boy who was the subject of a five-day-long Amber Alert has been found, along with the suspect, provincial police confirmed Saturday evening. 

A Quebec boy who was the subject of a five-day-long Amber Alert and his father have been found, provincial police confirmed Saturday evening.