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Bonnie Marie Hall was with her 70-year-old mother — Susan Tasson — when she died early Wednesday in a Kamloops, B.C., hospital emergency waiting room after an excruciating six-hour wait for care.

Bonnie Marie Hall was with her 70-year-old mother — Susan Tassen — when she died early Wednesday in a Kamloops hospital emergency waiting room after an excruciating six-hour wait for care.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has been eliminated from the U.S. Open men's singles competition. The 19-year-old was defeated by world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in the semifinals.

A 32-year-old man from Kitchener, Ont., is facing charges for uttering threats against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau during a campaign stop in Cambridge, Ont., last month.

Most of Canada's main federal parties have voiced support during the election campaign for removing criminal penalties for simple drug possession and offering safer alternatives to street-level drugs as overdose deaths reach record-high levels across the country.

'I don't see politics,' writes Edmonton doctor Raiyan Chowdhury in a letter to one of his COVID-19 patients in the ICU. 'I see someone who needs my help.'

Ten more Canadians were evacuated from Afghanistan today on a civilian flight bound for Qatar, Canadian officials say.

More Canadians were evacuated from Afghanistan today on a civilian flight bound for Qatar, a government source has told CBC News.

Ten more Canadians were evacuated from Afghanistan today on a civilian flight bound for Qatar, Canadian officials say.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced Friday that the province will again require COVID-19 positive people and close contacts who are not vaccinated to self-isolate for 10 days.

It will be the Big Apple battle of teenagers in Saturday's U.S. Open final, a first since 1999, as Canadian Leylah Fernandez takes on Britain's Emma Raducanu. It will also be the first major final in the Open Era to feature two unseeded players.

More than 10 days after local health authorities were made aware of horrific conditions at the Herron nursing home in Dorval, Que., residents were still without access to proper care and medical treatment, a coroner's inquest heard Friday.

A federal judge in the U.S. ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run App Store, threatening one of the iPhone maker's biggest moneymakers.

A federal judge in the U.S. ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run App Store, threatening one of the iPhone maker's biggest moneymakers.

A federal judge in the U.S. ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run App Store, threatening one of the iPhone maker's biggest moneymakers.

Stickers promoting transphobia have been plastered across the signs of a federal Liberal Party candidate in Manitoba who says he was initially disturbed but is now buoyed by messages of support.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today a question asked during last night's English debate regarding Quebec’s secularism law was “offensive."

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today a question asked during last night's English debate regarding Quebec’s secularism law was “offensive."

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today a question asked during last night's English debate regarding Quebec’s secularism law was “offensive."

Canada's national advisory body on vaccines now recommends giving third doses of COVID-19 vaccines to certain immunocompromised individuals, but still hasn't reached a decision on whether to provide additional shots to the broader population.

A carcass of one of the world's largest animals — the endangered blue whale — has washed ashore on a popular white-sand beach in Nova Scotia, but a conservation organization says it likely won't be able to carry out a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

A carcass of one of the world's largest animals — the endangered blue whale — has washed ashore near a popular white-sand beach in Nova Scotia, but a conservation organization says it likely won't be able to carry out a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

Eric Wildman, who was the focus of a week-long police search after the disappearance of his neighbour Clifford Joseph, is now charged with first-degree murder in the case.

A group of doctors says the Alberta government's approach to curbing the spread of COVID-19 is gross negligence that will lead to more deaths. 

Statistics Canada says the economy added 90,000 jobs in August, the third consecutive monthly increase.

An unvaccinated pregnant Alberta woman died from a COVID-related infection following admission into intensive care units, sources familiar with the death say.

Denmark's high vaccination rate has enabled the Scandinavian country to become one of the first European Union nations to lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions.

New U.S. studies released Friday show COVID-19 vaccines remained highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country.

Eastern Newfoundland is feeling the effects of Hurricane Larry as high winds and rain are reported across the region. Thousands of customers are without power across the St. John's metro region.

Eastern Newfoundland is feeling the effects of Hurricane Larry as high winds and rain are reported across the region. Thousands of customers are without power across the St. John's metro region.

Hurricane Larry is nearing its descent toward the east coast of Newfoundland, and meteorologist Rob Carroll says the track is looking consistent Friday morning for what will be a Category 1 storm.

Hurricane Larry is nearing its descent toward the east coast of Newfoundland, and meteorologist Rob Carroll says the track is looking consistent Friday morning for what will be a Category 1 storm.

Eastern Newfoundland is beginning to feel the effects of Hurricane Larry as high winds and rain are reported across the region. Meteorologist Rob Carroll says the track is looking consistent for what will be a Category 1 storm.

The Liberals' record on climate is respectable, so it’s hard to see why they don’t leverage their record and present a clear plan with detailed actions for climate policy in Canada, says economist Jennifer Winter.

Homeless camps have become an issue from Halifax to Prince George, B.C. Despite the prevalence of homelessness across the country and the fact that some say it's a problem requiring federal attention, Canada's major political parties have said little about the issue during the 2021 election campaign.

Emotions came to the fore Thursday at N.L.'s search and rescue inquiry, when a military official apologized to the family of Burton Winters.

Emotions came to the fore Thursday at N.L.'s search and rescue inquiry, when a military official apologized to the family of Burton Winters.

Twenty years later, New Brunswick firefighters remember the suicide attacks on Sept. 11 that killed 343 New York City firefighters in the line of duty.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations went to southwest Nova Scotia Thursday to denounce federal government enforcement actions on a Mi'kmaw lobster fishery.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations went to southwest Nova Scotia Thursday to denounce federal government enforcement actions on a Mi'kmaw lobster fishery.

Korean Air Flight 085 was en route to New York City from South Korea with more than 200 passengers and crew on board when it was diverted to Whitehorse on 9/11. A false alarm that the plane had been hijacked forced the city into panic mode.

If a group of veterans has their way, Pte. Jess Larochelle will be the first recipient of Canada's modern Victoria Cross. He was awarded the Star of Military Valour for actions in Afghanistan, but retired general Rick Hillier says new information casts additional light on Larochelle's heroism.

Three Muslims living in Canada who left the U.S. after 9/11 because of rising Islamophobia had their own reasons for leaving, but common among them was a need to live in a place where they felt they could freely embrace their Muslim identity.

Twenty years after the nation-rattling attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, some of the American veterans affected reflect on their legacy.

A political scientist says the Canadian convention of having a weekday election can be traced back to the country’s Protestant tradition to observe Sabbath over the weekend.

Six years after Trudeau said that “better is always possible,” he is still trying to carry a message of ambition and progress. But now he’s also carrying the inevitable baggage of these years in office.

COVID-19 has had a "profound effect" on the Canadian labour market, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said Thursday, as the central bank struggles to understand the impact of "labour slack" and reducing inequality.

From a palliative care bed, Concordia neuroscientist Nadia Chaudhri has shared pockets of joy and wisdom that have resonated around the world, and raised funds for future scientists.

The COVID-19 pandemic means 11 federal ridings in the Greater Toronto Area will see fewer than half the number of polling stations open on election day this year than they did in 2019, Elections Canada told CBC News.

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has been using a phrase on the campaign trail very similar to one used by a right wing militia group. Experts warn it could give right wing extremists the impression that he endorses them. Bernier's campaign said he has never heard of the group and wasn't aware it uses similar phrasing.