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Health Canada has approved brand names for Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines and announced the change on social media today.

Amid a provincial demand that colleges and universities update their sexual violence reporting policies, Western University in London, Ont., is launching a task force on student safety, as well as mandating in-person consent and violence prevention training for students and hiring new security guards.

Ontario demands that colleges and universities update their sexual violence policies to make it easier for survivors to come forward, as Western students plan to walk out to protest "the prevalent threat of rape culture on campus" and "underlying issues" at the London university.

Most Canadian Emmy nominees had their categories announced at last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys, with filmmaker James Cameron among the early victors. Here are five things to know about homegrown talent at the 73rd Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, airing this Sunday.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced Thursday that the province will implement mandatory masking, a proof of vaccination policy and a requirement for government employees to get vaccinated or receive negative tests.

Sony Pictures Television announced Thursday that Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split Jeopardy! hosting duties for the remainder of the show's 38th season. The news comes after Mike Richards, who was initially chosen to replace beloved host Alex Trebek, stepped down following revelations about controversial comments he made.

Canada's chief public health officer says other provinces need to learn from the poor pandemic example being set by Alberta and Saskatchewan if they want to avoid the crisis now afflicting health services in those provinces.

Alberta hospitals are being told to find non-intensive care beds that can be used for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. Some patients may even be transferred to Ontario, a move that would be a last resort.

Alberta hospitals are being told to find non-intensive care beds that can be used for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. Some patients may even be transferred to Ontario, a move that would be a last resort.

With Alberta now in the grip of another public health emergency after a summer largely free of COVID-related restrictions, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today Canadians can’t trust Conservatives to run the country during a pandemic.

After her tweet about a friend's unverified story went viral, the Biden administration offered to call rapper Nicki Minaj and answer her questions about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.

After her tweet about a friend's unverified story went viral, the Biden administration offered to call rapper Nicki Minaj and answer her questions about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.

More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed in the Faeroe Islands in the North Atlantic this weekend as part of a traditional hunt. Animal rights activists say it is the largest single hunt of whales or dolphins ever documented.

Canadians have chosen minority governments in four of the last six federal elections, and Monday's vote seems likely to produce a fifth.

It's rare that late-night vote counting in British Columbia matters in a federal election — but should it come to pass on Monday, a number of ridings in and around Vancouver could be crucial.

A northern Alberta First Nation says it has seen a jump in vaccination rates after introducing a draw for cash prizes.

The Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica, scientists say.

Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization.

In Europe, about 3,000 French health-care workers were suspended for not meeting this week's deadline to get mandatory coronavirus vaccinations, the health minister said Thursday.

Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization.

An early-morning kidnapping of a Hamilton man during a violent home invasion left one of his sons dead and another son shot before the 63-year-old was found with serious injuries, police say.

A Hamilton man has been kidnapped, police say, while one of his sons was shot and another son was killed after a violent home invasion.

A Hamilton man was kidnapped, police say, while one of his sons was shot and another son was killed after a violent home invasion.

North Korea said Thursday it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and was continuing to bolster its defences, after the two Koreas test-fired missiles hours apart in duelling displays of military might.

Across social media, images abound of dainty "mini-pigs" posing with their owners. That's causing problems because not only is it illegal to keep pigs as pets in many B.C. municipalities, but many of their owners also find they're unable to care for the animals — often unaware they can grow far bigger than their marketed size. 

A retired military leader in Newfoundland is calling on Canada to rescue an Afghan interpreter who's being pursued by the Taliban. The former brigadier-general says the interpreter risked his life for the Canadian Armed Forces, and now the country has a duty to help him.

A question during the English-language leaders' debate last week has revived an old wound, namely, Quebecers feeling disrespected and misunderstood by the rest of Canada, and appears to have earned the Bloc Québécois a bump in the polls.

A CBC News analysis shows the higher the median income of a neighbourhood in Montreal, the more extensive the tree cover. In other Canadian cities and beyond, researchers are tracking similar dynamics between green space and socioeconomic status, and looking for solutions to address the imbalance.

For the Conservatives to win this election, analysts say they'll have to make significant inroads in the Greater Toronto Area, a vote-rich ring of suburban communities surrounding Toronto that the party was largely shut out of in the last federal election.

A CBC News analysis shows the higher the median income of a neighbourhood in Montreal, the more extensive the tree cover. In other Canadian cities and beyond, researchers are tracking similar dynamics between green space and socioeconomic status, and looking for solutions to address the imbalance.

Kitchener Centre is a hotly contested riding in this federal election, especially after the Liberal incumbent ended his campaign for re-election. Two party leaders visited the Ontario riding this week to show support for local candidates.

A surge in summer travel across the country has forced Canada’s two biggest airlines to ask staff to help volunteer at airports to overcome staffing challenges, a move that is creating pushback from unions.

A surge in summer travel across the country has forced Canada’s two biggest airlines to ask staff to help volunteer at airports to overcome staffing challenges, a move that is creating pushback from unions.

Every incumbent comes into an election trailing baggage — Justin Trudeau is obviously no exception. His opponents are working to turn the ballot question into a referendum on Canadians' satisfaction with the Liberal leader. They have good reasons for doing so.

A CBC News analysis shows the higher the median income of a neighbourhood in Montreal, the more extensive the tree cover. In other Canadian cities and beyond, researchers are tracking similar dynamics between green space and socioeconomic status, and looking for solutions to address the imbalance.

I've always loved helping others work through their problems. For years, I wanted to be a therapist or psychologist. But in university, I found myself depressed and anxious — all while studying depression and anxiety.

From new wealth taxes to a more robust CRA, the main federal parties have their own ideas of how to revamp Canada's tax system.

Green Leader Annamie Paul says the only difference between the Conservative and Liberal climate change plans is that the Conservatives are being honest about their ability to hit their emissions reduction targets.

A proposed class-action lawsuit by Black federal workers against the federal government alleging years of discrimination and seeking some $2.5 billion in damages is now one step closer to going ahead. It will be up to the new government to work with those behind the lawsuit or challenge it.

Canadian data suggests people who are pregnant face significantly higher risks of serious COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, ICU admission, or life support — a particular concern because pregnant people tend to have lower rates of vaccination.

The right to vote is enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But the spread of COVID-19 could force many Canadian voters to isolate at home on election day.

The B.C. Assembly of First Nations is calling on the People’s Party of Canada to remove a Vancouver candidate who has distributed a pamphlet comparing the horrors of residential schools to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres stressed on Wednesday that he cannot ask world leaders to show they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, after New York City officials said proof should be required for anyone entering the upcoming UN General Assembly Hall.

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is questioned by undecided voters on the issues that matter to them. Rosemary Barton moderates.

In the days after a confrontation between two Niagara police officers erupted into gunfire, the officer who pulled the trigger told Ontario's police watchdog he knew the man he shot was a "bully" with a "violent past," court was told Wednesday.