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Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent captured world championship gold Sunday in the women's C1 200 metres.

Chris Rock on Sunday said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: "Get vaccinated."

Jockeying to represent Canada in team curling at the 2022 Beijing Olympics escalates Wednesday in Ottawa with a pair of events designed to complete the trials and pre-trials fields this winter.

Ontario's proof-of-vaccination policy, set to take effect on Wednesday, treads into new territory for businesses. But Health Minister Christine Elliott has said she doesn't expect non-compliance to be an issue.

A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for some 1,000 people.

A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for some 1,000 people.

A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast. New eruptions continued into the night.

Scientists in B.C. and Washington state are hopeful that three pregnancies discovered in the critically endangered southern resident orcas' J pod could help save the species. But other threats remain.

Some experts say use of the term "waning immunity" to justify whether a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine booster is needed can give people a false understanding of how the immune system works.

With Alberta’s health-care system “collapsing right in front of our eyes,” the leaders of four unions representing thousands of health-care workers are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to ask for help from the military and Red Cross.

With Alberta’s health-care system “collapsing right in front of our eyes,” the leaders of four unions representing thousands of health-care workers are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to ask for help from the military and Red Cross.

Experts and advocates for Canadian seniors say the patchwork of tax credits and cash promises made by the parties will fail to adequately support low-income seniors living independently.

Fifty years ago, an ad-hoc group of environmentalists gathered in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood with a shared goal of stopping the U.S. from testing nuclear weapons off the western coast of Alaska. Today, Greenpeace is the most recognized environmental organization in the world.

According to Lt.-Cmdr. Brian Owens of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre overseeing the search, the search has expanded to over 3,000 square nautical miles as of Sunday morning.

Union leaders representing thousands of medical workers in Alberta have asked Premier Jason Kenney to deploy the military and Red Cross to shore up a health-care system they say is "collapsing right in front of our eyes," due to rapidly rising COVID-19 cases.

Battling cancer is never easy but for Grande Prairie resident David Taylor, COVID-19 has delayed treatments, cancelled surgeries, allowed the disease to spread — and now it's stealing his last hope.

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

The B.C. Wildfire Service is preparing to pack up a fire camp in Vernon, and others across the province, as a fierce wildfire season winds down.

As residents of Shoal Lake 40 celebrate the end of their boil-water advisory, there are dozens more First Nations in Canada still fighting for access to clean water, including two in northern Manitoba.

The U.S. flew Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland Sunday and tried blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force.

The United States blocked the Mexican border on Sunday at an isolated Texas town where thousands of Haitian refugees have crossed and set up a camp, hoping to stop the flow of migrants as officials also began flying some back to their homeland.

Hundreds of border officials will be sent to help in the processing and possible removal from the U.S. of thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, who are camped under a bridge in southern Texas.

Help during the pandemic in the form of the Canada emergency response benefit has reinvigorated calls for a national livable income program. Canada’s political parties are divided on whether basic income is the best way to help those living below the poverty line.

As millions of voters head to the polls Monday to vote in the federal election, here are the COVID-19 safety measures Canadians can expect at the polls on voting day.

Returning to campus this fall, Canadian post-secondary students are coming face-to-face with new COVID-19 vaccination policies. While some systems are being praised for getting students and staff safely back on campus, others are leaving questions about just how the new policies are being enforced.

The labour shortage on P.E.I. has been developing for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated it - whether it be because of women leaving the workforce, people migrating off the Island or a broader disconnect between the skills in demand versus those available in the workforce.

LGBTQ voters in Saskatchewan say federal leaders have missed the mark on issues important to their community during the election campaign.

After a severe anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, Codi Darnell writes she is hesitant to get a second dose even though the rest of her family is double vaccinated. The vaccine passport system in B.C., which does not allow for exceptions, makes her feel like a second-class citizen.

After a severe anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, Codi Darnell writes she is hesitant to get a second dose even though the rest of her family is double vaccinated. The vaccine passport system in B.C., which does not allow for exceptions, makes her feel like a second-class citizen.

Ronald Hayden had a heart attack last month, but like many Canadians, he doesn't have a family doctor for followup care. The shortage of primary care is putting other aspects of health care, such as emergency rooms, under pressure, say advocates.

While housing availability and affordability have been key issues in this federal election campaign, there are concerns that what's happening on First Nations reserves in Canada has largely been overlooked.

NDP candidate Avi Lewis's campaign is focused on addressing the climate emergency and has the endorsement of Jane Fonda and David Suzuki. But Lewis's 'Green New Deal' messaging is absent from the federal campaign, and leader Jagmeet Singh has no plans to visit the riding.

Key travel players in Canada are reporting increased demand for bookings to sun destinations in the months ahead, despite a global pandemic that has yet to end inside or outside the country's borders.

Returning to campus this fall, Canadian post-secondary students are coming face-to-face with new COVID-19 vaccination policies. While some systems are being praised for getting students and staff safely back on campus, others are leaving questions about just how the new policies are being enforced.

Rabia Khedr and her family have first-hand experience of the gaps in Canada's health-care system when it comes to people with disabilities. She hopes the federal parties are listening to the millions of people with a disability, like her, and what they have to say.

Entertainment reporters Eli Glasner and Jackson Weaver compiled some of their top picks from the Toronto International Film Festival's 2021 lineup. 

British star Kenneth Branagh's "deeply personal" directorial effort, Belfast, has picked up awards season momentum after winning the People's Choice prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit.