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The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma shut down on Saturday because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been erupting for a week, and scientists said another volcanic vent opened up, exposing islanders to possible new dangers.

Three provinces say they'll start covering the cost of a new drug that experts describe as a "life-changing" treatment for cystic fibrosis.

A Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta justice has excused all unvaccinated potential jurors in an upcoming Calgary jury trial. 

Charles Gagnon and Adam Freilich have been competitors on the ice – but this past week they became lifelong teammates. Freilich has been battling stage five kidney failure, desperately trying to find a donor. This past May, his team took to social media putting a call out for anyone who might be a match and able donate a kidney. Gagnon answered that call. 

Recent events in Afghanistan are demonstrating that the ruling Taliban will not abandon the hardline views and tactics that have drawn past and present condemnation from the wider world.

New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for their teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect.

Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk.

Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk.

Meghan Simard writes she tried to report her sexual assault but was thwarted at every turn by a system that didn’t believe her.

Vaccines have caused a lot of tension in communities, and for some Manitoba parents divided over the issue, it's resulting in legal bills.

Vaccines have caused a lot of tension in communities, and for some Manitoba parents divided on the issue, it's resulting in legal bills. 

Nearly 50 years after he arrived as a new immigrant and was dubbed Peter by his manager who found his name hard to pronounce, Promod Puri reflects on what he gained — and lost — with his new nickname.

Mason Woodward was born and raised in central Labrador, a place known for harsh winters and even harsher mosquitoes — but not for its LGBT community.

Starting in early November, the U.S. will require foreign air passengers entering the country to be fully vaccinated. The problem is, the U.S. has yet to approve mixing COVID-19 vaccines.

Longtime political allies Jason Kenney and Scott Moe, the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, respectively, are facing nearly identical health-care crises, but only one is facing a leadership review.

The NDP is conducting a review of its national campaign to find out what happened with its ground game, which left the party with limited gains and in fourth place despite throwing in $25 million to burnish its appeal.

A month after Pakistan's prime minister heralded the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan as "breaking the chains of slavery," his government is adjusting its conflicted relationship with the Taliban and urging the world to help Afghanistan rather than isolate it. Susan Ormiston reports from Pakistan.

The NDP is conducting a review of its national campaign to find out what happened with its ground game, which left the party with limited gains and in fourth place despite throwing in $25 million to burnish its appeal.

The NDP is conducting a review of its national campaign to find out what happened with its ground game, which left the party with limited gains and in fourth place despite throwing in $25 million to burnish its appeal.

Longtime political allies Jason Kenney and Scott Moe, the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, respectively, are facing nearly identical health-care crises, but only one is facing a leadership review.

Arielle Kayabaga will have a unique edge on her classmates (and maybe even some of her professors) when she returns to classes at Carleton University this fall as a member of Parliament.

The conditions experienced by residents at the Herron long-term care home in Dorval, Que., detailed in news reports in early April 2020, shook the public and prompted bigger questions about the state of long-term care in this country. Here's what we have learned at the coroner's inquest.

Two politicians are calling for Elections Canada to quickly address possible voter misinformation after some First Nations electors living on reserve in Kenora riding in northwestern Ontario faced problems casting their ballots election day.

Alexander Panetta reports from the working-class border town of Del Rio, Texas, which became a flashpoint in the U.S.'s ongoing political battle over immigration this week as thousands of asylum seekers were packed in brutal conditions under a bridge.

An inaccurate Canadian study showing an extremely high rate of heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccines has been retracted due to a major mathematical error — but not before it spread like wildfire on anti-vaccination websites and social media.

While many Afghans have tried to flee their country when the Taliban took over, others began the quest for a new life many years earlier, such as Nabi Wardak, one who came to Canada and Britain's aid and now needs them to come to his.

A migrant camp in Del Rio, Texas, that housed 15,000 people a week ago has been cleared out and closed down. But that doesn't end the questions about the treatment and expulsion of many of those migrants, who were mostly from Haiti.

Each day, Saskatchewan's hospitals facing rising pressure from COVID-19. As frustration rises among officials and doctors, patients are suffering.

Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are returning to Canada nearly three years after they were arrested in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday evening.

Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are returning to Canada nearly three years after they were arrested in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday evening.

The NBA has denied Canadian Andrew Wiggins's request for a vaccination exemption, leaving him ineligible to play home games for the Golden State Warriors until he meets San Francisco's vaccination requirement.

The NBA has denied Canadian Andrew Wiggins's request for a vaccination exemption, leaving him ineligible to play home games for the Golden State Warriors until he meets San Francisco's vaccination requirement.

The anti-vaccine movement in Canada is becoming increasingly radicalized thanks to a bizarre legal theory spreading through its ranks, according to multiple experts.