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Politicians in both Canada and the United States are pushing the Biden administration to reopen the U.S. land border to fully vaccinated Canadian travellers.

Canada joined its G20 allies in pushing Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers to allow humanitarian aid to better reach the country's suffering people.

It wasn't clear if the determination might lead to additional charges against Petito's boyfriend and traveling partner, Brian Laundrie, who is considered a person of interest in her disappearance and remains unaccounted for.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says Friday is a firm deadline for the province's health-care workers to be vaccinated or suspended without pay. Several professional orders say they will suspend unvaccinated members' licences that same day; some union representatives worry about the fallout.

Alberta's vaccine-passport system will be in place at least into early next year, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday as he announced that a long-awaited app to check proof of vaccination with a QR code is now available.

Ruth Hamilton was sound asleep in Golden, B.C., last week when she was awoken by her dog barking, the sound of a crash through her ceiling and the feeling of debris on her face.

British Columbia's health minister and top public health doctor are set to provide an update today on the COVID-19 situation.

The aurora borealis gave British Columbians a show on Monday, from Vancouver Island to Fort St. John and the Kootenays.

University Health Network and Unither Bioelectronique say they have completed the world's first transplant of lungs delivered by an unmanned drone.

It's hard to predict what kind of influenza season Canada might see this year, so people should get both their COVID-19 vaccines and a flu shot, even at the same time, says Dr. Susy Hota, Medical director for infection prevention and control at Toronto's University Health Network.

The Federal Court of Canada has told Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin that military grievance process is the appropriate avenue to address his claim that political interference led to his removal as head of the vaccine rollout.

Niagara police are investigating after a bust of Harriet Tubman was toppled over in St. Catharines, Ont., smashing the face of the famed abolitionist.

Daniele Penney had a dream of living in one special house in McIvers, Nfld., and wasn't about to let a kilometre of salt water get in the way of making it happen.

A top Netflix executive said Dave Chappelle's special The Closer doesn't cross "the line on hate" and will remain on the streaming service despite fallout over the comedian's remarks about the transgender community.

China on Tuesday pledged about $290 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries.

The Alberta government has made an overdose prevention app available to users in Edmonton as part of its response to increasing rates of opioid-related deaths in the city this year.

Doug Ford's government has not yet signed a deal with Ottawa on child care in part because of a "money" disagreement, says a senior Ontario Progressive Conservative official.

As the third anniversary of Canada's legalization of cannabis approaches, retailers say they continue to struggle to find access to basic financial services from banks.

More than 3,000 residents of La Palma, one of Spain's Canary Islands, were told on Tuesday they can leave their homes after authorities ended a lockdown caused by a thick cloud of smoke from a volcano that has devastated the island.

Over 700 residents were ordered to abandon their homes on Tuesday on the Spanish island of La Palma as red-hot lava advanced toward their neighbourhood.

The pandemic has forced more than 100 million people into poverty and left over four billion people with little or no social support, health care or income protection, the United Nations says.

A Regina restaurant worker is facing verbal abuse and threats of physical violence while trying to enforce the province’s proof-of-vaccination policy.

A Regina restaurant worker is facing verbal abuse and threats of physical violence while trying to enforce the province’s proof-of-vaccination policy.

Nova Scotia's wait-list for a new doctor has risen by 60 per cent over the last year, putting added pressure on politicians to act as they head to the House of Assembly Tuesday.

Zellers returns as a pop-up inside an Ontario Hudson's Bay store, months after parent company HBC saw the discount department store's trademark removed from the government register.

Some Canadians remain wary of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or have lingering questions about the safety of vaccines. Here's what the research shows about the risks of getting vaccinated — and why it remains a far better option than getting infected.

A First Nations leader in northern Ontario says a new recommendation from a government oversight body, if implemented, would bring the standard of care for grieving Indigenous families to a bare minimum.

A First Nations leader in northern Ontario says a new recommendation from a government oversight body, if implemented, would bring the standard of care for grieving Indigenous families to a bare minimum.

Despite violent protests in Rome this weekend over new COVID-19 requirements for workplaces, Italy is moving ahead with the strictest measures against COVID-19 in Europe.

Allan Robinson says he and his wife, Debbie, saved for a lifetime to build their new home in Minden Hills, Ont. Even though construction is almost complete, he says they can’t move in because they can’t afford to pay Hydro One the $60,000 the utility wants to hook up the electricity.

COVID-19 cases and deaths are near all-time highs in Russia, but vaccination rates are lagging.

Two inquests with differing outcomes gives us hope, but a tidal change in the way health care professionals and hospital staff treat Indigenous people is still needed, write four members of the Brian Sinclair Working Group.

Despite violent protests in Rome this weekend over new COVID-19 requirements for workplaces, Italy is moving ahead with the strictest measures against COVID-19 in Europe.

The beaver may be a national symbol in Canada, but in the U.K. it's at the epicentre of a gnawing debate that’s pitted farmers against ecologists. After being hunted out of existence 500 years ago, beavers are back and their toothy presence is causing problems.

Afghanistan's foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls' education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to go back to school.

CBC’s Salimah Shivji takes a closer look at India’s farmer protests, where a fatal collision has ignited more anger in the 300-day standoff with the government.

The National for Oct. 11 — A vaccination standoff in Quebec as thousands of nurses risk being suspended. Plus, the impact of breakthrough COVID-19 infections.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday to prohibit any entity — including private businesses — from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers, and he called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.