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The Canadian military has postponed the appointment of its next commander of the army because the man selected for the role is being investigated for misconduct.

Premier Doug Ford's government will announce its new plan for lifting more of Ontario's COVID-19 public health restrictions next week, CBC News has learned.

Premier Doug Ford's government will announce its new plan for lifting more of Ontario's COVID-19 public health restrictions next week, CBC News has learned.

A group representing commercial fishers says it supports the treaty fisheries.

As the U.S. reopens its border, some Americans are asking: Can Canada relax its testing requirement for vaccinated travellers?

As the U.S. reopens its border, some Americans are asking: Can Canada relax its testing requirement for vaccinated travellers?

Intimate photos that provide a rare window into the lives of polar bears, birds and insects have earned several Canadians recognition in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.

The organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut claims the territorial government is discriminating against Inuit, by not offering education in Inuktut to the same degree as English and French.

Several people were killed and others were injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said.

The police chief in the town of Kongsberg, Norway, said there was "a confrontation" between officers and the assailant in the deadly attacks who has since been arrested, but he did not elaborate.

The World Health Organization has formed a scientific advisory group to further investigate the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, and how humans became infected with it.

That drone carried a pair of lungs 1.5 kilometers across downtown Toronto in what University Health Network believes was a world-first delivery that saved the life of Alain Hodak, 63, who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.

That drone carried a pair of lungs 1.5 kilometers across downtown Toronto in what University Health Network believes was a world-first delivery that saved the life of Alain Hodak, 63, who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.

The Nunavut government is stepping in to help Iqaluit after the city declared a state of emergency Tuesday due to its fuel-contaminated water supply.

The Nunavut government is stepping in to help Iqaluit after the city declared a state of emergency Tuesday due to its fuel-contaminated water supply.

A Calgary-based street pastor, his brother and an anti-mask café owner have been fined, put on probation and ordered by a judge that they must also preach science if they continue to rail against COVID-19 public health rules.

Canada Post has revealed a new commemorative stamp honouring late acting legend Christopher Plummer who died in February at age 91.

The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers.

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a deal the White House helped broker in which the Port of Los Angeles will become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, to relieve supply chain bottlenecks.

Canada's special envoy on preserving holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism is now a permanent role, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.

An ongoing shortage of microchips that has eaten into the supply of everything from cars to toys is finally starting to hit the supply of iPhones.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced health-care workers will have 30 more days to get adequately vaccinated. The original deadline was Friday.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced health-care workers will have 30 more days to get adequately vaccinated. The original deadline was Friday.

The European Union will seek a ban on tapping new oil, coal and gas deposits in the Arctic, according to a just-published proposal.

Hit South Korean show Squid Game has officially become Netflix's biggest original series launch, the streaming service said on Wednesday.

The inflation rate rose to a 13-year high in September as rising costs for food and shelter pushed the rate up to 5.4 per cent.

Canadian Blood Services is taking the first steps to allowing gay and bisexual men who have sex with men — which it calls the gbMSM community — to donate blood plasma, starting in the test cities of Calgary and London, Ont.

Hundreds of people on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands awoke on Wednesday fearing for their homes and property after a new lava stream from an erupting volcano threatened to engulf another neighbourhood on its way toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Actor William Shatner counted down Wednesday to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of Star Trek fan Jeff Bezos.

Actor William Shatner counted down Wednesday to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of Star Trek fan Jeff Bezos.

Actor William Shatner counted down Wednesday to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of Star Trek fan Jeff Bezos.

There are many reasons the Crown might prefer a plea deal over a trial: saving the court time and money; relieving prosecutors from having to prove their case; allowing a remorseful defendant to move on with their life. But avoiding public debate isn't typically one of them.

The Pan American Health Organization says COVID-19 cases are dropping overall in North America but remain high in the American Midwest, Alaska, and Canada's Northwest Territories.

The Pan American Health Organization says COVID-19 cases are dropping overall in North America but remain high in the American Midwest, Alaska, and Canada's Northwest Territories.

A new office dedicated to hiring health-care workers in Nova Scotia needs to take immediate action to address employees who feel overworked and undervalued if it hopes to fill hundreds of vacancies, say union leaders representing paramedics and nurses in the province.

Four artists want to change what's been a traditionally male-dominated field.

Three Toronto-area teachers who've chosen to buy and wear N95-style masks in the classroom say they've been threatened with disciplinary action because only board-issued but less-protective blue surgical masks are allowed. 

CBC News spoke to three Quebec nurses who'd rather lose their jobs than be vaccinated against COVID-19. With the province imposing a strict Friday deadline for nurses to be vaccinated, some of them are making backup plans.

Vaccine hesitancy experts say appeals from those who have experienced the consequences of being unvaccinated could help counter frightening misinformation spread by anti-vaccine groups.

The RCMP says it has implemented about 22 recommendations made by its watchdog over the last fiscal year, but the status of dozens more recommendations regarding claims of Mountie misconduct remains unknown.

Annamie Paul's resignation as leader of the Green Party of Canada — which was expected to take effect this week — still isn't complete because her lawyer is in negotiations with party lawyers to settle a legal conflict.

The United States is planning to reopen its land border to fully vaccinated Canadians next month, according to New York congressman Brian Higgins.

Fully vaccinated Canadians will be allowed to enter the United States at land and ferry border crossings starting in early November.

The United States is planning to reopen its land border to Canadians next month, according to a U.S. congressman.

As CBC Sports Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell writes, if the Jon Gruden email scandal had only contained one message, with one racist line about one person, the deposed head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders would probably still have his job.

2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa tells Power & Politics democracy is at stake in her native Philippines in the upcoming 2022 presidential elections.

The highest court in the country heard arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of a controversial section of the Criminal Code which says self-induced intoxication cannot be used as a defence.

A state of emergency has been declared in Iqaluit after city staff found evidence of fuel contamination in the city's treated water supply. The water is unsafe to drink, even if filtered or boiled, the municipal health department said.

COVID-19 helped one family in Airdrie, Alta., decide it was time to return to Prince Edward Island after a decade of the Alberta Advantage. That family is far from alone.