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Effective midnight Oct. 14 to Friday, Nov. 19, personal gatherings indoor and outdoor will be restricted to fully vaccinated people only.

Effective midnight Oct. 14 to Friday, Nov. 19, personal gatherings indoor and outdoor will be restricted to fully vaccinated people only.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, is joined Thursday by AHS president Dr. Verna Yiu to provide an update on the province’s work to protect public health.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for October 14th.

Police are investigating after two businesses in Cambridge, Ont., had their windows smashed by rocks carrying anti-vaccination messaging.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the benefits of a home energy evaluation and how Britain brought back the beaver.

While an initial report had indicated that COVID-19 was a secondary cause of the teen's death, a subsequent review has determined that not to be the case, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw told a news conference.

The first shipment of potable water for Iqaluit residents arrived by plane Thursday after tap water in the Nunavut capital was deemed undrinkable and potentially tainted with petroleum.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his new post-election cabinet on October 25, multiple government sources tell CBC News. Trudeau is expected to add several new faces — while some veteran ministers could be leaving cabinet altogether.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his new post-election cabinet on either Oct. 25 or 26, multiple government sources tell CBC News. Trudeau is expected to add several new faces — while some veteran ministers could be leaving cabinet altogether.

The Supreme Court of Canada has signalled it will hear the appeal of a former Canadian soldier who was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually touching an unconscious female colleague and secretly recording another while she used the washroom.

The Transportation Safety Board is expected today to release the results of its investigation into the "possible relation'' between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lytton, B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board is expected today to release the results of its investigation into the "possible relation'' between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lytton, B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board is expected today to release the results of its investigation into the "possible relation'' between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lytton, B.C.

Ontario reported 417 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of three more people will the illness on Thursday.

Ontario reported 417 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of three more people will the illness on Thursday.

The P.E.I. Department of Justice and Public Safety confirms a person connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at West Royalty Elementary School has been charged under the Public Health Act. 

Coach John Herdman paid young star Alphonso Davies the ultimate compliment after Canada's 4-1 win over Panama on Wednesday, comparing him to Christine Sinclair, the greatest soccer player in Canadian history.

Prince William has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the billionaires embroiled in a space tourism race, saying the world's greatest brains should instead be focused on solving the environmental problems facing the Earth.

A member of the Conservative Party of Canada's national council has been suspended after spearheading an effort to trigger an early review of Erin O'Toole's leadership.

Russia on Thursday recorded the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic, a rapidly surging toll that has severely strained the nation's health-care system.

Twenty-five years after a teenager went missing in northern Ontario, police are searching a wooded area in Temiskaming District this week after getting a fresh tip on the disappearance of Mélanie Ethier.

Twenty-five years after teenager Mélanie Ethier went missing in northern Ontario, police are searching a wooded area in Temiskaming District this week after getting a fresh tip about the case. 

An undercover police officer says a road trip with Greg Fertuck went topsy-turvy when the man now accused of killing Sheree Fertuck spontaneously began talking about being the subject of a murder investigation, his wife's disappearance — and successfully dumping bodies.

Weeks before Ottawa and Newfoundland and Labrador unveiled their $5.2-billion agreement in principle on rate mitigation, the Innu Nation warned Liberal Premier Andrew Furey it would "not tolerate" a deal reached without its input.

As the city sees the brewing industry grow, some wonder whether there are enough beer drinkers to go around.

More than 4,000 fish harvesters are on the hook for $25 million in federal COVID-19 assistance.

According to law student Charlotte Dalwood, it's time for the federal government to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the charter protects transgender Canadians’ rights to equality and freedom from discrimination.

At the same time the U.S. reopens the land border, it will start requiring that foreign travellers entering the country be fully vaccinated. The U.S. hasn't said yet if it will accept passengers with mixed vaccines.

The Supreme Court of Canada is handing down its decision today in the case of Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area homeowner whose acquittal in the shooting death of Indigenous man Jon Styres in 2016 was overturned by Ontario's Court of Appeal.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area man who was initially acquitted in the 2016 shooting death of 29-year-old Jon Styres. After the decision was released Thursday, the family of Styres, who was from Six Nations of the Grand River, spoke to CBC.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area man who was initially acquitted in the 2016 shooting death of 29-year-old Jon Styres. After the decision was released Thursday, the family of Styres, who was from Six Nations of the Grand River, spoke to CBC.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area man who was initially acquitted in the 2016 shooting death of Jon Styres, a 29-year-old from Six Nations of the Grand River, must face a new trial.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area homeowner whose acquittal was overturned in the shooting death of an Indigenous man in 2016, should face a new trial.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area homeowner whose acquittal was overturned after he shot and killed an Indigenous man in 2016, should face a new trial.

Muslim students, teachers and educational leaders are among those working to make Canadian classrooms more inclusive. But many say the struggle to dispel Islamophobia is only just beginning and must encompass everyone.

A man living in a small city in northwestern Ontario says he's ready to get treatment for his addiction, but faces barriers to accessing care. He's not alone, as it's an issue in the region and other Canadian communities, experts say.

The federal government’s failed collaboration with a vaccine manufacturing company in China early in the pandemic has led to a delay of nearly two years in efforts to create a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine.

The federal government’s failed collaboration with a vaccine manufacturing company in China early in the pandemic has led to a delay of nearly two years in efforts to create a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine.

The Quebec government's decision to delay the vaccination mandate by a month is raising questions about the province's leverage with unvaccinated health-care workers, and whether it's been squandered.

There are large numbers of Afghans who fit the Government of Canada's criteria for a humanitarian visa. But the program is still not processing individuals — and there is no way to apply directly to the federal government.

The death toll from a fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46 killed, according to local officials Thursday who said at least another 41 people were injured.

At least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said.

As Canadian Catholic bishops say they will give $30 million to support survivors of residential schools, CBC’s Jason Warick explains why some are skeptical about the pledge.

There are multiple reasons northeastern B.C. has the lowest vaccination rates in the province, including a distrust of government mandates. The result is overfull hospitals and a climbing death toll, but that may slowly be changing.

The National’s Adrienne Arsenault talks to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Canadian crime author Louise Penny about the catharsis of writing about a female secretary of state undoing the damage of a reckless, alt-right-supporting former president in the political thriller State of Terror.

Alphonso Davies' highlight-reel goal helped open the floodgates as Canada roared to a 4-1 victory over Panama on Wednesday in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play.

Alphonso Davies' highlight-reel goal helped open the floodgates as Canada roared to a 4-1 victory over Panama on Wednesday in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play.

Alphonso Davies' highlight-reel goal helped open the floodgates as Canada roared to a 4-1 victory over Panama on Wednesday in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play.

The inquiry investigating the 22 lives lost is delaying hearings scheduled for this month.