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Minister of Health Adrian Dix, along with Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, provide an update on COVID-19 in B.C. on Oct. 19, 2021.

Amarjeet Sohi, who will be Edmonton’s first mayor of South Asian origin, will lead the most diverse city council in the city’s history.

Senior members of the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation in B.C. have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious about reconciliation.

The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked U.S. and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support.

Justin Trudeau's visit to the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation in British Columbia on Monday was a moment of reckoning — over the prime minister's latest vacation-related scandal and over his entire record on reconciliation.

Layoffs are once again hitting the Green Party as party brass look to shave costs in an organization facing persistent financial and political problems.

The rate of daily new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has begun to trend downward, but the province still has the highest rates of cases and deaths over the past two weeks.

Restrictions placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings are being lifted, as the two-dose vaccine requirement for people attending them kicks in.

Restrictions placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings are being lifted, as the two-dose vaccine requirement for people attending them kicks in.

The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted Tuesday evening to hold at least one of Donald Trump's allies in contempt as the former president pushed back on the probe in a new lawsuit.

The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted Tuesday evening to hold at least one of Donald Trump's allies in contempt as the former president pushed back on the probe in a new lawsuit.

The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted Tuesday evening to hold at least one of Donald Trump's allies in contempt as the former president pushed back on the probe in a new lawsuit.

The U.S House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was moving swiftly Tuesday to hold at least one of Donald Trump's allies in contempt as the former president pushes back on the probe in a new lawsuit.

Husky Energy is facing three charges for a massive spill of crude oil into the Atlantic Ocean in November 2018. 

The world is gripped by an energy crunch — a fierce squeeze on some of the key markets for natural gas, oil and other fuels that keep the global economy running and the lights and heat on in homes. Heading into winter, that has meant higher utility bills and more expensive products.

Céline Dion is delaying the opening of her new Las Vegas show and cancelling dates in November and early in the new year due to muscle spasms that have kept her from performing.

Since the beginning of last month, optometrists in Ontario have refused service to children under 20 and seniors 65 and older, and anyone covered by OHIP. "Someone's got to give here because some of our most vulnerable are suffering," says one parent.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it's working with police both in Haiti and the U.S. in the abduction of a group of 17 missionaries, including a Canadian, as the Caribbean country once again struggles with a spike in gang-related violence.

A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last name.

Indigenous community members expressed cautious optimism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation on Monday. But some say they now want to see concrete action.

Indigenous community members expressed cautious optimism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation on Monday. But some say they now want to see concrete action.

An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders.

Members of a Quebec family behind the recent trademark applications for companies bearing the name Zellers are the focus of a lawsuit by Hudson's Bay Co. ULC, which owns the defunct retail brand.

Moon rocks that a Chinese robotic spacecraft brought back to Earth last year have provided new insights into ancient lunar volcanic activity, a researcher said Tuesday.

Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa has approved a request from the N.W.T. to provide "surge capacity support" for infection prevention and control, contact tracing and testing.

Many scientists are pressing the British government to reimpose social restrictions and speed up booster vaccinations as coronavirus infection rates, already Europe's highest, rise still further.

Many scientists are pressing the British government to reimpose social restrictions and speed up booster vaccinations as coronavirus infection rates, already Europe's highest, rise still further.

North Korea on Tuesday fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea in what South Korea's military described as a weapon likely designed for submarine-based launches, marking possibly the most significant demonstration of the North's military might since U.S. President Joe Biden took office.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman says the province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, has made "lots of recommendations" regarding COVID-19 "over the last little while," but neither Merriman nor Shahab will specify exactly what those recommendations are.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman says the province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, has made "lots of recommendations" regarding COVID-19 "over the last little while," but neither Merriman nor Shahab will specify exactly what those recommendations are.

An "imbalanced" group of experts and with China's resistance to co-operate means the World Health Organization's new panel is leaving some experts dubious it will determine the origin of COVID-19.

An "imbalanced" group of experts and with China's resistance to co-operate means the World Health Organization's new panel is leaving some experts dubious it will determine the origin of COVID-19.

Why there are such impressive numbers of humpbacks this year in the St. Lawrence estuary is a mystery. But one marine biologist has theories that point to climate change.

A community group against a proposed warehouse development near the Grand River in Cambridge, Ont., is urging city council to halt the project after learning members of Six Nations of the Grand River may not have been properly consulted, according to documents obtained by CBC News. 

The fourth wave of COVID-19 has been the worst-case scenario for Saskatchewan. On top of the human cost, it has been devastating for the Saskatchewan hospitality sector.

In the past, homelessness was more hidden, with people couch surfing, sleeping in cars or living in buildings without heat or running water. The pandemic revealed pre-existing problems and worsened others, especially in rural Canada, where anti-poverty interests say more tent encampments are popping up.

Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted in Japan, with possible factors including a belated but remarkably rapid vaccination campaign. But experts worry that without knowing what exactly why cases have dropped so drastically, Japan could face another wave.

Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted in Japan, with possible factors including a belated but remarkably rapid vaccination campaign.

Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted in Japan, with possible factors including a belated but remarkably rapid vaccination campaign.

Alberta's two major cities are set to make history in their mayoral races after Monday's municipal elections across the province.

CBC’s Margaret Evans tells the stories of a coroner, a mufti and a fisherman all living through a border crisis in northern Greece — a country taking steps to keep refugees out.

Ontario's opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for a comment he made about immigrants Monday. "If you think you're coming to collect the dole and sit around, not gonna happen. Go somewhere else,' Ford said.

The National for Oct. 18 — Trudeau tries to make amends with long-awaited visit to Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation. Plus, CBC News returns to Kandahar after the Taliban takeover.

Family members of Brock Beck, the son of former NHL player Barry Beck, sobbed in the gallery of a Hamilton courtroom Monday as the man who fatally stabbed the 20-year-old in a Binbrook road rage incident was sentenced to five years in prison.

The usually chaotic streets of Haiti's capital were quiet and largely empty Monday as thousands of workers angry about the country's lack of security went on strike in protest two days after 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group, including a Canadian citizen, were abducted by a violent gang.

Military police say that the lack of charges against Admiral Art McDonald does not mean the allegation of sexual misconduct made against the former top military commander was unfounded.

Former president Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to the congressional committee investigating the attack, challenging the decision of President Joe Biden. 

The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane for 21 games for submitting a fake COVID-19 vaccination card.