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U.S. Representative Brian Higgins said Saturday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection had confirmed to his office that fully vaccinated travellers entering the United States from Canada would not need to provide a negative COVID-19 test, as of Nov. 8.

Snow fell on devastated dryland farms in southern Alberta on Friday. It was welcome moisture after a summer of extremely challenging weather conditions. But on Alberta's dryland farms, farmers say they're unsure if they could take another year like this one.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is trying to block documents — including call logs, drafts of remarks and speeches and handwritten notes from his chief of staff relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection — from being released to the committee investigating the riot, the U.S. National Archives revealed in a court filing early Saturday.

As more medical staff hit the picket line, at least one COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been cancelled because of the strike, according to the province.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will donate millions more COVID-19 vaccine doses to a global vaccine-sharing initiative as rich countries scramble to send more shots to the developing world to help curb stubbornly high case counts.

Thousands of Sudanese poured into the streets Saturday, chanting "revolution, revolution" to the sound of whistles and drums, to protest against a military coup earlier this week that threatened to derail the country's fitful transition to democracy.

Thousands of Sudanese poured into the streets on Saturday, chanting "revolution, revolution" to the sound of whistles and drums, to protest a military coup earlier this week that threatened to derail the country's fitful transition to democracy.

Thousands of Sudanese poured into the streets on Saturday, chanting "revolution, revolution" to the sound of whistles and drums, to protest a military coup earlier this week that threatened to derail the country's fitful transition to democracy.

Thousands of Sudanese poured into the streets on Saturday, chanting "revolution, revolution" to the sound of whistles and drums, to protest a military coup earlier this week that threatened to derail the country's fitful transition to democracy.

In July, linda manyguns, the associate vice-president of indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University, announced she would be using only lower-case letters for her name, in addition to not using capital letters except to acknowledge the Indigenous struggle for recognition. Then the hate mail came.

There is no name on the frosted window of her office, no signage pointing to the office's location on the Mount Royal University campus. Panic buttons have been installed, and security guards do daily area checks. 

Toronto-based non-profit HanVoice is partnering with the Canadian government on a new pilot program to allow Canadians to privately sponsor North Korean refugees.

Vuntut Gwitchin citizen Cindy Dickson is taking her legal challenge of her First Nation's requirement for councillors to live on settlement land to the country's highest court. The case has worked its way through the Yukon Supreme Court and Yukon Court of Appeal with the requirement staying largely intact.

Ken Roth says the indifferent methods used during his transfer were a harsh reminder of his time attending a residential school.

P.E.I.'s Acadian community has a rich culture of story-telling which has been passed down from generation to generation. 

Youth "are literally wired to challenge the status quo," which is why they tend to be at the forefront of movements like the fight against climate change, says a University of Waterloo researcher. Shakti Ramkumar is among young people driving change and will join other Canadians at the Glasgow climate change summit.

Canada's vaccine advisory committee has given advice that's repeatedly been proven right throughout the pandemic, but experts say its failure to do so quickly and transparently threatens to undermine public confidence and forces provinces and territories to make crucial decisions on their own.

Canada's vaccine advisory committee has given advice that's repeatedly been proven right throughout the pandemic, but experts say its failure to do so quickly and transparently threatens to undermine public confidence and forces provinces and territories to make crucial decisions on their own.

After a whirlwind one-day trip to the Netherlands to meet a long-time ally and friend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Rome today for a G20 summit that may prove to be a more fractious event.

The Trudo Vertical Forest in the Dutch city of Eindhoven copies the iconic Bosco Verticale in Milan, where apartments go for millions of dollars. But unlike the Bosco, Eindhoven’s tower is filled with public housing.

Ashiru Sarafa Awoyemi drowned while caring for a group home resident in February. His body remains at a funeral home and his wife and four children in Nigeria still can't enter Canada to say a final goodbye.

The Trudo Vertical Forest in the Dutch city of Eindhoven copies the iconic Bosco Verticale in Milan, where apartments go for millions of dollars. But unlike the Bosco, Eindhoven’s tower is filled with public housing.

A number of cliché-busting, critically successful Canadian horror films were released in 2021, but they face an uphill battle when it comes to grabbing the attention of audiences. We look at some of the titles you still have time to stream before Halloween.

The top vote-getter in Alberta's so-called "Senate election" says she's prepared to wait years, if necessary, to get named to Canada's upper chamber.

Manitobans will find out today who will be their first female premier as Progressive Conservatives unveil their choice between the favourite of the establishment and the outsider promising to shake up the status quo.

Manitobans will find out today who will be their first female premier as Progressive Conservatives unveil their choice between the favourite of the establishment and the outsider promising to shake up the status quo.

Afghanistan has been wracked by decades of war and occupation. But former climate negotiator Samim Hoshmand says you cannot talk about the situation in Afghanistan without talking about the role climate change has played in making a bad situation worse.

Scientists have known for decades how to scrub the air of harmful greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, but doing it in a cost-effective way has been prohibitive. A new facility in Iceland may have a crucial breakthrough.

I know I can’t go back to my grandmother way of living before industrial development took over but I might just be able to meet her halfway using today’s green technologies, writes Catherine Lafferty of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.

There are scary aspects to Halloween aside from the traditional goblins and ghouls, and they're linked to the annual festivities that can impact the planet. Residents of Thunder Bay, Ont., offers some Earth-friendly ways to spook it up.

Heather Stefanson will be the first woman to lead the province of Manitoba as premier — although her opponent has refused to concede. 

Heather Stefanson will be the first woman to lead the province of Manitoba as premier.

Ahmed Hussen, Canada's new housing minister, faces a series of complex challenges that cross jurisdictional lines as he attempts to tackle this country's housing crisis.

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will not face any disciplinary action by the NHL for the Chicago team's mishandling of sexual assault allegations against a former assistant coach.

The movie Spencer is receiving criticism from some Princess Diana fans who say it leans too hard into the more tragic and unflattering aspects of her life. But actress Kristen Stewart, who plays Diana, says that’s actually the point of the movie, and many women may see their lives reflected on the big screen.

Ian Hanomansing talks to three U.S. parents about what it was like to have their children take part in clinical trials for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

More Canadian snowbirds are expected to cross the border into the United States this year as pandemic restrictions loosen.

The University of Alaska's North America forecast for the phenomenon indicates it could be seen in parts of southern B.C., including Metro Vancouver, over the weekend.

Actor Nicholas Campbell has apologized for saying the N-word while shooting a new film and is not returning to the CBC show Coroner pending an investigation.

Two Victoria Realtors accused of sexually assaulting their client have filed a statement of defence, denying the allegations.

A Winnipeg doctor says he didn't have time to think when he ran at and tackled a man who had just stabbed a woman inside Seven Oaks General Hospital on Wednesday.

U.S. intelligence agencies said on Friday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review into whether the coronavirus was transmitted from animals to humans or was leaked from a lab.

Six years after Abdurahman Hassan, a Somali man with mental illness, died while being restrained in immigration custody, Ontario has set an inquest into the death of the 39-year-old.

Six years after Abdurahman Hassan, a Somali man with mental illness, died while being restrained in immigration custody, Ontario has set an inquest into the death of the 39-year-old.