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The federal government must work co-operatively with industry as it looks to draft an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector, Alberta business leaders said Monday, or risk far-reaching consequences for the Canadian economy.

Carrie Bourassa, the scientific director of the Indigenous health arm of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is on indefinite leave from the organization after a weekend of online outrage stemming from CBC's investigation into her claims to Indigeneity.

Carrie Bourassa has been placed on immediate leave by both the University of Saskatchewan and the Indigenous health arm of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, where she is scientific director, after a weekend of online outrage stemming from CBC's investigation into her claims to Indigeneity.

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, says he will sell $6 billion US worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the United Nations' food agency if it could show how the money would solve world hunger.

It was Saturday night at his family's Queen Street North apartment in Hamilton when five-year-old Sameer Alshaer got up and made sure the door was shut and locked. Separated from his dad and two sisters in Gaza since he was a toddler, Sameer wanted to make sure no one was leaving.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman publicly apologized to Kyle Beach for what the former Chicago prospect has been through after the player said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010.

Global leaders have gathered at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, to discuss urgent action to combat a rapidly warming world. Here are some memorable quotes from heads of state and government and others who are giving speeches Monday, the second day of the two-week conference in Glasgow.

Global leaders have gathered at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, to discuss urgent action to combat a rapidly warming world. Here are some memorable quotes from heads of state and government and others who are giving speeches Monday, the second day of the two-week conference in Glasgow.

B.C. is applying to the federal government to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, in an effort to reduce and prevent future drug poisoning deaths.

Canada will impose a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

"We've had it up to here with the mayor and leadership within the city of Williams Lake," Chief Willie Sellars said after Mayor Walt Cobb shared a Facebook post claiming there were positive aspects of residential schools and that young Indigenous people "just want to be victims" seeking money.

Novavax announced Monday in a news release that it had completed a rolling submission to Health Canada for authorization of its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, a long-awaited development for the Maryland company, which has struggled to bring its doses for use in the global inoculation campaign.

Justin Trudeau delivers Canada’s national statement as part of COP26.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. courtroom on Monday, as both sides asked a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. court room on Monday, as both sides asked a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. court room on Monday, as both sides asked a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moves into a B.C. court room on Monday, as both sides will ask a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. court room on Monday, as both sides asked a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. courtroom this week, as both sides ask a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. court room on Monday, as both sides asked a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control of the company.

Some Bell customers reported that their smartphone fell back an hour over the weekend, a week before the end of daylight time.

Some Bell customers reported that their smartphone fell back an hour over the weekend, a week before the end of Daylight Saving Time.

There were at least 156 COVID-19 related deaths reported in October, tying January 2021 for the worst month during the pandemic.

Jes Staley, the chief executive of British bank Barclays, stepped down Monday following a report by U.K. regulators into his past links with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

As an IT system outage drags into its third day, impacting health care across Newfoundland and Labrador, the health minister and CEO of Eastern Health will brief reporters on the situation for the first time Monday morning.

As an IT system outage drags into its third day, affecting health care across Newfoundland and Labrador, the health minister and CEO of Eastern Health will brief reporters on the situation for the first time Monday morning.

As an IT system outage drags into its third day, affecting health care across Newfoundland and Labrador, the health minister and CEO of Eastern Health will brief reporters on the situation for the first time Monday morning.

A cyberattack appears to be behind a provincewide disruption of health-care services in Newfoundland and Labrador that has affected thousands of appointments and procedures, including those involving COVID-19 testing.

As an IT system outage drags into its third day, affecting health care across Newfoundland and Labrador, the health minister and CEO of Eastern Health will brief reporters on the situation for the first time Monday morning.

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped five million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health-care systems.

The bulk of Nova Scotia's post-secondary schools are reporting high vaccination rates among students, faculty and staff.

The province will spend $72 million over the next two years to help clear a backlog in the criminal justice system, but the plan is being criticized by defence lawyers who say Ontario needs to properly fund the Legal Aid system and not let cases linger in limbo.

The province will spend $72 million over the next two years to help clear a backlog in the criminal justice system, but the plan is being criticized by defence lawyers who say Ontario needs to properly fund the legal aid system and not let cases linger in limbo.

A company in Seacow Pond, P.E.I., is seeing new interest in its animal feed made with seaweed. Scientific studies have shown the seaweed mixture can decrease methane emissions from cows by 20 per cent.

Watching the data roll in, I’m not alone in seeing an emerging and increasingly undeniable fact — the people we need to talk to most about the climate crisis are women, says climate communicator Sarah Lazarovic.

The owners of a B.C. mom-and-pop shop say they were hung out to dry twice — by a fraudster who took more than $23,000 worth of goods, and by the banks which left them to take the loss. Experts say banks and credit card companies don't have to take any responsibility for credit card fraud because the government allows them to make their own rules.

Researchers and public health workers say there are strategies that could help the four per cent of Canadians with a severe fear of needles get vaccinated against COVID-19 and they should be used more regularly across Canada.

Watching the data roll in, I’m not alone in seeing an emerging and increasingly undeniable fact — the people we need to talk to most about the climate crisis are women, says climate communicator Sarah Lazarovic.

In 2007, Mohammed Nabi Wardak, then 18, started work as an interpreter for Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. Now, he is homeless and jobless in Greece, after fleeing his homeland due to threats from the Taliban. He says he's been trying for years to navigate Canada's bureaucracy.

CBC tested closing Facebook comments on news content. The experiment has been a positive one so we will continue to keep comments closed. We're now posting a greater diversity of stories than ever to that platform while minimizing harassment and abuse. The well-being of our staff has improved, according to a survey.

CBC tested closing Facebook comments on news content. The experiment has been a positive one so we will continue to keep comments closed. We're now posting a greater diversity of stories than ever to that platform while minimizing harassment and abuse. The well-being of our staff has improved, according to a survey.

CBC reporter Jason Proctor spent nearly three years covering Meng Wanzhou's extradition case. At times, he felt like he was watching a charade — one with very real consequences for two Canadians trapped in Chinese prisons.

Suspected neurological illness is debilitating and even killing patients in New Brunswick, but provincial health officials are questioning whether a mysterious brain disease is really behind it.

The National for Oct. 31 — World leaders, activists and experts gather in Glasgow to try and tackle climate change. Plus, the lingering mental health impact of surviving COVID-19.