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Insulin was co-discovered as a powerful treatment for diabetes 100 years ago today by London, Ont., resident and researcher Frederick Banting.

Insulin was co-discovered as a powerful treatment for diabetes 100 years ago today by London, Ont., resident and researcher Frederick Banting.

Insulin was co-discovered as a powerful treatment for diabetes 100 years ago today by London, Ont., resident and researcher Frederick Banting.

A lack of sleep didn't seem to affect Montreal ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen, who wrapped up the Cup of Austria with a silver-medal performance on Sunday.

Counterterrorism officers arrested three people after a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool left one person dead and another injured on Sunday, police said.

Members of the B.C. nation voted Saturday for their Kukpi7 (chief) and seven councillors, who will serve 3-year terms. The First Nation sparked a national reckoning and international attention to residential schools last year.

Canadian tennis stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have both pulled out of the Davis Cup Finals later this month, Tennis Canada said in a statement Sunday.

Schools will close, along with construction sites, on Monday as people in the Indian capital New Delhi cope with smog amid an air quality reading classified as "very poor."

A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her non-royal college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind a nation that has criticized their romance.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says reconciliation is just one link in a chain of issues, including mental health, climate change, youth issues and education, that will be her focus over the next five years during her term as the Queen's representative in Canada.

Schools in New Brunswick will reopen on Monday after the provincial government reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees late Saturday.

Security experts say Canada must act to restrict Huawei's involvement in its 5G infrastructure, if only to stay in the good graces of allies.

Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for many areas in Alberta Sunday, with Banff National Park expected to be particularly affected by snow and heavy winds. 

The victim of a homicide in Dartmouth early Saturday has been identified as a man accused in a high-profile sexual assault case. Halifax Regional Police identified the man as 35-year-old Alexander Joseph Frederick Thomas from East Preston on Sunday.

The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting Monday to slow the country's fast spread of COVID-19.

The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting Monday to slow the country's fast spread of COVID-19.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

The bond between a pet and its owner is a special one — and one local photographer is exploring just how powerful that bond between the transgender community and their rescue dogs can be.

The son of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi registered on Sunday as presidential candidate in December's planned election as disputes rage over the rules of a vote proposed as a way to end a decade of violence.

Queen Elizabeth missed out on the Remembrance Sunday service in London to pay tribute to Britain's war dead because she sprained her back, Buckingham Palace said Sunday.

Queen Elizabeth has sprained her back and will not attend the Remembrance Sunday service in central London to remember Britain's war dead, Buckingham Palace says.

Michel Prentice is reconnecting with brothers and other relatives spread across several countries, family he didn't know he had until recently.

Marketplace tested popular sparkling water brands to see which is most acidic. Turns out, not all grapefruit-flavoured sparkling waters are created equally.

Talking about diabetes was tough at first. But with the support of family and friends, I'm moving past the denial and grief of my diagnosis, writes Emily Brass.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Washington this week for the first Three Amigos summit in five years — a trilateral meeting with U.S. and Mexican leaders that has been dismissed in the past as high on symbolism and low on substance.

Disc collectors point to special features, guaranteed availability of titles and rights issues as reasons to keep DVDs around.

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense migration standoff on their borders with Belarus, the Polish prime minister said Sunday.

A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police say, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.

A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador's largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said clashes were still uncontrolled hours later at the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country's worst prison bloodbath.