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Actors Tantoo Cardinal, Ryan Reynolds and Catherine O'Hara were among the laureates who received their Governor General's Performing Arts Awards after a nearly two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See the tribute that had Reynolds wiping away tears.

France's government is offering to discuss some autonomy for the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, which have been wracked by virus-related rioting and strikes that reflect long-running frustrations over inequality with the French mainland.

Kahnawake moved to its highest alert level for COVID-19 after cases rose "drastically in the last 24 hours," local health officials said in a news release on Saturday. The number of active cases in the Mohawk community located south of Montreal stood at 20 as of Saturday.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Kahnawake continued to rise on Sunday, a day after local health officials moved the community to its highest alert level due to a drastic increase in cases. The number of cases stood at 22 on Sunday.

While B.C.’s Civil Rights Protection Act was a step forward, many advocates say most laws still remain ineffective in bringing justice to those wronged by race-based violence and harassment.

Professional angling guides Tyler Buck and Jay Gibson volunteered to move the the giant fish two kilometres to return it to the deep water of the main stem of the Fraser River.

Israel on Saturday said it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country and reintroduce counter-terrorism phone-tracking technology in order to contain the spread of a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa.

Further testing has been ordered for 61 travellers to Amsterdam who arrived on two flights from South Africa on Friday and tested positive for the coronavirus in order to establish whether any have a recently discovered variant of concern named omicron.

Communities throughout southern B.C. were hit with another atmospheric river Saturday night, prompting Abbotsford to issue an evacuation order for people in areas of the city's Huntingdon Village.

Communities throughout southern B.C. are preparing for an atmospheric river to strike on Saturday, even as federal plans to help the province recover from devastating floods and mudslides were announced.

Communities throughout southern B.C. are preparing for an atmospheric river to strike on Saturday, even as federal plans to help the province recover from devastating floods and mudslides were announced.

Communities throughout southern B.C. were hit with another atmospheric river Saturday night, prompting Abbotsford to issue an evacuation order overnight for people in the city's Huntingdon Village area.

Communities throughout southern B.C. are preparing for an atmospheric river to strike on Saturday, even as federal plans to help the province recover from devastating floods and mudslides were announced.

For many of us, the last 20 months have flown by. Experts say that's because the monotony of pandemic life has robbed us of the unique experiences our brains use to make memories and track time.

A new performance hall in Quebec City is named after a fortune teller and seamstress who would regularly attend shows flaunting extravagant dresses that she made for the public to admire.

Depending where you're living in Canada, a shortage of teachers has been a perennial issue for schools. However, COVID-19 has made it worse, spreading the problem out to more classrooms and requiring both short-term solutions as well as longer-lasting efforts to fill the gap.

A new performance hall in Quebec City is named after a fortune teller and seamstress who would regularly attend shows flaunting extravagant dresses that she made for the public to admire.

Residents of Ontario community say wells located downhill from a local quarry are experiencing silting and water-level issues.

Residents of Ontario community say wells located downhill from a local quarry are experiencing silting and water-level issues.

An apology service this week marked a major step forward for reconciliation in Sweden, where the Indigenous Sámi people continue to fight for self-determination and recognition of past wrongs committed by church and state.

Residents of Ontario community say wells located downhill from a local quarry are experiencing silting and water-level issues.

Residents of Ontario community say wells located downhill from a local quarry are experiencing silting and water-level issues.

Northern B.C. pipeline protesters have been arrested under an injunction favouring construction access over the objections of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs. Legal experts say the focus on a temporary injunction takes away from the deeper question at stake: a clash of Indigenous and Canadian law.

With the emergence of the omicron variant, the holidays rapidly approaching and COVID-19 case levels still elevated in much of the country, should Canada wait for more proof of waning immunity before expanding eligibility of boosters?

Is the federal government to blame for a 20-year high in inflation? Economists say no, but that doesn't mean Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government won't shoulder some of the blame.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the formation of a new federal committee to manage British Columbia's recovery from the recent flooding and deadly mudslides.

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped American musical theatre in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.