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Iqaluit's lengthy water crisis is putting strain on the city and the people who run it. "We're offering $32 per hour to hand out water, but we've only hired a couple of people," says Mayor Kenny Bell. "We just need more staff."

The unusually warm weather hanging over the Kivalliq region of Nunavut is poised to end this weekend, but the lingering effects of the warmest fall on record for many northern communities have yet to be seen.

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos sought today to clarify complicated new COVID-19-related travel requirements, saying that all passengers coming from non-U.S. foreign destinations will soon have to undergo mandatory testing on arrival.

The CFL has left the door open to McLeod Bethel-Thompson playing in the East Division final Sunday. The Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback was held out of practice and sent home Friday after attending a Toronto Raptors game on Thursday night.

Before the pandemic, about one in seven women would experience postpartum depression or anxiety. An international study found that number has increased to one in three, leading to new local solutions.

A new CBC documentary about Nav Bhatia, known as the Toronto Raptors "superfan," chronicles the Canadian icon's journey from his 1984 immigration to the team's stunning 2019 championship win.

A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at a high school, after saying that their actions went "far beyond negligence."

A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at a high school, after saying that their actions went "far beyond negligence."

A lawyer says two parents charged with involuntary manslaughter after their son was accused in a Michigan high school shooting left town for their own safety but are returning to face arraignment and have not fled authorities, despite a fugitive warrant issued for the couple.

The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a Michigan high school were taken into custody early Saturday, several hours after a prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges against them, according to a sheriff's office.

The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a Michigan high school were taken into custody early Saturday, several hours after a prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges against them, officials said.

Authorities are searching for the parents of the Michigan teenager accused of murdering four students at his school, hours after the couple was charged with involuntary manslaughter for buying their son the weapon as a Christmas gift and ignoring warning signs as late as the day of the shooting.

A former member of the Conservative Party of Canada’s national council is accusing the body of an “indefensible attempt” to silence thousands of party members who want leader Erin O’Toole to face a leadership review within months.

The half-century-long career of renowned Saulteaux and Anishinaabe artist Robert Houle is the focus of a new major retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ontario titled "Red is Beautiful."

COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna that use mRNA technology provide the biggest boost to antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after the second dose, a British study published on Thursday has found.

The International Space Station (ISS) had to swerve away from a fragment of a U.S. launch vehicle on Friday, the head of Russia's space agency said, the latest in a series of incidents in which space debris have forced astronauts to respond.

The Liberal government is proposing a compromise over a long-running dispute with opposition parties over the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest-security laboratory.

Canada's economy added 154,000 new jobs last month, surging past expectations and enough to move the jobless rate down to just 6 per cent.

Canada's economy added 154,000 new jobs last month, surging past expectations and enough to move the jobless rate down to just six per cent.

Canada's economy added 154,000 new jobs last month, surging past expectations and enough to move the jobless rate down to just six per cent.

While the new coronavirus variant omicron appears to be very transmissible, the right response is to be prepared, cautious and not panic, the World Health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said, as the number of omicron cases in Canada rose to 13 on Friday.

After a string of intense storms subsided, a long and potentially arduous rebuilding process will begin for communities throughout southern British Columbia affected by floods and mudslides.

After a string of intense storms subsided, a long and potentially arduous rebuilding process will begin for communities throughout southern British Columbia affected by floods and mudslides.

Etoah Lamalice, 7, fell off a snowmobile in Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., on Nov. 9. It was three weeks until she was able to get an X-ray in Yellowknife to confirm she broke a bone in her arm. Mother Valerie Lamalice is calling for better communication in the health-care system to keep this from happening again.

NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million US to billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp and venture-backed Nanoracks to develop privately owned and operated commercial space stations.

Grace Ibrahima wants to create a safe space for children to talk about racism. She's taking a different approach to the issue by allowing children to come to her with their questions. Pulling from life experience, Ibrahima tries to answer them.

Customers say produce from the Good Food Box is roughly half the cost of what the big grocery stores charge, with volunteers staffing 130 pickup spots across the city.

Jenna Bardarson booked her daughter for an annual flu shot. But instead, the three-year-old was given an adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Brandon mother says.

Jenna Bardarson booked her daughter for an annual flu shot. But instead, the three-year-old was given an adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Brandon mother says.

The University of Prince Edward Island has used non-disclosure agreements to create “a culture of silence and fear” on campus, resulting in a toxic workplace where staff would sooner leave the province than speak out, says a former professor.

P.E.I. potato growers and politicians are lobbying for the export of fresh potatoes to Puerto Rico to resume. Potatoes are one of Puerto Rico's biggest imports and there's no risk of spreading potato wart, as potatoes aren't grown domestically.

Beijing may have poured more than $4 billion into its upcoming Winter Olympics, but it’s struggling to field a respectable national team and opportunities for young hockey players are few, leading some to come to Canada to develop their skills.

As it looks for ways to cut its costs and avoid insolvency, the Green Party of Canada is considering ditching its Ottawa party office.

Some residential school survivors have little hope that anything meaningful for them will happen when Indigenous groups from Canada visit the Pope in mid-December.

Until public opinion turns sharply against government overreach, we will continue to live in an artificially-prolonged state of emergency, writes privacy lawyer Allan Richarz.

A lack of diversity remains a glaring issue among police services in Quebec and across Canada, but there are small signs of change in recruitment and training practices.

A Canadian diplomatic blitz hit Washington in a late-hour plea for U.S. lawmakers to adjust a plan that Ottawa fears could devastate the auto sector. The challenge: Getting Americans' attention in an abnormally busy week for a distracted capital. Some argue tariff threats might do the trick.

Beijing may have poured more than $4 billion into its upcoming Winter Olympics, but it’s struggling to field a respectable national team and opportunities for young hockey players are few, leading some to come to Canada to develop their skills.

A Canadian diplomatic blitz hit Washington in a late-hour plea for U.S. lawmakers to adjust a plan that Ottawa fears could devastate the auto sector. The challenge: Getting Americans' attention in an abnormally busy week for a distracted capital. Some argue tariff threats might do the trick.

A Canadian diplomatic blitz hit Washington in a late-hour plea for U.S. lawmakers to adjust a plan that Ottawa fears could devastate the auto sector. The challenge: Getting Americans' attention in an abnormally busy week for a distracted capital. Some argue tariff threats might do the trick.

A Canadian diplomatic blitz hit Washington in a late-hour plea for U.S. lawmakers to adjust a plan that Ottawa fears could devastate the auto sector. The challenge: Getting Americans' attention in an abnormally busy week for a distracted Capitol. Some argue tariff threats might do the trick.

Canada has funded several initiatives designed to achieve global vaccine equity throughout the pandemic. But some doctors and a human rights advocate told CBC the Canadian government could do more.

Alec Baldwin said in a TV interview that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fired a live bullet and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.

Alec Baldwin says in an upcoming TV interview that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fired a live bullet and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust, according to an excerpt of the interview released on Wednesday.

Kaillie Humphries, the reigning world champion in both monobob and women's bobsledding, was sworn in as a citizen in San Diego on Thursday, ending her long saga to become an American and have the right to compete for the U.S. at the Olympics.