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While he admits the public's willingness to follow public health measures may be waning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to stay focused on preventing the Omicron variant from ruining the coming winter and spring.

Some of the biggest employers in Canada are putting plans to slowly bring some workers back into the office on pause because of Omicron — and that's having devastating consequences on the businesses that rely on them.

The defence has wrapped up its case in the manslaughter trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who is charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright in April.

Russia on Friday published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance's military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe — bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected by the U.S. and its allies.

A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law, because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial.

After a five-year test run, an Atlantic immigration program that lets employers handpick workers from other countries, then fast tracks their permanent residency in Canada will be made permanent. 

Alberta United Conservative Party MLAs have been forbidden from traveling outside the country for the holidays. 

Canada is increasing testing requirements for international travellers and dropping its travel ban on flights from 10 African countries as the government tries to quash the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Canada is increasing testing requirements for international travellers and dropping its travel ban on flights from 10 African countries as the government tries to quash the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Paul Maurice has resigned as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, telling a news conference Friday that he loved the team, but that it was time to move on.

Paul Maurice has resigned as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, the team announced on Friday.

Two members of the flight crew and two medics are safe after a Keewatin Air plane they were on overran the runway while landing in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Friday morning.

Two members of the flight crew and two medics are safe after a Keewatin Air plane they were on overran the runway while landing in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Friday morning.

Despite their name, all millipedes known until now had less than 1,000 legs. Now, scientists have discovered a record-breaking species that has 1,306.

A networking organization for young farmers is trying to connect them with people who have land to spare in Alberta.

A large spider crawled up the leg of an Australian health minister during a COVID-19 news conference. The alarmed politician made it clear she doesn't like spiders, but continued speaking after the spider went away, unharmed.

Nathan Easterson-Moore wants to be able to have a conversation in Southern Tutchone. He's one of 20 Yukon students who are being paid to study their language full-time for a year.

The nine correctional officers accused of causing the death of a St. John's inmate have been cleared of nearly all charges against them.

The nine correctional officers accused of causing the death of a St. John's inmate have been cleared of nearly all charges against them.

Manitoba, Ontario, B.C., P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador announced new restrictions on Friday as the Omicron variant continued to spread around the country. In Nova Scotia, the province's top doctor warned that the variant is "pushing us to our limits."

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation wasn't mentioned during a land acknowledgment during Grey Cup week

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation weren't mentioned during a land acknowledgement during Grey Cup week

The tabletop ceramic trees were especially popular in the 1960s and 70s but have recently made a comeback as people look to recreate the Christmases of their childhoods.

The parents of a teenager experiencing suicidal ideation say they aren't able to get her the help she needs.

Nine homicides involving intimate partners in northwestern Ontario were recorded over a five-year period, according to a CBC News investigation that also found over half of the victims were Indigenous. Here's what elders, crisis workers and others in Ontario's northwest are doing to help them heal.

The federal government has released its latest plan to plant two billion trees by 2030.

The federal government has released its latest plan to plant two billion trees by 2030.

A judge is set to rule Friday afternoon on whether Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative party must throw out its decision to name Heather Stefanson its leader and hold a new vote.

A judge is set to rule Friday afternoon on whether Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative party must throw out its decision to name Heather Stefanson its leader and hold a new vote.

A judge has dismissed an application by former member of Parliament Shelly Glover to throw out the results of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party's leadership vote, which named Heather Stefanson as leader.

A judge has dismissed an application by former member of Parliament Shelly Glover to throw out the results of the leadership vote for Manitoba's Progressive Conservative that named Heather Stefanson it's leader. 

Mexico plans to team up with Canada to combat a controversial U.S. autos plan. In an interview with CBC News, a top Mexican cabinet member laid out the strategy.

As Omicron spreads across Canada and the world, Canadian vaccine equity advocates say the federal government needs to be more transparent with what it does with excess COVID-19 vaccine doses.

A quick look at the history of Canadian policies on the African continent reveals at best indifference and at worst contempt toward Africans, writes Bianca Mugyenyi of the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.

A 10-year-old Afghan girl who was preparing to come to Canada with her family was instead shot dead by the Taliban last week, a death critics say is partly to blame on Ottawa's sluggish efforts to relocate Afghans who worked with the Canadian military. 

Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause.

Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause.

Twenty-seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday.

Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause.

Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause.

A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental health clinic in an eight-storey building in downtown Osaka in western Japan on Friday left 24 people dead in what police were investigating as a possible case of arson and murder.

In the annual Canadian Press survey, 38 editors picked the discovery of unmarked graves near the former Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., as Canada's most revealing story this year, followed by 31 votes for Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

In the annual Canadian Press survey, 38 editors picked the discovery of unmarked graves near the former Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., as Canada's most revealing story this year, followed by 31 votes for Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Sex and the City actor Chris Noth denied sexual assault accusations reported by the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, saying his encounters with two women in 2004 and 2015 were consensual.