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The Canadian Press tracked shootings by police using information from police, independent investigative units and independent reporting. The resulting snapshot shows little has changed since 2020, when global movements called for more police accountability and transparency.

Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colourful paintings of cakes and San Francisco cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melancholy, has died. He was 101.

James Daly has been leaving his mark on stages and television screens around the globe since 2014, but getting there started in St. John's at Rennie's River Elementary.

The death of South African activist and Archbishop Desmond Tutu has brought back memories for retired faculty of Mount Allison University of Tutu’s visit more than thirty years ago. 

The entire province remains under an extreme cold warning with teeth-chattering temperatures well below seasonal average and wind chill values between -40 C and -55 C.

Canadian air travellers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19.

Thousands of cancelled global flights disrupted what is traditionally a peak week of Canadian travel because of airline staffing shortages caused by COVID-19.

With federal policies in the works, Ontario and Quebec are working on their own legislation that strengthens the rights of employees to disconnect from any work-related duties outside of their scheduled hours.

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning religious leader and activist for Black South Africans visited Toronto in 1986, where he addressed the Ontario legislature to plead for help in the struggle against apartheid. Prominent Torontonians with connections to that struggle say his legacy will live on.

Manitoba is reducing capacity limits for all indoor and outdoor public gatherings in response to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases linked to the highly contagious Omicron variant. The province is also limiting liquor sales in restaurants and licensed premises to end at 10 p.m.

Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines against infection by the novel coronavirus has waned dramatically since the highly-infectious Omicron variant started spreading across Ontario, according to data from the province’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.

Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines against infection by the novel coronavirus has waned dramatically since the highly-infectious Omicron variant started spreading across Ontario, according to data from the province’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.

Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in Sociobiology and warned against the decline of ecosystems.

Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in Sociobiology and warned against the decline of ecosystems.

Tate Juniper set out to capture Indigenous stories in a cross country road trip, and what he found has only deepened his curiosity to reconnect with his own culture and community.

British police said Monday they were investigating a video linked to a man armed with a crossbow who was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.

Several countries are considering implementing more COVID-19 restrictions ahead of New Year celebrations.

Alberta's tech sector is slowly recovering from mostly self-inflicted wounds that threatened to leave the fledgling industry behind Canada's tech leaders in B.C., Ontario and Quebec.

People in Manitoba are bracing for the possibility of added public health measures this week, after Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin suggested on Christmas Eve that change was on the way.

The Grand Falls-Windsor centre, built to honour Indigenous peoples of central Newfoundland, is waving goodbye to a colonial title for Demasduit, a Beothuk woman kidnapped by European settlers.

The Grand Falls-Windsor centre, built to honour Indigenous peoples of central Newfoundland, is waving goodbye to a colonial title for Demasduit, a Beothuk woman kidnapped by European settlers.

The tourism and hospitality sector has been among those most severely affected by the pandemic. With uncertainty over the Omicron variant persisting, the federal minister responsible for the industry said the return of international travellers could still be a long way off.

Governments have powerful levers at their disposal to encourage community volunteerism, according to Stephanie Robertson and Chris Jarvis.

Funding for homelessness can often focus on urban centres and money from all levels of government is neither consistent nor timely, leaving some rural communities left to fend for themselves. Two Alberta municipalities are using unique methods to tackle rural homelessness

Funding for homelessness can often focus on urban centres and money from all levels of government is neither consistent nor timely, leaving some rural communities left to fend for themselves. Two Alberta municipalities are using unique methods to tackle rural homelessness

Nursing education has long been a competitive program to pursue, but the pandemic has underlined the need to bring in more nursing students to help address critical demand in the workforce.

Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Valleé, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.

Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.

Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Valleé, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.

Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Valleé, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.

A blast of Arctic air brought snow to parts of British Columbia — including Metro Vancouver — and a cold snap to Alberta, with most of the province experiencing temperatures below –30 C.

Ian Hanomansing looks back at the triumphs, challenges and controversies in the world of sports during 2021 with CBC's Devin Heroux and Sportsnet's Tara Slone and Donnovan Bennett.

The entire province of Alberta was placed under a cold weather warning Sunday afternoon, as prolonged frigid temperatures continue to cancel activities and force many indoors.

The entire province of Alberta was placed under a cold weather warning Sunday afternoon, as prolonged frigid temperatures continue to cancel activities and force many indoors.

British Columbians are being advised to drive with extra caution — or not travel at all — as the province's highways were hit by snowy and icy weather conditions over the Christmas weekend.

Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the Omicron variant, Spider-Man: No Way Home stayed in the No. 1 spot at the box office with $81.5 million US, according to studio estimates on Sunday.