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Céline Dion won't be resuming her anticipated Courage World Tour this March after all.

Authorities say a man apparently took hostages on Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted that all hostages are safe after Saturday's standoff inside a Dallas-area synagogue. Abbott's tweet came not long after a loud bang and what sounded like gunfire was heard coming from the synagogue.

A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a live stream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan.

Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hours-long standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on a live stream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan.

Authorities say a man apparently took hostages on Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas.

Two former health ministers say that there is no single solution to building a more robust health-care system for the long haul, but it does include more investment from the federal government.

The Nunavut government has confirmed that traces of fuel have been found in Iqaluit's water supply, again.

Friends and family of the victims of Thursday's horrific explosion at an Ottawa tanker truck manufacturer are mourning the loss of their loved ones, while authorities continue to piece together what caused one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the city's history.

Friends and family of the victims of Thursday's horrific explosion at an Ottawa tanker truck manufacturer are mourning the loss of their loved ones, while authorities continue to piece together what caused one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the city's history.

The Canadian military is being sent to Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario to help the community manage a COVID-19 outbreak, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said Friday night.

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into Canada from the United States is now in effect, raising worries about future disruptions to the supply chain.

The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators announced that the clinical component of the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE) will no longer be offered, citing the pandemic and its inability to offer large-scale competency exams in person.

Alexa McDonough, the first woman to lead a major political party in Canada and an inspiration to generations of New Democrats, has died. The former leader of both the federal and Nova Scotia New Democratic parties died at a care home in Halifax. She was 77.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will travel to Ukraine next week as the country faces the threat of invasion by the Russian military.

The Showtime series tells the story of a high school girls' soccer team that is stranded in the Ontario wilderness after a plane crash, offering a brutal look at what teen girls might do to survive under desperate circumstances.

More than 3,000 people are now in hospital with COVID-19 in Quebec, the most since the start of the pandemic. But there are also signs of hope, health-care workers say, including in the improvements in care and the efficacy of vaccines in preventing serious illness.

A Liberal MP who works as a medical doctor says he's in favour of making unvaccinated Canadians pay some kind of a special tax — and he believes others in his party agree.

Organizers include Noah '40' Shebib, the global music powerhouse and producer of many of superstar Drake’s hits.

The ICU of Bluewater Health, in Sarnia, Ont., has been overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients — the vast majority of whom haven't been vaccinated.

The ICU of Bluewater Health, in Sarnia, Ont., has been overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients — the vast majority of whom haven't been vaccinated.

This year promises to bring more of what Hollywood excels at — superheroes and sequels, sequels, sequels. But scan a little further and you'll find original offerings from some of the best in the biz, including from Canada.

Some health care providers say bureaucratic red tape at the federal level is holding up vital therapies for First Nations children, causing some kids to experience further developmental delays and leaving their businesses in financial distress.

A Canadian study that vastly underestimated the protection COVID-19 vaccines provide against the Omicron variant is being revised — but not before it spread widely on social media by anti-vaxxers, academics and even the creators of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

A Canadian study that vastly underestimated the protection COVID-19 vaccines provide against the Omicron variant is being revised — but not before it spread widely on social media by anti-vaxxers, academics and even the creators of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. It has also prompted a tsunami advisory for the B.C. coast.

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground.

The Pacific nation of Tonga issued a tsunami warning Saturday after an undersea volcano erupted. Video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas.

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. It has also prompted a tsunami advisory for the B.C. coast.

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear.

The run-up to this Australian Open has been, and seems destined to continue to be, all about Novak Djokovic and his hopes of defending the title at a vaccination-required competition while not being vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Jan. 14, 2022: An explosion in Ottawa has left one man dead and five others presumed dead. Plus, Denzel Washington on The Tragedy of Macbeth.

On a clear winter day this weekend, Simone Engels captured photographs of what appeared to be an iceberg floating on the Strait of Georgia.

A high-ranking Toronto police officer has been suspended over allegations of impropriety surrounding a recent promotions process, CBC News has learned.

The public health unit in Ontario's Windsor-Essex region has reversed course on a plan to stop the arrival of temporary agriculture workers amid the Omicron surge.