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TORONTO - Allan Gotlieb, a long-time public servant who was Canada's ambassador to the United States during the Regan administration, has died. He was 92. A death notice says Gotlieb died of canc...

Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives "turned around" after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience "definitely scary and unsettling and ...

NEW YORK - The much-hyped battle between Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Teddy Riley was derailed by audio issues, forcing the R&B producers to postpone the Instagram Live event. More than 400,000 tu...

PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - RCMP say 17 people are dead, including one of their officers, after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser went on a rampage across northern Nova S...

UPDATE (5:00 p.m. April 19): The reported fatality in the North Zone Sunday was a male in his 90's from the Manoir du Lac continuing care home in McLennan. He is the sixth resident at that facility to...

HALIFAX - The largest non-profit nursing home in Nova Scotia is reporting two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total to five in two days, amidst what the premier described as "a devas...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is taking steps to protect Canada and Canadian businesses by tightening the rules around foreign takeovers of as the COVID-19 pandemic batters businesses of all...

OTTAWA - Negotiations around re-opening the House of Commons are going down to the wire. Members of Parliament from across Canada are expected to return to their seats tomorrow unless the Liberal gove...

OTTAWA - Sex workers saw their incomes disappear overnight when the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in Canada. Now many are in desperate situations: in need of food, rent, basic necessities. Some ar...

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it's going to seek amnesty for all tickets issued for municipal recreational infractions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive director Michael Bry...