Canada's about to have a U.S. ambassador again. It's been more than two years since the last one. David Cohen's appointment was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, unlike a list of other nominees blocked by Republicans. The delay is due, in part, to partisan stasis in Washington.

Canadian "Shang-Chi" star Simu Liu is set to make his hosting debut on the NBC Series Saturday Night Live November 20. The episode will also feature U.S. rapper Saweetie as the musical guest.

An influential advisory panel voted Tuesday that all children ages five to 11 in the U.S. should get Pfizer-BioNTech's pediatric COVID-19 shots, putting the country on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations — and a final decision is expected within hours.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is in discussions with Indigenous leaders across the country and is confident that flags on government buildings can be raised in time to be lowered for Remembrance Day.

Facebook says it will shut down its facial-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than one billion people amid growing concerns about civil rights violations, privacy and racial bias.

Students on a school bus in northern Alberta escaped serious injuries Tuesday after a couple of logs that fell off a semi-trailer impaled the side of the bus.

A northern Alberta MLA says a group of people protesting COVID-19 restrictions crossed a line when they gathered outside her private residence and left behind a noose marked with a violent threat.

Caroline Tait, a Métis professor at the University of Saskatchewan who raised concerns about prominent academic Carrie Bourassa's claims to Indigenous ancestry, says the school's recent decision to put Bourassa on leave is a step in the right direction as tenured professors have a responsibility to tell the truth.

Heather Stefanson addressed the public for the first time after being sworn in as Manitoba's 24th premier — making her the province's first female premier.

Shares of Tesla Inc. tumbled on Tuesday after its CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted that a contract to sell 100,000 cars to rental company Hertz had not been signed, suggesting the deal had not been finalized.