Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says COVID-19 booster shots should be given to adults 80 years of age and older, and may be given to other groups at highest risk of waning vaccine protection and serious illness.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government could force employees back to work if a public-sector strike that began Friday morning hurts health care.

A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.

The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver its verdict today in the case of Mike Ward, the Quebec comedian found guilty of discrimination under Quebec’s human rights charter for mocking a disabled child singer for years in his stand-up comedy shows.

A retired naval officer and the son of a residential school survivor want to see the Canadian flag raised at federal sites so that it can be lowered again to half-mast on Remembrance Day.

The federal government has until the end of the day to decide whether to end or prolong a bitter 14-year battle over compensation for abuse in the Indigenous child welfare system.

Research scientist Paul Smith is a lot like the birds he studies; every spring when the ice recedes, he migrates north to the Arctic. But while he's been able to adapt to the changing climate, the nesting birds have not been so lucky in the face of new threats.

Our Lady Peace lead vocalist Raine Maida said the band is looking to both the future and the past, as they tie their new album's release to both NFT tech and the building that helped them make it into the industry.

Jean Chrétien, while he was minister of Indian affairs, said he knew of "problems" at a residential school in northern Ontario which has since emerged as one of the notorious institutions for the abuse of children, according to a letter provided to CBC News.

The world's 20 richest countries will commit this weekend to tackling the existential threat of climate change, paving the way for more detailed action at a United Nations climate change summit next week.