Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin is fighting in Federal Court to get back his old job as head of Canada's vaccine task force — even though the government says the role no longer exists. Fortin was removed from the high-profile post after he was accused of sexual assault and subsequently charged.

A Markham, Ont., couple that went missing earlier this month is now believed to have been murdered, and police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a 35-year-old suspect.

The top U.S. military officer told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday that he knew former president Donald Trump wasn't planning to attack China and that it was his job to reassure the Chinese of that fact in the phone calls that have triggered outrage from some lawmakers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out five post-election priorities for his government Tuesday — all of them focused  on the continued fight against the pandemic as COVID-19 case counts rise sharply in some parts of the country.

Private proof-of-vaccination app Portpass exposed personal information, including the driver's licences, of what might be hundreds of thousands of users by leaving its website unsecured.

A new documentary about pop star Britney Spears recalls the complicated legal battle the singer faced after her father began controlling her life under a conservatorship set up in 2008, and some of the people who tried to help her break free.

Confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in Russia hit 852 on Tuesday, up from a previous record of 828 on Friday, Russia's state coronavirus task force reported.

Thirty-five of the 39 miners trapped underground at a mine in northern Ontario have climbed to the surface and the rest are expected to join them sometime Tuesday. One of those rescued says he felt some anxiety during the ordeal, but was reassured throughout by the rescue team.

Russia has staged a series of military exercises with its central Asian neighbours that are focused on anti-terrorism operations.