Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport system comes into force today. The policy, which is not mandatory, applies at restaurants, nightclubs, casinos, concerts and fitness facilities.

President Joe Biden will ease air travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.

The Green Party of Canada says their candidate in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke won't represent them if elected because of comments he made while campaigning.

COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.

The Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced about 5,000 people, including around 500 tourists, to flee, officials said Monday. It also destroyed about 100 houses.

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in five- to 11-year-olds, and they plan to ask for authorization to use the vaccine in children in that age range in Canada, the United States, Europe and elsewhere as soon as possible.

COVID-19 vaccination numbers have begun to climb since Premier Scott Moe announced mandatory masking and proof-of-vaccination policies on Thursday.

A gunman opened fire in a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday morning, leaving at least four people wounded, the university's spokespeople said.

A first-year Western University student who arrived in London, Ont., from Saskatchewan had a rental agreement cancelled last minute by a landlord who said she didn't like her tattoos, in an act one lawyer said could result in a small-claims court action.

Farmers in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, are hoping to use a forthcoming election to continue their months-long fight against controversial new farming laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government last year.