Many Canadian colleges and universities are preparing to open their doors for in-person classes this fall, and some international students say they are overcoming huge hurdles to return to campus. CBC News spoke with four international students whose journeys to pursue post-secondary education in Canada have been anything but ordinary.

The Ed Johnson Project is part of a quiet but determined U.S.-wide effort to remind everyone of the horror of the estimated 4,400 lynchings in this country in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, writes Paul Hunter.

The way West Africans shaped North American cuisine is only now coming into focus, says food historian Michael Twitty. He and African Nova Scotian Wendie L. Wilson are on a mission to celebrate their ancestors’ ingenuity with food.

A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military says.

A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, in the latest chaotic site of civilians desperate to flee Taliban rule.

The U.S. East Coast braces to take a direct hit from Hurricane Henri as it's set to make landfall in Long Island, N.Y., or New England on Sunday evening. Canada's Maritimes are expected to be spared from the worst of Henri.

Catastrophic flooding in mid-Tennessee has left at least eight dead and dozens missing as rains washed away homes and rural roads.

The former captain of Afghanistan's national soccer team, Khalida Popal, says she feels sad for her people who will experience 'another dark period of Taliban.' She urges the international community to speak up and not let the women of Afghanistan feel abandoned by the world.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 79, and his wife Jacqueline, 77, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday.

The U.S. East Coast braces to take a direct hit from Hurricane Henri as it's set to make landfall in Long Island, N.Y., or New England on Sunday evening. Canada's Maritimes are expected to be spared from the worst of Henri.