Bigger tumours, delayed diagnoses as cancer patients struggle amid pandemic

One cancer doctor's message to Canadians: "Don’t delay. Get checked out." As Ontario and other provinces work through a surgical backlog, some patients are facing more aggressive surgeries and tougher choices than they might have a year ago.


When can I expect my voter ​information card?

Your voter information card confirms you’re registered to vote and tells you when and where to cast your ballot. Here’s what you need to know about when to expect it in the mail — and what happens if you don’t receive it.


6 more First Nations in B.C. launch investigations into residential school sites

Leaders of six First Nations across B.C. confirm they have begun the process of investigating the sites of former residential schools on their territories for possible unmarked graves.


U.S. experts expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster 8 months after 2nd shot

U.S. experts expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans eight months after their second shot, sources tell The Associated Press.


Green Party postpones national convention as federal election gets underway

In the midst of a federal election campaign, the Green Party has postponed its national convention that was supposed to take place this week, sources confirm to CBC News.


'Let the firefighters do their job' says B.C. official after evacuees stay behind, putting lives at risk

Thousands of properties remain under evacuation order Monday after "exceptional" high winds fuelled dozens of wildfires across B.C., sending flames barrelling toward several communities.


Haitians scramble to help earthquake victims as country braces for tropical depression Grace

Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in the quake-ravaged coastal town of Les Cayes, Haiti, where 15 bodies had already been extracted.


N.S. First Nations chief arrested by DFO officers as Mi'kmaw fishery begins season

The chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation has been arrested by federal fisheries officers on the day the band's new treaty fishery launched its season in southwest Nova Scotia.


'Horrifying' number of syphilis infections in Alberta reaching pre-antibiotic levels

Despite advances in health care, the number of syphilis infections is skyrocketing across Alberta, reaching the highest levels seen in about 70 years.


Thousands rush Kabul airport to flee country after Taliban topples government

Thousands of people packed into the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday — rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government.