Hong Kong police arrested the former executive editor-in-chief of the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid on Wednesday, local media reported, the latest arrest in a national security investigation of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's newspaper.

July 20, 2021 | Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, putting thousands of people at risk, and it’s getting harder to fight them. Athletes may be excited about the opening of the Olympics, but residents are more worried the event will become a superspreader event. Plus, billionaire Jeff Bezos took a short space flight, but what does it mean for the general public?

Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died. German Chancellor Angela Merkel meanwhile made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country.

Calgary-based WestJet said today that after months of negotiations, it has officially ended talks with the federal government on a financial aid package to help the airline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking publicly for the first time about her party’s internal strife, former Green party leader Elizabeth May is urging those who oppose leader Annamie Paul to strike a truce with her allies before a widely anticipated fall election.

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for July 20.

Mark Carney says he won't be on the Liberal ticket if there's an election this fall.

India's excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic were a staggering 10 times the official death toll, according to the most comprehensive research done to date.

The federal government's plan to reopen the border to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens next month could be complicated by the threat of strike action.

Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is typically marked by communal prayers, large social gatherings, the slaughtering of livestock and giving meat to the needy. This year, the Muslim holiday comes as many countries battle the delta variant.