Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic Just a Friend, has died. He was 57.

U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are "killing people" by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Reuters news service was killed Friday as he chronicled fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban near a strategic border crossing amid the continuing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops.

Alan Lagimodiere, Manitoba's newly minted minister for Indigenous reconciliation, has issued an apology after he said those who ran residential schools believed "they were doing the right thing" minutes after being sworn in.

The Polaris Music Prize has revealed its 2021 shortlist, with 10 contenders narrowed down from the initial 40-album longlist announced last month.

Manitoba's families minister is speaking out about recent comments made by Premier Brian Pallister and Indigenous Reconciliation Minister Alan Lagimodiere, saying she is deeply troubled by the remarks.

The delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide and is driving a surge of deaths around the United States, almost entirely among unvaccinated people, U.S. officials said Friday.

Those over 18 will be entered in a draw for up to $1 million in cash, and bursaries of up to $20,000 will be awarded to a few lucky 12- to 17-year-olds.

Two of Nunavut's northernmost health centres are set to close for part of the summer due to a health-care staffing shortage, and five more will have reduced services. Virtual health, fly-in clinics and paramedics will be available instead.

Mexican forest fire crews are set to arrive in Ontario this weekend to help with forest fire suppression efforts in the northwest, the province said Friday. A 17-person crew from Atlantic Canada is also being dispatched as part of international help.