The latest: Tokyo reports 3,177 new COVID-19 cases — a new single-day high. U.S. CDC calls for masks in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, even for fully vaccinated. Have a coronavirus question or news tip for CBC News? You can…
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An exterior view of an American Airlines B737 Max airplane is seen as a man walks at Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas on December 2, 2020. Cooper Neill | AFP | Getty Images Labor unions representing 40,000 American…
Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks in indoor public places in regions where the coronavirus and especially the delta variant are spreading rapidly, U.S. health authorities said on Tuesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
The decision of U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles to withdraw from the women’s team final to look after her mental health could go a long way toward dispelling stigmas around the issue in sports, experts said. “There has always been, within the…
Nathan Kruljac was a young man of 25 when he experienced some shortness of breath while out for a drive in Surrey, B.C. He went to a walk-in clinic. Minutes later, he was taken to hospital. After a week of…
Disney is planning on closing down almost all of its retail stores in Canada by next month. The iconic chain announced in March that it planned to close 60 locations across North America this year, but had no specific comment…
Merriam-Webster defines hot as “capable of unusual performance” and “currently popular or in demand,” and that’s definitely the case with the sizzling young musicians featured in our annual classical “30 under 30” list, a summer tradition at CBC Music dating back…
The latest: Tokyo reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier record of 2,520 cases on Jan. 7. It brings Tokyo’s total…
When Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer began working on her coming-of-age film Beans, she intended to show Canadian audiences what it was like to be an Indigenous child during the turbulent 78-day conflict known as the Oka Crisis. Deer was born…
Ontario has asked the federal government to ensure Canadians who received mixed COVID-19 vaccines will be cleared for international travel as border measures lift. Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones wrote to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc…