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TRENDING NOW: Hey ‘Die Hard’ fans, John McClane is back, sort of
Yes it's an ad, but it's a pretty awesome ad. Advance Auto Parts must have…
Closure of Canada-U.S. border to non-essential travel extended to Nov. 21
WASHINGTON, Wash. – Restrictions on non-essential travel between Canada and the United States are being…
Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy
OTTAWA – The threat of a possible snap election will be hovering over Parliament Hill…
Facebook’s long and halting fight against misinformation
Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply…
Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains
NORFOLK, Va. – People have been diving to the Titanic's wreck for 35 years. No…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming…
Canada inches toward 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec
TORONTO – Canada's COVID-19 caseload edged closer to the 200,000 mark on Sunday after a…
Trump, Biden go on offence in states they’re trying to flip
LAS VEGAS – President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offence…
Surrey RCMP respond to call where 5 people overdosed
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP say naloxone was used to help five people who overdosed…
‘SNL’ airs Canadian-themed ‘Drake watch’ sketch; Bieber and Carrey also appeared
TORONTO – The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" had a Canadian-themed sketch, complete with…
B.C.’s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results
VANCOUVER – British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for…
Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France was Chechen teen
PARIS – A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher…
New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term…
For grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie changes the subject
NEW YORK – Savannah Guthrie did more than just display her journalistic chops at NBC…
TRENDING NOW: Ice refinisher goes up in flames, driver doesn’t stop
Fire met ice this week after an ice finisher in New York caught on fire.…
‘There’s a lemur!’ 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case
SAN FRANCISCO – Police said Friday they arrested a man suspected of stealing a ring-tailed…
One-eyed colt Mighty Heart just one victory away from capturing Canadian Triple Crown
TORONTO – He's still a win away from ending Canada's lengthy Triple Crown drought, but…
VIRUS DIARY: Becoming a car owner in middle age, abruptly
NEW YORK – It rolled off the car carrier near my home in Brooklyn and…
Why can’t I get a flu shot? Experts address some common questions in an uncommon year
TORONTO – Increased demand for the flu shot has put unprecedented pressure on medical clinics…
iN VIDEO: New York City Ballet principal dancer missed dancing onstage, so she went and found one
When Tiler Peck started giving Instagram ballet classes from her mom’s kitchen in California this…
New Canadian quantum centre to probe nature’s deepest and weirdest secrets
WATERLOO, Ont. – Canadian research will probe some of the deepest and strangest properties of…
World Health Organization study finds remdesivir didn’t help COVID-19 patients
GENEVA – A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral…
Kelowna native Sarah Moras to fight on UFC card in Las Vegas
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras will face Brazil's Vanessa Melo next month on a televised…
TRENDING NOW: This cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ is awesome
Lanie Gardner's cover of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 hit Dreams sung by Stevie Nicks from the…