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Doctors answer questions about schools reopening during the pandemic including how effective masks are in keeping schools safe from the spread of COVID-19.

As the pandemic continues, frustrated musicians are finding ways to connect with fans in shared virtual concert spaces, including in Minecraft. And as Eli Glasner reports, this new online experience could be here to stay.

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The Competition Bureau is investigating Amazon.ca for practices that might be harming Canadian businesses. The competition watchdog is seeking input from Amazon's marketplace third-party sellers.

As British Columbia experiences an upward swing of COVID-19 cases, officials are turning to increased contract tracing and celebrity PSAs to help turn things around.

New Brunswick may be the first province in the country to call an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to make that call soon after an unusual effort by the PC leader to avoid a vote by luring the legislature's three opposition parties into a coalition was rejected by the Liberals.

Almost two weeks after a massive ammonium nitrate explosion devastated Beirut, 3-year-old Canadian Alexandra Naggear's image has become synonymous with Lebanon's pain and outrage.

Some parents and teachers are still frustrated with Ontario back-to-school plans despite the announcement of new safety measures, including a staggered return to class.

Toronto Public Health warns 550 people could have been exposed to the coronavirus at the Brass Rail Tavern strip club between Aug. 4 and Aug. 8 after an employee tests positive.

Canada could be in for a major fall spike in COVID-19 cases if testing, contact tracing, and personal protection measures don't strengthen with schools and businesses reopening, according to new modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Actions by residents of Schomberg, Ont., helped lead to an arrest and hate crime investigation after multiple Indigenous Lives Matter signs were stolen and burnt in the community.

The Ontario government promises $550 million in spending to make the return to school safer for two million students — but stops short of the demands by parents and unions for smaller class sizes.

Community leaders and health officials faced numerous challenges when managing COVID-19 in southwestern Ontario’s Low German communities, which is often distrustful of outsiders and faced backlash when outbreaks occurred.

As a new study reports hundreds of deaths around the world that were likely due to misinformation about COVID-19, a University of Waterloo student has developed Quarantrivia, an online trivia game designed to make it fun to learn the facts about the coronavirus that causes the illness.

Big promises about getting kids back in class safely and Ontario is putting up some big bucks, but with only a few weeks to go, there may not be enough time to get things done. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in areas where it had previously been contained. Plus, the physical danger of COVID-19 misinformation.

For months, British Columbia was a model of COVID-19 containment, but now it seems to be on a dangerous backslide with Wednesday having the third-highest total since the beginning of the pandemic. The finger is increasingly getting pointed at young people not following safety protocols.

The Saskatchewan government is taking a Métis man to court over his right to protest at a park near the legislature. Tristen Durocher recently walked more than 600 kilometres to Regina, where he set up a teepee and began a hunger strike to call for a legislated suicide prevention plan.

An agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates' to normalize diplomatic relations is a foreign policy win for U.S. President Donald Trump and could create a stronger opposition to Iran in the region.

Protesters angry over the contentious election result in Belarus have been met with beatings by police, and thousands have been thrown in jail with some being forced to make hostage-style videos claiming they are giving up demonstrations.

The United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and France have implemented new restrictions as COVID-19 cases increase in several European countries. Some say reduced travel restrictions in Europe are behind the increases.

The federal government is putting up $50 million to help farmers whose products went to waste and redirect the surplus to vulnerable Canadians, but the money may have come too late.

Experts say ventilation should be addressed to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 especially in older schools or those without classroom windows.

Volunteers, including a Canadian, are part of ongoing efforts to contain an oil spill off Mauritius before a damaged Japanese ship falls apart causing further damage to the coastline and marine life.

U.S. vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris has significant ties to Canada, but it’s not something she talks about much. Her mother brought Harris and her sister to Montreal in the 1970s, and she even graduated from Westmount High School.

There are accusations of excessive force after an arrest in Vancouver where a man was punched, Tasered and had a knee put on his neck, but Vancouver Police are standing by the officers' actions.