Canadian scientists are racing to understand more about the threat of the omicron variant — how fast it spreads, whether it causes more or less severe illness, and if it can escape previous immunity to COVID-19.
The U.S. just lost Afghanistan to the Taliban. Can it really deter Russia’s Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine? We’re about to find out whether an old superpower, using new sanction threats, can still shape events in eastern Europe.
Protecting Prince Harry and his family during their visits to Canada cost Canadian taxpayers more than $334,000 over a period of less than four years, CBC News has learned.
With the year nearly over, only about a tenth of the 40,000 Afghan refugees Canada promised to bring into the country have made it here so far — and Ottawa now says it could take up to two years to resettle everyone.