Diseases like meningitis are spreading fast in Gaza as clean water, food, and medicine run out, says a local hospital spokesperson.

While the risk of a coronavirus outbreak here in Canada remains low, health officials do expect more cases to come.

The man who allegedly sold the drugs to the father, Robert Mauro, is facing a slew of charges, including manslaughter, because he’s accused of selling drugs which led to a Patchogue woman’s death.

Vancouver park board commissioner Angela Haer tells BC Today host Michelle Eliot that new bylaws that took effect on Monday are a response to a "very dire" situation in the city's homeless encampments.

A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza has left Cyprus in a pilot project to open a sea route to deliver supplies. The U.S.-based charity World Central Kitchen says it is building a jetty from rubble to receive the ship in Gaza,...

B.C.'s Premier has announced Surrey Memorial Hospital will be getting a new acute care tower, something physicians at the hospital say is a step in the right direction amid overcrowding and long wait times. But as Jon Hernandez reports,...

Hospitals in Gaza are struggling to treat the sick and injured. And that includes patients who are on kidney dialysis.

Civil defence members work around the clock with limited resources and no guarantee of their safety, witnessing horrors.

Civil defence members work around the clock with limited resources and no guarantee of their safety, witnessing horrors.

For more than a month, the Gaza Strip has endured a blockade imposed by Israel.

Palestinian Red Crescent Society said some 300 people are currently in the process of evacuating to the south.

Leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents the actors, voted Thursday to strike after contract talks collapsed with the studios and streaming services that hire them.

Thousands of actors represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) could go on strike as early as Thursday.

Hundreds of African migrants say they've been expelled from Tunisia and are now stranded at the Libyan border.

Tens of thousands of migrants hoping to cross the Mexico border into the United States are in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court put a temporary hold on ending a pandemic-era policy that turned away asylum seekers on public health grounds.

Russia's hammering of critical infrastructure in Ukraine is creating a humanitarian catastrophe for the population and also a more complicated struggle for troops in the field, says Marina Miron, a defence studies expert at King's...

At least two women, along with their children, have left an ISIS detention camp in Syria and are expected to return to Canada this week, CBC News has learned. It’s unclear what role Canada played in the repatriation effort.

From Texas to Virginia to Oklahoma, book bans are increasing at an alarming rate, according to a PEN America report. More than 1,500 bans were instituted in U.S. school districts from July 2021 to March 2022, the highest number ever...

The Retail Industry Leaders Association released a report alleging the safety risks, economic losses, and potential job losses they link to a surge in shoplifting crimes in the United States. Lisa LaBruno, senior EVP of retail operations...

As part of the new package, Brussels will send financial support to neighbouring countries in order to avoid a potential migration crisis.

Faced with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations, Saskatchewan's premier introduced a slew of new public health measures, including mandatory masks for indoor public spaces beginning on Friday, and a proof-of-vaccination system that starts...

The federal government promises swift help for Manitoba’s COVID-19 crisis after a direct plea to the prime minister. But Premier Brian Pallister faces criticism for waiting too long to ask while cases grew.

The backlash against the Tokyo Olympics is growing louder as Japan is hit hard by a fourth wave of COVID-19.

The European Union is threatening to slow exports of the Pfizer vaccine after Astra-Zeneca announced a delay in production. With vaccines in short supply, global health leaders are growing increasingly concerned about the rise of vaccine...