Documents show the Toronto police officer, who is also the father of the suspect wanted in connection with Bill Horrace's death, pleaded guilty to internal police charges in 2016.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments.

The coronavirus pandemic in Africa is reaching "full speed'' and it's good to prepare for the worst-case scenario, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief said Thursday, after a South African official said a single province is preparing 1.5 million gravesites.

The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.

Since the method is reliant on owning a smartphone, it might miss the mark with some demographics, experts say.

As Canada's allies ban Huawei odds that Ottawa will take similar actions are increasing.

A growing chorus of public health experts is urging federal, state and local officials to prioritize reopening K-12 schools, which will likely require closing some other establishments.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office identified Rivera, 33, as the person reported missing in Lake Piru, which lies roughly an hour northwest of Los Angeles.