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Five years ago, on March 17, 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Ontario due to the spread of the coronavirus; in the days that followed, this is what it looked like.

Germany's spy agency put at 80 to 90 per cent the likelihood that the coronavirus behind COVID-19 was accidentally released from a Wuhan lab, two German newspapers reported.

The World Health Organization’s member countries agreed on a draft 'pandemic treaty' that sets guidelines for how to confront the next global health crisis.

Incentive programs for years have influenced where movies are shot, increasingly driving film production out of California and to other countries with favourable tax incentives.

Russell Brand made the remarks days after being charged with with rape and sexual assault of four women.

One of three men on trial for the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy, who was struck by a stray bullet on Jane Street nearly five years ago, testified Wednesday.

United States President Donald Trump had an annual physical Friday and concluded, “I did well,” praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability.

A petition has been launched calling on Amazon to remove '51st state' merchandise, but business and marketing professors say it's unlikely to happen.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children in Dec. 17, 1936. Here's a timeline of key events in his life.

The World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, set into motion policies that would upend the lives of Canadians for years to come.

The Bank of England lowered its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.50 per cent, taking it to its lowest level since mid-2023.

David Lynch was a four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and the creator of 'Twin Peaks.'

The department has in the past deployed what are known as “extraordinary measures” or accounting maneuvers to keep the government operating.

The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides US$100 billion in disaster aid and US$10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers.

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent with new data showing inflation rising to 2.6 per cent, further above the bank's two per cent target.

The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.

The White House expects to pull back unfinished rules across several agencies if there isn’t enough time to finalize them before Donald Trump takes office.

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.

Pardons are historically afforded to those accused of specific crimes – and usually those who have already been convicted of an offense.

Spirit Airlines filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition after working out terms with bondholders. The U.S. budget airline has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020.