Artist Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to The Beatles' hit song Hey Jude sold for $910,000 US on Friday, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien's Auctions said.
As worldwide COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000 on Friday, the World Health organization is warning against a premature lifting of physical distancing restrictions, even as some countries tiptoe towards lifting lockdowns. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada and around the world Friday.
New software the companies plan to add to phones would make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people whom may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.
Canada "fully supports" an appeal from the United Nations for an immediate global ceasefire so the world can fight the coronavirus pandemic together.
As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can't guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay.
Mexico says it has reached an agreement with the United States that will allow it to agree to a deal on oil production cuts with OPEC, Russia and other countries.
As New York City deals with a mounting coronavirus death toll and dwindling morgue space, the city has shortened the amount of time it will hold unclaimed remains before they are buried in the city's public cemetery.
South Korean officials on Friday reported that 91 patients thought cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden expects to name a committee to vet potential running mates next week, according to three Democrats with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans.
If you've been following the Democratic presidential primary and were surprised by Bernie Sanders's exit this week, it might be because pundits misled you about the strength of his campaign, Keith Boag writes.
A small, specialized unit within the Canadian military's intelligence branch began producing detailed warnings and analysis about the emergence of the deadly novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China in early January, CBC News has learned.
Individual countries may indeed be toiling against a common foe in the form of the virus, but the picture of an international community working together and offering a co-ordinated response remains very much a work in progress.
Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
