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Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire says the province has never seen this much wildfire activity in recorded history.

This is the story of what comes after the Seven Youth Inquest; it's about the First Nation students in Thunder Bay now and the grassroots that serve them.

A study suggests that rather than helping you go incognito, soapy fragrances could make you a more attractive target, with mosquitoes favouring the scent of volunteers who washed with three out of four popular soap brands tested.

The former governor general said an inquiry cannot be undertaken in public because of the sensitivity of the intelligence involved, and there would be considerable overlap with the work that he has already been doing to investigate the issue of alleged foreign meddling in the last two federal elections.

Emirati leaders extended a long-sought invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the U.N climate conference, known as COP28, in November.

RCMP to reflect on painful history as Canada's police service on 150th anniversary

A Quebec company building a lithium mine and production plan has signed an 11 year deal to sell products to Ford for use in electric car batteries.

Light rainfall and cooler temperatures slowed down wildfire activity in Alberta over the long weekend and more rain that's in the forecast may help firefighters catch a breath during a record-breaking season of fires.

The man charged with recommending how best to deal with foreign interference in Canada's federal elections will finally say whether he believes a public inquiry is necessary.

In some corners of Alberta, there are whispers that the military’s presence has nothing to do with the fires.

As the debate over how to tackle illegal content on internet platforms continues, pro-Kremlin actors are intensifying their disinformation efforts targeting Germans.

The Gitxaała Nation's court challenge is testing how much teeth British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will have on the laws of the province, setting up precedent for the federal equivalent that enshrined UNDRIP into law in 2021.

With 20 million people at the highest risk of famine, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form.

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Premier François Legault said Quebec already has the lowest emissions per capita in North America and he wants that to be remain true in 2030