Category Archives: Canada

Climate change could be altering northern ecosystems more quickly and profoundly than anyone surmised, suggests a study that focused on a large Arctic lake. “Everything is so intricately connect...

Canadians seeking updates on public emergencies will soon have to look no further than their mobile phones. Later this week, telecom providers will become part of the National Public Alerting System a...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Tony Bussey knew for a long time that his mammoth waistline threatened his health. But it wasn’t until two years ago, when he felt his 567 pounds endangered others during ...

MONTREAL - A Quebec anti-poverty group is worried about a provincial program that imposes financial penalties on welfare seekers who fail to take part. As of April 1, first-time seekers can lose up to...

A story about a missing lunch of shrimp fried rice is captivating social media and shedding light on an often overlooked but highly contentious aspect of office politics: fridge etiquette. Interaction...

HALIFAX - More than two years after a Montreal-born yoga instructor was found dead inside her Halifax home, a trial was scheduled to begin for her former partner Tuesday. Nicholas Jordan Butcher is ex...

OTTAWA - Medical marijuana patients are bracing for an uphill battle in their bid to convince the federal government to exempt medicinal cannabis from excise taxes. Their lobbying effort will begin on...

SASKATOON - A teen geologist from the Saskatoon area is feeling a bit more weighed down after a visit to the rock vault at the University of Saskatchewan last week. But he’s fine with that. Prof...

TORONTO - The Ontario government is pushing back against New York State’s Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that state. A new regulation that took effect S...

HALIFAX - Most scientists have wrapped up their work scanning waters off the eastern U.S. coast for endangered North Atlantic right whales, capping off a dismal season that has seen an unprecedented n...