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Forest fires in northwestern Ontario have devastated several communities, forcing widespread evacuations and destroying homes and buildings in one First Nation ...

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About 130 members of Neskantaga First Nation have been evacuated to a Toronto hotel, waiting to know when they’ll be able to return home, while hundreds of pe...

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The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T....

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Nearly 200 wildfires are currently burning across Northern Ontario, with 57 said to be out of control.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney says NATO countries are bolstering their own defence forces as US President Donald Trump threatens to pull out of the alliance.

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will work with Swedish manufacturer Saab on up to 10 early warning surveillance planes built by a Canadian c...

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Search and rescue officials in British Columbia say six people are still believed to be in the waters off of Vancouver airport after a marine rescue.

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Four new provinces — Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia — have signed onto a federal program aimed at helping low-income homeown...

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A stifling heat dome that sat over much of British Columbia five years ago is being remembered by the provincial health officer as traumatic for people who lost...

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US President Donald Trump said he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements pushing back on his tariffs.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office — part of his government's effort to build stronger trade and diplomatic...

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The federal Liberals plan to unfurl measures today to counter fraud and strengthen Canadians' financial security — the latest in a series of pre-budget announ...

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney cut taxes and keep the federal deficit under $42 billion in the coming budget.

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Premier David Eby says a pipeline plan across northern BC by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith threatens community support and social licence that would allow othe...

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The head of the Alberta teachers union said on Monday the provincewide strike by thousands of members is about drawing a line in the sand on underfunding and ov...

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The Delegation of the EU to Canada, in partnership with Canada’s National Observer, invites you to join a panel discussion event on the fight against wildfire...

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Heather McPherson kicked off her campaign for the leadership of the federal NDP in Edmonton on Sunday.

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Canada Border Services Agency says the service outage at its primary inspection kiosks has been resolved after causing delays at customs in some of Canada's bus...

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Seniors, long-term care residents, hospital staff and patients in Ontario will be able to get the flu shot starting this week.

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Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are preparing for the cull of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm following an outbreak of avian i...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney said there are many possibilities for Canada after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, where US Pres...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is in his hometown of Edmonton for two days of planning meetings ahead of Parliament’s return next week.

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Quebec premier François Legault is scheduled to announce a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday, hoping that new blood can help turn around his party's fortunes ...

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Residents in Stratford, Ont., were being asked to stay on the lookout Wednesday as five of the city's iconic swans remained at large. What started as a typical ...

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Police have said that Steffen Skjottelvik, 29, may have been swept up by the swift-moving Hayes River while travelling on foot between Fort Severn, Ont., and Yo...

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There's been a surge in wildfire activity in British Columbia associated with this week's high temperatures and thousands of lightning strikes, with dozens of n...

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The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada, federal officials said Friday, and there is a high risk that more fires will break ou...

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On Friday, the federal government announced $21.5 million for a handful of carbon capture projects in Alberta, and while the amount isn’t going to move the ne...

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Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it's a fossil fuel t...

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