Canada

Scientists head to Nunavut island to help solve Mars methane mystery

AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND, NUNAVUT - A team of researchers has travelled to a remote Arctic island in the hopes of better understanding the possibility of life on Mars. Astrobiologist Haley Sapers, an adjun...

Jul 18, 2023

She planted more than 4,500 trees in a day and found an audience of millions

To plant more than 4,500 trees in one day, you don't move like a gardener, you move like a machine. In a video viewed millions of times on social media, Leslie Dart walks across a desolate and burnt l...

Jul 18, 2023

Capelin feed Newfoundland's puffins and whales, and some worry they're in trouble

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Marine scientists and conservationists are calling on officials to pause Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial capelin fishery. The tiny shimmering fish are an important staple in ...

Jul 18, 2023

CP NewsAlert: BC Coroner issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after child's death

VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner has issued a public safety bulletin about wildfire smoke as it confirmed a nine-year-old boy died from a medical condition aggravated by the smoke. The service sa...

Jul 17, 2023

First troops in B.C. for wildfire fight, as helicopters and Hercules plane readied

The Canadian Armed Forces says the first troops to help in British Columbia's wildfire fight have arrived in the province, with more soldiers, helicopters and a Hercules plane poised for deployment. T...

Jul 17, 2023

Online News Act: Google withholds AI chatbot as Meta runs ads opposing new law

OTTAWA - The tech giants are continuing their battle against the Liberal government, with Google deciding against allowing its new artificial-intelligence chatbot to be used in Canada and Meta running...

Jul 17, 2023

Scientific adviser resigns from Health Canada, calls for overhaul of pesticide rules

OTTAWA - An independent scientific adviser has resigned from a Health Canada committee on pesticide management over concerns about a lack of transparency and scientific oversight. Dr. Bruce Lanphear, ...

Jul 17, 2023

Endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence

FREDERICTON - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear has been seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off New Brunswick. The department says the entangled ani...

Jul 17, 2023

Digital publication fights CRA finding that it does not produce 'original news'

OTTAWA - A digital publication is asking the Federal Court to review a decision by the Canada Revenue Agency that prevents it from accessing incentives for journalism. The Academic Journalism Society,...

Jul 17, 2023

Wildfires: Quebec ends ban on open fires inside forests for first time since May

MONTREAL - Quebec has completely lifted its ban on open fires in or near forests in the southern half of the province for the first time since May. The Forests Department says 23 fires remain active i...

Jul 17, 2023