Canada

In a changing climate, extreme wildfire events are becoming far more common and more intense, according to a new analysis.

Edmonton’s mayor says that the issues behind homelessness, opioid overdoses and mental health crises cannot be fixed by cities.

Prosecutors say that Nikhil Gupta, at the behest of an Indian government official, tried to engage a hit man to kill an American citizen who is a Sikh separatist.

Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their class-action lawsuit.

Human rights groups are urging Canada to stop holding migrants seeking asylum in jails, often with people accused of violent crimes.

The return of the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup finals after 18 years has brightened up Alberta’s capital after some difficult times.

Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery of its wreckage, 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea.

In a cold, remote corner of northern Quebec, a sexual abuse scandal pushed a church to the edge. The Rev. Gérard Tsatselam, from Cameroon, must comfort the afflicted to bring it back.

The Group of 7 gathers major industrialized countries, but its leaders are politically weak and Ukraine and Gaza remain unsolved.

A Toronto police officer mounted a defiant social media campaign against her employer. The police ruled that she had tried to destroy the agency’s reputation.

Grizzly Bear 178, or Nakoda, as she was known to her fans on social media, was hit in Yoho National Park, hours after her cubs were struck and killed in a separate accident, officials said.

Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new study turned the fossil upside down.

American travelers going abroad this summer will find their money buys more in some unexpected countries, including Japan and Australia.

A report by a parliamentary committee said that politicians, who were not named, had helped China, India and other countries meddle in Canadian politics.

A police force outside Toronto said that charges against Frank Stronach, 91, relate to episodes from as long ago as the 1980s and as recent as last year.

Including titles by John Vaillant, Ayana Mathis, Katie Williams and more.

It turns out A.I. is surprisingly Canadian.

A new bulletin says China is trying to step up recruitment of Western-trained fighter pilots to improve its air combat capability.

Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change.

Convicted in the murder of six women (though he boasted of killing many more), he died of unspecified injuries after being assaulted in prison.

A watchdog agency found roadblocks to the flow of information both within the spy agency and the public service.

Federal regulators said that the portable bed rails posed a serious entrapment hazard and a risk of death by asphyxiation.

Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for another season of wildfires.

Officials in Toronto and many residents ask why the province of Ontario is turning a former waterfront park over to an Austrian spa operator.

The bluffs, dunes and lagoons of the Magdalens, a colorful yet tranquil island chain north of Prince Edward Island, are far from everywhere. That’s the point.

While the post office considers plans to revamp its business model, any major fixes are likely to be politically vexing.

Despite a relatively wet spring, government officials are warning that persistent drought across Western Canada could leave the region vulnerable to major fires.

The trading card maker Topps said it made 110 custom cards for Liz McGuire, who was hit by a ball at a game in Toronto on Friday between the Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays.

In Canada, cannabis poisonings rose sharply among people 65 and older after the country legalized the drug, a new study found.

On an epic road trip, a family plots a course from Alaska to the Lower 48, passing through some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery. The tally: 2,200 miles, five national parks, numerous hot springs and one excellent reindeer hot dog.

Three new books show us why the United States should do everything it can to nip the possibility in the bud.

In newspaper columns and on radio and TV, he was his country’s “premier provocateur,” gaining a wide audience for his conservative attacks on liberals and environmentalists.

The Nobel laureate, whose precisely written stories about southwestern Ontario many considered “without equal,” died this week at 92.

The police believe the killer, who died in an Idaho jail, may be linked to the unsolved murders of other women in British Columbia, Alberta and the United States.

The Biden administration is betting that new China tariffs will be politically popular, even if they could slow the transition from fossil fuels.

The fire, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, has put the community, which is haunted by the costliest wildfire in Canadian history, on high alert.

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

Smoke from wildfires in Canada draped Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin on Sunday and Monday. But experts say the air quality in the nation’s middle is unlikely to be as bad as last summer.

As smoke from wildfires drifted south over the weekend, officials urged people to avoid prolonged exertion and to limit their time outdoors.

After their strike last year failed to win the right to work remotely, the unions are challenging a plan calling for three days a week at workplaces.