Montreal’s rat problem worsens despite city’s promise to tackle it

Open this photo in gallery: A rat crosses Montreal resident James Klein’s property. Klein says the rats outside his home have stopped him from eating outside all summer.James Klein/The Canadian Press The... Read more »

B.C. researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than... Read more »

Quebec’s RSV immunization program greatly lowered infant hospitalizations, study says

Open this photo in gallery: RSV virions, colorized blue, and anti-RSV antibodies, colorized yellow, shedding from the surface of human lung cells in an electron microscope image from the U.S. National Institutes... Read more »

Wesley Ridge wildfire in B.C. burns in difficult terrain, posing a challenge for firefighters

Open this photo in gallery: A wildfire near Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island early on Saturday morning. The out-of-control fire has been chewing through the densely forested hills on the lake’s northern... Read more »

Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67

Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal Aviation Administration and Army officials about a list of things that went wrong and contributed to... Read more »

Canada has its 1st case of West Nile this year. Here’s what to know about the virus

TORONTO — Confirmation of the first human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year arrived just in time for the August long weekend. The Public Health Agency of Canada... Read more »

Fitness is being promoted in seniors’ homes across Canada for better health, social connection

Open this photo in gallery: Staying active can help seniors avoid serious injuries from falls, a huge risk factor for this age group.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail Ninety-two-year-old Jean Mitchell has been... Read more »

National Defence plans housing on contaminated sites

Gary Goode served as an infantry soldier at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick for almost three and a half years in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Decades later, Goode was diagnosed... Read more »

Talks with Trump’s team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says

WASHINGTON — Canada’s ambassador to the United States said much progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade — despite President Donald Trump’s decision to boost tariffs on Canada to... Read more »

History at risk in Ontario’s Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000... Read more »