Wildfire concern differs widely across Canada, poll shows

Open this photo in gallery: The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire south of Fort Nelson, B.C., June 10. Seven in 10 respondents in B.C. say they had taken some action to reduce wildfire... Read more »

Anand says Indo-Pacific strategy will have economic focus but maintain values

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada’s relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada’s recent moves to overcome its... Read more »

How a Quebec town fought to keep its ER open and welcomed foreign workers

Open this photo in gallery: Martine Riopel fought to keep the emergency room in Rivière-Rouge, Que., open because her cancer therapy made her more vulnerable to infections.ROGER LEMOYNE After her breast cancer... Read more »

Israeli strike kills children collecting water, Gaza officials say. IDF says there was a malfunction

At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in central Gaza on Sunday, local officials said, in an Israeli missile strike that... Read more »

Half of requests for complex dental work are being rejected under national insurance plan

As federal dental care expands to cover most uninsured Canadians, providers say some procedures are being bogged down by paperwork and processing delays. Health Canada says 52 per cent of requests for pre-authorized... Read more »

The truth about sexual violence in tree-planting

Note: This article discusses sexual violence. Please read with care. If you have experienced sexual violence, resources are available at Ending Sexual Violence. Because of the sensitive nature of discussing assault, The... Read more »

Serge Fiori, singer of Quebec’s Harmonium, was an uncompromising visionary and towering cultural icon

Open this photo in gallery: Montreal-based progressive folk-rockers Harmonium were superstars in Quebec in the second half of the 1970s and a rare band from the province to achieve recognition in the... Read more »

Trump says 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to proceed starting Aug. 1

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30 per cent against the European Union and Mexico starting on Aug. 1, after weeks of negotiations with the key trading allies failed... Read more »

Canada won’t let this Afghan refugee in from the U.S. His family worries the Taliban might kill him back home

It’s difficult for Shafiqa Jalali to talk about her son Mohammad Younesi without crying.  Jalali, her husband, their four adult children and daughter-in-law all found asylum in Canada after fleeing the Taliban’s rule in... Read more »

Learning to fly with Ontario’s bald eagles

Emerging from a thicket behind me, the young bald eagle flew nervously across the river and crashed spectacularly into some tree branches, snapping them with an audible crunch.  I breathed a sigh... Read more »