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Canadian forests are increasingly primed for severe, uncontrollable wildfires, a study published Thursday said, underlining what the authors described as a pressing need to proactively mitigate the "increased threat posed by climate change."

When asked about her life in Syria a decade ago, Amani Shamseddin struggles to find the words.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence suggesting high levels of road salt in B.C.

OTTAWA — China is accusing Canada of hypocrisy for criticizing Beijing's human-rights record, pointing to issues faced by Indigenous Peoples.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man killed in an avalanche in Utah over the weekend is being remembered as an avid outdoorsman who loved nature.

MONTREAL — An operation to off-load thousands of tonnes of corn from a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal has been postponed to the weekend.

A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her dead newborn for 17 days in 2018 has lost another calf, and researchers say she is again carrying the body.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December.

OTTAWA — Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world's most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world.