National News

Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the treatment approach taken can help inform future case

OTTAWA — Canada is trying to push the world's nations to stick with the goals they set to confront the planet's main challenges, despite rising geopolitical confrontation that has made the 2030 deadlines more difficult to meet.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

OTTAWA — As the federal government battles TikTok in court over Ottawa’s order to close its Canadian offices, Canada’s industry minister says families should make their own decisions about whether to continue using the app.

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

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 in an apparent act of grief.

OTTAWA — Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, is the latest Liberal to say he will not run in the next federal election.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man killed in an avalanche in the state of Utah over the weekend is being remembered as a nature lover and adventure seeker who will be sorely missed.

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. Sitting on the couch in her Edmonton home as her children clamour for her attention, she pauses to think.