NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2020

A mild winter has kept ice coverage on the Great Lakes well below average this year, according to the Canadian Coast Guard. Stacy Dufour, the coast guard's ice breaking superintendent for the central and arctic regions said Thursday that, on average, a

There have been 10 shipboard fires or smoke incidents aboard Canada's fleet of front-line frigates over the last two years, according to recently released Department of National Defence summaries and statistics.

Canada's economy added 34,500 jobs last month, enough to push the jobless rate down to 5.5 per cent. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the economy added 35,700 full-time jobs during the month, but that was slightly offset by a loss of 1,200 part-t

Alberta Health Services say three more patients, being treated in hospital for influenza this week, have died from complications connected to the illness. The agency announced the information in their weekly data report released Thursday. So far, fo

Canadian researchers study impact of warming winters as parasites move north

Many bumblebee species have vanished from places where they were once common. Now a new Canadian-led study finds that hotter temperatures during heat waves are to blame, and uses it to predict which bumblebees are most likely to face local extinction as t

Undergraduates at the University of Edinburgh took part in a fierce debate on whether or not beef should be sold. It was set up by student Elly Silverstein (pictured) and gathered 570 signatures.

A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.

Levy would help offset impact of farming by raising price of steak in UK by 25%, says report

The judiciary alleges that Amir Rahimpour passed on information about the Iranian nuclear programme.

APAS is calling for all farm expenses to be exempt from the carbon tax after a new report suggests farmers could lose up to 12 per cent their net income to the measure.

Princess Cruises confirmed the passenger count on the Diamond Princess in an email to CBC News on Tuesday night. None of the Canadian passengers have tested positive for the virus during the first phase of screening, the email says.

Nursing experts say some cost-saving recommendations put forward in an external review of Alberta Health Services released Monday could lead to worse patient outcomes.

Japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the new coronavirus Tuesday after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Hong Kong.

The Federal Court of Appeal says the government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time is reasonable and will stand.

The cost to the Canadian government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial vacation on the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas has risen to $271,000 after the RCMP wrote a cheque two weeks ago for $56,000 worth of meals, accommodations and

Mila posted a video criticising Islam. Death threats followed and she has not gone back to school.

Hundreds of tech workers pack an auditorium for a recent networking event in Toronto. The evening's host glides around the room on a hoverboard, equal parts game show host and techie. "Who here is new to Canada?" asks Jason Goldlist, the co-founder of

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled Saudi Arabia for Canada last year, shared the before-and-after pictures of herself in a niqab and then a bikini on her Twitter account last month.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have racked up more debt than any other Canadian government that didn’t fight a world war or endure a recession during the last 125 years.

Future outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the new coronavirus from China, are likely to increase as humans and animals interact in close proximity, according to one epidemiologist.

The parliamentary budget office says most Canadian households will receive more money back from the federal government's carbon-tax scheme than it will cost them.

The authorities in Burkina Faso are struggling with a growing wave of Islamist militant attacks.

Experts say an increasing number of teachers are suffering concussions at work due to accidents in the classroom and during recess, leaving some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms.

A Toronto-bound Air Canada plane has made an emergency landing at Madrid's international airport after pilots reported an engine problem and tire rupture shortly after takeoff.

For the second time in three weeks, private defence attorneys in Manitoba are refusing to represent legal aid clients in bail court, as of Monday. The president of the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association of Manitoba hopes the resumed job action will "

Yaniv cannot pursue any complaints during this time, and if the costs aren't paid after the six months the complaints can be dismissed altogether

The arrival is a victory lap of sorts for the divisive British populist, who helped lead his country out of the European Union after years and turmoil and delay.

The controversial CEO, 35, made the claim during a fiery appearance at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah on Friday.

On Saturday night, the Edmonton Rage and Calgary Pioneers will be fighting for a win on the ice in first battle of Alberta between the province's first two LGBTQ hockey teams.

Three men are dead and two are injured following a shooting at an Airbnb rental in downtown Toronto late Friday night.

Officials announced immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will face new restrictions.

The blunt description of convicted child sex killer Michael Williams was "horrendous and evil." It fits. His pals called him "Pyro." When the 32-year-old was 17 he raped and murdered Nina Courtepatte at an Edmonton-area golf course with several others.She