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After a cold winter, the critter's appearance above ground with a burrow-mate at 3:40 p.m. Monday at the Springs Preserve marked the latest date since an annual watch contest began in 2000.

The 10-day mission involves sling-shotting into deep space for a figure-8 manoeuvre around the dark side of the moon. If it is successful, Artemis II will mark the first time any human has ventured so far from Earth.

Recent cases of violence across Canada demonstrate a clear need to treat mental illness early instead of waiting until a serious crime happens, says an executive with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms.

Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by or is disavowing earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way to keep the health-care system sustainable.

Democracies like Canada can be "reliable suppliers" of goods that espouse both environmental sustainability and the rule of law, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The financial support Canada is offering for the clean energy transition is competitive with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) south of the border, a new report from TD Economics says.

Ontario's largest conservation authority says it was not consulted on the decision to move the Ontario Science Centre, despite owning the land it currently sits on.

Canada suspended consular services in Sudan on Sunday, April 23, 2023, amid reports of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats and as armed conflict escalated in the East-African country.

A group of environmentalists rallied outside of Ontario MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy’s office Saturday, urging the Progressive Conservative government to scrap its contentious plan to open up land in the province's protected Greenbelt for housing development.

With lockdowns and masks being mandated by the government due to COVID-19, some groups more than others felt their rights infringed. Max Fawcett talks it over with a libertarian on the latest episode of Maxed Out.

A new tidal energy pilot project to reduce dependence on diesel in B.C.’s remote coastal communities is set to launch after getting $2 million in provincial funding.

A new movie based on a book by the same name explores climate activism beyond peaceful, “reasonable” actions.

The Alberta Energy Regulator’s president and CEO was in the hot seat Monday at a parliamentary committee meeting where MPs quizzed him on the regulator’s role in failing to quickly communicate information about multiple tailings leaks in northern Alberta to downstream communities and various levels of government.

Mycelium has recently burst into the spotlight, with proponents saying it offers remedies to some of the ills of industrialization, like plastic pollution.