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Long-standing, systemic problems hampered co-operation between Canada's spy service and national police force on the investigation of an extremist threat, a new security watchdog report says.

The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't been able to drink their tap water since Oct. 12 when it was found to contain fuel.

A study from Halifax makes the case for mid-sized buildings and less demolition, rather than highrises galore.

After a devastating wildfire season that reduced towns to ash and a heat dome that killed hundreds, climate breakdown is again threatening British Columbians as torrential rain pummelled the province Monday causing landslides and floods that destroyed key infrastructure and took at least one life.

As Arctic ice melts and shipping surges, it’s vital Inuit are involved in the high-level decisions to protect the marine environment along with the ocean and sea ice, which are central to their survival, says the Inuit Circumpolar Council.

The meeting, which stretches two weeks, sees 52 member countries sit down to discuss the conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like species (including makos) in the Atlantic and its adjacent waters.

Plastic production is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and is growing rapidly as demand soars worldwide. If nothing is done, analysts predict it will account for about 13 per cent of the world's remaining carbon budget by 2050. 

Health Canada can add a request from Moderna to Pfizer’s pending offer to vaccinate five- to 11-year-olds, as parents and youngsters in Canada already wait weeks longer than children in the United States for first COVID-19 jabs.

Sen. Denise Batters, a vocal critic of O'Toole, says he cannot lead the party to victory in the next election campaign.

Representatives of 22 UCP constituencies have sent a letter to the party's executive saying they have met the required threshold required for a vote on Kenney’s performance at a special meeting before March 1.

But Jonathan Wilkinson also says the Liberals are not singling out the oil and gas sector to do an unfair amount of heavy lifting in the fight against climate change because all industries that contribute to the problem have to be part of the solution.

A new report by Oceana Canada says Canadian fisheries management has "fallen short" over the last five years, with nearly one in five fish stocks still "critically depleted."

The extreme weather was caused by an atmospheric river — a huge plume of moisture extending over the Pacific and into Washington and Oregon. More than 158,0000 customers were without power in Western Washington at one point Monday afternoon.

Merritt issued an evacuation order for its population of about 7,000, saying residents could not use water from faucets or flush toilets.

When Pedro was diagnosed with HIV, it spurred him to leave a job he’d grown to hate and come to Canada. But he couldn’t tell his mother, and so he can’t use his real name now as he speaks out against the stigma of a diagnosis ahead of a Toronto youth-led HIV conference.