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These Canadian farmers have a plan for tackling climate change
Agriculture is a major contributor to Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, farmers are hit by some of the worst effects of climate change. But a coalition of farming groups says they can also be a part of the solution.
Sickening conditions at China's wildlife markets
Amid a lethal outbreak, China faces growing calls to ban wild animal markets for good.
What's it like to be quarantined in Canada? Not too shabby
It's the little luxuries that make all the difference to Myriam Larouche.
More Wuhan evacuees arrive in Canada
A second Canadian plane carrying evacuees from the quarantined region of Hubei, China, has landed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario.
Wet'suwet'en protests encourage activists Canadian ways will change
Opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northwestern British Columbia say they believe protests across the country are sparking a growing awareness of Indigenous rights that will lead to long-term change.
Port McNeill Mayor says strike has left workers financially devastated
A tentative agreement in a forest industry strike that kept 3,000 workers off the job since last July is being greeted with cautious optimism by a Vancouver Island mayor who says the dispute put some families and businesses on the brink of bankruptcy.
RCMP arrest Wet’suwet’en matriarchs at final camp blocking pipeline
Police officers sawed apart a wooden gate with the word “reconciliation” painted on it and pulled down red dresses meant to honour MMIWG. Seven people were arrested.
What are flood maps? Your property value depends on them and they may be dangerously outdated
Communities across the country have been hit with abnormally intense flooding in recent years, and appraisers say they need better flood maps to provide more accurate information.
Kenney vents about Democrats trying to block Keystone XL pipeline
Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse on Saturday, February 8, 2020, as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidential hopefuls who have vowed to block the controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion.
There's a Canadian on Diamond Princess confirmed to have coronavirus
Princess Cruises says a Canadian is among an additional 66 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.
Wet'suwet'en supporters at B.C. legislature
Efforts by hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation to halt a pipeline project have prompted arrests and spurred a national movement that saw protesters light a ceremonial fire at the front steps of the legislature in Victoria and block railway traffic in Ontario.
Coronavirus: Canada standing by and ready to help China
Canada is standing by in case China asks for more help as it grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, February 9, 2020, noting that the virus continues to pose little threat in this country.
Trudeau goes to Kuwait to visit troops
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit Canadian troops in Kuwait on Monday, February 10, 2020, about a month after they were relocated there from Iraq.
Iran doesn't have expertise to analyze crash flight recorders
Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Iran doesn't have experts who can analyze the data recorders from a civilian airliner it shot down last month and it's time to send the black boxes out of the country.