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On Wednesday, the Nova Scotia Department of Labour said the fire at Cape Breton’s Donkin Mine was caused by an overheated ball bearing on the conveyor system — which moves coal around and out of the mine — igniting the conveyor belt.

Marguerite Trussler's report comes in the waning days of a bitter election campaign with voters going to the polls on May 29.

Poilievre argues Johnston is unable to do that work independently because he used to be a member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which is under scrutiny for accepting a donation reportedly linked to the Chinese government. 

The mayor of a west-central Alberta town said it was emotional to return home nearly two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to flee, but thousands elsewhere remain on edge as scores of fires continue to rage across much of the West.

An air-quality expert says smoky skies over British Columbia have become the norm over the past few summers, but not everyone seems aware of the serious health hazards it represents.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre said this week that if he became prime minister, his government would pass legislation to deny repeat violent offenders access to bail — and while the proposal speaks to Canadians' deepening concerns about crime, experts suggest it would likely be unconstitutional.

North America's existential debate about the virtues and dangers of oil and gas pipelines faces a critical test today in Wisconsin.

A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 Alberta election.

In an era inundated with scams involving mysterious princes or easy fortunes — if you just hand over a few bucks in advance — you're probably right to be wary of anyone offering free money.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Hiroshima, Japan for the G7 Leaders’ Summit, where he’s expected to push for increased co-operation on global and economic security to guard against geopolitical instability and the threat of climate change.

After her father was assassinated, Ilwad Elman and her family fled war-torn Somalia, becoming refugees in Canada. But at 20, she returned home — and stayed — to build support for survivors in a country where gender-based violence is rampant.

Whales seem to find food by sniffing for a chemical cue. Scientists are hoping to turn this into an early warning system to help save the imperilled species.

The energy giant Suncor has moved into the next phase of its plans to expand oil and gas drilling off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, bolstering the province’s push to become an offshore superpower.

Research published by the University of Waterloo last week found that in 2020, Canadians generated close to one million tonnes of e-waste — things like cellphones, computers, TVs and home appliances that are old, broken or unwanted.

His comment comes as electricity generation becomes the latest jurisdictional battle over climate policy between federal and provincial governments.