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Known as Covifenz, the vaccine was developed by Medicago, a biotechnology company based in Quebec City that uses a plant host to make virus−like particles which help the body’s immune system make antibodies.  

Alberta’s budget is out of the red, forecasts a rosy economic future and promises big−bucks spending on hospitals, health care and programs to plug gaps in its burgeoning labour force.

Germany’s vice chancellor said on Thursday, February 24, 2022, that Russia’s attack on Ukraine is “completely illogical” and will backfire, causing western nations to stop buying Russian coal, oil and gas — an important source of income for the resource−rich country.

As the world watched war arrive in Ukraine, Andrii Bukvych was hearing first−hand accounts from family and loved ones in Kyiv. His mother, his sister and her son could hear the explosions, while friends saw Russian helicopters overhead as columns of tanks rolled towards the capital city.

A disaster expert who led recovery teams after the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 230,000 people says British Columbia's climate response strategy must protect the province from future environmental events.

Europe is facing a massive new migration crisis because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Canada should prepare to provide asylum to those fleeing the violence, says a Canadian security expert.

Shock and horror turned to anger on Thursday, February 24, 2022, as Canada and its allies responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a barrage of new sanctions targeting the Russian economy and its leaders that they hoped would avert an all−out war.

From the moment Doug Ford became premier, Ontario's government has run roughshod over the province's Environmental Bill of Rights.

As global warming enables destructive insects and diseases to move farther north into Canada’s forests, keeping the public informed about these pests is critical, says an expert in insects and forest dynamics.

Canadian banks are using “strategic philanthropy” to paper over growing climate concerns in an attempt to lock in young customers for life.

The Toronto educators behind the See Us Learn Us seminars are helping teachers and school administrators across Canada work out how to include more of the Black Canadian experience in their curricula.

Scientists plan a vast global store of aquatic noises to help monitor marine life, identify species — and even uncover regional dialects.

Where the protests in Canada's capital were organized, unified and bent on disruption, the D.C. endeavour appears amorphous and is still taking shape. 

Ambassador Oleg V. Stepanov met Joly at the headquarters of Global Affairs Canada on Thursday, where she told him Russia has violated Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.

A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year−round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the funds could be better spent elsewhere.