Arctic

In the forested state hardest hit by fires, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's Orwellian messaging is taking hold.

Full-tilt chaos has descended on the Arctic, a region that’s now warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet.

Canada's science minister says the Trudeau government has worked hard to unmuzzle scientists and to amplify scientific evidence about climate change.

Climate change has hurt the northern economy in ways few southern Canadians can appreciate, says Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, but he also wants to make sure his territory benefits from increased shipping traffic as Arctic sea ice recedes.

Despite President Donald Trump's anti-NATO rhetoric, the "facts on the ground" in Europe show the United States is more supportive of the alliance than before, says NATO's chief.

Weather watchers are focused on the world's most northerly community which has been in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave.

Italian physicist Enrico Fermi had a knack for back-of-the-envelope calculations. In a famous lunch-time conversation in 1950, Fermi used his knowledge of astronomy and probability to highlight a problem: If intelligent life exists elsewhere in the galaxy and if long-distance space travel is achievable, then Earth should have been visited by aliens by now.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday, June 26, 2019, in Edmonton.

The Canadian Coast Guard's recent struggles resupplying northern communities and rescuing ice-jammed ferries appear set to continue despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to spend $15.7 billion on "a complete fleet renewal."

Canadian and American scientists will study why an unusually high number of dead grey whales are washing ashore on the west coast.

The federal Liberals have ripped open Canada's multibillion-dollar plan to build new ships for the navy and coast guard, prompting cheers and frustration from shipyards in different parts of the country.

Northerners could get relief from sky-high grocery bills if Ottawa were to help regulate and encourage the sale of food harvested from the land, a federal advisory board has concluded.

The shadow of a new Cold War hung heavy on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, as the commander of North America's early-warning system urged Canada and the U.S. to get on with upgrading the continent's aging defences in the face of growing threats from Russia and others.

Recent Russian moves in the Arctic have renewed debate over that country's intentions and Canada's own status at the top of the world.

As Ottawa limps across the finish line of its snowiest January on record, cherry blossoms are blooming at the legislature in coastal Victoria, B.C.