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Towering iceberg causes Newfoundland traffic jam as onlookers flock for glimpse
A towering iceberg stationed off Newfoundland's east coast is drawing dozens of people to the small shoreline community sitting in its shadow.
Sajjan to talk defence, trade and innovation with Indian officials this week
Military matters, trade, culture and innovation are among the issues Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be talking about during a trip to India.
Warm summer means increased risk of forest fires, meteorologists say
Nearly a year after the massive wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray, Alta., a climate scientist says there may be more forest fires in Canada this summer.
B.C. party leaders take election campaign to annual Sikh celebration
British Columbia's Liberal and NDP leaders largely kept the politics out of their speeches while addressing the Sikh community at the annual Vaisakhi celebration this weekend.
TV host Jimmy Kimmel jokes about legal marijuana in Canada
TV host Jimmy Kimmel had a bit of fun on a night when the Canadian government has introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana.
B.C. party leaders slamming opponents' spending promises on campaign trail
British Columbia's party leaders levelled criticism at each other's spending promises as they spent Good Friday campaigning.
Alberta premier warns her government workers away from campaigning for B.C. NDP
Alberta's NDP premier Rachel Notley has a message for anyone in her government who is thinking of going to British Columbia to campaign for the New Democrats in that province's election: Think again.
Quebec introduces legislation aimed at cracking down on pit-bull-type dogs
Quebec's public security minister says the province intends to eventually ban pit bulls on its territory.
Canada announces sanctions on 27 top Syrian officials in effort to pressure Assad
Canada has announced sanctions against 27 high-ranking officials in the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Polar bear, monarch butterfly among 517 Canadian species on international at-risk list
Polar bears and the Canadian monarch butterfly have been added to an international list of species and subspecies that are at risk of disappearing entirely from the planet.