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Extreme weather causes significant flight cancellations
WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days.
Heavy snow and extreme cold creates travel chaos across B.C.
An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries.
London police believe woman's allegations of sexual assault by Canadian junior team players
Police in London, Ont., say they have grounds to believe a woman was sexually assaulted by five players on Canada's 2018 junior men's hockey team.
Police searching for motive in 'horrendous' Vaughan condo mass shooting
Police north of Toronto are working to determine the motive in what they've called a "horrendous" shooting at a condo that left five people, plus the suspected gunman, dead.
Imports of straws and other single-use plastics now banned in Canada
Canada's ban on the manufacture and import for sale of some plastic items, including grocery bags and straws, has taken effect.
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick expecting huge snow dump in places
Parts of Central and Eastern Canada could see as much as 20 centimetres of snow by the end of the weekend, as a winter storm continues its path eastward.
UN official warns of 'trust deficit' in Montreal biodiversity talks
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations says the ongoing tension around public financing to save nature stem from a "trust deficit" because wealthier countries have failed to fulfil their financing promises to developing nations in the past.
Canada's climate action plan is underfunded and lacks clarity on top risks
The Canadian Climate Institute put out the report that makes 11 recommendations for improvements to the federal government's draft $1.6-billion strategy that was released in November.
Ottawa must demand resource companies keep Indigenous women safe: report
A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls.
Canada re-imposes sanctions and will no longer repair Nord Stream turbines
Canada has revoked an exemption to sanctions that had allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for the Nord Stream pipeline operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom.