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Researchers say climate change is the driving force behind the pests’ northward push Blacklegged ticks, like this one seen on a blade of grass, are among the ticks growing their habitats in Canada in recent years. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Reuters)  Climate change is pushing ticks into new habitats across …

Former climate body member says she’s disappointed in Mark Carney Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith acknowledge the crowd before signing an energy agreement in Calgary on May 15. (Todd Korol/Reuters)  A former member of Canada’s top climate body said the pipeline deal Canada signed with Alberta is …

Project has tentative agreements with German buyers to take natural gas from B.C. The proposed Ksi Lisims LNG is located at Wil Milit, approximately 15 kilometres northwest of Gingolx, a B.C. coastal community about 80 kilometres north of Prince Rupert. The land is undeveloped, but was previously logged. (Nisga’a Lisims Government)  …

Jesse Brown says news organization still stands by rest of podcast about WE Charity As part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit, Canadaland publisher and editor Jesse Brown told a Toronto courtroom on Tuesday that Canadaland ‘wholly retracts’ the ‘unfounded’ allegations it had made about Theresa Kielburger, seen here, …

Constable Tarun Bali, 29, had been on the force for 2 years at the time of his death Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali was killed in the line of duty on Tuesday. He had two years of service with the force. (Ontario Provincial Police)  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have …

Cody Chubey charged with 1st-degree murder of Dobersheck in 2024 Darris Dobersheck, right, is Danielle Dobersheck’s father. He and his wife Hazel Dobersheck were at Melfort Court of King’s Bench for the trial for Cody Chubey, who is charged with first-degree murder of Danielle. (Hannah Spray/CBC)  WARNING: This story contains details …

Much of southwestern Manitoba under orange watch Tuesday Dark clouds are seen in Ste. Anne late Tuesday afternoon. (Jim Osler/Submitted)  A tornado warning issued for Winnipeg has been lifted — one of a series of warnings that covered southern Manitoba on Tuesday afternoon and evening as severe thunderstorms swept across the …

Conservative leader campaigning to keep Alberta in Canada as fall referendum looms Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, on June 1. Poilievre is expected to make a keynote speech Calgary on Monday as part of his campaign to persuade Alberta to …

The magazine cited Vancouver’s transit, walkability and mild summer weather in ranking it first Science World is pictured wrapped as a soccer ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Vancouver on Friday, June 5, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/CBC)  Sports Illustrated magazine says Vancouver is the best of 16 cities hosting World …

Elimination of hundreds of positions were announced in 2024 but cancelled a month later after public outrage Protesters outside the Jubilee Centre in downtown Fort McMurray rally outside a council meeting to protest plans to cut hundreds of municipal jobs. (Courtesy of CUPE Alberta)  An arbitrator has ruled the former top …