Canada and Europe collaborate on defence. What that might look like?
As US President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence.
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Unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in April as trade war hits factory jobs
The Canadian economy added 7,400 jobs last month, slightly outpacing economist expectations for a gain of 2,500 positions. But the unemployment rate also rose two tenths of a percentage point in April.
Grey whale 'Little Patch' mesmerizes and sparks connection in Metro Vancouver
A grey whale known as Little Patch has been mesmerizing onlookers in the waters off of Vancouver for weeks, sparking a sense of connection as it stops to feed in the busy region before migrating northward.
Fishermen battle with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate
Virginia Olsen has pulled lobsters from Maine's chilly Atlantic waters for decades while watching threats to the state's lifeblood industry mount.
After Spain's blackout, questions about renewable energy return
The massive power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula on April 28 has reignited a debate in Spain over the country's plan to phase out its nuclear reactors as it generates more power with renewable energy.
BC's development agenda tramples rights, First Nation leaders warn
Indigenous leaders in BC are accusing the province of failing to engage in proper consultation when drafting new legislation, warning that it threatens both Indigenous rights and environmental protections.
‘De-extinction’ isn’t real, but the conservation questions it raises are
In the age of gene editing, what does it mean to protect a species?
US to stop tracking disaster costs of climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change.
Ontario to build four small nuclear reactors costing $21 billion
Construction on the first of four small modular reactors at a nuclear station east of Toronto is set to begin this year with the entire project costing $21 billion. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved Ontario Power Generation's plan last month to build the first of four reactors.
Homes destroyed, people evacuated as wildfires rage in eastern Newfoundland
Residents of two small communities in eastern Newfoundland fled their homes Thursday as a wildfire raged along the shore of Conception Bay, burning houses and other buildings about 45 kilometres northwest of St. John's.
Nova Scotia to speed up environmental reviews for clean energy projects
Large biomass, biogas, clean fuel projects and small modular reactors have been reclassified to accelerate approval times.
Carney, Canada's premiers plan to meet in Saskatchewan next month
Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Saskatoon on June 2 to discuss ways to work together to make the country stronger.
Canadian Blood Services needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times.
NDP will face a 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP
The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell."
Canada looks back to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War
After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades.