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A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she doesn't blame First Nations leaders who are voicing frustration with governments promising to fast-track development in their territories in the name of national unity.

United States President Donald Trump hit a major legal barrier for his plan to realign global trade after a federal court on Wednesday blocked both the sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs and the fentanyl-related duties against Canada and Mexico.

Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first question period grilling in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Students in northern Saskatchewan are learning to skin, gut, and process buffalo meat for their own school lunches.

In a remote corner of North America, salmon and mining companies are vying for new territory.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered a province-wide state of emergency Wednesday as his province struggles with a series of crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Kinew says he has spoken to Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has agreed to send in the military.

Pierre Poilievre found himself Wednesday in a place he said he's "never really been" before: watching Parliament's first question period unfold as a spectator, not a participant. In a press conference held just outside the House of Commons chamber before question period began, the Conservative leader — who was a member of Parliament for more than 20 years — told reporters he'd love to be inside.

Ford said he would amend the bill, which fast tracks development, but leaders say they reject it "in its entirety."

Premier Doug Ford's government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright, The Canadian Press has learned.

Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first ever grilling in question period in the House of Commons Wednesday.

Britain’s biggest water company was fined almost 123 million pounds ($166 million) on Wednesday for releasing sewage into rivers and streams while paying dividends to its shareholders.

Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season "will highlight that you can get too much of a good thing."

Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech to defence industry representatives.