The nation’s capital was shrouded in smoke from wildfires Tuesday. Some residents wore masks outside. Schoolchildren were kept indoors during recess. But the attention of the House of Commons was directed at other matters. While smoke filled the air outside, the debate in the House was focused on metaphorical fires …

Quebec Premier François Legault, Public Safety Minister François Bonnardel and Forestry Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina will hold a news conference to update the public on the forest fires raging across the province this morning. Fires, evacuations and smog warnings continue across the province Quebec premier gives update on forest fires …

Environment Canada has increased the air quality risk level for Toronto on Wednesday, up from Tuesday, as smoky conditions continue to swirl around the city and the smell of burning fills the air. Special weather statement for Toronto continues Wednesday Environment Canada has increased the air quality risk level for …

Wildfire smoke has led many to start poring over charts and numbers to get a sense of the air quality in their area. But what exactly do these indexes measure, and how should they be interpreted? Here's a quick primer. From AQHI to PM2.5, here's a primer on the charts …

Apocalyptic skies stirred everything from U.S. debates about climate change to gallows humour. Apocalyptic skies stir U.S. debates about climate change. And gallows humour Being a Canadian anywhere on the eastern seaboard of the United States this week runs a risk of being inundated with smoke jokes. A doctor quipped …

China Defense Minister Li Shangfu Chinese Defense minister Li Shangfu on Sunday warned against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a “whirlpool” of conflict. He issued the statement during a security dialogue in Singapore where the Pentagon also voiced concern over the …

1ST BATCH. Close to 400,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines donated by Lithuania arrive in the country Saturday evening. DOH photo The country received its first batch of more than 390,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines donated by Lithuania, Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said. “It is with great pleasure …

Midfielder Patricia Guijarro ignited a stunning second-half comeback as Barcelona overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 and win its second Women's Champions League title on Saturday in Eindhoven, Netherlands. 'We didn't make it easy on ourselves,' defender Lucy Bronze says of 3-2 victory Midfielder Patricia Guijarro ignited a …

FIRE hit a commercial establishment in Manila on Saturday, police said. The fire started at around 10:30 a.m. on the 3rd floor of Pam Building, Sun City store on CM Recto Avenue corner Sto. Cristo street in Binondo. BINONDO BLAZE Fire hit a commercial building that stored combustible materials in …

Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv reportedly died waiting outside a shuttered shelter during a Russian missile barrage. Nearly a quarter …