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A zoo owner in central Quebec is facing criminal charges after roughly 100 animals were seized at a facility in Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé. Normand Trahan was arrested Tuesday morning by SPCA investigators, with the assistance of provincial police, on charges of animal neglect and cruelty. If found guilty, Trahan could face up …

Ken Pereira, a former union leader who now spreads conspiracy theories online, will run in the federal election for the People’s Party of Canada, the new political formation led by Maxime Bernier. Speaking with La Presse Canadienne, Pereira touted Bernier’s “courage” while describing him as “a career politician who took …

An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in B.C. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against his employer, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, over his treatment …

The Canadian Coast Guard, local fishermen, firefighters and police are searching off the North Shore of eastern P.E.I. for fisherman Jordan Hicken who went overboard early this morning. Maj. Mark Norris, officer in charge of the Joint Rescue Centre in Halifax, said the call came in just before 5:30 a.m. …

Just over a month after the provincial government announced its plan to cut local health units and slash millions in funding, a new poll suggests a vast majority of Ontarians are not on board. In a poll conducted by Environics Research over a three-day period from May 14 to 16, …

Alberta’s oilsands have been labelled as dirty by environmental activists and some politicians, but the sector might be able to clean up that reputation with help from the nuclear power industry. Small, modular nuclear reactors could have the capacity to provide largely emission-free energy to oilsands facilities, a roadmap prepared …

An out-of-control wildfire burning near a town in northwestern Alberta is rated at the highest possible danger level and the dry, windy weather means the danger is expected to increase this week, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday. “The fire is jumping from crown to crown of trees,” Kenney said, …

The preliminary phase begins today of an inquiry into what led former soldier Lionel Desmond to kill his wife, mother and daughter before turning the gun on himself in January 2017. Today’s proceedings in Guysborough, N.S., mark just the beginning of what will likely be a lengthy search for answers. …

Employees at Nova Scotia’s two federal prisons report widespread bullying, harassment and intimidation — not by inmates, but by their own managers — according to recent workplace assessments obtained by CBC News. The Corrections Canada internal reports examining the Springhill Institution and the Nova Institution for Women in Truro describe …

Thousands of university students from Saudi Arabia remain in Canada despite being ordered out of the country by their government last August, but planning is underway to mitigate the impact on Canadian universities when those students graduate and are not replaced. The decision was the result of a diplomatic crisis …