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It was a summer like no other in terms of wildfires across Canada, with some fires still burning. Here’s an overview of the unprecedented wildfire season and what it means for the future of the country's forests. Taking a look back at the impacts of the country's unprecedented fire season …

The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking a student to remove the Palestinian flag as their profile picture. National Council of Canadian Muslims says similar incidents occurring in school boards across Canada The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking an elementary school …

Greg Fergus, who was elected Speaker of the House of Commons earlier this month, advised MPs on October 4 that he would be coming forward with “reflective guidelines” to foster civility in the House. He chose Wednesday afternoon, immediately before question period, to do so. In his seventh day in …

An elder in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., said ice is forming later in the season and disappearing earlier — meaning it doesn’t get as thick in the winter. He’s worried about what that means for traditional harvesting, and about the long-term consequences the changing climate will have on caribou. 6 per cent …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent an open letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calling her plan to pull Alberta out of the Canada Pension Plan a risk to "certainty and stability." 'We will not stand by as anyone seeks to weaken pensions,' Trudeau wrote Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has …

The Saskatchewan government is asking the provincial court to penalize Matthew Michel, an Anishinabe man they claim breached court rules following the publication of information and video from inside a youth jail showing staff immobilizing him with a restraint device while he wept, hyperventilated and asked for death. Province says …

Shrinkflation occurs when a company shrinks a product, but not the price or packaging, making it hard to detect. It has been going on for years, but as Canadians struggle with high food prices, there are growing calls to make the practice more transparent. Industry group says companies may shrink …

The fifth of five woman to claim she was sexually assaulted by Peter Nygard wrapped up her testimony in a Toronto courtroom on Tuesday, which included answering questions about the genitals of the one-time Canadian fashion mogul. Fashion mogul has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, forcible confinement charges WARNING: …

The Parole Board of Canada has granted full parole to Mukhtiar Singh Panghali, a former B.C. high school teacher who strangled his pregnant wife and burned her body in 2006. Mukhtiar Singh Panghali strangled his wife Manjit and burned her body WARNING: This story contains graphic details of intimate partner …

Canada's inflation rate decelerated to 3.8 per cent in September, down from four per cent in August. Rate lower than economists were expecting Canada's inflation rate decelerated to 3.8 per cent in September, down from four per cent in August. The figure, which was reported by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, …