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Canada Wildfire Forces Citywide Evacuation of Yellowknife

Officials told residents to clear out of the Northwest Territories city of Yellowknife by Friday afternoon. Most were expected to flee south by road.

Polar Prince, Ship That Launched Titan Submersible, Returns to Newfoundland

Investigators boarded the Polar Prince, which docked at the Atlantic headquarters of the Canadian Coast Guard, looking for answers.

$14.8 Million in Gold and Valuables Vanishes From Toronto’s Airport

The police appear to know little about how the crime was committed or who is behind the theft.

Police Missteps Contributed to Canada’s Deadliest Shooting Rampage, Inquiry Says

A commission found there was confusion, poor communication and inflexible thinking among the police during a 13-hour rampage in 2020 in which 23 people died.

Claims of Chinese Election Meddling Put Trudeau on Defensive

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada is battling critics and leaked intelligence reports that opponents say show he ignored warnings of Chinese interference in past...

10 Years After Lac-Mégantic Tragedy, Are Canada’s Rails Safe?

When a runaway train loaded with oil jumped the tracks in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 47 people died in Canada’s worst rail disaster in nearly 150 years.

Trudeau Was Right to Use Emergency Powers to End Trucker Blockade, Report Says

The judge who wrote the report found the decision “regrettable,” but said that the government was left with no choice to end the protest that...

Some Homeless Encampments Can Stay, but the Underlying Issues Remain

Three court decisions have now ruled that the shelter system does not meet the needs of homeless people.

Cold War Nuclear Bunker Lures Tourists Worried About New Threats

Amid renewed tensions with Russia, tourists are flocking to a decommissioned nuclear fallout shelter that Canada built to preserve its government during a nuclear war.

Canada Settles $2 Billion Suit Over ‘Cultural Genocide’ at Residential Schools

The class action, brought by 325 First Nations, said that residential schools, sanctioned by the government, eroded Indigenous cultures and languages.
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