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'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dead at 58

Vallée was well known for his improvisational style and giving the actors the space to play freely and improvise across scenes.

27/12/2021

Nature

This Scotsman walked across Canada to save the Highland forest

Michael Yellowlees and his dog, Luna, completed an 8,000-kilometre trek across Canada to raise money to rewild the Scottish highlands.

07/12/2021

Tech News

Uber now lets you order cannabis in Canada

Uber, which also delivers alcohol through its Eats app, has had its eyes for some time on Canada’ growing cannabis market.

23/11/2021

Climate

How one couple found Hope during the fatal Canadian storm

Enda Brophy was displaced by the storm in British Columbia this week. Here he describes the community's extraordinary response.

19/11/2021

Earth News

British Columbia is bitten by climate change-fuelled weather extremes

From dangerous heat and destructive wildfires, to record breaking rainfall and catastrophic flooding. Parts of British Columbia, Canada have been at the epicentre of two top-end weather extremes within the space of a few months.

19/11/2021

Canada

Vancouver cut off as Pacific Northwest hit by severe storm and floods

Several people are thought to be missing after what's been described as the worst storm in decades brought floods and landslides to western parts of the US and Canada.

17/11/2021

Climate

The first person to be diagnosed with climate change lives in Canada

150,000 people die a year from climate change. So why has the first diagnosis just been given, and how significant is it?

10/11/2021

Health news

Life-saving drone delivers lungs to a patient just in time

Sometimes, it can only take ten minutes to save lives. And a drone.

22/10/2021

Nature

Seagrass has more sex when otters are in the water

Scientists have revealed the unlikely sexual chemistry between eelgrass and sea otter populations off the Canadian coast.

18/10/2021

Canada

'Failed gamble': Trudeau falls short of majority in Canada's election

The opposition accused the prime minister of calling an unnecessary early vote for his own personal ambition.

21/09/2021

Canada

Angry protesters throw gravel at Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly faced off angry protesters on the campaign trail while seeking a third term in office in snap elections due to take place on September 20.

08/09/2021

Earth News

Mysterious bacteria found in the Arctic can break down oil and diesel

Marine bacteria in the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading diesel and oil, according to a new study.

16/08/2021

Canada

Trudeau triggers Canadian election, voting day Sept. 20

Trudeau is hoping to capitalise on his government's successful vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to win a majority of seats in Parliament.

16/08/2021

Canada

Canada's first indigenous Governor General has been sworn in

Mary Simon — an Inuk from Kuujjuaq in northeastern Quebec — was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be the Governor General of Canada. She was sworn in earlier today.

26/07/2021

Canada

Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II statues defaced during Canada Day protest

It follows the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former schools for indigenous children.

03/07/2021

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Fast-moving wildfire spreads toward Canadian town

Residents of Lytton in British Columbia evacuated the small mountain town on Wednesday, June 30, as a fast-moving wildfire engulfed the area.

01/07/2021

Canada

Hundreds unmarked graves found at another indigenous school in Canada

Last month the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia.

24/06/2021

Canada

Four Muslim family members killed in 'deliberate' attack in Canada

Police say four members of a Canadian Muslim family were killed after the driver of a pick-up truck deliberately mounted the pavement in London on Sunday.

08/06/2021

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Statue of Residential Schools architect toppled by protesters in Toronto

The statue of Egerton Ryerson, commonly known as the architect of the Indian Residential Schools in Canada, was toppled after a protest in Toronto.

07/06/2021

Canada

Remains of 215 children found at Canadian Indigenous school

The school was one of 139 such institutions set up in the country in the late 19th century in which First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forcibly conscripted.

29/05/2021

Canada

Canada rules Iran's downing of civilian plane was 'terrorist act'

More than 170 people including Swedes, Britons and Germans were killed when the Ukrainian Airlines plane was shot down over Tehran last January.

21/05/2021

Earth News

At 1.6 billion years old, this is the oldest water in the world

What could the discovery of the oldest water in the world tell us about life on other planets?

14/05/2021

Destinations

Yukon is the perfect road trip for a break from society

Need a break from society? With more moose than people, Yukon is for you.

11/05/2021

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Surveillance video released as Ontario police search for car thieves

Police in London, Ontario, are asking for help to track down two people involved in a car theft.

13/03/2021

Ecotech

‘Dark vessels’ are being tracked from space to stop illegal fishing

Satellite technology is being brought in to help combat problems with unregulated fishing in coastal nations.

25/02/2021

Canada

Canada's Ontario to go into province-wide lockdown after Christmas

Health officials in Canada's most populous province have criticised politicians for what they see as prioritising the economy by delaying the lockdown until December 26.

22/12/2020