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An unusually high number of grey whales are washing up dead on West Coast shorelines on their annual migration north and B.C. is the next stop, warns a U.S.-based marine biologist.

Junior gas company Trident Exploration Corp. says it is ceasing operations and will turn over care of its 4,700 wells to the Alberta Energy Regulator.

When Martin Bernardin crafted his first canoe, he and his brother used it to follow an old fur-trade route from the tip of Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay. Now, he's making canoes for others around the world using aerospace materials.

Researchers think they may have stumbled upon a clue to how new galaxies are formed after observing rapid and unexpected emissions from a massive black hole.

Nearly 40 years after it was found by a monk in a Chinese cave, a fossilized chunk of jawbone has been revealed as coming from a mysterious relative of the Neanderthals.

By ruling against Caster Semenya's appeal of new rules introduced by track and field's world governing body, the Court of Arbitration for Sport is saying that testosterone is officially a tool to decide whether someone is a man or a woman. But as self-identity and gender politics continue to evolve, finding the science to back that up is getting harder.

Molson Coors Brewing Co.'s first-quarter profit fell partly due to lower volumes, but executives say the drop doesn't correlate to Canada's legalization of cannabis last October.

A controversial bill concerning oil transport will be seen as an attack on Saskatchewan and Alberta if approved, senators heard at a public hearing in Regina.

Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain, drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in next Nov. 9, Health Canada says.

Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain, drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in Nov. 9, Health Canada says.

The social media site will make the 'like' counts private for some users in a test that is currently limited to Canada.

Alberta's Premier Jason Kenney is blaming B.C's obstruction of his province's oil and gas industry — specifically to the Trans Mountain expansion — for $1.70-per-litre gas prices in the lower mainland.

B.C. Premier John Horgan says an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline is no guarantee of lower gas prices and the current spike in Lower Mainland fuel costs is not his fault.

A woman in her 70s has been declared dead after being found unconscious early this morning outside the seniors' residence where she lived in Montreal's east end. 

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Macron feels more pressure as May Day celebrations turn into battles with police; why government incentives for electric vehicles aren't enough to get everyone into the driver's seat yet; coping with allergies.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Macron feels more pressure as May Day celebrations turn into battles with police; why government incentives for electric vehicles aren't enough to get everyone into the driver's seat yet; coping with allergies.

Canada's biggest banks marked the official launch of the Verified.Me digital identity network on Wednesday, following years of development and testing with their partner SecureKey Technologies Inc.

Show jumper Ian Millar, who has represented Canada around the world at more than two dozen Olympic Games, Pan American Games and world championships, has announced his retirement from international competition.

The popular Vancouver media figure passed away on the weekend of apparent heart failure.

The final report issued by Ontario's now-former child advocate highlights deplorable conditions and a lack of staff training in three youth homes in Thunder Bay that were run by a Toronto-area company until they were closed in 2017.

Facing criticism from industry over its controversial overhaul of the environmental assessment process, the federal Liberal government released new details Wednesday about which projects will be subjected to greater scrutiny by Ottawa's regulators.

The girl's father has been charged with forcible confinement, and her stepmother has been charged with forcible confinement and aggravated assault.

Canola farmers are getting a boost to a federal loan program as China continues to block imports it claims are contaminated with pests. 

Canola farmers are getting a boost to a federal loan program as China continues to block imports it claims are contaminated with pests. 

Andrew Leslie, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs and one-term Liberal MP for the Ottawa riding of Orléans, isn't seeking re-election this fall.

Premier Jason Kenney has touched off a legal battle with British Columbia after his new Alberta government proclaimed a bill that could block oil and gas exports to the West Coast, prompting B.C. to file court action.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reached out to British Columbians frustrated by high gas prices at a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday to confirm Bill 12 has been enacted into law.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will speak this morning about legislation that would allow the province to restrict oil and gas shipments to B.C. Kenney and Energy Minister Sonya Savage's news conference about Bill 12 will be livestreamed by CBC from the Edmonton Legislature, starting at 9:30 a.m. MST.

A 21-year-old dancer from Scarborough, Ont., has danced with Ariana Grande and had his moves shared by Beyoncé on Instagram. Why? Because his dancing is all about trying to make other people feel better.

Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and special counsel Robert Mueller's team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pushed back at complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report and aimed his own criticism at the special counsel.

Attorney General William Barr is facing lawmakers' questions today for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, in what promises to be a dramatic showdown as he defends his actions before Democrats who accuse him of spinning the investigation's findings in President Donald Trump's favour.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is facing lawmakers' questions today for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, as he defends his actions before Democrats who accuse him of spinning the investigation's findings in President Donald Trump's favour.

Private tensions break into public view in extraordinary fashion before the Senate judiciary committee as U.S. Attorney General William Barr pushes back at what he called special counsel Robert Mueller's "snitty" complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report.

Venezuelans were expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for what opposition leader Juan Guaido pledged would be the "largest march" in the country's history, a day after he called for the military to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

Thousands of opposition protesters gather at different points in Caracas, heeding a call by opposition leader Juan Guaido for the "largest march" in Venezuela's history a day after his calls for a military uprising fell short.

Several hundred opposition supporters have gathered in a Caracas neighbourhood, heeding a call by opposition leader Juan Guaido for the "largest march" in the country's history a day after his calls for a military uprising fell short.

Spain's government confirms Venezuelan opposition activist Leopoldo Lopez is at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas following an attempted military uprising that aimed to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison on Wednesday for jumping bail in Great Britain in 2012.

Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a "flushable" wipe.

Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judges gave a complex verdict and "dismissed both requests for arbitration" from Semenya and the governing body of track and field.

Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. Ottawa is raising the price limit to $55,000 to increase the options a buyer can choose and still receive the rebate.

Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today, but the price limit means the most popular electric car in Canada — the Tesla Model 3 — is not going to qualify.

This kindergarten class has joined the growing movement of the kindness ninja who doing good deeds for their friends, family and community.

Employees at CIBC and Scotiabank say they were angered to learn the banks were allowed to weigh in on a draft report on aggressive sales tactics in the industry - after which the report was weakened. They explain why the bank review didn’t detect “widespread misselling” and say the pressure to upsell customers has recently increased.

Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May Day on Wednesday by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labour rights.

Thousands of trade union members and activists around the world mark May Day by marching in major cities, demanding better working conditions and expanding labour rights.

The story of Huawei's alleged attempts to crack the codes of a T-Mobile testing robot named Tappy are part of the bigger backdrop to the extradition battle facing company exec Meng Wanzhou.

Radio-Canada used drone footage to show the devastating impact of rising water on the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Que.

After suffering a heart attack three weeks ago, Quebec resident Tom Fleck was told to take it easy. Easier said than done, when a dike just 50 metres away bursts and washes through your home.

The story of Huawei's alleged attempts to crack the codes of a T-Mobile testing robot named Tappy are part of the bigger backdrop to the extradition battle facing company exec Meng Wanzhou.