Elephants may use medicinal plants to treat themselves and their babies

A new study taps into local knowledge to identify dozens of medicinal plants used elephants in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya. However, scientists caution that more research is needed.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are slated to speak Thursday, with expectations of new details around a plan to build a pipeline from Alberta to Canada's West Coast.

Building the proposed high‑speed rail project between Toronto-Quebec City could cost between $75 billion and $113 billion — higher than the official initial estimates, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Minimum wage hikes from 25 to 40 cents take effect Thursday in five provinces.

A sexual assault case against Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith was dropped in Dartmouth provincial court on Thursday. The complainant says the trial was dismissed because she was "unwilling to sacrifice" her mental health to go through the criminal justice process.

AI agents tried to hack into a Library and Archives Canada website, according to a report by artificial intelligence research firm Transluce.

The U.A.E. prosecutor general has ordered an investigation into the ‌incident aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, ​which was diverted ​and landed in Saudi Arabia after an altercation ​in the cockpit, the state news agency ‌reported Thursday.

A new poll suggests the group with the highest level of support for Alberta separation is supporters of the United Conservative Party, trumping other groups, including those defined by age, religiosity and education.

Thursday marks a critical milestone in the proposal to construct a new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to Canada's West Coast.

Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a classmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries.

Mark Carney is asking the world to invest in Canada. But who already owns Canada? And what would more foreign investment mean for our sovereignty?

Young people who are in government care can be prime targets for sexual exploitation, as demonstrated by recent cases in Nova Scotia courts. According to a senior Crown prosecutor, sexual predators found the children by lurking near group homes or scoping them out on social media.

A Vancouver punk band that was set to play in Charlottetown this past weekend cancelled its show after a transgender band member was stopped from using the women's washroom at the venue.

The soaring cost of diesel is becoming a growing concern for Nova Scotia's volunteer fire departments who rely on the fuel to run the majority of their trucks.

Toronto resident Jasmine Ault says Meta disabled her accounts overnight, without giving her a reason, and that she's been unable to get past their AI chatbots to speak to a human to resolve the error. Experts say without regulation enforcing the right to speak to a human, this will keep happening.

Looking at Quebec’s electoral map, the riding of Duplessis, located in the province’s Côte-Nord region, might not stand out in the minds of the majority of Quebecers. But a closer look at the district’s boundaries — as they appear on the Élections Québec’s electoral map — reveals a long-standing grievance held by Quebec.

Second Sons Canada describes itself as a "men's nationalist club" dedicated to fitness and preserving Canada's heritage, but a former military member who attempted to join the group says he only learned about its true nature — which included adoration for Hitler, neo-Nazis and hatred for Jews — when he met them in person and was presented with a confidentiality contract.

Just six months after Jeremy Hansen launched on the Artemis II mission, another Canadian is ready to blast off into space, this time for a six-month mission.

Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan says he has voted in favour of Alberta’s government proceeding with a legally binding referendum on separation, but adds he hopes to see Canada united if Alberta is “treated fairly” as a result.

When Brad Miller signed up to be mayor of Richmound, Sask., he never imagined his tiny southwestern village would be overrun by a cult. After three years and many sleepless nights, the cult is finally gone, and Miller will resign on Oct. 15.

Ontario ministers defended keeping secret the province's payout to Elon Musk's SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract, as critics accused the government of obfuscation during the recent release of its latest financial statements.

Next year, for the first time in decades, Canadians won't be able to watch the NHL Stanley Cup Finals for free on television. A lobby organization wants the government to pass a law to prevent that from happening.

Next year, for the first time in decades, Canadians won't be able to watch the NHL Stanley Cup final for free on television. A lobby organization wants the government to pass a law to prevent that from happening.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says Canada's immigration targets need to go "way down" after Prime Minister Mark Carney recently floated the possibility of increasing immigration levels.

Several Canadian websites have taken down articles published under the name Daniel Robson, saying the writer's identity cannot be verified and was likely generated by AI.

Canada is failing to meet international legal obligations by refusing to hold thorough investigations into the crimes committed in its residential school system, says a global human rights organization.

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. military will cut 20 per cent of its generals and admirals as he made a series of announcements in what he called his "state of the force" address.

Carpenter Matty Goldsmith discovered a wallet last week in Dartmouth N.S., returning a time capsule of 1970 memories to its long-lost owner.

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he wants to defund the office of the lieutenant-governor and pass a law to sever the province's ties to the Crown. But is a phaseout of the monarchy constitutionally feasible in Quebec?

Arizona State University hockey coach Greg Powers has been placed on paid administrative leave after an anonymous letter from teammates of NHL prospect Matthew Mayich disputed aspects of the school's review into the Hamilton-born player's collapse during an outdoor workout last month.