Genetically engineered trees could help fight climate change — here's how

While there is controversy over genetic engineering, some scientists say it could also help fight climate change by creating trees that grow bigger, faster and would be better at pulling carbon from the atmosphere.

A 13-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a chairlift mishap during a school trip to a western Quebec ski hill is clinging to life in hospital, according to local police.

Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring, and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves for the shutout as Canada's NHL stars opened their quest for gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics with a 5-0 victory over Czechia on Thursday.

The brief shutdown of El Paso airport by the Federal Aviation Administration because of safety ‌concerns posed by the use of a military laser-based anti-drone system was unacceptable, said the top Democrat on the Senate's commerce committee said on Thursday.

It's still "too early" to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursday in an update on its investigation as the one-year anniversary of the incident approaches.

The Conservative MP who went public with his intent to refuse a pending parliamentary pay increase was chastised by the party whip in front of his colleagues and heckled as he tried to defend his decision, CBC News has learned.

The Conservative MP who went public with his intent to refuse a pending parliamentary pay increase was admonished by the party whip in front of his colleagues and heckled as he tried to defend his decision, CBC News has learned.

Canada's military police watchdog has sharply criticized the handling of a sexual assault investigation involving Maj. Cristian Hiestand, an air force officer who took his own life in January 2022. The Military Police Complaints Commission found the probe was not "impartial and thorough" and marked by a "rush to judgment and confirmation bias."

Syrian government forces have taken control of a base in the east of the country that was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the Islamic State group, the defence ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

After some delay, the start of the first sex assault trial for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces charges dating back decades, has begun.

One of seven complainants in the first sex assault trial for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach started testifying in a Toronto courtroom Thursday.

The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and the deaths of two U.S. citizens is nearing an end, U.S. President Donald Trump's border czar said Thursday.

A passenger aboard the flight said the pilot tried to turn a corner to get the plane off the runway but was unsuccessful.

Vizsla Silver Corp.'s workers laboured in an environment punctured by gunfire, cartel checkpoints and drones, says the brother of a geologist with the Canadian mining company in Mexico, who was among five people found dead after they were kidnapped by a suspected faction of the Sinaloa cartel.

Emily Clark scored twice for Canada in a 5-0 win over Finland in Olympic women's hockey Thursday. Kristin O'Neill had a goal and an assist, and Jenn Gardiner and Darryl Watts added singles for Canada.

Prices of food bought in stores in Alberta have nearly doubled from 2002 levels, the base year of Statistics Canada's consumer price index. But data shows almost half of that inflation happened in the 2020s.

Police in Prince Albert, Sask., say they're reviewing a video shared online that appears to show a security guard slapping a woman during a confrontation at the McDonald’s restaurant inside the Walmart on 15th Street East.

While Maud Lewis paintings routinely sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction, sometimes they can sell for a lot more due to details such as how a previous owner acquired the painting or who owned it. A Lewis painting up for auction Thursday fits that description.

The pressure to spend big on Valentine's Day is common and made easy by companies trying to sell their products, according to experts and data.  Some people say they're trading in traditional flowers and chocolates for more cost-effective and personal experiences instead.

Heraskevych came to the Olympics with a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who were killed during the war with Russia, a conflict that started shortly after the 2022 Beijing Games ended.

Heraskevych came to the Olympics with a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who were killed during the war, a conflict that started shortly after the 2022 Beijing Games ended.

Heraskevych came to the Olympics with a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who were killed during the war with Russia, a conflict that started shortly after the 2022 Beijing Games ended.

Squatters recently took up shelter in a vacant house in downtown St. John's, raising concerns amongst neighbours who worry about fire risks and public safety.

The Trump administration is expected this week to rescind a legal opinion that has guided emissions controls in the U.S. since the Obama era, withdrawing the so-called endangerment finding of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Ritesh Kumar was ready to open his coffee shop, Christopher's Cafe, and rent out the apartment units upstairs. But then he got a bill from Enbridge Gas Inc. for $56,589.

After months of uncertainty hanging over the RCMP, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government is committed to keeping Mounties in the business of day-to-day policing across the country — while signalling that improving the federal crimes wing is his priority.

Thousands of international students from Iran are struggling with the emotional and financial toll of the turmoil in their home country, and some say Canadian universities are doing little to help.

Thousands of dollars in missing packages from mailrooms, a city employee taking weeks of paid sick leave to work another job and a retiree's credentials being used to attempt multi-million-dollar fraud are just some of the highlights in an annual report from Toronto’s auditor general being presented Thursday.

School safety protocols, threat assessments and how schools prepare for active-shooter or similar emergency situations are under a renewed spotlight following Tuesday’s devastating mass shooting in the northeastern B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge.

An analysis of U.S. federal lobbying and campaign finance data sheds fresh light on how the Moroun family has sought to influence the political landscape around the busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.