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Tamara Lich's case not a trial of the 'Freedom Convoy,' says defence lawyer

Tamara Lich's case not a trial of the 'Freedom Convoy,' says defence lawyer

The lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich warned the court Tuesday that the upcoming trial on her criminal charges should not put the entire convoy on trial.
Blockade dismantled at Winnipeg landfill days after judge grants temporary injunction

Blockade dismantled at Winnipeg landfill days after judge grants temporary injunction

WINNIPEG — Police and municipal crews removed a blockade Tuesday at a Winnipeg landfill where protesters had barricaded a road for almost two weeks to demand a search for the remains of Indigenous women.
Canadian arrested by U.K. police at on suspicion of membership in terrorism group

Canadian arrested by U.K. police at on suspicion of membership in terrorism group

OTTAWA — British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorism group.
Ontario, Quebec to see more tornado 'fuel,' but more data needed

Ontario, Quebec to see more tornado 'fuel,' but more data needed

MONTREAL — Climate change will likely bring more weather conditions to Ontario and Quebec that are favourable to the development of tornadoes, but it's still unclear whether Central Canada will actually be hit by more of them, experts say.
Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report from the Public Policy Forum.
Capelin conservation concerns and Inflation numbers get an update: In The News today

Capelin conservation concerns and Inflation numbers get an update: In The News today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today. Experts call for pause in N.L.
She planted more than 4,500 trees in a day and found an audience of millions

She planted more than 4,500 trees in a day and found an audience of millions

To plant more than 4,500 trees in one day, you don't move like a gardener, you move like a machine. In a video viewed millions of times on social media, Leslie Dart walks across a desolate and burnt landscape in Saskatchewan.
Scientists head to Nunavut island to help solve Mars methane mystery

Scientists head to Nunavut island to help solve Mars methane mystery

AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND, NUNAVUT — A team of researchers has travelled to a remote Arctic island in the hopes of better understanding the possibility of life on Mars.
BC Coroner issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after child's death

BC Coroner issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after child's death

British Columbia's coroner has issued a public safety bulletin about wildfire smoke, saying the death of a nine-year-old boy had been "confirmed by his parents" to have been related to a medical condition aggravated by the smoke.
Capelin feed Newfoundland's puffins and whales, and some worry they're in trouble

Capelin feed Newfoundland's puffins and whales, and some worry they're in trouble

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Marine scientists and conservationists are calling on officials to pause Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial capelin fishery.