A new government survey shows the polar bear population in a crucial part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought -- 66 percent higher than earlier estimates -- and might be growing.
Libya will start destroying its ageing stockpiles of mustard gas within months after Canada's donation of 4.5 million euros to the global chemical weapons watchdog, the group said Tuesday.
The State of Homeless in Canada 2013, released this week by the Canadian Homelessness Research Network and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, showed a 51 percent drop in the number of people living on the streets of Toronto between 2006 and 2011. Vancouver did even better, as coast to coast municipalities were turning the tide.
With shovels, rakes, and hoes in hand, the women of a Mississauga housing complex transformed a vacant piece of land into a bountiful garden that grew into a small business and changed their neighborhood.
The London area of Ontario hasn't had a smog advisory for 18 months, a dramatic reversal for a region that once suffered through dozens of smog days a year and traditionally has some of Canada's dirtiest air
A unique charity program dreamed up by three young Canadians has provided almost 114,000 meals to those in need whenever diners eat out at participating local restaurants. It gives a free meal every time someone purchases a designated menu item at 84 partner restaurants across Canada. When they do, Mealshare provides a meal to a local hunger charity, at no extra cost to the diner.
A year-long $2.1 million study by the federal government agency, Health Canada, found no link between wind turbine noise and migraines, dizziness, or chronic illnesses like high blood pressure and diabetes.
The site design for Toronto's Brick Works, a unique project that involves restoring nature in the city while incorporating heritage buildings and an art component, was unveiled.
Kuwaitis are voting in parliamentary elections which, for the first time, allow women to cast ballots and stand as candidates. "It feels like a wedding day," said one Kuwaiti women on her way to the poll. Women make up 28 of the 252 candidates. . . Kuwaiti women are involved in most other elements of […]
A famous cat conductor who saved a railway from ruin was given a royal send-off by three thousand mourners in a traditional Shinto funeral in Japan Sunday.
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