Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. The latest flames broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, striking closer to the heart of the …

Social media giant Meta’s decision to move away from fact-checking and ease content restrictions on its platforms like Facebook and Instagram could make it easier to interfere in Canada’s next federal election and the Liberal leadership race to succeed Justin Trudeau, say experts. While Meta says replacing third-party fact-checking with “community …

Firefighting aircraft provided by the Quebec government and a B.C.-based company are helping to battle the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area. They include a pair of Canadian-made water-bombing planes out of Quebec, as well as Coulson Aviation helicopters that the company says are “on the frontline” of the fight. …

The federal government released Canada’s 2035 emissions target last month — a milestone capping off nearly a decade of climate policy that began with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals winning power in 2015. The prime minister tied his brand to climate action, putting a dent in Canada’s emissions, starting a transformation in various sectors …

Deadly and destructive wildfires are tearing through the Los Angeles area, and powerful winds are literally fanning the flames.  As of Wednesday afternoon, four fast-moving blazes had killed two people, injured many and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, while threatening 28,000 more and forcing at least 70,000 people to evacuate. …

Less than two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked to suspend Parliament, one legal advocacy group has already taken the issue to court, while another has said it plans to do the same. The legal action was to be expected, but academics and a lawyer specializing in the Canadian Constitution …

Finland says it has found more than two dozen serious deficiencies aboard the impounded Eagle S, a ship that was carrying Russian oil and is accused of deliberately dragging its anchor in the Baltic Sea on Dec. 25, damaging an underwater power line and four telecommunication cables.  On Tuesday, Finnish …

An Island family has been handed a $345,915 environmental cleanup bill from the P.E.I. government, more than a year after a full tank of home heating oil leaked into their clay basement and seeped into the soil on their property.  Betty and Kenny Waite, both in their late 60s, say they’re unable to …

Albert Popov gave Bulgaria’s ski team its first World Cup victory in 45 years by triumphing in a slalom on Wednesday as four of the favourites skied out of the night race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy.. The victory came on the anniversary of Peter Popangelov’s lone win for Bulgaria, in …

Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who struggled with a bad economy and a hostage crisis but went on to a long and admired post-White House career, will be honoured at a state funeral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Fellow Democratic President Joe Biden will eulogize the 39th president who …