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TORONTO — Canadian populations of globally endangered species have declined by 42 per cent on average since 1970, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund, and the organization is calling on governments to better protect animals from mu

OTTAWA — One month before the Green Party of Canada picks its next leader, Toronto international-affairs expert Annamie Paul has widened her fundraising lead over her nearest competitor.

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OTTAWA — Health Canada has reversed course on home test kits for COVID-19, saying it will now review applications for such devices. In June, the department indicated it would not review such applications.

WHITEHORSE — The migration of extinct mastodon herds to Yukon and Alaska during warm periods between ice ages could hold clues and warning signs for today's animals moving north during a warming climate, says a new research paper.

COVID-19 cases disrupted the reopening of two Alberta schools on Tuesday, but Premier Jason Kenney said his government has accepted that such infections are inevitable and don't warrant closing down all classrooms.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:24 p.m. EDT on Sept. 1, 2020: There are 129,425 confirmed cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats are citing recently released documents as proof that Youth Minister Bardish Chagger was the key driver in the Liberal government's decision to have WE Charity administer a multimillion-dollar student-volunteer program.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A pair of Snowbird jets took off from Kamloops, B.C., Tuesday, more than three months after a fatal crash near the city's airport. The jets were given approval last week to head to their home base in Moose Jaw, Sask.

VANCOUVER — Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at the age of 82. Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman says as a judicial leader, Finch was strong, steady and humble.