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MONTREAL - About one million square kilometres of Quebec is covered by boreal forest, roughly 70 per cent of the entire province. In the north, where ecosystems are less likely to have been altered by...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Wednesday voted to impeach the country's interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 ... What we are watchi...

VANCOUVER - Donations are pouring into a Vancouver warehouse for those affected by Monday's devastating earthquake in Turkey, but a volunteer organizer says the country could most benefit from profess...

When Mayor Shane Brienen of Houston, B.C., thinks about the impact of the impending closure of the town's sawmill, he worries not only about the economic fallout. He thinks about the holes that the wo...

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government is to release its new budget today, the last before the territorial election set for the fall. The territory's last $2.1-billion budget saw a 2.3 per...

OTTAWA - Yet another global conference in Montreal risks being derailed by Canada's delays in processing visas as well as rejections that critics argue punish those from poorer countries. "It's incred...

OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy. The Liberal government committed to creating such a strategy in the 2...

OTTAWA - Inflation has eroded purchasing power for many Canadians, but the experience with rapidly rising prices has been far from uniform. While the inflation rate shows how quickly prices are rising...

BRETON, ALBERTA - "My name is Vant Hayes and I'm the only Black one left out here." Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in the village of Breton...