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Hundreds of Deer Lake First Nation residents forced to flee their community amid wildfires are now sheltering in the GTA, waiting ON news of when they can go home.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien will speak about past summits hosted in Canada alongside his former deputy prime minister and finance minister John Manley.

With Toronto’s landfill nearing capacity, the city is weighing incineration and other long-term waste solutions, through a public survey open until June 29th.

In an online advisory, BC Parks says all visitors should evacuate the park immediately and stay out of the area until further notice.

Dew is concerned that with IH CEO Susan Brown set to retire in December, a quick resolution to the crisis may not be possible.

With the threat of a Canada Post strike looming, it was decided to switch the chicks' transportation from ground transport to air.

Some evacuees from northern Saskatchewan are beginning to return home after being forced out by wildfires, bringing a sense of relief, but also concern.

WATCH: The Sask Gov. is touting its success in delivering on their promise to shorten surgical wait times in the province, but the opposition says their numbers aren't adding up.

As wildfires burn from northwest Ontario to British Columbia, Canada is getting help from firefighters in Australia with a 96-personnel-strong contingent deployed.

Auditor General Karen Hogan looked into all contracts awarded and payments made to GC Strategies for its work on the ArriveCan app.

As job losses mount, critics say the Ford government ran its election campaign under the slogan 'Protect Ontario,' promising to shield the province from the effect of tariffs.

It is not uncommon to roll up to an Ontario intersection these days and see someone asking for money or food. One city has posted signs in an effort to put an end to panhandling.

Regional councillors in Halifax say they were blindsided with the mayor's decision to bring a motion forward asking for a pause on all future bike lane construction. 

Choir students at Willingdon Elementary School are gearing up to sing the national anthem this weekend to kick off the Canadian Grand Prix.

A 5-hectare wildfire is burning out of control in Squamish, B.C., just above some homes in the Skyridge area. The B.C. Wildfire Service suspects it was human-caused.

The Penticton woman, only 21-years old, was discovered dead over the weekend in an apartment building in the 600-block of Lakeshore drive.

Saskatoon's long-standing project to mitigate flood risk has taken another step forward with a third flood control project completed and two more set to begin this month.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Okanagan after four straight days of temperatures above 30 C.

Nova Scotia's offshore wind plan earns praise but with calls for public input, ecological safeguards, and fair community benefits.

"He's Vernon Adams, he's Big-Play VA, so he's going to bring Calgary back to where it used to be," predicted receiver Dominique Rhymes.

The Edmonton Elks will open their 2025 regular season with a Saturday night road matchup with the B.C. Lions at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal represents a B.C. riding and says dozens of his constituents have reached out in 'outrage' over India's Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Canada.