Canada

Canadian officials have ordered the evacuation of the Northwest Territories' capital of Yellowknife as a massive wildfire nears the city. Video: Reuters

The men experienced very diverse lives due to the different ethnicities of the families they went home with from hospital 67 years ago

Decision came after ‘many meaningful and difficult conversations’, couple said

Significant damage to roads and infrastructure reported in Halifax, the province’s largest city

Five voyagers climbed into the Titan submersible in hopes of seeing the wreck of the Titanic up close. The expedition ended in tragedy

Lesbian couples no longer recognised as legal parents on birth certificates

Remains expected to shed more light on cause of catastrophic incident

Launch vessel Polar Prince returns to St John’s, Newfoundland, after five die in submersible implosion

British explorer and French expert believed to be among those on board

The cannabis industry in Canada is a rapidly emerging major player in the economy of British Columbia

Countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas rather than just emissions, António Guterres says

Country enduring worst start to fire season, with 2,392 blazes so far this year and 4.4 million hectares of land burned

Air quality alerts triggered hundreds of kilomotres away in United States as smoke hangs thick over New York City

AI used to discover abaucin, an effective drug against A baumannii, bacteria that can cause dangerous infections

In some cases, 80 per cent of the population are of Irish heritage going back hundreds of years

Beijing denies allegations of interference in Canada’s last two elections

Nearly 40,000 migrants crossed unlawfully into Canada last year and the number arriving monthly has spiked recently

The European Commission and US senate already block the Chinese-owned social media app over concerns with data privacy

Canadian PM says forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object

John Tory acknowledged the relationship in a statement and apologised ‘to all of those hurt by my actions’

Young Irish give advice on living and working in Canada

Those on the outside of the system can be very vulnerable, immigrant support organisation warns

Hérouxville in rural Quebec had a problem with outsiders and a perceived dilution of its culture, but now embraces immigrants and seeks to accommodate them

‘Success will be measured by our rapid and consistent progress in implementing what we have agreed to’

Breakthrough is significant, but there are unresolved issues

If implemented, the agreement, which was not signed by US, will signal major changes to farming and the role of indigenous communities in conservation

The gunman, whose name was not released, was fatally shot by police officers

‘By including 30% target in draft text it makes largest commitment to ocean and land conservation in history’

Hopes that increased financial contribution from wealthy countries will yield high-ambition target

Co-hosts Canada accepts critical need for more financial support for developing countries

Entrenched views and absence of clear targets in global biodiversity framework indicates difficult days ahead

Impasse over biodiversity funds prompts concerns negotiations are on brink of collapse

Mining, agriculture, fossil fuel and fashion sectors under scrutiny

Calls to reduce agenda blockages in advance of high-level meeting of politicians in Montreal

Will the world accept that biodiversity loss is just as big an existential threat as global warming?

Talks in Canada face blockages as campaigners seek conservation target increase from 30% to 50%

‘I’m seeing rubble floating all over the place. It’s complete and utter destruction,’ says town mayor

Severe weather system brings high winds and heavy rains to Nova Scotia

Myles Sanderson (32) ‘went into medical distress’ after police forced his stolen vehicle off the road

Indigenous leaders blame 10 killings on drug and alcohol abuse plaguing their community