Residents in B.C.'s north Okanagan region say they had to leave their homes, possessions and in some cases their pets behind to escape a rapidly spreading wildfire near Vernon.

At a news conference Sunday, B.C.'s director of wildfire operations, Cliff Chapman, said more than 5,000 people have been evacuated across the province in the past 24 hours.

Lewis' death was announced in the Senate Saturday afternoon. He's remembered as an advocate for Canadian agriculture and an unwavering voice for rural communities.

The Oct. 4, 1967, Shag Harbour event is considered Canada's most famous UFO incident. Laurie Wickens became the public face of the mystery, a role he kept until his recent death at 76.

The Canadian government has often spoken about the need for submarines to patrol Canada's vast coastline. But the role and range of of its new submarines go far beyond merely patrolling the three coasts of the country.

Police are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out overnight at a kosher restaurant in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias says a shooter is still on the loose and the northern Manitoba remains in lockdown Saturday morning after gunshots were fired and one person died.

Though the local nickname “The Great Wall” may be tongue-in-cheek, it does reflect the intensive labour that must have gone into building these structures.

One of five UNESCO Geoparks in Canada, Tumbler Ridge has been attracting people from around the world who are helping to uncover the region's dinosaur past.

Ten years after the Government of Canada officially adopted the term "Indigenous" instead of "Aboriginal," discussions persist on what terms best describe First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Gary (Boo) Boudreau, who was targeted by a major cocaine and cannabis investigation, will not lose the million-dollar lakeside home he built partly on the proceeds of crime, but has instead been ordered to pay a $240,000 fine for the portion linked t...

Nearly a dozen Canadian athletes are going to be part of the chase to be the first-ever champions of the Women's Pro Baseball League, which begins its inaugural season in the United States on Saturday.

Two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder after 27-year-old Daina Gauthier was fatally stabbed on Thursday in Prince Albert.

Navy Capt. William (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

​Melissa Lavigne has done a lot of kayaking on the St. John River, but on a recent paddle, she came across something new: a headstone and grave marker for two long-dead Fredericton men.

A Winnipeg man who self-identified as being "extremely racist" in posts he made on social media has pleaded guilty to advocating genocide and wilfully promoting hatred against Muslims and Jews.

Reports of a person and dog in the river came in at 11:50 a.m. CST on Friday, said Saskatoon fire chief Doug Wegren.

A crowd of people attended one of several gatherings Thursday evening for Parker, the 11-year-old Calgary boy who went missing earlier this month and was confirmed dead earlier that day.

The federal government has approved the Crawford Nickel Project in Northern Ontario saying the mine will draw in $5 billion in investment and create 5,000 jobs during its construction and another 1,300 jobs for operation.