New federally funded climate institute launches after demise of national roundtable

Seven years after Stephen Harper’s Conservative government eliminated funding for the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, a

Slowed by injury, British No. 1 Johanna Konta makes early Australian Open exit

Johanna Konta wasn’t sure even as she celebrated Christmas if she’d make the long trip to Australia for the year’s

Alexander Zverev pledges to give any Australian Open prize money to bushfire disaster relief

Johanna Konta wasn’t sure even as she celebrated Christmas if she’d make the long trip to Australia for the year’s

Raonic finishes off final game of rain-delayed victory in 1st round of Australian Open

Canada’s Milos Raonic won his first match since October on Tuesday, finishing off a suspended opening-round contest at the Australian

Longtime Mariners ace Felix Hernandez agrees to minor-league deal with Braves

Longtime Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez reached a minor-league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday that includes an invite

Canada’s James Hinchcliffe crossing off items on his racing bucket list

James Hinchcliffe was surprised and disappointed when he was dismissed from Arrow McLaren SP last October. Now he sees it

Raptors halt Hawks’ late 4th-quarter run for victory in MLK Day matinee

Norman Powell says nothing has changed, even though he’s in the best streak of his highest-scoring season. It may feel

Just the basics: The new coronavirus outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss whether the new coronavirus identified in China

‘I try my hardest not to think about it’: 12-year-old recounts handcuffing at BMO

The 12-year-old Indigenous girl who was handcuffed and then detained for 45 minutes by the Vancouver Police Department on a

Canada’s Mac Marcoux continues dominance at para alpine World Cup

Mac Marcoux of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., with Ottawa’s Tristan Rodgers as his guide, opened up the third stop of

‘He’s the one guy I’m pulling for’: Hall of Famer Tim Raines hoping ex-teammate Larry Walker soon joins him

Tim Raines can speak from experience when he describes what Larry Walker might be feeling in the hours before Tuesday’s

Hundreds of Central American migrants cross river into Mexico

Hundreds of Central American migrants waded across the Suchiate River into southern Mexico Monday in a new test of U.S.

Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley wins silver at Youth Olympics

LEYSIN — From a small town in Ontario to the Swiss Alps to a silver medal at the Youth Olympics.

Trump legal team calls impeachment ‘dangerous perversion’ of Constitution in legal brief

U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team asserted Monday that he did «absolutely nothing wrong,» calling the impeachment case against him

McDavid-Draisaitl magic paying off in the standings for Oilers

Somehow, over the past nine days, Zack Kassian pulled off the impossible by stealing the bulk of hockey headlines in

China confirms human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus

Human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, the head of a Chinese government expert team

St. John’s mayor calls for patience after massive snowstorm slams Newfoundland

A snowblower widens a road in St. John’s Sunday. The effort on Monday will focus snow-clearing on narrow streets in

Malaysia sends back 150 containers of trash, says it won’t be world’s rubbish bin

Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year,

De Grasse, other sprinters sitting out or limiting indoor season after long 2019

Even with outstanding hurdles races at U.S. indoor meetings and talented field event competitions in Europe, international athletics is continuing

Armed gun rights advocates protest in Virginia over Democratic legislation

Gun-rights activists — some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles — began to descend on Virginia’s capital city Monday

Special Canada-China committee to hold first meeting in Ottawa

A new special parliamentary committee created to examine Canada’s fraught relationship with China will hold its first meeting today in

Stormstruck Newfoundland struggles with cleanup, as military help ramps up 

A snowblower widens a road in St. John’s Sunday. The effort on Monday will focus snow-clearing on narrow streets in

Iran considers dual nationals on downed Ukrainian plane to be Iranians: TV report

Iran considers dual nationals aboard a Ukrainian plane that was shot down accidentally this month to be Iranian citizens, the

Goodbye gas furnaces? Why electrification is the future of home heating

It’s a stereotype, but it’s true — Canada’s winters are cold. And many of us stay toasty by burning fossil