Verity Stevenson

Officials in many provinces are urging people to stay hydrated and check on vulnerable neighbours as communities kick off celebrations for Canada's 159th birthday.

Unsealed court documents allege Canada was both extortion target and hub for cross-border operations Social Sharing

The Scarlet Lady cruise ship, which is currently chartered by 2SLGBTQ+ travel company Atlantis Events, has changed its itinerary for the second time this week, after first Turkey and now Egypt denied it entry to their ports.

Scientists say climate change is driving the extraordinary fire conditions gripping western Europe, but that the scale of those fires cannot be understood without looking at how humans drastically changed part of the landscape 200 years ago.

In Le Temple, a typically quiet country road lined on one side with with corn crops and the other, tight rows of pine forest, turned into a buzzing firefighting base Wednesday afternoon.

With the wildfire emergency out of the way Thursday and 84,000 out of over 220,000 people allowed to regain in their homes in nine communities in southwest France, but not Le Porge, resident volunteers there were starting to absorb the extent of their town's destruction and the sense that they'd been left to their own devices.

People in communities across southwestern France have spent the last week volunteering to aid firefighting efforts as blazes ravage the pine forests near their small towns. Now they face a difficult transition as they move from crisis response to figuring out how to prevent the fires threatening their entire way of life.

Lack of rain over half of England and all Wales exposes struggle with water shortages

The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever.

The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever.