U.S. President Donald Trump claims he wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house criminals.

Celebrities flooded the Metropolitan Museum of Art on a rainy Monday in New York City to highlight Black fashion and kick off the first Met

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already taken a trip out to the Alberta riding he hopes to represent, after losing the Ottawa-area seat he held for more than two decades in last week’s general election. But Poilievre will have to wait at least 30 days for a byelection, and likely more.

The Alberta government says it is taking new steps to rein in the province’s measles as case counts surge to the highest levels since 1987.

A wildfire entered the northern Saskatchewan community of Beauval Thursday night.Shortly after 4 p.m., a fire approached the village from the west and “flanked us,” said Beauval Mayor

The B.C. Wildfire Service said that firefighters experienced a slight reprieve battling one of its most concerning blazes on Saturday, and it was seeing stable

Canadian wildfire smoke is travelling south and making it difficult for some Americans to enjoy their summer, according to a letter from six members of

Several homes on a First Nation in northeastern Manitoba have been destroyed by wildfire that has forced nearly 200 people to evacuate from the community.At

The owners of Hearne Lake Lodge are preparing their property for a wildfire that could reach it by July 6. The lodge, about 60 kilometres east

Wildland firefighters from across North America will stay on the front lines of the wildfire near Flin Flon, as residents settle back into life in

Residents of a northern Manitoba city who were forced out by wildfire say they’re feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety as they prepare to

A forest fire is still burning on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, but the union representing Halifax firefighters says they’ve made headway as rain continues to

One of the helicopters used in the province’s wildfire fighting efforts lost power this week over a lake in northwestern Ontario, forcing the pilot to

The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data.Officials with Public Safety Canada held

Even as firefighters get relief from extreme heat and harsh winds, Alberta’s most dangerous wildfires are continuing to burn near communities under threat. More than 60 wildfires are

The District of Squamish, about 45 kilometres north of Vancouver, has declared a state of local emergency due to an active wildfire.The wildfire poses an “existing

A rapidly growing wildfire that forced the evacuation of the community of Kelly Lake in northeast B.C. has now destroyed several structures, the B.C. Wildfire Service

THE LATEST Evacuation orders are in place in areas near Kelly Lake, B.C., due to the Kiskatinaw River fire and along the Alaska Highway due

Nearly 30 per cent of the forested land base in the Prince George Fire Centre, which covers B.C.’s northeast, is likely to burn by the end

Power has been restored to half a dozen First Nations in northwestern Ontario after a series of hydro poles along the Wataynikaneyap Power line were damaged