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Researchers believe the whales are starving to death as they migrate back north to their northern feeding grounds.

A study out of Hamilton’s McMaster University looked at how exposure to common air pollutants affected the performance of about 7,000 Canadians on tests of brain health.

Canada’s economy ‌contracted in the first quarter of the year on an annualized basis, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, making it two consecutive quarters of annualized decline, which some would call a technical recession.

An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s IPO-bound SpaceX.

Every fall, the female ginkgo tree’s fruit produces such a foul odor — described by arborists, city councillors and homeowners as a cross between dog poop and vomit — that residents have been asking their councillors for permission to cut them down, even though the trees are otherwise healthy.

A new bulletin from Fintrac is advising Canadian businesses to look out for transactions that could be linked to trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labour. Major events can boost the demand for this activity and offer an opportunity to move people to the location where major events are taking place.

High stock market valuations, higher corporate debt and higher amounts of money borrowed by hedge funds to buy sovereign debt are some vulnerabilities, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers said. The increasingly volatile geopolitical system also creates a risk that more than one economic shock could happen at once.

For nearly 10 years, Eric Poulin has been having episodes where he seems drunk — without taking even a sip of alcohol.

A landmark agreement to export liquified natural gas from northern British Columbia to Germany is expected to be announced later this week by the federal government, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.

Canadians are increasingly struggling to pay their mortgages, particularly in high-priced Ontario and British Columbia markets, a new report from Equifax Canada says. Mortgage delinquency balances are up 32 per cent nationally compared with last year.