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Thanks to warming winters and milder temperatures, ticks are thriving in more parts of the country than ever before — bringing the risk of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.

The sailboat was found just after 2 p.m. on Thursday near Bayshore Drive, located off Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo RCMP said. Its owner remains missing.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has joined a growing number of supporters in calling for more testing of nearly 400 ostriches before the entire flock is culled.

Regina's first direct flight to Denver left the YQR airport Friday morning with city officials hopeful it'll bring more business to the province.

In anticipation for the May long weekend, folks are packing up their cars and heading out to the lake for the start of spring camping season.

Around 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police reported cows on Highway 400 between Highway 9 and Aurora Road, with the farm animals causing heavy delays in both directions.

Business owners express concerns about another potential worker's strike at Canada Post with just over a week left for the two sides to reach an agreement.

The judge overseeing the process must now hear and consider arguments from the parties about which of the roughly 1,000 disputed ballots should be included in the final count.

A coroner is scheduled to release her report today into the death of a homeless Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal.

A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates.

After New Brunswick asked school districts to redirect funds back into classrooms, a district cut its community school co-ordinators in half. Now, one co-ordinator is speaking out.

It was an emotional day in court for friends and family of Nova Scotia rapper Pat Stay, as they heard details about the night he was stabbed to death at a Halifax bar. 

'Right now, we're at a plateau at 60 per cent down revenue,' Josie Frodert, manager of Ship 49, a parcel service in Blaine told Global News.

The Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is fundraising to fill a gap of $50,000 in funding which they typically receive through the Canada Summer Jobs Grant program.

Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes sentenced Dante Ognibene-Hebbourn, 24, to 15 years in prison, less time served.

Calgary Transit officials said the service's operating budget has not been able to keep up with the city's rapid population growth.

Since taking office in January, Trump has repeatedly said he wants Canada to become the 51st U.S. state, a suggestion that has angered Canadians.

The Vatican’s Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum holds thousands of Indigenous artifacts that were taken from communities across Canada by Catholic missionaries a century ago.

Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top.

A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony from a mother who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while police, courts did not help.

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from prosecutors.

Ontario's electricity is now being produced with the highest percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power since coal plants were operating in the province.

The RCMP has accused Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee of trying to leave Canada to join a terror group.

'Everybody is going to have a bad shot, everybody is going to have a decent shot. Just remember the good ones,' 89-year-old Hank Plouffe said.