Matchmaking and cash: South Korea's plan to avoid population decline

Canada also faces a record-low fertility rate, and experts are looking to South Korea to see what they're doing right after years of plummeting birthrates.
No place for 'hate' or 'divisiveness': Politicians condemn white nationalist group's visit to northern Ontario

Politicians are condemning a white nationalist group’s visits to northern Ontario, saying their presence is not welcome — a sentiment echoed in some other communities where Second Sons Canada members have been seen in recent months.
As wildfires grow, tiny fire-loving fungi could hold the key to a landscape’s recovery

Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that still seems to be smoking. But instead of continued destruction, it’s a signal of rebirth: tiny fungi are colonizing the wreckage.
CBC's Sarah Leavitt chases a kangaroo | The Moment

CBC News reporter Sarah Leavitt tells The National about the moment she was assigned to chase a kangaroo in Boucherville, Que.
New Royal Canadian Navy boss says service must grow by up to 40%

The Royal Canadian Navy's sweeping modernization plans hinge on a challenge that can't be solved in a shipyard. Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois says the service must grow by as much as 40 per cent to crew a new fleet of destroyers, submarines and support vessels now taking shape.
Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel voted PWHL MVP

Frankel also won the league's goaltender of the year award after backstopping the Fleet to a big year-over-year turnaround.
How a satirical Bosnian song about the American dream became a World Cup anthem

When Bosnian band Dubioza kolektiv released U.S.A. in 2011, they never imagined their tongue-in-cheek song about disillusionment with the American dream would be repurposed into a certified World Cup hit.
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup

A Federal Court judge has dismissed Thomas Partey's bid for emergency relief after Canada denied the Ghana midfielder entry for the FIFA World Cup.

