With COVID-19 cases rising after a summer lull, more signs point to Canada entering an expected fourth wave of the pandemic — one which could be dramatically different from earlier surges, thanks to rising vaccination rates, but not entirely pain-free.

Crossing home from the U.S. to Canada in a taxi at the end of July, Saadi Kadhum rolled down the window and pulled out his phone to show the border officer the email confirming his negative COVID-19 test. But try as he might he couldn't access his email.

The author of a 1968 paper called 'The Tragedy of the Commons' remains controversial. But the idea that we overuse shared resources lives on — and traditional market solutions may not work in the case of climate change.

Canada has a fixed-date elections law — but that doesn't mean elections happen on fixed dates. The exact timing of an election is a political choice and for Justin Trudeau, it's a choice between two sets of largely unknown risks.

As drought has made for a poor growing season, farmers in the Prairies are struggling to combat the hotter weather that science suggests could worsen with climate change.

The Taliban continues to gain territory at a rapid pace, as the U.S. army and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan. Journalist Akhtar Mohammad Makoii takes us to Herat, a city contested by Taliban and government forces.

RCMP in Newfoundland say there is an active shooter west of the town of Terra Nova.

The RCMP have arrested a man they earlier described as an "active shooter" who was allegedly outside of the town of Terra Nova, N.L., late Tuesday night.

The National for Tuesday, Aug. 10 — The high stakes as Canadian Michael Spavor waits to learn his fate in China. Plus, details of Quebec’s vaccine passport.

Tony Esposito, a Hall of Fame goaltender who rose to fame with Chicago, has died at 78. The team announced on Twitter that Esposito died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.