Sailors have been stuck on shipping vessels for months after their contracts expired, and while the shipping industry blames COVID-19 protocols, the seafarers' union says more must be done to help them.

A long chapter in French colonial and post-colonial rule is drawing to a close as France looks to pull back troops fighting Islamist extremists in western Africa and other countries make their own power plays in the region, Don Murray writes.

While daily new COVID-19 cases are noe averaging in the single digits in Washington, the opioid crisis there is showing no sign of letting up, making outreach services increasingly vital.

With oil prices returning to some of their highest levels in years recently, experts say motorists should prepare to pay even more at the pump as summer driving season kicks into gear.

Sue Woodhouse of Bright’s Grove, Ont., waited roughly a year to get a new service dog after her previous dog retired. The longer wait time, a result of training delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, added another layer to the difficulties Woodhouse experienced navigating life during the pandemic.

A group of advocates and experts in the fragrance world are calling on companies to stop using the term Oriental to describe scents — a word that's been used since the early 20th century to describe spicy, ambery notes.

After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicentre of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on America, two U.S. officials said Friday

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-metre race in Tokyo after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he has full confidence in Canada's acting top soldier, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, and agrees with his decision to retain the navy's commander — despite criticism from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy.

The National for July 1: Families searching for answers after Lytton, B.C., destroyed by wildfire. Plus, the conflicting emotions this Canada Day.