Canada

We spoke to environmental scientist Dr Dan Kneeshaw from the University of Quebec in Montreal and started by asking him if the reason behind the severity of the fires was that they were occurring in late spring.

Millions of people in the east of the United States have been told to stay indoors or wear masks as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires makes breathing hazardous.

There have been sporadic anti-vaccine mandate protests all over the world.

It’s feared that hundreds of sudden deaths in Canada may have been caused by the record heatwave there, which has seen temperatures soaring to unprecedented highs.

A Brexit campaigner has told Channel 4 News that Vote Leave cheated in the 2016 referendum by over-spending. But the prime minister’s political secretary says the allegations are “factually incorrect and misleading”, and outs the accuser as gay.

A nurse, a chef. a bartender, an au pair – they came from France, from Spain, from Canada, Australia and the UK. Eight people are now confirmed to have died in the attacks after a body was found in the Thames. Some 29 victims are still in hospital, and today one A&E nurse spoke about…

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has hailed a controversial trade deal with the EU, saying the world would benefit from a stronger Europe. We speak to Canadian High Commissioner to the UK Janice Charette and Green MP Caroline Lucas.

Vigils will be held in Quebec and Montreal this evening after last night’s fatal shooting at a mosque, which left six dead and another eight people injured.  

Adultery website Ashley Madison is hacked and threatened with the release of confidential data from among its 37m users if it does not shut down.

As the Conservatives and SNP prepare for battle in a radically altered political landscape, we reveal the relentless precision of the social media campaigns that became vital to their success.

Six adults and two young children are murdered in Edmonton, Canada in the city’s worst mass killing since 1956.

Toronto voters replace mayor Rob Ford and reject an attempt by his brother, Doug Ford, to take the city’s top job. The scandal-prone politician admitted to smoking crack cocaine last year.

He’s the ceremonial sergeant at arms who shot and killed the gunman after he stormed the parliament building. He received a hero’s welcome there as the government vowed never to give in to terrorism.