Emma Jacobs

A reporter joins the crowds on the banks of the frozen St Lawrence River in Quebec as the ice canoeing season kicks off.

Construction is underway on transmission lines from Canada to power millions of homes in northeastern states in the U.S. — but delivering renewable energy to the U.S. comes at a cost for Canada.

The air quality is plummeting in many parts of North America as the Canadian wildfires continue to burn. We find out how other cities around the world deal with the challenge of living with toxic air.

The Canadian wildfire season has started early and already broken records, with toxic smoke drifting south to the U.S. and many air quality alerts in place.

Thousands have been forced to evacuate an area of Canada's Nova Scotia region as wildfires take hold. This comes only weeks after a string of serious wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Ottawa's beloved skating canal has failed to ice over properly for the first time in its history. Scientists are trying to figure out how to sustain the tradition as global temperatures rise.

Canada has delayed efforts to expand it's medical assistance in dying program to include mental illness. The plans raised unease in a country that already has a liberal assisted death policy.

From refugee camp to the World Cup, the inspiring story of Canada's superstar player Alphonso Davies

For months the sport's national governing body, Hockey Canada, has been caught up in a growing scandal over its failure to address allegations of sexual assault.

Is America a safe place for asylum-seekers? That's a question Canada's highest court is currently considering.

With hurricane-force winds, Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of utility customers along Canada's Atlantic coast without electricity. It is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region.

Post-tropical cyclone Fiona is pummeling parts of eastern Canada, downing trees and leaving many without power. It's expected to be one of the strongest storms to hit that area.

Canada's official opposition, the Conservative Party, will announce the results of elections for a new party leader on Saturday.The favored candidate has been compared to former President Trump.

For months, French shoppers have been complaining about a lack of mustard on the shelves. The shortages have largely been caused by a drought in Canada, the world's largest exporter of mustard seeds.

For months, French shoppers have been complaining about a lack of mustard on the shelves. The shortages have largely been caused by a drought in Canada, the world's largest exporter of mustard seeds.

A year ago, tens of thousands of Afghans were airlifted to safety following the Taliban's takeover. Canada pledged to resettle 40,000 Afghans but many remain in limbo.

In a moving ceremony on Monday, Pope Francis begged for the forgiveness of the Indigenous survivors of the abuse by residential schools that were run by the Catholic Church for more than a century.

For many of the Indigenous peoples of Canada, Monday is a day of mixed emotions as the Pope finally makes his apology for the role the Catholic church played in the notorious residential schools.

The pope is on what he's calling his pilgrimage of penance — apologizing to Indigenous groups for years of abuse that many suffered at government and Catholic-run residential and day schools.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with reporter Emma Jacobs about Pope Francis' trip to Canada this week. He's calling it his "pilgrimage of penance" for the treatment of Indigenous children at schools there.