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Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dutch ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway.

A zoo conservation project east of Montreal resulted in the release of dozens of baby turtles into a southern Quebec river today.

Farmers say grain is stuck, city officials say commuters are disrupted and an economist warns the cost could be huge if the Canada-wide rail labour dispute continues.

The union says workers from CPKC will remain off the job pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board. It is unclear when that will happen.

The attack happened near the busy Second Beach concession, where owner AJ Tay told Global News a large, unleashed dog snapped up his maltipoo Sky.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government "desperately needs" a reset, an analyst says ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax.

The government agency charged with solving the Canada-wide rail shutdown with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City could issue a decision Saturday.

Metrolinx says it will keep customers updated ahead of next week, as developments unfold in a labour dispute at two of Canada's largest railways.

Kamala Harris clinched the Democratic party’s nomination for President and a shutdown brought Canada's train to a halt. Here are the top stories this week.

Co-workers are rallying behind 52-year-old Pei Geng's 75-year-old mother and eight-year-old son following her sudden death in July.

Residents living along 3rd Avenue north in Lethbridge are hopeful for a brighter future following a challenging few years that culminated in one of their own losing their home.

Backpacks filled with essential school supplies were handed out to 3,500 children on Friday, at the STC's annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway and Carnival

Elgin OPP are trying to find the owner of the bull that is being kept at a local farm.

Uncertainty around how long rail disruptions may last could have dire implications for the Canadian economy. Here's what economists say about how the Bank of Canada might react.

A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal.

Freight trains across Canada are have come to grinding halt as thousands of workers at the country’s two main railway companies have been locked out.

Loblaw is piloting a new ultra-discount grocery store in Ontario that promises to deliver even lower prices by stripping away even more frills.

A nationwide freight rail shutdown is also impacting some commuter routes in and out of Toronto. Metrolinx said one of its GO train routes is suspended entirely.

Metrolinx said 'updated assessments' revealed more homes are 'vulnerable to potential structural impacts ... due to tunnelling activities' for the Ontario Line through Riverdale.

Air Canada pilots are currently in the process of a strike vote, which closes on Thursday. A strike mandate would empower the union to walk off the job in mid-September.

Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra asked councillors and mayors for 'a little bit more time' to address harassment at the local level.

Drivers stopping to fill up at any Petro-Canada station in Ontario will have to pre-pay for fuel starting next month, the corporation says.

As trains across the country come to a grinding halt, those in the trucking industry aim to pick up the slack - but there is no way they'll be able to keep up with the volume.