Canada eliminated measles in 1998. The U.S. followed two years later, in 2000. There are multiple criteria for losing an official measles elimination status, including the declines in vaccination rates observed in both countries. But the most significant factor is having ongoing measles transmission for a full year.

In June, the Pew Research Center found that 74 percent of Americans hold favorable views of Canada, while 34 percent view the country unfavorably. Their polling on Trump’s approval tells a similar story as Gallup. It began at 47 percent but dropped to 38 percent in August.

President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.

Grizzly bears have lost about half their global range since the 1800s. Canada remains one of their last strongholds – though even there, they are considered “at risk.” In bear country in British Columbia, one wildlife ecologist is keeping tabs on the giants, by hunting for hair.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said he plans to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week when both leaders are at a summit in South Korea, aiming to firm-up relations with the world’s second biggest economy while long-standing ties with the US fray.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is focusing on what the country can control, including looking for economic partnerships abroad, especially in Asia.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week and is ready to sit down for trade talks with Donald Trump as soon as the U.S. President is prepared to do so,

Scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have announced the discovery and description of an extinct rhinoceros from the Canadian High Arctic. The nearly complete fossil skeleton of the new species was recovered from the fossil-rich lake deposits in Haughton Crater on Devon Island,

In readiness for the Milano Cortina Olympics in February, 30 players have been named to the Canadian team roster. In August, they attended an orientation camp in Calgary with the men’s team. Then from August 30 to September 12,