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  A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable

  It started with a melting glacier that set off a huge landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland last September. Then came something inexplicable: a mysterious vibration that shook the planet for nine days.

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  New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say

  Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

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  'We're at a high degree of spread': What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ontario

  As we head into another respiratory illness season, here’s a look at where Ontario stands when it comes to COVID-19 and what you need to know.

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  Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches

  Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline.

• MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa

  On Monday, Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.

• More new cars no longer come with a spare tire. Here's what you need to know

  Vehicles used to come with a "full-sized" spare tire, but about 30 years ago, auto manufacturers moved to a much lighter, smaller tire, sometimes called a "donut spare." But now, depending on the car you have, it may not have any spare at all.

• Staff member hospitalized after assault at B.C. maximum security prison

  A corrections officer at B.C.'s only maximum security federal prison was taken to hospital after an assault earlier this month.

• Man flees police through corn field, located by drone

  On Friday evening, Chatham-Kent Police say they responded to a call that indicated that an intoxicated man was intending to depart from a home, and drive away intoxicated.

• Dogs bring loads of joy but also perils on a leash

  Over the past 20 years, injuries related to dog walking have been on the rise among adults and children in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. Fractures, sprains and head trauma are among the most common.

• Drugged and raped, Gisele Pelicot has become France's symbol of fight against sexual violence

  Gisele Pelicot, the woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband over the course of a decade so that she could be raped by dozens of men while unconscious, is becoming a symbol of France's fight against sexual violence.

• Graphic evidence presented in trial of man accused of 1994 Barrie murder

  The jury was shown an exhibit video for the first time that took them inside Katherine Janeiro's Barrie apartment in the hours that followed her violent death 30 years ago.

• How a false rumour about pets in Ohio and Laura Loomer’s presence helped derail Trump’s planned attacks on Harris

  Donald Trump wanted to spend this week attacking one of Democratic rival Kamala Harris' biggest political vulnerabilities. Instead, he spent most of the week falsely claiming that migrants are eating pets in a small town in Ohio and defending his embrace of a far-right agitator whose presence is causing concern among his allies.

• Safety concerns grow over Halifax tent encampment after firearms and stolen property found

  A designated tent encampment beneath the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax is raising safety concerns for people who work or live nearby after police discovered firearms and stolen property at the site.

• Tuesday's Lotto Max draw set to hit all-time Canadian record of $80 million after no Friday winner

  In a Canadian lotto first, the national Lotto Max jackpot has reached an estimated $80 million prize.