A tornado watch is in effect across portions of southern Alberta amid a severe storm threat on Sunday afternoon. A tornado watch means that conditions are favourable for the development of tornadoes.

A new report from the Met Office "reinforces the clear and urgent signals of our changing climate", an expert has said.

New Zealanders relaxed and went shopping in June, new electronic card data from Stats NZ show. Retail spending rose 0.5% in ...

Long dry spells in the spring and recent hot temperatures mean that harvest is off to the fastest start since at least 2006 (earliest available harvest report), with multiple reports of winter barley ...