Canada

A symbol of enduring gratitude, this year’s Christmas tree has arrived in the Boston Common, marking the 53rd annual donation of a tree from Nova Scotia. The tree, a 45-foot white spruce, was driven down from the rural community of Mattie Settlement in Antigonish County on Sunday and arrived in the Common on Tuesday morning. It will be lit...

No foul play is suspected in the death of the 19-year-old Walmart employee whose body was found in the store’s walk-in oven in Canada last month, police said Monday. 

Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics.

Kira Nixon was 4 when she announced to her father, who was filming on an old camcorder, that she would marry a boy named Timmy. 

Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven on Saturday in Canada.

Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy.

Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the U.S.

“I spotted the male that would attack me first … and two smaller bears about 10 feet away from me,” she says. “There was also a fourth, smaller bear right behind me, which I didn’t see.”

The wreck of the last ship belonging to a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison.

Canadian officials say they will set targets to decrease the number of new temporary residents in the country. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday it’s the first time Canada will do this.

Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Wednesday: Sun and wispy clouds. Highs near 40. Thursday: Fair sky. Highs 40-45.

Tuesday evening: Clear. Very little wind. Temps in the mid 30s. Overnight Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Wednesday: Sun & wispy clouds. Highs near 40. Thursday: Fair sky. Highs 40-45.

Tuesday: Sunshine in a blue sky. Very little wind. Highs 35-40.
Overnight Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows around 20.
Wednesday: Sun & wispy clouds. Highs near 40.
Thursday: Fair sky. Highs 40-45.

As high pressure – a fair weather cell – from Canada crests over New England, a Tuesday morning breeze goes quiet during the day as cool air remains anchored in the region for the time being. The center of high pressure usually is chock full of dry air and Tuesday is no exception, with the dry air not only ensuring…

Tuesday: Sunshine in a blue sky. Very little wind. Highs 35-40.
Overnight Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows around 20.
Wednesday: Sun & wispy clouds. Highs near 40.
Thursday: Fair sky. Highs 40-45.

Wednesday night: Cold wind, clear sky. Lows around 20. Thursday: Morning sun, afternoon clouds, evening and night snow, a coating to 2″. Highs 35-40. Friday: Blustery, fair, chance flurry/sprinkle. Highs 35-40.

Overnight Wednesday night: Cold wind, clear sky. Lows around 20.
Thursday: AM sun, PM clouds, evening and night snow, a coating to 2″. Highs 35-40. Friday: Blustery, fair, chance flurry/sprinkle. Highs 35-40.

Wednesday: Blustery and bright. Highs around 30, wind chill 20.
Overnight Wednesday night: Cold wind, clear sky. Lows around 20.
Thursday: AM sun, PM clouds, evening and night snow, a coating to 2″. Highs 35-40.
Friday: Blustery, fair, chance flurry/sprinkle. Highs 35-40.

As Tuesday’s storm departs through the Canadian Maritimes after dropping a rare 9 inches of snow at Chilmark, on Martha’s Vineyard, the broad and far-reaching counterclockwise flow of air around the storm has ushered a feisty northwest wind into New England, transporting a fresh shot of chilly, dry air from Canada. The upside to this air is the dry...