Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay far offshore as it accelerates northward later this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the storm is still expected to play a role in dumping some ugly weather across Eastern Canada.

Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane with top winds of 295 km/h. It tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure. The hurricane has been blamed for at least 19 deaths in Jamaica and 31 in nearby Haiti.

Investing.com -- The Canadian federal government is implementing sweeping reductions to transportation costs in Eastern Canada, fulfilling a key campaign promise. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Monday that tolls on the Confederation Bridge and ferry ...

A sprawling Halloween storm stretched across Eastern Canada on Friday, lashing five provinces with strong winds and rain, while drawing tropical moisture from Hurricane Melissa.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lafarge Canada partners with Indspire and five prestigious universities in Eastern Canada to launch its 'Leaders of Tomorrow' scholarship program. This initiative supports exceptional students facing financial ...

People up and down the Eastern Seaboard awoke to hazy skies Tuesday, with the culprit once again being wildfire smoke from Canada in what has been a historic and abnormally long-lasting season. The smoke drifted as far as South Florida, compromising air ...