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B.C. tourism industry wants $680M from government to rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's tourism and hospitality sector believes it should receive more than one-third…
Couple charged for pulling, waving guns at protest in St. Louis
St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use…
Premier Horgan asks Prime Minister to reduce illicit drug use stigma as death toll climbs in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia's premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an "enormous…
Questions remain after police find body thought to be dad of dead Quebec girls
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. – Many questions remain unanswered in the case of a Quebec father whose…
Pandemic throws lives – and waistlines – into flux
NEW YORK – When Allison Weiss Brady and Michael Ladin emerged from weeks of locking…
‘Grim work:’ Climate-change clock ticking on world’s polar bears
The climate-change clock is ticking on the world's polar bears and a group of Canadian…
Scheer calls Liberals’ choice to give WE contract ‘corruption or incompetence’
OTTAWA – The Opposition Conservatives accused the Liberal government of either corruption or ignorance Monday…
Rock slide ruled out: No cause yet for bus crash that killed three near glacier
COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. – RCMP say no cause has been found yet for a tourist…
Abbotsford off-duty police officer injured in Nelson altercation not expected to survive
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A British Columbia police officer is on life support in hospital and…
Jack McIlhargey remembered as one of most ‘respected and loved’ Canucks
VANCOUVER – Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman and coach Jack McIlhargey has died. The Canucks confirmed…
Shambhala postpones virtual electronic music festival amid sexual misconduct allegations
A prominent electronic music festival in British Columbia is postponing this year's virtual event after…
Canadian Tire in New Brunswick displays Christmas products after run on patio furniture
MONCTON, N.B. – Christmas is coming early to a Canadian Tire in New Brunswick. A…
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
LONDON – Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in…
Tour company already investigating glacier bus crash that killed three
COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. – The president of the company that runs the bus tours at…
Quebec mayor satisfied with search as police shift tactics in hunt for missing dad
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. – The mayor of a small Quebec town where an exhaustive provincial police…
‘It’s still surreal’: Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash
COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. – Angela Bye couldn't believe her eyes Saturday when she used the…
Portland mayor wants federal agents to leave city
PORTLAND, Ore. – The mayor of Oregon's largest city said Sunday the presence of federal…
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of…
Lockdown fatigue, ‘invincibility’ causing more COVID-19 infections in young Canadians
More young people are being infected with COVID-19, creating the potential for a severe outbreak,…
TRENDING NOW: Kangaroos bounce into a football game in Australia
Aussie Sharri Castellari posted an exciting video of "local footie" coming back and it's certainly…
Japan rocket carrying UAE Mars probe ready for Monday launch
TOKYO – A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 19
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:43 a.m. on July…
Phyllis Somerville, actor of stage and screen, dies at 76
NEW YORK – Phyllis Somerville, an actor with a lengthy career of roles in film,…
Vancouver Pride joins calls for ejection of Liberal caucus member over ads
VICTORIA – Calls are rising for the BC Liberals to throw out one of its…