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8 times more people in Metro Vancouver infected with virus than confirmed: study
VICTORIA – A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have…
iN VIDEO: Banksy’s COVID-19 tags scrubbed from London Tube train
LONDON – Even if you are Banksy, tagging is forbidden on London's Underground. Transport for…
Ivanka Trump defends Goya post that watchdogs call unethical
WASHINGTON – Ivanka Trump on Wednesday defended tweeting a photo of herself holding up a…
Men should limit alcohol to 1 drink a day, experts say
NEW YORK – If you decide to have an alcoholic drink, limiting yourself to one…
Charities awaiting word on fate of $912M student-volunteer program
OTTAWA – Non-profit groups that wanted to use the Canada Student Service Grant to hire…
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate, forecasts decline in GDP of 7.8% this year
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada will keep its key interest rate at 0.25 per…
RCMP say someone left needle-filled lemons in Lower Mainland park
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – Mounties say they've had reports of two lemons full of sewing…
TRENDING NOW: This guy made a robot to cut his hair with scissors
His hair was getting too long, he said. I know how to make robots, he…
Fishermen in B.C. catch a barracuda far from its nearest home in California
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A commercial fisherman knew he was staring at a fish out…
SUZUKI: Human rights lens needed to prevent environmental racism
OPINION Diversity is strength. That’s true in nature and human affairs. But recent painful events…
Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its U.S. stores
NEW YORK – Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its…
iN PHOTOS: Statue of Black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader
LONDON – An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop…
ViacomCBS drops Nick Cannon, cites ‘anti-Semitic’ comments
LOS ANGELES – Nick Cannon's “hateful speech” and anti-Semitic theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties…
Picasso portrait expected to sell for up to $1.6 million at Canadian online auction
TORONTO – A portrait by Pablo Picasso is among the artworks on offer at Heffel…
‘A miracle:’ 20 years after deadly tornado Alberta family thankful for survival
PINE LAKE, Alta. – Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a…
New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in Western Canada
VANCOUVER – A government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on…
iN VIDEO: Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets
Burger King is staging an intervention with its cows. The chain has rebalanced the diet…
Canadians torn on scaling back COVID-19 benefits to save money: poll
OTTAWA – A new poll suggests Canadians are torn on whether the federal government should…
Human clinical trials begin for Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Canadian trials have just begun for a prospective COVID-19 vaccine but its Quebec-based manufacturer is…
‘Tonight’ show’s Jimmy Fallon returns to studio, sans audience
NEW YORK – The studio is largely empty, but Jimmy Fallon is out of his…
75-year-old Lower Mainland man facing charges related to historical sexual abuse: RCMP
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a 75-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged following six allegations…
UPDATE: Canada, U.S. likely to extend non-essential travel ban into late August: sources
WASHINGTON – Canada and the United States are now widely expected to extend their mutual…
B.C.’s budget surges to $12.5 billion deficit because of pandemic
VICTORIA – British Columbia's balanced budget has been shattered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the…
TRENDING NOW: Banksy strikes again with COVID-19 influenced work
The latest from anonymous London street artist Banksy has a definite pandemic flair as he…