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Fort McMurray cleans up from flood on anniversary of 2016 wildfire evacuation
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – As residents of Fort McMurray continued to assess their flood-damaged homes…
TRENDING NOW: Watch Game of Thrones actor Hafthor Bjornsson break deadlift world record
Hafthor Bjornsson truly is a mountain. Watch the Game of Thrones actor, who played The…
Trudeau: NHL players would need to follow quarantine before season could resume
The NHL could face another hurdle if the league decides to continue the 2019-20 season…
Rally outside Mission prison calls for safe release of inmates amid pandemic
MISSION, B.C. – A justice advocacy group says it wants prisoners at a federal institution…
Teens set off flare in B.C. store in ‘reckless’ act, traumatize clerk: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP are accusing two teenagers of creating mayhem in a convenience…
Provinces set to ease restrictions Monday as death toll increases
OTTAWA – Provinces across the country are set to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on Monday…
Alberta parks partnership rules to be released, critics call for consultation
EDMONTON – Albertans are expected to learn Monday how they can take up to 164…
Snowbirds fly over Nova Scotia to mark naval helicopter crash, mass shooting
HALIFAX – The famed Snowbirds aerobatics team is flying over Nova Scotia communities today in…
Former Montreal Canadiens player Georges Laraque describes COVID-19 battle
MONTREAL – A couple of weeks ago, former Montreal Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque was…
Faced with 20,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits
NEW YORK – Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are…
‘Very lucky:’ Retired firefighter in hospital for one month battling COVID-19
WINNIPEG – Rick Sterzer was lying at home struggling to breathe. Each day it was…
Quebec fashion designer Mathieu Caron launches line of masks inspired by Olympic skaters
MONTREAL – A Quebec fashion designer has launched a limited edition of high-end designer masks…
Mountain top: Game of Thrones actor sets deadlift record
KOPAVOGUR, Iceland – The Mountain is at the top of the deadlift world. “Game of…
TRENDING NOW: This hedgehog’s agility course trials is what we need right now
Pepper the hedgehog is famous after she cunningly mastered every obstacle course her owner has…
Reade: ‘I didn’t use sexual harassment’ in Biden complaint
WASHINGTON – Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her…
Vancouver police say anti-Asian, hate-related crimes spiked in April
Vancouver police are reporting an increase in anti-Asian, hate-motivated incidents in recent weeks. The department…
Henry warns against ‘missteps’ as B.C. prepares to begin reopening
VICTORIA – Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging continued vigilance even as British…
Officials say efforts by Canadians to flatten the curve of COVID-19 are working
Canada's top medical official struck an optimistic tone about the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, saying…
Navy helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe face challenges:experts
HALIFAX – Former senior Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter…
Doug Ford takes aim at Trudeau government’s gun control measures
OTTAWA – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is taking aim at the federal government's new gun…
‘Invasion of privacy’: Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
VANCOUVER – Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone…
Damage reported as 5.4-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday,…
TRENDING NOW: Russian couple’s rock, paper, scissors battle is epic
This Russian couple have elevated the game of rock, paper, scissors to a new hilarious…
Doctors notice recent uptick in so-called COVID toes cases in children
TORONTO – A Toronto doctor is suggesting that parents look at their children's feet to…