Port Hardy RCMP say a Sunday night apartment fire that sent people jumping out of windows is suspicious.Some of those who leapt to safety were injured, said Port Hardy Fire Chief Brent Borg. Three of them were sent to hospital.Borg said the fire was ...

Victoria police are warning businesses and organizations about an increase in a common cybercrime known as “spear phishing.” Spear phishing involves criminals who try to redirect or fraudulently start payments by getting into the communicatio...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 21 ...What we are watching in Canada ...CALGARY -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling ...

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic is about to force another big break from tradition in the House of Commons: MPs using an app on their smartphones or laptops to cast votes remotely.Party whips are still discussing some unresolved details, the most im...

WASHINGTON — If Joe Biden's decision to kill off Keystone XL is supposed to sound the death knell for Canada-U.S. relations, you wouldn't know it from the newly minted president's call sheet. The 46th president's first phone call with a foreign lea...

VANCOUVER — Changes to India's farm laws could open up the second most populous country to Canadian farmers, although a lot remains unknown about how a liberalized market might affect nations looking to export their produce, experts say.A freer mar...

A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails — something half of jurisdictions have yet to do.The Correctional Service of Canada has started vaccinations fo...

Coal mining is already having an impact in Alberta's Rocky Mountains even as debateintensifies over the industry's presence in one of the province's most beloved landscapes."They've been very active up there," said Kevin Van Tighem, who lives near on...

BAGHDAD — Twin suicide bombings hit Iraq’s capital Thursday killing at least six people and wounding at least 25 others, police and state TV said.Three police officials said two explosions hit a commercial centre in central Baghdad. Iraqi state t...

Washington couldn’t turn the page quickly enough from Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.Trump's voice faded from the capital he had animated and antagonized since 2017 as he flew to private life in Florida, with his last trip on Air Force One tun...

MEXICO CITY — World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral co-operation, an approach his predecessor Donald T...

MENDON, N.Y. — Three National Guard members on a training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a farmer's field in western New York.The craft, a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter, crashed around 6:30 p.m. in Me...

JUNEAU, Alaska — President Joe Biden's administration announced plans Wednesday for a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after the Trump administration issued leases in a part of the refuge consi...

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning Regina city council there could be financial consequences if it restricts energy companies from sponsoring or advertising with the city.Council's executive committee voted Wednesday in favour of a ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 41,760 new vaccinations administered for a total of 692,899 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at ...

British Columbia’s provincial health officer and health minister say the province’s COVID-19 case count is “trending in the right direction.” Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say public restrictions will ease if the number ...

A search of a home on Haida Drive in Colwood by West Shore RCMP uncovered a number of stolen items and evidence of drug trafficking, including fentanyl and amphetamine. The search was Jan. 9, but the investigation began Jan. 3 when police respond...

WASHINGTON — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president's agenda at a time of unprecede...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — For years, legions of QAnon conspiracy theory adherents encouraged one another to "trust the plan" as they waited for the day when President Donald Trump would orchestrate mass arrests, military tribunals and executions of his S...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.There are 725,495 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 725,495 confirmed cases (68,413 active, 638,620 resolved, 18,462 deaths).*The total case count i...