An Esquimalt High School student plans to ride her kick scooter 100 kilometres starting Thursday to raise awareness of the use of child labour in the gold mining industry in the Philippines.Raine Guiterrez, 17, who calls her project Scooter For A Fut...

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 March 25 ...What we are watching in Canada ...The Supreme Court will issue a decision this morni...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of a a.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 171,761 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,393,876 doses given. Nationwide, 642,821 people or 1.7 per...

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021.There are 946,370 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 946,370 confirmed cases (37,100 active, 886,511 resolved, 22,759 deaths).*The total case count ...

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are seeking to use the power of the House of Commons to force senior Liberal staff — or the prime minister himself — to testify before committees.They're introducing a motion today aimed at getting three membe...

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court will issue a decision this morning on the fate of the federal price on pollution.It could become a landmark case for the division of federal and provincial powers, and is a pivotal decision in the world of Canadian climat...

VANCOUVER — Scientists at the National Advisory Committee on Immunization are reviewing research that suggests people who have been infected with COVID-19 can turbocharge their antibodies with just one dose of a vaccine. The committee is "actively ...

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to table the province's fiscal 2021-22 budget today.Girard told reporters Tuesday the budget will focus on restarting Quebec's economy, health-care network and education system following the upheaval t...

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's budget is to be tabled Thursday and will include a plan to bring the province back to fiscal balance within four years, according to a government source.The source with knowledge of the budget — the first under new Premier...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 171,761 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,393,876 doses given. Nationwide, 642,821 people or 1....

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.There are 946,370 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 946,370 confirmed cases (37,100 active, 886,511 resolved, 22,759 deaths).*The total case co...

Shovels could be in the ground within weeks for a pair of supportive housing projects that will provide 91 permanent homes for the homeless and those at risk of being homeless. Using $13.1 million from the federal government’s Rapid Housing Ini...

Residents in Sidney and parts of Saanich received a friendly reminder that they live in an earthquake zone when a 2.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded approximately five kilometres east-northeast of Sidney on Wednesday. The quake, which hit at 1...

BURNABY, B.C. — Homicide investigators say a 15-year-old and a 21-year-old have been charged with first-degree murder after a woman's burned body was found in a park in Burnaby, B.C.Cpl. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team told...

A woman who was struck by a vehicle in downtown Victoria last week has died from her injuries. The incident happened at 10:30 a.m. March 18 at the corner of Blanshard and View streets. The woman was taken by ambulance to hospital with life-threat...

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with two random and unprovoked attacks with a hammer in Courtenay this month. The suspect was arrested Tuesday and is in custody pending a court appearance, Comox Valley RCMP said in a statement relea...

OTTAWA — It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution.The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if the federal Liberals overstepped into provincial ...

Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate has confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation.The ...

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's move to increase private liquor sales could see wine sold in neighbourhood stores, Premier Brian Pallister said Wednesday.Pallister gave the example as one possible outcome of a bill before the legislature that would allow the...