Island Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital after three patients tested positive for the virus. The outbreak is limited to the hospital’s high intensity rehabilitation unit, Island Health said Wednesday. ...

The last time Maureen Vincent saw her son, she remembers thinking as she drove off that she needed to find a way to get him into recovery. It was April 10, 2020, and she was visiting him at Topaz Park to check up on him and drop off some mail. It...

B.C.’s health minister says while no decision has been made, it “wouldn’t be a surprise” if a ban on indoor dining continues beyond Monday’s deadline, amid rising COVID-19 case counts and ­increasing hospitalizations.Health Minister Adrian...

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 April 15 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Ontario says a COVID-19 field hospital in Toronto ...

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is prepared to try to shut down debate today on a bill that would harmonize Canadian laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.It has served notice of a motion to impose clo...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 15, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 298,192 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,896,462 doses given. Nationwide, 840,602 people or 2.2 per...

OTTAWA — Canada's procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they're needed next year."We are actively planning for 2022," Anita Anand said in a recent interv...

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, April 15, 2021.There are 1,087,152 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,087,152 confirmed cases (80,201 active, 983,506 resolved, 23,445 deaths).*The total case co...

VANCOUVER — The death of his daughter after she was hit with rubber bullets brought Ron Rauch to the conclusion that looking for answers from British Columbia's police watchdog is a "waste of time."Lisa Rauch was shot three times in the back of the...

HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq man who has been battling for Indigenous fishing rights says the recent seizure of his crab traps suggests Ottawa is becoming more aggressive on the water. Robert Syliboy said in an interview Tuesday that Fisheries Department of...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Dubai's famed "jetman" pilots killed in a crash in November failed to deploy the emergency parachute attached to the winged engines strapped to his back, an investigative report released Thursday found.Investiga...

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Iqaluit, the territory's largest community. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says the person is isolating and doing well but did not say whether the person had ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 298,192 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,896,462 doses given. Nationwide, 840,602 people or 2....

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference, a senior administration official said Wednesday n...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A California woman suspected of killing her three children pleaded not guilty Wednesday to carjacking during an alleged escape.Liliana Carrillo, 30, entered pleas in a Kern County courtroom to four felony counts of carjacking,...

A 58-year-old man whose body was found among bushes near the Nanaimo Parkway died as a result of a homicide, say Nanaimo RCMP. The body of Randell Charles was found March 31 at about 6:45 p.m. near a dirt walking trail close to Tamara Drive, in the n...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.There are 1,087,152 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,087,152 confirmed cases (80,201 active, 983,506 resolved, 23,445 deaths).*The total cas...

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials are strongly encouraging everyone who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine to get one as hospitalizations linked to the disease reached a new record. The province confirmed 1,168 new cases and six more dea...

NEW YORK — Fiction authors Steven Dunn and Tope Falarin and dramatists Jordan E. Cooper and Sylvia Khoury are among this year's winners of the Whiting Awards, honours with a cash prize of $50,000 that are presented to each of 10 emerging writers.Pr...