B.C. is investing $120 million in new money to support the province’s beleaguered tourism sector, as many operators fight to survive amid a steep drop in revenue due to the pandemic. Tourism, a mainstay of the Island economy, is one of the sect...

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 Wednesday, April 21, 2021.There are 1,139,043 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,139,043 confirmed cases (87,872 active, 1,027,458 resolved, 23,713 deaths).*The total case...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 240,000 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,483,418 doses given. Nationwide, 944,342 people or 2.5 p...

OTTAWA — A new federal study found that people released from prison were much more likely than the general population to have trouble finding gainful employment — even over a decade after returning to society.Researchers from Public Safety Canada...

VANCOUVER — A judge is scheduled to release her decision today on a request to delay the final leg of hearings in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case.The hearings were set to begin next week but lawyers for Meng say they need more time...

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will say today how it sees the economy faring over the coming months and the path for inflation amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Along with the outlook, the bank will announce what is happening to its key int...

HOUSTON — The streets of Houston’s Third Ward, a historically black neighbourhood where George Floyd grew up, echoed with screams filled with the word "justice" in the moments after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of...

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is isolating in Toronto after a member of his staff who was in close contact with him tested positive for COVID-19.A statement from Ford's office late Tuesday says the premier has tested negative.It says Ford wil...

LOS ANGELES — A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group’s board after sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a "hate movement."The Hollywood Foreign Press Association board said i...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 240,000 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,483,418 doses given. Nationwide, 944,342 people or 2.5...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.There are 1,139,043 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,139,043 confirmed cases (87,872 active, 1,027,458 resolved, 23,713 deaths).*The total cas...

Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The decision released Tuesday says the suspension of B...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the guilty verdict against the former Minneapolis police officer whose knee to the neck of George Floyd ended in the Black man's death last May.Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday on all three ...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists Monday's federal budget is not intended as a launching pad for an election later this year but he's not entirely ruling one out.Trudeau says it will be up to Parliament to decide if there's an election...

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government released its budget Tuesday promising to spend billions on pandemic economic recovery. Here is some of the reaction to the budget: "Given the uncertainty around the pandemic it is difficult to fo...

B.C.’s finance minister announced $4 billion in new funding over three years for enhancements in health, mental health and pandemic response, as she delivered her first budget on Monday. The majority of the funding, $3.1 billion over three year...

___Restaurants, delivery apps still at odds as demand growsNEW YORK (AP) — Diners got used to delivery during the pandemic, and the habit may stick long after dining rooms reopen. But restaurants and delivery companies remain uneasy partners, haggl...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsona...

The province is injecting $1.2 billion into schools over the next three years, with nearly all of that money going to support increased wages for teachers and other staff and to meet the needs of growing enrolment. For the Greater Victoria School...