VANCOUVER — A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing is set to start Monday after the B.C. Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition to prevent it from deciding on a complaint from a former student at the University of British Columbia.The university...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $25 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on May 11 is estimated at $30 million.

OTTAWA — An industry group is calling on Ottawa to follow the United Kingdom's lead and help bring in a restart plan for Canada's airline sector.Mike McNaney, president and chief executive officer of the National Airlines Council of Canada, says th...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 8, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 406,415 new vaccinations administered for a total of 15,325,183 doses given. Nationwide, 1,221,019 people or 3.2 ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 8, 2021.There are 1,273,169 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,273,169 confirmed cases (81,218 active, 1,167,422 resolved, 24,529 deaths).*The total case ...

The National Newspaper Awards for 2020 were handed out virtually on Friday night. Here is a complete list of winners and finalists:Arts and Entertainment Winner: Johanna Schneller, Globe and Mail, for columns tackling the subject of gender identity ...

The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and La Presse were the big winners as the 2020 National Newspaper Awards were handed out virtually on Friday night.The Globe took home 10 awards, including top honours in the sustained news coverage category for...

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s top two doctors are defending the province's approach to releasing data on COVID-19 but say they'll provide more information about case counts in neighbourhoods rather than large health regions so it may be more help...

LONGUEUIL — A Quebec Superior Court justice has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of victims of a former Montreal police officer and minor hockey coach who died awaiting trial on sex-related charges.Justice Pierre Gagnon on Thursday autho...

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — The town of Hay River in the Northwest Territories has issued an evacuation order for about 200 households due to a threat of flooding.The town says in a release that people living in the Vale Island area must register at the co...

MONTREAL — Quebec is allowing overnight camps across the province to reopen this summer.An association representing camps in the province says it learned Thursday its members will be allowed to reopen after last summer's season was cancelled becaus...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions said a suspected overdose death of a 12-year-old girl from Vancouver Island is driving the government "to do more and do better."But Sheila Malcolmson said she needs to learn mo...

VICTORIA — The Mounties in British Columbia say no cars were forced to turn around at a roadblock in place to ensure residents abide by travel restrictions due to COVID-19 as enforcement spreads over the weekend.Cpl. Chris Manseau says 127 vehicles...

A farm on De Courcy Island that was once home to a bizarre cult and possibly still hides a buried treasure is back on the market.The 100-acre property on the tiny Gulf Island about 16 kilometres southeast of Nanaimo was the former headquarters of not...

They're lean, they're mean and they're green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean storm drains along the Jersey Shore.According to a Stockton University Facebo...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — A large dog has many more walks ahead thanks to the actions of an RCMP officer and a volunteer fire chief in British Columbia's southern Interior.Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says Chevy, a nearly 40-kilogram, seven-year-old American bul...

ROME — A blaze on Friday at a small laboratory in central Italy that treats marijuana so it can be used medically left a man dead, three injured survivors and a woman missing, Italian firefighters said.Flames raged through a small building in the c...

YELLOWKNIFE — A health official in the Northwest Territories says a recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife is mostly affecting children and youth.There are 47 active cases in the northern city and all are linked to an outbreak declared at...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she wonders whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces, but refused to say how her boss was kept in the dark about an allegation against the form...

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says all residents who are 12 and older will be eligible for the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by May 20."We plan to offer vaccines within the schools before the end of the school year," Health Minister Paul ...