BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic hospital blaze in a city in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 58 on Tuesday, medical officials said. Two health officials said that more than 100 people were also injured in the fire that torch...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities.Most of the plans are based on each jurisdictio...

About 160 undocumented and unmarked graves have been found on the foreshore and on land once home to the Kuper Island residential school, representatives of the Penelakut Tribe said a statement. “We understand that many of our brothers and sist...

B.C. Hydro said it is working non-stop to figure out why a submarine cable delivering power to Vancouver Island bulged and leaked mineral oil and two others developed bulges as well. Because of the problem, it has told the Island’s largest indu...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Monday that 68 human rights and environmental activists have been killed during the current administration, and 43 journalists have been murdered. The issue came to a head in late May and early June, w...

The province is adding land to seven parks and one protected area, including three on Vancouver Island. About 96 acres of treed waterfront are being added to Cowichan River Park near Duncan. The land, which cost $570,000, includes stretches of th...

Cedar Hill Middle School will be replaced by a seismically safer, $46.5-million building due for completion in January 2025. The Ministry of Education made the announcement Monday, saying the school will be designed to reduce greenhouse-gas emiss...

The Saturday attack on a 45-year-old homeless man that left him in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries is one of the most brazen incidents that Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien has encountered in his career. Police said the man ...

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is examining whether the actions of an RCMP officer had any bearing on injuries sustained by a driver in Comox last week. A Comox Valley RCMP officer driving north on Headquarters Road spotted a dark-...

B.C. reported 123 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including five in Island Health. There were 658 active cases of the virus in the province on Monday, down from 661 on Friday, and 22 on the Island — 12 in the central region, seven in th...

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it's working to repair a damaged underwater cable that delivers power to Vancouver Island. The utility says in a news release that its monitoring system detected a bulge and oil leak in one of its cables on July 8 that ext...

Victoria police officers made an arrest after a man holding a knife chased their vehicle on the weekend. The incident happened just after 7 a.m. Saturday when officers were on a special assignment to help Victoria bylaw officers on Pandora Avenue...

An Indigenous man missing since March 2020 is the victim of homicide, Nanaimo RCMP confirmed Monday.The family of Sidney Mantee, 32, contacted police in October 2020, concerned for his safety and well-being. Family members living in Saskatchewan said...

BAGHDAD (AP) — A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more, Iraqi medical officials said late Monday. The officials said all those who died suffered severe burns during the blaze at ...

KELOWNA, B.C. — The head of a development company building a 25-storey residential tower says there were "multiple" fatalities after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. Jonathan Friesen of the Mission Group said he didn't k...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — As crews keep searching for the last missing remains of the souls who perished in their collapsing beachfront condos nearly three weeks ago, the question is swirling across the ruins of the Champlain Towers South: What will be...

VICTORIA — Elections BC has announced the death of the province's former chief electoral officer. A statement from Elections BC says it acknowledges with sadness the passing of Harold Neufeld. Neufeld joined the office in 1982, forming part o...

OTTAWA — Canada should reopen the border to fully vaccinated foreign visitors, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday, adding he will advocate for the loosened rules the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin ...

MONTREAL — The trial for the first police officer to be charged following an independent investigation by Quebec's police watchdog began Monday with the alleged victim taking the stand.Roger Fréchette, a Montreal police officer, faces one count of...

OTTAWA — The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt.The sector has been among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic...