Residents in B.C.'s north Okanagan region say they had to leave their homes, possessions and in some cases their pets behind to escape a rapidly spreading wildfire near Vernon.

At a news conference Sunday, B.C.'s director of wildfire operations, Cliff Chapman, said more than 5,000 people have been evacuated across the province in the past 24 hours.

Lewis' death was announced in the Senate Saturday afternoon. He's remembered as an advocate for Canadian agriculture and an unwavering voice for rural communities.

The Oct. 4, 1967, Shag Harbour event is considered Canada's most famous UFO incident. Laurie Wickens became the public face of the mystery, a role he kept until his recent death at 76.

Indonesian rescuers were searching for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 229 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day in waters off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead.

Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of Russia's war are testing new body armour designed by a Canadian company to fit women so that they no longer have to wear ill-fitting ballistic plates made for men.

About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said.

Israel has shared "serious security concerns" with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said Sunday in what were some of the first public comments since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agre...

Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground, footage showed. Two crew members died in the crash.

Le corps d'un Montréalais, emporté par les eaux du fleuve Saint-Laurent alors qu'il pêchait en Haute-Gaspésie, a été retrouvé dimanche matin.

Une femme sauvée d'un incendie à Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

Des milliers de clients de WestJet ont vu leurs vacances en partie ou totalement gâchées par la grève des agents de bord de la compagnie aérienne.

Comme il fallait s’y attendre, la pluie est venue gâcher le début de la première ronde à l’Omnium Banque Nationale.

Des avertissements de pluie sont en vigueur pour plusieurs secteurs et une veille d’orages violents a été émise le long du Saint-Laurent.

El Presidente Trump dijo hoy que la opinión de los líderes del Pérsico pesó en su decisión de ya no atacar a Irán pese a un plan de hoy.

Irán informa que las negociaciones con Omán sobre el Estrecho de Ormuz están en su fase final para definir una nueva ruta marítima.

Por formar parte de una investigación, el INAH reservó toda la información sobre la cena que la FIFA celebró el Alcázar del Chapultepec.

Pemex informa que, tras por lo menos 150 días de fuga, cierra el Pozo Krem-1 que afectaba en Las Choapas, al sur de Veracruz.

Tras 12 días desaparecido, confirmaron la muerte del estudiante Julio César Arredondo, otra joven víctima de la violencia que azota Sinaloa.

Conoce el pronóstico del clima para la ciudad de Monterrey

Conoce el pronóstico del clima para la ciudad de Cancún

Conoce el pronóstico del clima para la ciudad de Ciudad de México

Un juez en materia administrativa no admitió a trámite una demanda de amparo de la birriería La Polar, donde fue asesinado un comensal en los primeros días de enero

Se trata de Eduardo Rosales o Jesús Eduardo, quien controla el robo a transporte, extorsiones, cobro de piso y delitos contra la salud

Irán informó que las negociaciones con Omán sobre el Estrecho de Ormuz están en su fase final para definir una nueva ruta marítima.

Pemex informó que, tras por lo menos 150 días de fuga, cerró el Pozo Krem-1 que afectaba en Las Choapas, al sur de Veracruz.

Por formar parte de una investigación, el INAH reservó toda la información sobre la cena que la FIFA celebró el Alcázar del Chapultepec.

Canal Once recuperó sus instalaciones tras 2 meses de ocupación por alumnos del IPN y anunció una evaluación para restablecer su operación.

Tras 12 días desaparecido, confirmaron la muerte del estudiante Julio César Arredondo, otra joven víctima de la violencia que azota Sinaloa.

CANBERRA -- The Australian government has announced that it will not send a warship to the Red Sea but will deploy additional troops to the region. Richard Marles, the minister for defence, on Thursday said the Australian government had denied a requ...

Moscow's soccer authorities have rejected a switch to Asia's confederationThe Russian Football Union (RFU) will "fight" for its membership in European football's governing body, according to a top sports official. The Russian national team and clubs ...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and across Europe.But now, nearly 200 years after the plant with the bright crimson leaves was introduced in...

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in ...

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Otis has killed 52 and left 32 missing in Mexico, Governor of Guerrero state, Evelyn Salgado, said Wednesday. The category 5 hurricane hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Oct. 25, inflicting severe damage...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic control of Virginia state government over the past two years has allowed lawmakers to dramatically reshape public policy with legislation reforming the criminal justice system, loosening abortion restrictions and exp...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot.That means the grand prize for the next draw on Oct. 19 will grow to an estimated $24 million.

The NCAA spends more on average on male athletes than female ones, particularly when it comes to the "mere handful of championships" viewed as revenue sources, according to a new report.The law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues rele...

A man breaking into an automated teller machine in downtown Victoria was so focused on his work that he asked two passersby to give him a hand. Too bad for him they were fully uniformed cops. VicPD officers were doing patrols in the 900 Block o...

Volunteers with the Peninsula Streams Society removed two tons of marine flotsam and jetsam — including hazardous materials — from Cadboro-Gyro Park Tuesday after they responded to a report of two boats washing ashore after the recent storm. ...

The confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the region are linked to travel from Michigan

Once again, the City of Windsor and the Spitfires delivered for Hockey Canada.  It was a disappointing end for Canada at the World Junior Summer Showcase, which wrapped up play on Saturday with a 7-2 loss to the United States, but that did not dim...

Windsor-Essex’s largest celebration of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is in full swing. The official start to Windsor-Essex Pride Fest kicked off on Friday with a flag-raising outside city hall, followed by a Pride Tea Dance on Saturday. “This ...

Washington’s new 50 per cent tariff threat is not a surprise. It is the predictable consequence of mistaking political theatre for a trade strategy.”

At least you didn’t have to buy Melania a plane to get the bridge open. As just about everyone in the Detroit-Windsor area must know by now, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is finally set to open to traffic July 27 after years of construction,...