OTTAWA — Elections Canada watched as social media posts from Canadians began wondering if the last federal election had been rigged by dubious voting machines.The tweets were linked to the U.S. election and unverified claims from President Donald T...

LOWER POST, B.C. — A building where locals pick up their mail, look for work and seek government help is a place of pain and fear for those who remember it as a residential school. Some of the 175 or so residents in the Indigenous village of Lower ...

Before he blew himself up in a Christmas Day attack that devastated blocks of downtown Nashville, Anthony Warner sent materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday.In a statement to The Associated Press, FBI Special...

WASHINGTON — Congress is preparing to convene for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a relative handful of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus...

QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen opened fire on a group of minority Shiite Hazara coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in southwestern Baluchistan province early Sunday, a Pakistani official said.Moazzam Ali Jatoi, an official with the Levies Forc...

HELSINKI — Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village found no signs of life Saturday amid the ruined buildings and debris.Three bodies have been recovered but searchers are still look...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw.However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in British Columbia.The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Jan. 6 will be app...

NEW DELHI — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second most populous country.India’s drugs regulator gave an emergency authorization for...

DUNCAN, B.C. — RCMP say one person died in a fire on New Year's Eve in Duncan, B.C.Staff Sgt. Kurt Bosnell says in a statement the fire broke out on the fourth floor of a residential building.He says investigators are still working to determine the...

The COVID-19 fallout from the festive season continues to emerge, with several provinces reporting spikes in infections as more jet-setting politicians are taken to task for flouting public health warnings discouraging non-essential travel.Ontario re...

SPIRIT RIVER, Alta. — First responders and members of a tight-knit community in northwestern Alberta reacted with shock and sadness on Saturday after a deadly helicopter crash in their midst that killed four members of the same family.RCMP Sgt. Sha...

RCMP say four people have been killed in a helicopter crash in northwestern Alberta. Police in Spirit River, Alta. say the chopper, a Robertson R44, sent out an emergency signal on New Year's Day. Officers responded and found that the helicopte...

LAGRANGE, Ind. — Peace, love — and LaGrange.LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state."I called it our anti-hippie ordinance," county comm...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):4:05 p.m.A spokeswoman for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says at least two more members of the United Conservative government traveled abroad over the holidays.Christine Myatt says...

Winnipeg police say they're looking for a suspect in connection with the city's first homicide of the year. They say 31-year-old Leroy Flett was found with serious injuries after an alleged assault early in the morning on Dec. 30. Flett was taken to ...

MORLEY, Alta. — The windswept foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communities.Researchers at the University of Calgary, Sout...

Another resident has tested positive for COVID-19, for a total of six, in an outbreak at a seniors long-term care home in Nanaimo. An outbreak at Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence in Nanaimo was declared on Dec. 26 with just one patient testing ...

NEW DELHI — India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday, as it prepares to roll out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic.The trial included data entry into an online platform for monitori...

Cowichan Tribes says it has confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community, and warned of additional safety measures and restrictions if the number of cases grows. Cowichan Tribes, in Quw’utsun Territory at Duncan, confirmed the cases on Friday. ...

The death of a Tofino man found in a Chesterman Beach Road home is being investigated as suspicious, RCMP said Friday. On Wednesdsay, Tofino RCMP visited a residence in the 1300-block of Chesterman Beach Road in Tofino after they were called to c...