BEIJING — Canadian officials have met online with former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held in China for more than two years in a case related to an executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.Canada’s Foreign Ministry said officials led b...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 37,742 new vaccinations administered for a total of 776,606 doses given. The provinces have administered doses ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.There are 737,407 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 737,407 confirmed cases (65,750 active, 652,829 resolved, 18,828 deaths).*The total case coun...

VANCOUVER — The devastating toll of COVID-19 on long-term care residents in Canada has underscored the need for increased public funding for home care, advocates say.Most seniors want to stay at home for as long as possible, and their families want...

TORONTO — A ticket holder from the Prairies won Friday night's whopping $60 million Lotto Max jackpot.The draw also offered six Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each, and one of them was claimed by a lottery player in Quebec.The jackpot for the nex...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 37,742 new vaccinations administered for a total of 776,606 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health has declared four new COVID-19 outbreaks, including at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre, where 20 people in custody have tested positive.The health authority says it is working to identify others who may have had contac...

The Cowichan Tribes has extended its shelter-in-place order another two weeks to Feb. 5. “We’re working to contain [the virus] and do whatever we can for our community,” said Chief William Seymour in a video posted on the Cowichan Tribes we...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.There are 737,407 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 737,407 confirmed cases (65,750 active, 652,829 resolved, 18,828 deaths).*The total case count ...

WHITEHORSE — A cabinet minister says a couple from outside Yukon travelled to a remote community in the territory this week and received doses of COVID-19 vaccine.Community Services Minister John Streiker says he's outraged the man and woman allege...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa seen prominently in videos taunting a U.S. Capitol police officer and pursuing him upstairs inside the building during the Jan. 6 riot must remain in custody and will be taken soon to Wa...

VANCOUVER — The Metis Nation of B.C. says its board of directors has voted to suspended its elected president, alleging there has been a breach of its policies and procedures.Its board of directors say in a statement that Clara Morin Dal Col, who w...

Victoria police and the region’s emergency response team carried out a high-risk arrest at a temporary supportive housing facility in the former Paul’s Motor Inn early Friday. The man was wanted on several warrants in several municipalities f...

By Friday afternoon, crews in white hazmat suits had mostly cleaned up the site of a fire in Beacon Hill Park that destroyed a tent and burned a nearby tree. A camper named Max, who has been living in the park since May, said he lost his tent and...

An Alberta man charged with stealing a Victoria Harbour Ferry vessel and smashing downtown windows this week has been denied bail. Matthew Poirier, 32, appeared in Victoria provincial court Friday morning seeking his release. At the end of the pr...

HONG KONG — Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said.Hong Kong has been grappling to contain a fresh wave of the coronavirus since November. Ov...

TOPEKA, Kan. — A newly elected Kansas lawmaker accused of threatening two state officials and abusive behaviour toward girls and young women before taking his seat will get a public warning about his past conduct rather than facing possible removal...

VANCOUVER — Value Village employees often find sums of long-forgotten money tucked into donated jackets or purses. But store manager Jeffrey Stonehouse has never found a sum as big as $85,000. “I have the exact amount here — $85,549,” h...

MINNEAPOLIS — A marijuana industry activist who said he was temporarily living in Minnesota has been charged with threatening an unnamed member of Congress, according to court documents unsealed Friday.Jason Robert Karimi, 32, was charged earlier t...

PHOENIX — A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said.A spokeswoman for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said the ca...