As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.The military commander handling logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program ...

WINNIPEG — New restrictions are in force in Manitoba today to slow a surge of COVID-19 cases.There's no more in-person dining in restaurants or bars -- not even on patios -- but the establishment can still offer takeout and delivery.Indoor religiou...

VANCOUVER — A little yellow bird's rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province's Okanagan region, according to one Canadian government researcher.The importance of local wild roses...

VANCOUVER — Demand for jade has sparked both a reality TV series set in the remote northwestern corner of British Columbia and opposition from an Indigenous nation over its lack of consentto jade mining in its territory.The Tahltan Nation has stron...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates will begin shipping aid for free into India to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus, the airline said Sunday.The offer by Emirates, which has some 95 flights weekly to ni...

BANGKOK — Myanmar's junta has labeled a shadow government of lawmakers and politicians ousted in a February coup and a people's defence force that is being set up to confront security forces as terrorist groups.The government of national unity was ...

BEIJING — China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and most of it burned up early Sunday.Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracked the tumbling ...

Nanaimo RCMP is asking the public to help find Stephanie Walker, 50, of Cedar, who was last seen Thursday.A family member told police that Walker may have been assaulted and injured.“As a result there is extreme concern for her safety and well-bei...

No one was injured in a fire that destroyed a single-family house on Eagle Crescent in Gold River on Friday night. The community has rallied to help the family displaced by the blaze, Gold River Mayor Brad Unger said Saturday. The family is staying i...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 326,863 new vaccinations administered for a total of 15,652,046 doses given. Nationwide, 1,240,997 people or 3.3 pe...

B.C. Ferries vessel Coastal Renaissance is out of service Saturday and Sunday between Duke Point in Nanaimo and Tsawwassen due to problems with a propeller. It is being replaced by Coastal Inspiration for the weekend on a modified schedule.For more s...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 9, 2021.There are 1,279,971 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,279,971 confirmed cases (81,052 active, 1,174,351 resolved, 24,568 deaths).*The total case count...

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a poultry processing plant in Surrey, B.C.Officials say in a news release that 29 staff have tested positive for the virus and the facility has been ordered to close for 10...

JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City during the holiest night of Ramadan, in a show of force that threatened to deepen the holy city's worst religious unrest in several years. Earli...

MIAMI — A shooting at a South Florida shopping mall that was sparked by a fight between two groups of people sent panicked shoppers fleeing and left three persons injured Saturday afternoon, police and witnesses said.Live aerial television news foo...

Missing cat Penelope has returned to her Vancouver Street home but there’s no hint of where she was or what she was doing during her week away.The four-year-old black cat is a familiar sight in the neighbourhood where she sits on the fence near the...

Victoria police are asking for witnesses after a man was taken into custody at gunpoint Friday evening following a report of one man pointing a gun at another near the children’s petting zoo in Beacon Hill Park.“Officers rushed to the area and lo...

MIRROR, Alta. — RCMP ticketed protesters leaving an anti-lockdown rally outside a central Alberta café Saturday, after the establishment was closed by health officials earlier in the week.Despite pouring rain and a pre-emptive court injunction, hu...

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top doctor has launched a social media meme with his comments imploring residents to cease shopping for non-essential items, including Birkenstock sandals offered at sale prices.As the province hit record-high numbers of new...

Canada's chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19.Speaking at a virtual townhall for Yukoners, Dr. Theresa Tam said the risk of asymptomatic infection and trans...