OTTAWA — Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked with overseeing it. The federal government says ...

Canadian researchers who tracked a group of men who were born prematurely at a weight of less than 2.2 pounds are finding they tend to age more quickly than male babies with average birth weights.The findings from a team at McMaster University in Ham...

A Nanaimo medical office building was destroyed in a fire Sunday morning.About 16 firefighters from four crews responded to the clinic at 104th Street and Victoria Road around 7:30 a.m. to find the building’s attic on fire and heavy smoke, said Dep...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday May 17, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 317,066 new vaccinations administered for a total of 18,415,536 doses given. Nationwide, 1,410,762 people or 3.7 p...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday May 17, 2021.There are 1,328,582 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,328,582 confirmed cases (70,341 active, 1,233,293 resolved, 24,948 deaths).*The total case coun...

Tensions ran high at competing demonstrations over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in both Montreal and Toronto this weekend. Police in Montreal confirmed they responded to a conflict that erupted between protesters and counter-protesters at a rally...

A resident of a newly opened shelter in Vic West has lost his housing after an arrest for arson, and the incident underscores the need for complex care housing, says a spokesperson for Our Place Society.Victoria police said they arrested a man for ar...

Canadian provinces continued to take steps towards hitting their COVID-19 vaccination targets on Sunday even as questions linger after the departure of the senior military officer in charge of the national immunization drive. Ontario administered its...

OTTAWA — The federal government faced growing calls for answers from experts and political opponents alike on Sunday amid lingering questions about the abrupt reassignment of the military general who was overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination c...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):7:25 p.m.Alberta is reporting 1,140 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical health officer, says in a tweet that Alberta's test pos...

YELLOWKNIFE — Riley Oldford is usually out playing sledge hockey or hanging out with friends, but since the start of the pandemic he's mostly been at home.The 16-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and a chronic lung condition, was the first person in...

People accustomed to seeing blue-green algae blooms at Elk/Beaver Lakes can now help provincial water-quality experts better understand the blooms by reporting them to Algae Watch, a new website that encourages citizen science-data gathering. Ran...

Victoria is taking steps to divert construction waste from ending up in the landfill with a bylaw that will encourage deconstruction of buildings and salvage of reusable materials over standard demolition. Deconstruction involves ­taking apart b...

The days may be numbered for the European fallow deer that have grazed the landscape bare and destroyed traditional ecosystems on Sidney Island for more than a half century. A coalition of First Nations, property owners and Parks Canada is planni...

A new community movement has taken root with three Little Free Plant Stands sprouting in Colwood, with more to come. The stands, stocked with free plants and seeds, are at Herm Williams Park at the corner of Kelly and Adye Road, at 555 Langholme ...

OTTAWA — Ron Liepert says these days, the phone calls and emails from people wanting to talk about his party's climate plan have slowed. One month ago, the Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill was answering at least a dozen or more emails a day,...

HALIFAX — When builders created Halifax’s distinctive Hydrostone neighbourhood more than a century ago, they chose to honour celebrated explorers. There are streets named after William Grant Stairs, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Henry Mort...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw.However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec.The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on May 19 will be an estimated $6...

VICTORIA — Big trees, small trees, dead trees, softwoods and hardwoods have all become valuable targets of tree poachers in British Columbia as timber prices hit record levels. Forestry experts and officials say reports of people sneaking into publ...

Voters in Qualicum Beach went to the polls Saturday and elected former councillor Anne Skipsey to fill an empty council seat. Skipsey, who served as a councillor from 2014 to 2018 before making an unsuccessful run for mayor, received nearly half ...