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.

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,...