Alberta is to join three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy option.Jason Kenney, along with premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, are to sign a memorandum of understanding tod...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 269,702 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,598,270 doses given. Nationwide, 829,067 people or 2.2 pe...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.There are 1,078,562 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,078,562 confirmed cases (78,293 active, 976,877 resolved, 23,392 deaths).*The total case c...

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 ...

VANCOUVER — When British Columbia's provincial health officer declared an emergency over the overdose crisis five years ago, he said it was because those who died deserved more of a response.Since then, more than 7,000 have died in "unnecessary" de...

WASHINGTON — Canada is growing ever more reliant on imported American oil, a new report from the country's energy regulator suggests, putting a counter-intuitive spin on the fierce debate about cross-border pipelines and energy independence. The Un...

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Restaurants and Food Association says it has been told that current health orders restricting in-person dining will be extended beyond next Monday's deadline.The group says they had a meeting with provincial health officer Dr. ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 269,702 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,598,270 doses given. Nationwide, 829,067 people or 2.2 ...

LONDON, Ont. — Food giant Cargill Limited says it has temporarily closed its London, Ont., poultry processing plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak among some of its workers.The company says there is an active case count of 82 and that 900 people work a...

Premier John Horgan, troubled by high COVID-19 daily case counts, says further restrictions, including on travel, are being discussed. If the province’s top doctor believes there’s an opportunity for the province to use some form of border re...

Antibiotics have been administered to a grey whale that has discoloured skin and lesions in an area where a satellite tracking tag was implanted last fall. Canadian and U.S. whale experts and veterinarians are watching over the whale as it feeds ...

Nanaimo RCMP say family and friends of a missing 37-year-old man are worried for his safety.William Robert Sport was last seen about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Bruce Avenue and Weeks Crescent, and his vehicle later found abandoned near the same...

A 42-year-old man was arrested by West Shore RCMP after allegedly firing a rifle while in a Malahat campground. Police received several reports Sunday about a man with a firearm outside a trailer at the campground. There were further reports the ...

The Victoria Day Parade, the city’s largest annual parade, has been postponed for yet another year due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. The Greater Victoria Festival Society, which hosts the annual event, has also ruled out a plan to fi...

John Albert Buchanan will serve two years less a day for manslaughter in the 2017 death of Richard Sitar, his primary source of drugs at the time. Buchanan, whose sentencing hearing was held Tuesday in Nanaimo, was initially charged with second-d...

City and fire officials got their first look Tuesday at the foundation of what will be one of the region’s best-built structures. Construction crews have completed concrete pours on the foundation and core level that will house fire trucks and ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.There are 1,078,562 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,078,562 confirmed cases (78,293 active, 976,877 resolved, 23,392 deaths).*The total case ...

The province reported 873 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday — the lowest daily tally in almost two weeks, down from a record 1,293 cases last Thursday.Forty-three of the new cases were in the Island Health region. The Fraser Health region had the mo...

Greg Clarke has seen a lot of wildlife in 23 years of driving between his Port Hardy home to his job at the old military base at Holberg: cougars, bears, elk and more. But spotting a huge sea lion making its way along the gravel logging road on M...

Premier John Horgan said logging protesters blocking forestry areas near Port Renfrew should respect the wishes of the Pacheedaht First Nation, whose leadership say “activism” isn’t wanted on their traditional territory. “I was grateful t...