ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they have seized more than four tons of cannabis hidden in a shipment of industrial cupcake-making machines heading from Lebanon to Slovakia.Greece’s financial crimes squad said in a statement late Thursday ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 23 ...What we are watching in Canada ...OTTAWA — The federal government is suspending in...

WHITEHORSE — Members of the Yukon Liberals will be sworn-in today as the party aims to form a minority government. The election finished with the incumbent Liberals and the Yukon Party tied at eight seats, with the New Democrats winning three. A ma...

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 ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, April 23, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 360,819 new vaccinations administered for a total of 11,158,636 doses given. Nationwide, 975,373 people or 2.6 per ...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's solicitor general is to announce provincial travel restrictions today to help limit the spread of COVID-19.Mike Farnworth is expected to give details of what the government views as essential travel while B.C. consider...

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much of this spending addresses systemic funding gaps and that longer-term, sustained...

OTTAWA — The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blur.The idea, known as the right to disconnect, fi...

The supply of AstraZeneca vaccine in Island pharmacies has run out after huge demand from those age 40 and up, with some diverted to high-risk spots in other parts of B.C. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the province hasn’t rece...

Music students from Reynolds Secondary School march across Borden Street on Thursday, April 22, 2021, as part of a protest against proposed cuts to school music programs in the Greater Victoria School District. Similar rallies were held outside sev...

OTTAWA — The woman at the heart of sexual misconduct allegations against Canada's former top military commander says retired Gen. Jonathan Vance believes he owns the military police that are investigating him.Maj. Kellie Brennan told a House of Com...

Victoria’s popular program of outdoor patios, food trucks and full or partial street closures will be back again this summer as the city redoubles its efforts to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Build Back Victoria launched last J...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 360,819 new vaccinations administered for a total of 11,158,636 doses given. Nationwide, 975,373 people or 2....

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, April 23, 2021.There are 1,155,834 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,155,834 confirmed cases (86,768 active, 1,045,244 resolved, 23,822 deaths).*The total case co...

SAN FRANCISCO — Two of the nation’s largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on University of California and California State University campuses this fall.Several U.S. colleg...

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in what would be a major reversal of military practice and a change long sought by Cong...

SAN FRANCISCO — A white sheriff’s deputy in the San Francisco Bay Area shot and killed a Black man in the middle of a busy intersection about a minute after trying to stop him on suspicion of throwing rocks at cars last month, newly released vide...

A new hybrid Island-class ferry for the Nanaimo-Gabriola Island route was launched Wednesday at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. It’s the sixth and final Island-class vessel built for B.C. Ferries as part of its move to renew its fleet with a...

LONDON — British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren’t properly honoured due to "pervasive racism." It said that...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health officials said Thursday that federal officials are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who developed a rare blood clot and low platelets within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against CO...