BERLIN — Germany's top court ruled Thursday that the country's government has to set clear goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after 2030, arguing that current legislation doesn't go far enough in ensuring that climate change is limited to ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says he has "strenuously limited" the ability of U.S. cabinet members to grant exemptions to his Buy American rules. In his first speech to Congress as president, Biden says the protectionist doctrine will be the gu...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 262,161 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,826,266 doses given. Nationwide, 1,061,721 people or 2.8 ...

VANCOUVER — Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn't support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine.The 33-year-old power engineer in Vancouver's education sector said his wife...

OTTAWA — Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow his chief of staff to testify at a parliamentary committee about what she knew about a complaint involving former defence chief Jonathan Vance. Questions have emerged abou...

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada says it raised a record $8.47 million in the first three months of 2021. The party says that breaks the record it set back in the first quarter of 2019 when it pulled in $8.01 million. The haul comes as fed...

HALIFAX — Shawn Bath says he was only looking for a 30-second commercial about his efforts to clean up the harbours of Newfoundland and Labrador when he approached filmmaker Cody Westman in 2019.But after Bath told Westman he had removed more than ...

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has approved legislation to put an end to a strike that has shut down one of Canada's busiest ports.Conservatives joined forces with the minority Liberal government early Thursday morning to pass Bill C-29 by a vote of...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night that "America is rising anew" as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades...

BEIJING — China on Thursday launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long-term, the latest success for a program that has realized a number of its growing ambitions in recent years.The Tianhe, or "Heav...

WINNIPEG — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins says the Edmonton Oilers are peaking at the perfect time this season. After downing the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Wednesday, the Oilers (29-26-2) have points from eight of 10 games in April and are finding their form as th...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 262,161 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,826,266 doses given. Nationwide, 1,061,721 people or...

Victoria police arrested a man with a violent criminal history within two hours of his release on probation. Police said the man has more than 70 criminal convictions for such offences as random assaults, assault with a weapon, assault causing bo...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021.There are 1,202,737 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,202,737 confirmed cases (83,354 active, 1,095,266 resolved, 24,117 deaths).*The total case ...

A Royal Canadian Air Force pilot who flew a patrol plane over Tofino to improve his cellphone reception has been officially reprimanded by court martial. Capt. Nathaniel D’Arcy was reprimanded Tuesday after pleading guilty to a charge of conduc...

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is hoping to breathe life back into the Inner Harbour this summer with a scaled-down version of its causeway marketplace.Food vendors and artisans will return Saturday for the first time since 2019, with space f...

A mistrial has been declared in the first-degree murder trial of a former Devils Army president accused of shooting a man in the back of the head in the basement of the group’s clubhouse in Campbell River. Richard Ernest Alexander, 65, was char...

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Liberals and New Democratic Party have reached an agreement to work together to govern after this month's election left all three major parties short of a majority, the two party leaders announced Wednesday. Yukon Premier San...

Anyone born in 1963 should be receiving invitations to book their COVID-19 vaccines, and calls for subsequent ages will be coming fast and furious, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said as the province announced 841 new cases of the virus.“The appoi...