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B.C. mudslide victim identified as rugby player originally from Calgary

B.C. mudslide victim identified as rugby player originally from Calgary

CALGARY — Last Monday, as flooding and mudslides ravaged British Columbia, Dean Hopkins got a distraught call from his close friend's wife, saying her husband was missing.
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Feds waiving normal EI rules for British Columbians left jobless by extreme flooding

Feds waiving normal EI rules for British Columbians left jobless by extreme flooding

The federal government promised to expedite employment insurance applications and ease travel restrictions at British Columbia's borders on Sunday, among a host of measures meant to help residents of the flood-ravaged province recover from recent sto
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Plane carrying doses of COVID-19 vaccines for kids touches down in Canada

Plane carrying doses of COVID-19 vaccines for kids touches down in Canada

HAMILTON — The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children landed in Canada on Sunday, clearing the way for provinces and territories to gear up in earnest for the next phase of the national mass immunization campaign.
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'Particularly dark': Kamloops, B.C. pastor urges parishioners to help those in need

'Particularly dark': Kamloops, B.C. pastor urges parishioners to help those in need

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A pastor in Kamloops, B.C. urged his followers Sunday to fight against the darkness by doing good for those individuals in the province suffering as a result of widespread flooding.
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Kenney more confident in his leadership following United Conservative Party meeting

Kenney more confident in his leadership following United Conservative Party meeting

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is more confident in his leadership after a three-day annual general meeting of the United Conservative Party than he has felt in a "very long time.
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Tory vaccination status in spotlight after MP tests positive on eve of new Parliament

Tory vaccination status in spotlight after MP tests positive on eve of new Parliament

OTTAWA — Concern over the vaccination status of Conservative MPs was front and centre on the eve of a new session of Parliament after one of them tested positive for COVID-19.
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Top Ukrainian official says more support needed as Russia masses troops near border

Top Ukrainian official says more support needed as Russia masses troops near border

HALIFAX — A senior Ukrainian government official is urging Canada to bolster its support for the eastern European country as it faces a renewed threat from Russian forces along its border.
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'We lost everything': Many residents in Princeton, B.C. still digging out from flood

'We lost everything': Many residents in Princeton, B.C. still digging out from flood

PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Mario Loutef had little sleep over the four days leading up to Saturday, when he piled his ruined belongings in the street outside his home in Princeton, B.C.
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Decades worth of festering moose jawbones have much to say about N.L. ecology

Decades worth of festering moose jawbones have much to say about N.L. ecology

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Anti-hate groups fear wording problems may delay a new law tackling vitriol online

Anti-hate groups fear wording problems may delay a new law tackling vitriol online

OTTAWA — A coalition of advocacy groups is urging the federal government to stick with its promise to take immediate action on online hate speech and to include steps to tackle the issue in Tuesday’s throne speech.
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