Canada & World

Advocates want more consistency in B.C.’s extended care visitation policies post-pandemic

Constantly shifting rules around essential visitors hard on people’s mental health

Jul 5, 2022 9:42 AM Read more >

Man detained in US July 4 parade shooting that left at least 6 dead, 30 hurt

Motive unclear after shooter fired from rooftop at Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago

Jul 5, 2022 7:30 AM Read more >

Canada Soccer makes new compensation offer to its national teams

Both men’s and women’s sides have been negotiating new deals

Jul 5, 2022 7:30 AM Read more >

Canada Day protests lacked convoy’s ‘perfect storm of amplification,’ expert says

Ottawa Police Service and parliamentary security learned from the winter demonstrations

Jul 5, 2022 7:30 AM Read more >

High cost of Russian gains in Ukraine may limit new advance

Russia now has full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland

Jul 5, 2022 7:30 AM Read more >

Joey Chestnut is chomp champ again, downing 63 hot dogs in July 4 contest

15-time winner also puts protester in brief chokehold

Jul 4, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare

Indigenous Services Canada calls it the largest such deal in Canadian history

Jul 4, 2022 1:20 PM Read more >

Unseasonable heat prompts warnings, adds to growing wildfire risk in Yukon

About 6,000 lightning strikes are peppering the territory daily

Jul 4, 2022 12:30 PM Read more >

Flood watch near Kelowna, as rain, thunderstorms persist in south, southeast

High streamflow advisories remain in place for many other rivers and streams across southern B.C

Jul 4, 2022 12:30 PM Read more >

6 dead, 24 wounded in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade

Police searching for a suspect who apparently fired on the festivities from a rooftop

Jul 4, 2022 11:30 AM Read more >