Canada

Interior B.C. library adds radon detector kits to its borrowing options

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Residents in parts of British Columbia's southern Interior will only need a valid library card if they want access to a tool that could help make their homes safer. The Thompson-Nicol...

Feb 9, 2022

Barge grounded at Vancouver's English Bay in November storms to be disassembled

VANCOUVER - A barge that had been the subject of jokes and the star of many photos after becoming stuck on a popular Vancouver beach during a severe storm in November is on its way out. The City of Va...

Feb 9, 2022

Dentist in N.L. let correctional officer pull 'one or more' teeth from sedated inmate

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A dentist with practices across Atlantic Canada has been sanctioned in Newfoundland and Labrador for allowing a correctional officer to extract "one or more" teeth from a sedated in...

Feb 9, 2022

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General has tested positive for COVID-19. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says in a statement on Twitter that she tested positive Wednesday morning and is experiencing mild symptoms. S...

Feb 9, 2022

Quebec man arrested after four-day Amber Alert pleads guilty to 14 charges

MONTREAL - A Quebec man who kidnapped his three-year-old son and was the subject of a manhunt over several days last summer has pleaded guilty to 14 charges. The province's prosecution service says th...

Feb 9, 2022

Census shows B.C.'s population hit five million after 7.6 per cent growth

VANCOUVER - Canada's latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the provinces, but realtors and buyers say an influx of people has created fiercer-than-ever co...

Feb 9, 2022

Angry protests, fading patience to test public health COVID-19 bulwark in U.S.

WASHINGTON - The long shadow of an enduring, Canadian-born protest movement is darkening America's doorstep, just as waning public patience and conflicting policy advice put ever more pressure on frag...

Feb 9, 2022

Lifting restrictions could cause anxiety for many as unknowns persist: experts

As provinces begin lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, psychology experts expect stress and anxiety to run high among those who remain wary of letting their guards down. It will take time for many...

Feb 9, 2022

B.C. coroner's report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021

VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroners service says more people died from suspected illicit toxic drugs in 2021 than were recorded in any other year. A report from the service says 2,224 suspected d...

Feb 9, 2022

Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19

MONTREAL - A Quebec father who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 has regained the right to have visits with his 12-year-old son. Superior Court Justice Marie-Anne Paquette ruled Tuesday that it is no...

Feb 9, 2022