Anyone using a British Columbia ferry on routes longer than 30 minutes will have to bring a face mask with them to protect against transmission of COVID-19. Starting June 15, BC Ferries says all passengers over the age of two will be asked to confirm they have a face covering and are willing to wear it if necessary. It says in a news release that customers must come with their own face covering and those who don't have one won't be able to board. The company says it will also continue screening customers for COVID-19 symptoms. BC Ferries says it is acting on directives from Transport Cana

The ban on non-essential crossings of the US-Canada border is being loosened. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is aimed at allowing some families to reunite. But Trudeau says the rules still require anyone entering the country to self-isolate for two weeks and he warns against breaking that rule. The border with the United States has been closed since March, except for goods and certain categories of essential workers.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he can understand if Canadians are upset about the prime minister's appearance at an anti-racism rally.Justin Trudeau and several cabinet ministers attended a massive rally in the nation's capital on Friday, held despite public health warnings against mass gatherings due to COVID-19.Scheer says Canadians have been told for months they can't gather in groups, can't visit their elderly relatives or attend funerals to slow the spread of the virus.He says he understands if Canadians are now confused about what advice they ought to be following if Trudeau hims

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll propose equipping police with body-worn cameras to the country's premiers this week, hoping for rapid movement. The cameras document police officers' interactions with the public and Trudeau says they're a relatively simple way to address complaints that police in Canada treat racialized people unfairly. He says fixing centuries of racial injustice won't happen overnight but recent protests have shown him that more needs to be done quickly. Trudeau says a look at the distribution of COVID-19 cases in large cities such as Toronto and Montreal shows th

Authorities continue to search for a missing plane and its two occupants in Maple Ridge, B.C., after someone reported seeing it fly over the Fraser River, go into the water and then disappear on Saturday. Ridge Meadows RCMP say in a statement they received the report from one witness after 1 p.m. Saturday in the area of 287th Street and Lougheed highway. Ridge Meadows RCMP, the Vancouver Police Department's marine unit, RCMP air services and other authorities searched the area for the possible downed airplane or debris Saturday, but did not find anything. The RCMP say they received a report fr

Small and medium-sized businesses in Montreal will receive $50 million in support from the provincial and federal governments as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. The aid was confirmed Monday by federal Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly, provincial Economy and Innovation Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon and Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante. The money, which is mainly aimed at downtown businesses, will be distributed in the form of low-interest loans of up to $40,000 as well as grants. Some $30 million of the money will come from the federal government through its COVID-19 regional relief

There are 94,335 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 52,398 confirmed (including 4,935 deaths, 17,098 resolved) Ontario: 29,747 confirmed (including 2,372 deaths, 23,583 resolved) Alberta: 7,098 confirmed (including 146 deaths, 6,624 resolved) British Columbia: 2,632 confirmed (including 167 deaths, 2,272 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,058 confirmed (including 61 deaths, 997 resolved) Saskatchewan: 649 confirmed (including 11 deaths, 611 resolved) Manitoba: 289 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 284 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 2

Health officials are reporting just one new case of COVID-19 in British Columbia, the lowest figure since early March. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say in a joint statement that there are 193 active cases of the disease and 2,272 people who tested positive have recovered. One more person has died, bringing the province's death toll to 167. There are 21 people in hospital, five of whom are in intensive care. Dix and Henry say the outbreak at the Berkley Care Centre has been declared over, meaning there are now five long-term care or assisted-living

Criminal and civil contempt of court charges have been dropped against those who were arrested in February for violating an injunction while fighting the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.The arrests of 22 members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation and their supporters sparked protests across the country, shutting down rail and roads and putting a dent in the Canadian economy.The BC Prosecution Service says in a statement issued Friday that criminal contempt charges for those arrested near Houston, B.C., will not be pursued.The Crown says there have been no further breaches of the