COVID-19: BC reports 4 new deaths and 53 new cases, Total cases rise to 1,174

An evacuation order has been issued for a town in northern Alberta as a wildfire burns nearby. Officials say a wildfire is burning seven kilometres north of Swan Hills. The town's roughly 1,300 residents have been told to gather pets, important documents and medication, and to leave immediately. Officials say the Edith Lake wildfire is classified as out of control and is estimated to be 20 square kilometres in size. The highway north of Swan Hills has been closed because of the fire. Swan Hills is about 220 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. Town residents had been placed under a one-hour e

King Charles will read the speech from the throne this morning, which sets out the government's priorities for the current session of Parliament. Here are some facts about this historic event. — King Charles III will be the first monarch to use the new throne in the Senate of Canada building. — There have been 152 speeches from the throne since Confederation. — Throne speeches in Canada were read by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 and 1977. — The first throne speech was delivered in 1867 by Viscount Monck, Canada's first governor general. — The first 10 throne speeches clocked in at an av

A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport. The Canada Border Services Agency says officers intercepted three firearm suppressors at the airport in 2022, then in May 2023, CBSA and RCMP members executed search warrants at a residence and two vehicles in Nanaimo. The CBSA says officers seized illicit drugs and multiple firearms including two untraceable ghost guns, a prohibited shotgun, a rifle with a suppressor and two non-restricted rifles.

A First Nations leader says the "era of trust" with the government of B.C. Premier David Eby is over if two bills responding to American tariffs pass this week. Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation in Greater Victoria says First Nations will do everything in their legal power to kill bills 14 and 15, adding that First Nations will remember the actions of the government at the next election. Tom says at a protest in downtown Victoria steps away from the legislature that this won't just apply to the Premier himself, but every MLA who votes for the bills. The government says Bill 15 is need

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, spoke by telephone with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday. After the conversation, Anita Anand shared information on social media platform 'X' and said that the discussion with S. Jaishankar regarding strengthening India-Canada relations, increasing economic cooperation, and moving forward on shared priorities was productive. Anita Anand also thanked S. Jaishankar. The World Sikh Organization has expressed disappointment over the issues discussed. WSO has questioned Anita Anand's silence on the Sikh killings in this co