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British Columbia: Collision between a car and motorcycle, one woman dead

A collision between a car and a motorcycle on the outskirts of Kamloops has left one person dead. RCMP say a woman on the motorcycle died at the scene yesterday afternoon when a vehicle with Alberta plates turned left in front of...

15 new cases and 3 new deaths reported, some relief of rising number of recoveries from COVID-19 in B.C.

British Columbia's public health officer is suggesting walking, running or biking to work during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than getting on a packed train or bus. Dr. Bonnie Henry says public health officials are working on gui...

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Vancouver's police department is protesting a cut in budget

Vancouver's police department is protesting a one-per cent cut in his department's 314-million dollar budget, saying the cut will reduce the city's policing levels to those last seen in the 1990s. Council voted in-camera last nig...

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ICBC premiums not changing until the end of current fiscal year

The COVID-19 pandemic has sideswiped British Columbia's public vehicle insurer, but the attorney general says it's too soon to assess the potential damage. David Eby, who is also the minister responsible for the Insurance Corpora...

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Correctional Service Canada reports 343 inmates, 88 guards have tested positive for COVID-19

Correctional Service Canada reports 343 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. Almost all have occurred in two Quebec institutions and one in British Columbia. Hardest hit has been the Federal Training Centre in Laval, Que., with 148. The Mission Medium Institution in B.C. has had 120 cases of COVID-19. Two inmates have died. At least 88 guards have been infected. ...

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Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the government will not cancel important ceremonies for First Nations peoples in the face of COVID-19. He says banning of such ceremonies in the past has been a dark stain on Canada's ...

Montreal-area schools to stay closed until September

The Quebec government is putting off reopening schools in the Montreal area until August or September.Premier Francois Legault says public health conditions for reopening haven't been met in Montreal, which is the COVID-19 epicen...

Ottawa announces $469M for fish harvesters with sector-specific grant, benefit

Ottawa has announced $469 million in federal support for fish harvesters who have been ineligible for other aid initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the support, which will come in...

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Bank of Canada warns of excess business, household debt from COVID-19

The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis.The central bank has spent the last two months making a flurry ...