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Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19

Every member of the Bloc Quebecois caucus, including leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, are in a COVID-19 lockdown. A statement from the party says an employee got a positive test today, days after the Bloc held a full caucus meeting...

Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.

A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pier Park ``devastating'' in a social media message post...

Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall

Canadians should brace for a shortage of office furniture, such as desks and chairs, as people continue to study and work from home this fall. Ikea Canada spokeswoman Kristin Newbigging says the company has seen an increase in de...

B.C. announces early lung cancer screening program touted as first in Canada

The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program it says is the first of its kind in Canada aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the disease. Premier John Horgan says 70 per cent of al...

20 cars derail near Hope, no dangerous goods involved and nothing burned: CN Rail

The Environment Ministry confirms a CN Rail derailment has occurred at Hunter Creek, near Hope in the eastern Fraser Valley, but the ministry says no cargo is in the water. A statement from CN says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash jumped the rails today as the train crossed a bridge. The company says no one was hurt, no dangerous goods are involved and nothing burned. A cause of the derailment is under investigation and the Transportation Safety Board says it will send a team to the site in order to determine what happened. ...

Ministers warn COVID-19 researchers anew of threat of foreign actors

A trio of federal cabinet minister is warning COVID-19 researchers to take additional precautions to protect their efforts from thieves and vandals.The statement today says the federal government is concerned about "hostile actors" targeting pandemic-related research in this country and urges government scientists, academics and private-sector workers to double- and triple-check their security measures.Signed by Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, the statement recommends strong cyber- and physical-security protocols.It's not cle...

Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage

The operators of a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., say the cable of the ride has been severed for the second time.Squamish RCMP say the damage to the Sea to Sky Gondola occurred at about 4 a.m. and no one was hurt.Pol...

Canada hopes to avert new U.S. tariff war, but stands ready to fire: Champagne

Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government is still trying to cool its dispute with the United States over aluminum exports, but remains poised to retaliate if necessary.Francois-Philippe Champagne says he beli...

U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality

Environment Canada says air quality advisories posted across most of British Columbia since last week should spread east across Alberta due to wildfire smoke from the United States. Air quality statements have been issued for fou...