Canada is on track to hit 10,000 new daily infections of COVID-19 by the end of month: Dr. Theresa Tam

Police in Surrey are investigating an early-morning shooting that damaged a commercial property in the Cloverdale area, with no injuries reported. According to a Surrey Police Service news release, officers with the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit responded at about 3:35 a.m. to reports of gunfire in the 5400 block of Production Boulevard. Attending officers found a business that had sustained damage. No one was hurt in the incident, police said. The RCMP SPOSU General Investigation Unit has taken over the file. Investigators say the case remains in its early stages and evidence

Danielle Smith says she is extending condolences to the families of those killed following a crash involving an Air Canada Express flight in New York City. In a statement, Smith said she shares sympathies with the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the incident. According to Air Canada, the aircraft was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members at the time of the crash, which occurred late Sunday after arriving in New York. The airline said both the pilot and co-pilot were killed. Both were identified as Canadian. U.S. authorities said 41 people were tr

Canada’s auditor general says there are significant weaknesses in how the federal government monitors compliance within the international student program, raising concerns about oversight and enforcement. In a report released Monday, Auditor General Karen Hogan found that roughly 150,000 cases in 2023 and 2024 were flagged for potential non-compliance with study permit conditions, according to the audit of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Despite the volume of flagged cases, the report says only about 4,000 investigations were initiated. Of those, approximately 1,600 were deemed

All flood advisories across southern British Columbia have been lifted following several days of heavy rainfall linked to an atmospheric river system, according to the B.C. River Forecast Centre. In an update issued Sunday, the centre said there are no active flood advisories remaining, and water levels are continuing to recede after widespread rain and snowmelt. The agency noted that while some larger and lake-fed river systems remain elevated, flows are expected to ease through the week. The centre added that forecast precipitation midweek could lead to minor and temporary increases in small

A Calgary truck driver convicted in the United States after an online child luring sting is scheduled to be sentenced next month, according to court records. The 41-year-old man pleaded guilty in February to a charge of luring a minor, stemming from an investigation led by an undercover detective in Idaho. According to court proceedings, the officer posed as a 14-year-old girl during online conversations with the accused. Court heard the man directed the fictional girl to call him “Daddy” and sent sexually suggestive messages before arranging to meet at a truck stop south of Idaho Falls in