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NANAIMO - An early summer heat wave is a sign of what's to come throughout the summer of 2021.Temperatures flirted with 30 degrees on Monday, June 21 at Nanaimo Airport, while daytime highs are expect...

OTTAWA - The commission of the official leaders' debates for Canada's elections says one of the criteria for participating in the next set is parties must have at least four per cent of national suppo...

PRINCE GEORGE - Catherine Wishart has been elected new board chair of the Board of Governors at UNBC. UNBC says she works as a consultant with public sector, First Nations and non-profit organizations...

EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the second round of the Viking International. The third-seeded Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., beat American Christine McHale 6-...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 84 new COVID-19 cases today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, one of which o...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Lege...

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry examining why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing today from his case manager at Veterans Affairs Canada. Marie-Paule Do...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation is reflecting on thirty years of achievements.The foundation held its annual general meeting on the weekend, and point out they have grant...

OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman is demanding the federal Liberal government immediately grant his office true independence and oversight powers over the Canadian Armed Forces. Ombudsman Greg Lick...

MASCOUCHE, Que. - A Quebec town just north of Montreal is cleaning up today in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Monday afternoon. A man died after trying to take shelter in his shed in Mas...