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VICTORIA - Toxic drug deaths killed 158 people in British Columbia last month, pushing the total number of deaths linked in the province's overdose crisis to 498 since the start of the year.A statemen...

PRINCE GEORGE - As the province's public health emergency regarding substance-related harm enters its sixth year, the BC Coroners Service reports that toxic illicit drugs have claimed the lives of 158...

HIXON -Update: Prince George RCMP say two people are dead and another seriously injured following this morning's two-vehicle crash north of Hixon."Officers and other emergency services arrived on scen...

MONTREAL - A Montreal suburb is stirring up debate over a plan to charge its citizens to reserve picnic tables in city parks. A draft bylaw by Dorval city council proposes charging $10 for residents t...

Ontario has marked a grim milestone with the province's death toll pushing past 8,000 accelerated by a deadly third wave of the pandemic as Nova Scotia saw a slight decline in new infections.Ontario o...

HAMILTON - Former Canadian international David Edgar, who retired as a Forge FC player in December, has joined the Canadian Premier League team's staff as an assistant coach. The 33-year-old centre ba...

OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it doesn't think the recent federal budget will do enough to help the industry avoid collapse. What's more, the Indigen...

FRANKFURT - Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some of Canada's largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby government to establish industry standards for personal protective equipment. The Canadian Association o...

Eight women, including five members of Canada's original 1986 women's team, are headed to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.The Class of 2021 inductees are Sue Brand, Annie Caron, Carla Chin Baker, Janet...