Canada

He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver's camper community

VANCOUVER - At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, near some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. He climbs out of his black Tesl...

Jan 06, 2023

Alberta government won't release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines. The data was collected by two senior provincial go...

Jan 06, 2023

Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most systems back after ransomware attack

TORONTO - The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most of its priority systems are back after a ransomware attack affected its operations. Dr. Ronald Cohn, president and CEO of SickKids, says i...

Jan 05, 2023

B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has expanded PharmaCare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes, heart failure and blood clots, including one medication the health minister says has been promoted a...

Jan 05, 2023

Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violence

OTTAWA - The federal government is advising Canadians in Mexico to limit their movements and shelter in place due to violence in the northwestern part of the country. The violence is particularly in C...

Jan 05, 2023

Composer Joseph Koo, linked to 'Golden Era' of Hong Kong culture, dies in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his family called the "Golden Era" of Hong Kong culture in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Vancouver. Koo's fa...

Jan 05, 2023

Political parties should list fundraising venue locations, Elections Canada suggests

OTTAWA - Elections Canada suggests that venue names should be listed for fundraising events after a political party asked whether it had to disclose the specific location in light of safety concerns. ...

Jan 05, 2023

Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodges

Environmental groups are welcoming Parks Canada's buyout of two businesses in Jasper National Park's Tonquin Valley, a scenic destination also used by vanishing caribou herds. Carolyn Campbell of the ...

Jan 05, 2023

New Brunswick man who killed three Mounties in 2014 files appeal of stiff sentence

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties in 2014 has applied to the province's highest court to have his precedent-setting 75-year parole ineligibility period reduced to 25 ye...

Jan 05, 2023

Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiry

MONTREAL - The family of a man who died after an altercation with guards at a Montreal jail while he was being unlawfully detained is demanding an inquiry. Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died after being ...

Jan 05, 2023