Canada has sent two icebreakers to the High Arctic to gather scientific data in support of its plan to bid for control of the sea floor under and beyond the North Pole.
VICTORIA - Level 3 drought conditions on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands have prompted the British Columbia government to ask residents to cut water consumption.
VANCOUVER - A new trial has been ordered for an RCMP officer convicted of aggravated assault for shooting a suspect during a traffic stop on Vancouver Island.
An Alberta radio station is promising listeners twice the music by cutting song times in half. The station, 90.3 Amp (CKMP) in Calgary, changed to a format called QuickHitz one week ago.
LIKELY, B.C. - Health officials in B.C. have partially lifted a water ban that followed a spill from a mine tailings pond.
TORONTO - Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX:TKM) shot up about 46 per cent Friday following a U.S. regulatory decision that relaxes safety precautions on the Vancouver-based company's experimental drug for treating Ebola.