The Toronto Wildlife Centre said it had rescued 31 ducks — with at least a dozen more en route — that were slicked with oil by late Tuesday afternoon.
OTTAWA — The Conservative government is trying to turn bad economic news to its political advantage as the Bank of Canada outlines a gloomy financial forecast for the rest of the year.
VICTORIA — Access to British Columbia's legislature was restricted briefly Tuesday due to security concerns resulting from a noisy protest inside the building's public gallery.
Forests Minister Steve Thomson said Tuesday that humans have caused 375 of the 1,086 wildfires that have been reported since April 1 and those flames have burned 440 square kilometres.
VICTORIA — A second-degree-murder charge has been dropped against a police officer involved in a lengthy armed standoff outside a Vancouver-area casino.
VANCOUVER — Record-breaking temperatures along the coast of British Columbia will harm Pacific salmon for years to come, says the Fisheries Department.