Avian flu has been detected at a fifth farm in B-C this fall.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the latest outbreak has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Abbotsford.
It comes two days after the agency announced an outbreak in Chilliwack, the third in that area, while the other two are in Abbotsford.
The agency estimates that more than six million birds in total are affected by the outbreaks so far this fall.
More than 15 civil society groups are urging the justice minister to hive off proposed changes to the Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act from a bill aimed at tackling online harms.
The head of the RCMP says proposed federal legislation would equip the national police force with some "good tools" to address foreign interference.
Montreal police and the Quebec prosecutor's office are launching a pilot project to help authorities better address domestic violence-related strangulations.
The Global Affairs Department says six Canadian children have been repatriated from detention in northeastern Syria.
India's envoy to Canada is scheduled to speak publicly today for the first time since the RCMP made arrests in a killing that has roiled tensions between the two countries.
Members of British Columbia's Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom as three Indian nationals accused of murdering temple leader and political activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearances by video. The three suspects — Karan Brar, Karanpreet Singh and Kamalpreet Singh — wore orange jumpsuits and briefly responded to questions from Judge Delaram Jahani in separate appearances.