VANCOUVER — Firefighters say Vancouver's full hazardous-materials team has responded to the University of British Columbia and one patient has been taken to hospital after an experiment likely went awry.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A B.C. Supreme Court justice has asked Crown and defence lawyers to prove that an admitted fraudster who bilked a senior out of more than $20,000 shouldn't be sent to prison.
Statistics Canada's latest labour market survey says the country's jobless rate remained at 6.8 per cent in March — unchanged from the previous month — and it registered a month-to-month net gain of nearly 29,000 jobs.
TORONTO — Random House Canada says it has acquired the rights to a book by Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who is undergoing a second trial on terror-related charges in Egypt.
CALGARY — As Alberta's oilpatch slows down, John Shortridge is bracing for an onslaught of work. Shortridge runs a civil enforcement agency, which works with bailiffs to carry out court orders and seize property, among other things.
HALIFAX — The case involving two people accused of plotting to open fire at a Halifax shopping mall has been adjourned until next Thursday.