The 15th floor of an apartment building in Vancouver's West End neighbourhood has been gutted by a fire that billowed thick black smoke as residents scrambled to safety.
Several fire crews responded to the three-alarm blaze before it was extinguished.
Fire Chief Darrell Reid took to Twitter to thank fire and rescue crews for their "fast knockdown" of the fire through "strong, tactically sound command."
Reid says the fire was contained to the 15th floor and the cause is under investigation.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned to veteran Liberal Jeremy Broadhurst to run the governing party's bid for re-election this fall.
The RCMP are reminding the public not to engage in road rage after a woman allegedly pulled out a machete during a dispute over a parking spot in Langford, B.C.
A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a weekend shooting death in New Westminster, B.C.
The premier of New Brunswick says he's working with the federal government to provide financial relief to homeowners affected by this year's spring flood.
MONTREAL — A small-town Quebec festival has cancelled a controversial race that featured participants trying to grab greased pigs.
MONTREAL — New research from an American academic concludes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spoken French is unfairly criticized in Quebec because he is seen as an outsider.