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VICTORIA - Students in British Columbia can go back to school June 1 on a part-time, optional basis with no pressure on parents to send their kids to class, says Premier John Horgan. B.C. has man...

TORONTO - Being in quarantine doesn't necessarily mean quiet time for jockey Rafael Hernandez. The 35-year-old native of Puerto Rico returned to Canada on Tuesday after riding in the U.S. during the w...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas theatre said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after hea...

Max Domi dreams of suiting up in the playoffs. If the NHL expands its post-season format to complete the 2019-20 season, the Canadiens centre might get that chance sooner than...

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says plans to beef up Canada's national climate action plan and ban some single-use plastics will likely be delayed because of COVID-19. Wilkinson tell...

KAMLOOPS - Highway 5A between Merritt and Kamloops has re-opened after it was closed due to high water.According to Drive BC, the route is now open to single-lane, alternating traffic on a temporary, ...

VICTORIA - Officials with the Province of B.C. say June 1 will be the day all parents will have the choice to send their children back to school.Those who do return, though, will do so on a part-time ...

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are both "very comfortable" with their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel, but Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland won't say if the...

OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says bringing newcomers to Canada will be essential in the post-pandemic era. But he says the health and safety of Canadians must be&nbs...

KAMLOOPS - A five-vehicle collision backed up traffic in downtown Kamloops Friday morning (May 15).The crash took place at the corner of Tenth Avenue and Victoria Street.Among the five vehicles involv...