11-year-old dies in hospital, homicide investigators called to investigate
An 11-year-old has died from critical injuries days after being taken to hospital, investigators say.

An 11-year-old has died from critical injuries days after being taken to hospital, investigators say.
An average of 5.3 people died each day of an illicit drug overdose in British Columbia in January, according to latest provincial statistics.
A third student was arrested in connection to an assault with a weapon at a Surrey high school, local police say.
Health officials in British Columbia now predict that everyone in the province will be able to get a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by mid-July.
With Canada approving a third COVID-19 vaccine, B.C.'s health officials say those doses will likely go to essential workers first.
Police say they have issued a $2,300 fine to the host of a gender reveal party in downtown Vancouver for violating the provincial health order banning gatherings.
Chris Monk was scanning the ground with his metal detector near Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver when he came across something unusual.
B.C. Premier John Horgan has a message for the people threatening provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry: "Your parents would be ashamed of you."
Members of Vancouver’s Jewish community are reacting to a T-shirt created by a local woman comparing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to the Holocaust.
Consumer Reports has compiled its annual list of the top 10 cars for 2021 and has added a new feature this year. A Green Choice icon featuring a leaf will appear beside vehicles that have some of the lowest emissions, and four of this year’s top 10 vehicles made the cut.
There’s a room in your house that harbours dangerous bacteria, but if you guessed it’s the bathroom, you’d be wrong. It’s the kitchen. Here are some things you can do to keep your family safe from germs and food poisoning.
Do you have some old bikes, skis or tools kicking around in the garage collecting dust? How about renting them out to make a few extra bucks?
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the market is heating up so fast that home sales in the region doubled between January and February and have climbed by more than 70 per cent since last year.
A rent freeze put in place in British Columbia to protect those who'd lost their jobs during the pandemic may be extended to the end of 2021.
A just-released rental forecast suggests the beginning of the year will be much like 2020, but things may change after July.
A Toronto photographer is working with Ugandan girls to preserve their history in pictures.
A Toronto man says he found hundreds of his grandparents' touching love letters from the Second World War.
Watch as an almost 2-year-old condor is released back into the wild in Utah after being treated for lead poisoning.
More than 50 dogs were rescued from Texas and await a new home in Toronto, after a historic snowstorm pummeled the state.
The first tranche of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines is on its way to Canada and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, as part of the 944,600 vaccine doses arriving this week, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday.
Ontario is reporting fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in a week.
The Canada Revenue Agency says some taxpayers who repaid COVID-19 related benefits in 2020 are getting incorrect tax slips.
An SUV believed to be carrying 27 people crashed Tuesday into a semitruck in Southern California, killing 15 people and leaving others injured.
The federal government has revamped Canada's Divorce Act in hopes that the amended legislation will promote the best interests of children and make the family justice system more efficient.
A small new study out of Italy found that children as young as four months old did not experience any respiratory change as a result of wearing a surgical mask, raising questions about mask advice for young children.
Albertans aged 65 or older will not receive the newly approved AstraZeneca vaccine following new advice from a national advisory committee on who should and shouldn’t get the shot.
The Canadian economy posted its worst showing on record in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country, shutting down businesses and putting millions out of work.
An average of 5.3 people died each day of an illicit drug overdose in British Columbia in January, according to latest provincial statistics.