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COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 229 cases, 3 deaths over the weekend

British Columbia identified 229 new cases of COVID-19 and suffered three related deaths over the weekend, while recording the lowest single-day increase in infections since August.

A nurse attends to a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, B.C., Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Haywar

Accused meant to kill daughter, argues Crown in final submissions at B.C. mother's murder trial

Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Kerry Ann Lewis, the B.C. mother accused of murdering her seven-year-old daughter back in 2018.

A woman identified by police as Kerry-Ann Lewis is seen in a Shoppers Drug Mart on the day the Langley, B.C. mother is accused of killing her seven-year-old daughter.

'Nobody showed up': B.C. family sounds alarm on paramedic shortage

A Surrey, B.C., family is sounding the alarm after waiting desperately for an ambulance on Saturday – only to eventually learn none were available.

Surrey resident Sadaf Khan's called 911 over the weekend for her daughter, only to be told there were no ambulance available.

B.C.’s 'beaten up' tourism industry wants to know when international tourists can return

Business leaders say the federal government's announcement on lifting travel restrictions has failed to give them any indication of when international tourists will be allowed in.

2 Catholic churches on B.C. reserves burn to ground in 'suspicious' fires on National Indigenous Peoples Day

So far there is no indication that the fires are related to the discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, but the RCMP says the two fires are suspicious.

B.C. wildfire update: Evacuation alert near Lytton rescinded, though fire still 'out of control'

An evacuation alert issued last week for several properties south of Lytton, B.C., has been rescinded.

Pain at the pumps: Gas prices hit 163.9 cents/litre in parts of Metro Vancouver

Drivers of gas-powered vehicles were stuck paying nearly $1.64 a litre in parts of Metro Vancouver on Monday, and analysts expect to see more pain at the pumps over the summer.

More Canada Day festivities cancelled in B.C. following residential school discovery

With Canada Day just over a week away, two more B.C. municipalities have opted to cancel their festivities following the discovery of more than 200 children's remains at a former residential school.

Fire ban for coastal B.C. begins this week

As British Columbia contends with an early summer heatwave, the province's Coastal Fire Centre says most open burning activities will be banned starting Wednesday.

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Canada lifting restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers in early July

Canada will be lifting most international travel restrictions for Canadians, permanent residents, and certain foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated, starting July 5. Eligible travellers will not have to self-isolate but will still have to take COVID-19 tests before and upon arrival in this country.

A traveller is dropped off at the departures level of the Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Kawai

Medical residents on frontlines of pandemic face obstacles in becoming fully licensed doctors

Thousands of medical residents who have been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic are facing continued administrative delays preventing them from becoming fully licensed physicians.

Man in his 60s dead after tornado causes 'significant damage' in Mascouche, Que.

One person has died and two people are reported injured Monday after a tornado ripped through the Mascouche region, north of Montreal.

Tensions flare as top federal health official scolded in the House for failing to turn over documents

The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) was publicly admonished in the House of Commons on Monday for failing to turn over unredacted documents demanded by MPs related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest security lab.

Singh blasts Liberal 'hypocrisy' on National Indigenous Peoples Day

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes the Liberal government is "hypocritical" for saying it wants to make reparations for past sins against Indigenous people while also facing tough criticisms of its handling of a number of key files.