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COVID-19 positivity rates are down since November, says the Saskatchewan Health Authority's Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, but so are immunizations.

'Beekeepers are struggling,' says Manitoba Agriculture's provincial apiarist Derek Micholson. 'Some have actually left the industry, others are kind of hanging on by a thread.'

As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets, the mayors of northern Ontario's cities say they need more immigrants to sustain local economies.

British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store's video camera system for around $5,000 more.

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said she doesn't want to 'cut off our nose to spite our face' by taking actions that would hurt the province.

New rules coming into effect on Sunday could see Canadians take out insured mortgages on properties worth up to $1.5 million and expand the availability of 30-year amortizations.

As of Saturday, the Salvation Army says it has raised about $250,000 of its $850,000 goal through its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign.

Many Albertans didn’t really notice the extra savings passed on by the federal government on day one of the GST holiday. And confusion still lingers on what items are now exempt.

Hundreds of volunteers came together Saturday to make sure that roughly 20,000 kids in Edmonton wake up with a gift on Christmas morning.

Manitoba is glimmering with snow - and Christmas lights! One particular man in Winnipeg has gone all out, hoping to bring good cheer and hope to children who need it most.

Nenshi had change in tune Saturday to previous statements when asked about a possible bid for former leader Rachel Notley's Edmonton-Strathcona seat.

Dr. Kimit Rai founded Operation Rainbow Canada in 1998 and has helped thousands of children in developing countries around the world with cleft lips and palates.

The service for former premier John Horgan will be held Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Q Centre in Colwood, next to Horgan’s hometown of Langford.

As a two-month break from the federal GST took effect Saturday, shoppers and businesses expressed lukewarm support for the measure.

A special ceremony was held in Moncton to mark 50 years since two police officers were abducted and murdered while investigating a child's kidnapping.

CUPW filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after hundreds of striking postal workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike.

Many people living in Lunenburg, N.S. and surrounding communities were left in the dark over the weekend, after a planned power outage dragged on much longer than expected. 

The arrest of the leader of a Winnipeg organization that helps traumatized Yazidi victims of ISIS has shocked many.

This pressure is something many Alberta businesses have to navigate. This is why the provincial government is now calling on Ottawa to intervene.

The investigation found road de-icing materials likely led to elevated chloride levels in the soil near the Bearspaw feeder main, which contributed to its critical failure.

A Kelowna father is speaking out about the pediatrician shortage at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) after what he says was a terrifying situation over the weekend.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the border plan was still being finalized and would be shared with Canadians "in the coming days."

awâsisak kâ-nîmîhtocik – St. Francis School will act as the new name for the school. It is the largest Indigenous language program in Canada.

A former nurse has had his license suspended, a year after he was found not criminally responsible for killing his parents and attacking a hospital employee.