OTTAWA — As Americans across the United States line up to cast their ballots and wait for the record-breaking advance votes to be counted, Canadians and their leaders are watching closely to see how the outcome will impact this country. Whether U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence…

World News Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Sri Lankan villagers have defied a novel coronavirus curfew to try to save about 100 whales stranded on their beach on the islands southwest coast. Men waded into the breaking surf to push the small whales back out to sea on Monday while curious…

B.C. shattered a new set of records with 1,120 new COVID-19 cases over the Halloween weekend, said deputy provincial health officer Dr. Réka Gustafson on Monday (Nov. 2). Gustafson said six people died due to the virus since Friday, five in Vancouver Coastal Health and one in Fraser Health. All…

Flu shots are available once again across Alberta. All Albertans older than six months are eligible to be immunized, free of charge.  This year, the province has shifted away from providing the influenza vaccine at large public health clinics because of COVID-19, according to Alberta Health Services.  Instead, flu shots…

VICTORIA — B.C. health officials say 1,120 new cases of COVID-19 were found across the province over the weekend, marking a record-breaking reporting period between Saturday and Monday. On Saturday, 352 cases were confirmed, on Sunday 389 cases were discovered and on Monday 379 people tested positive for COVID-19 in…

As the United States enters the final day of early voting ahead of Election Day, almost 94 million Americans have already cast their votes nearly doubling the 50 million who did so in 2016. As of 8 a.m. on the East Coast, more than 93,800,000 voters have so far cast…

As if you needed another reminder: Tomorrow is election day. Most websites you read, and social media apps you use, and politically minded friends you talk to are going to be on high alert. For the sake of your sanity, you should strongly consider going dark: Turn off your mobile…

LONDON – Britain’s Prince William tested positive for the coronavirus, apparently around the same time as his father Prince Charles earlier this year, BBC reported. The report cited unidentified palace sources and The Sun newspaper, which said William kept his telephone and video engagements without revealing his diagnosis because he…

Forty-three more people in Canada have died of the novel coronavirus, officials said Sunday, bringing the country’s death toll to 10,179. Since the pandemic began, 236,595 people in Canada have tested positive for COVID-19, 2,330 of which were announced by health authorities on Sunday. So far, 197,729 people have recovered…

KITCHENER — Residents of Waterloo Region and Wellington County can expect strong winds to kick off November. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the area as strong, gusty winds are anticipated to roll in Sunday morning. The agency attributes the gusts, estimated to be between 60 and…