Canada's gold-medal-winning Olympic women's soccer team isn't just inspiring girls across the country; its roster at Tokyo 2020 is made up of young women who were directly inspired by the team's past performances.
The order affecting residents and campsites in areas on the west side of Okanagan Lake, came late Friday evening as wind fuelled the fire.
The federal government's eased border restrictions are set to take effect on Monday – meaning that for the first time since March 2020, travellers from the U.S. will be allowed to enter Canada for non-essential purposes.
The U.S. government has not approved booster shots against the virus, but an untold number of Americans have managed to get them by taking advantage of the nation's vaccine surplus and loose tracking of those who have been fully vaccinated.
The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is US$15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record.
A German coach at the Tokyo Olympics was suspended after being filmed hitting an uncooperative horse during the women's modern pentathlon competition.
The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the Delta variant has spread through the country.
The hot and muggy weather in Tokyo that wreaked havoc on athletes throughout the Games could not slow down or cool off Canada on the final full day of competition.
Canada is among a number of countries that offer financial incentives for athletes to win a medal at the Olympics.
Canada's Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent Lapointe have won a bronze medal in the women's doubles 500-metre canoe sprint.
Canada's Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe have won a bronze medal in the women's doubles 500-metre canoe sprint.
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized US$1.4 billion worth of illicit drugs from multiple ships, thanks in part to a Halifax-based Royal Canadian Navy ship.
An investigation into the conduct of Canada's top military officer Admiral Art McDonald has ended with police saying there is not enough evidence to lay charges.
Health officials in B.C. are introducing new restrictions aimed at slowing down the rapid transmission of COVID-19 in the Central Okanagan region.
