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Summer officially began on Thursday and for the first time in five days, it actually felt like summer with a high of 20 C!

A Metro Vancouver helicopter company is in the process of obtaining final approvals for commercial flights of its newly acquired Black Hawk helicopter with the hopes the powerful aircraft can help in B.C.’s wildfire fight.

The government hopes to see kids eating meals under a universal, national school food program before the end of the next school year, but it will take time for organizations to scale up their operations, the families minister said Thursday.

A federal spy watchdog says a senior RCMP official wrongly considered the importance of a strategic relationship with a foreign organization when deciding whether sharing information posed a risk of torture.

Ontario’s electricity system operator says the province should have enough electricity to meet growing demand this year and next, though it may have to import power during extreme heat at times.

Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a “cluster of severe thunderstorms” in the GTA that is “capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain” on Thursday night.

In just the second game of the season, rookie receiver Ajou Ajou took to the field for his first game reps as a Saskatchewan Roughrider.

The provincial helpline for pharmacists and patients celebrated 50 years on Thursday, and a funding announcement helped mark the milestone celebration.

The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is sounding the alarm about a rapid rise in the number of calls it’s getting for birds entangled in fishing gear.

The downtown shooting death of a man last week is under investigation by Edmonton police.