Mounties say they're investigating a "workplace accident" that happened at a site in Burnaby Friday morning.
The incident unfolded at about 8 a.m. on 4th Avenue near Boundary Road.
"Police are engaged with WorkSafe BC to determine the circumstances of the accident involving a man and a excavator," the RCMP said in an emailed statement.
No details were provided on possible injuries, but police said the incident didn't involve any motor vehicles.
A new survey found that more than half of Canadians are nervous about being able to afford their mortgage payments as interest rates rise. But many are still not budgeting for them.
Organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa have asked a court to unfreeze $450,000 in donations they received so they can pay for lawyers to represent them at an upcoming public inquiry into the Emergencies Act.
Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment, the legendary actress and activist said in post shared on her official social media account.
Quebecers got an emergency alert on their phones Friday afternoon warning of an armed and dangerous suspect in the Gaspesie region.
The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight threatened to cancel takeoff after someone on the plane sent a naked photograph to other passengers.
Video has emerged showing a Tesla driver appearing to be asleep behind the wheel while travelling more than 100 km/h on a busy Ontario highway.
Prices at the pump have seen a noticeable decline in recent weeks, with the cost of regular gasoline falling by more than one-fifth across Canada compared to the highs seen earlier this summer, data from the federal government shows.
Inflation appears to have peaked but it's still running hot and a supersized rate hike from the Bank of Canada next week is widely expected. Some economists think Wednesday's hike could be the last for a while.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday released a detailed inventory from the Mar-a-Lago search that the Justice Department previously filed under seal in court.
Len Morris and his son, Jasper, of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island, were both medal winners at an international rowing competition hosted in the U.K. last month. The pair were representing Team Canada as outrigging rowers at the International Va’a Federation IVF World Sprints Championships in mid-August.
One person was airlifted to hospital Friday after a commercial vehicle crashed along the Bamfield Main, which links the communities of Bamfield and Port Alberni on western Vancouver Island. Port Alberni’s fire department tweeted about the crash around 10 a.m., and according to fire Cpt. John Haley, the crash happened around the 50 km marker along the route.
A Nanaimo, B.C., dancer is basking in an incredible win alongside her instructor of 10 years after the teen won an international competition in Scotland. Annalise Lam was named the Junior World Highland Dance Champion after travelling to Dunoon, Scotland, to compete in the event on Saturday.
Edward Brett Davidson, 39, was killed in the hallway of his Inglewood condo building on the afternoon of Aug. 27.
Authorities say a number of homes in Carstairs, Alta., were evacuated because of a large grassfire burning near the community.
Two Calgary police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting of a man armed with an axe and sledgehammer outside a Mayland Heights home almost five years ago.
Joshua Carter is a fixture in the community of Beaumont, but he isn’t known by Joshua, he’s known as Beaumont Spiderman.
More than a dozen Edmontonians with disabilities were evacuated from their homes because of a fire Thursday evening.
Alberta’s police watchdog has concluded its investigation into a 2018 crash that saw a bystander killed after a police pursuit.
An Ontario man says he is lucky to be alive after a driver followed him home and ran him over in an alleged road rage incident last week.
Video has emerged showing a Tesla driver appearing to be asleep behind the wheel while travelling more than 100 km/h on a busy Ontario highway.
A Richmond Hill senior recovering from a stroke and who lives with dementia has lost her long-term care bed and has been forced back onto the waiting list to re-apply for a room in the system during a hospital stay.
Quebecers got an emergency alert on their phones Friday afternoon warning of an armed and dangerous suspect in the Gaspesie region.
Quebec's controversial new language law should be temporarily suspended because it's causing so much 'uncertainty, confusion and tension' among the population, says a lawyer who is challenging the law in court.
The Coalition Avenir Quebec is admitting that all Quebecers are not going to have access to a family doctor. Party leader Francois Legault had promised everyone a family doctor during the 2018 election campaign but failed to follow through after he was elected premier.
Following the approval of the Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster by Health Canada, Manitoba has announced the first group of residents who will be eligible to receive the shot.
A new trend has emerged in the workplace among tired and burned-out employees and it’s being called “quiet quitting.”
Three people are dead and one is seriously injured following three separate crashes that took place over approximately eight hours on Thursday in Manitoba.
A Saskatoon woman accused of faking her and her son’s death will appear in court for a bail hearing on Friday.
The board of a Saskatchewan Bible camp says it has been "looking extensively" into an exorcism that allegedly occurred in mid-July where a boy reportedly exhibited seizure-like symptoms.
The suspect who was at the centre of an August Amber Alert is facing a new charge after crossbows were seized from his home.
The suspect who was at the centre of an August Amber Alert is facing a new charge after crossbows were seized from his home.
Peepeekisis Cree Nation is now the official owner of Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa in Moose Jaw.
The sexual assault trial of a former Regina gymnastics coach heard closing arguments from the defence on Friday morning.
A special accommodation has been given to a key witness at the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission.
Atlantic provinces had until Friday to submit their emissions-reduction plans to Ottawa and Nova Scotia was the only one that made its proposal public.
Police say seven people are in hospital after an explosion at a refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., about 150 kilometres west of St. John's.
Axle the police service dog is recovering at home Friday after being struck by a car while chasing a suspect who fled from officers on foot, St. Thomas police say.
A man from London is facing several charges Friday after police caught him allegedly in possession of fentanyl and driving while impaired due to a tip from a concerned citizen.
Not everyone's Labour Day weekend getaway will include three horses and bales of hay — but Doug Weaver and daughter Alexis were doing just that. They've travelled to barrel racing competitions throughout the summer, but there was something that stood out about their drive on Friday — the number of cars on the road.
The Timmins and District Humane Society is finding itself at full capacity and low on resources, after a shocking surge in animal surrenders this past week.
Prices at the pump have seen a noticeable decline in recent weeks, with the cost of regular gasoline falling by more than one-fifth across Canada compared to the highs seen earlier this summer, data from the federal government shows.
After a two-year hiatus, Ribfest Sudbury is back for Labour Day weekend. The popular event is at a new location in Bell Park and is being presented by a new operator.
A duo from Waterloo Region is taking their roundnet talents all the way to the world championships in Belgium.
With four days to go until the start of the school year, most students at Waterloo Region District School Board don’t know who their teachers will be and some won’t be able to catch the bus on the first day of school.
The number of collisions in the Region of Waterloo was significantly lower in 2020 compared to the previous five years, according to the annual collision report released by the Region of Waterloo.
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