The hope is the drones can help connect people in remote communities to laboratories more quickly.

Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada will begin operating drones in the rural community of Moosonee, Ont., in the new year.

Drone Delivery Canada says it hopes to create the first "airport drone delivery hub," using the Edmonton airspace to build out flight routes for its team of drones. 

It's in the early research stages, but already Montreal emergency physicians are excited about medical assisted drones

The trial involved flying medicine from Vancouver Island to locations on Salt Spring Island and could be the future for patients in remote communities.

Along with the drone, officials seized a "ceramic edged weapon," two mini cellphones with chargers and a full-sized cellphone with four SIM cards and a charger.

Drones may soon take to the skies north of Toronto in the City of Vaughan to deliver packages from local businesses.

Drone delivery might be years away in the U.S., but it's becoming a reality in Rwanda this summer.

In the U.S., online shopping juggernaut Amazon is experimenting with a service that almost seems too good to be true: one-hour home delivery of purchases.