Because strong winds are forecast, B.C. Ferries has cancelled late morning and afternoon sailings Tuesday on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay, Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay, and Tsawwassen-Duke Point routes. B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall sugge...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.There are 611,424 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 611,424 confirmed cases (77,466 active, 517,884 resolved, 16,074 deaths).*The total case count i...

West Shore RCMP continue to ask for the public’s assistance as they look for a Langford teen who has not been seen since New Year’s Day. Andre Courtemanche, 16, was last seen walking near the 2900 block of Cressida Crescent in Langford on Fri...

Donations for those displaced by a large apartment fire in North Cowichan on New Year’s Eve fill an 8,000-square-foot warehouse and two shipping containers, which one volunteer says is an indication of the overwhelming community support for those...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says immunizations are expected to be ramped up in the coming weeks as Health Canada approves more COVID-19 vaccines, but a major challenge will be for people to ensure they get immunized.Dr. Bonnie Henry sa...

Federal, provincial and Indigenous officials are still scrambling to contain fuel from an old shipwreck fouling the waters of Nookta Sound. On Monday — the 53rd anniversary of the sinking of the MV Schiedyk — the spill response team said it h...

The province has announced 2,211 new cases of COVID-19 over four days and 45 additional deaths, including one on Vancouver Island. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry thanked everyone who put their usual holiday traditions and celebrations...

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's public health orders on COVID-19 are "fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity" in ruling on a dispute between former spouses on the custody of their children. Justice Nigel Ken...

Nanaimo RCMP are searching for a 42-year-old man reported missing Dec. 14. Police said Kale Nystrom has been saying things and acting in such a way that those close to him are very worried about his safety. Nystrom is of no fixed address and is...

VICTORIA — Housing values in British Columbia's Lower Mainland have been "resilient" through the COVID-19 pandemic with assessment notices showing moderate increases in property valuations. BC Assessment says more than one million homeowners in the...

LOS ANGELES — Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in "A View to a Kill" and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom "That ’70s Show," has been hospitalized after falling at her home. The actor had mistakenly been rep...

ATLANTA — The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta left his position Monday, a day after an audio recording was made public in which President Donald Trump called him a "never-Trumper."Byung J. "BJay" Pak, who was appointed by Trump, announced his res...

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for parts of Vancouver Island and the British Columbia coast, while snowfall warnings are in place in the eastern Interior.The department forecasts strong winds for most of Vancouver Island, t...

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (17,527.77, up 94.41 points.)Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX:ZENA). Health care. Up less than one cent, or 14.29 per cent, to six cents on 27.5 ...

Drivers are being reminded that Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill will be closed weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Tuesday to accommodate blasting and rock removal. The province said the new schedule was developed with communities and stakeholders...

The Snuneymuxw First Nation has put a stay-at-home order after a spike in active COVID-19 cases and is asking for expedited access to vaccinations. “Our Nation has confirmed five more test positive cases for COVID-19 in our community, for a tot...

OTTAWA — Experts who advocate for improvements to long-term care in Canada say the provinces need to move faster to vaccinate residents and the people who look after them.Canada's overall vaccination rollout is being questioned with more than 420,0...

EDMONTON — An Alberta mother says she's outraged by various politicians and staff who decided to travel abroad over the holidays, while a dream trip to Hawaii for her terminally ill son had to be postponed. Lia Lousier of Airdrie, a bedroom com...

OTTAWA — An Australian who fed information to police about outlaw bikers and later won refugee status in Canada has lost a round in his bid to sue Canadian officials over delays in processing his asylum application.In a ruling made public Monday, t...

A broken cellphone and a muddied wallet were the only possessions Alireza Ghandchi received from Iran after his wife and two children were killed in a Ukrainian plane crash last year."No luggage, no dolls, no anything," he said. His son, Daniel, was ...