Sometimes all you have to do is ask.Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch discovered that last month when he announced on Facebook that he was looking for an old desk to put in his office.It wasn’t a cost-saving move, although Murdoch said he was open to don...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 11 ...What we are watching in Canada ...The Senate is urging the country's top court to dis...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.There are 813,982 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 813,982 confirmed cases (38,242 active, 754,736 resolved, 21,004 deaths).*The total case count i...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 29,760 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,153,323 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...

OTTAWA — Annamie Paul is doubling down on Toronto Centre.The Green Party leader plans to announce her candidacy for the nomination there Thursday ahead of a possible federal election, setting her up for a rematch in the riding she failed to win in ...

OTTAWA — Complaints of workplace harassment and violence have risen sharply at several federal departments and agencies in recent years, according to internal data.The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) saw harassment complaints jump 82 per cent to 166 be...

VICTORIA — A lot has changed since Raven Lacerte and her father Paul Lacerte hatched a plan while moose hunting to help quell a tide of violence that they'd witnessed in their community. The Moose Hide Campaign to end violence against women and chi...

OTTAWA — Almost two in three Canadians surveyed recently said they trust COVID-19 vaccines to be both safe and effective.Proof Strategies conducts a survey every year to assess how much faith Canadians have in major institutions and authorities.Bru...

OTTAWA — The Senate is urging the country's top court to dismiss Sen. Mike Duffy's challenge of a ruling that prevents him from suing the upper chamber for suspending him.In a submission to the Supreme Court of Canada, lawyers for the Senate say th...

CALGARY — An environmental law charity is to ask a judge today to shut down Alberta's inquiry into the purported foreign funding of anti-oil campaigns. Ecojustice argues in its written submissions that the inquiry was formed for an improper purpose...

A person was injured in a fire at a shelter on the 500-block of Ellice Street, north of downtown Victoria, on Wednesday night.Victoria police, in a message on Twitter at 8:52 p.m., said it was a “major fire” and streets in the area had been close...

A new survey has found one in four Canadian adults reported using cannabis at least once within the period of one year.The Commonwealth Fund survey compares Canada’s health systems to 10 other peer countries. An average of nine per cent of people i...

NASHVILLE — Country star Morgan Wallen asked fans not to downplay the racist language he was caught saying on camera and said that he accepted the punishments he faced.TMZ posted a video last week of Wallen saying a racial slur and Wallen apologize...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 29,760 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,153,323 doses given. The provinces have administered do...

The B.C. government has extended its lease at the Travelodge on Gorge Road East, where it has been providing temporary shelter and supports for people without homes.David Eby, attorney general and the minister responsible for housing, announced Wedne...

Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns.The two leaders spoke just hours after...

Victoria police arrested a man Tuesday evening at a downtown restaurant after he bit a customer and punched a staff member who asked him to put on a mask. Officers were called to a restaurant in the 700-block of Yates Street shortly after 7 p.m. ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.There are 813,982 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 813,982 confirmed cases (38,242 active, 754,736 resolved, 21,004 deaths).*The total case cou...

A lost doberman is back home with his owner and healthy, but 30 pounds lighter, after 12 days lost in the hills near Ladysmith. Bono, a 3 1/2-year-old doberman, went missing Jan. 26 during a hike with his owner on a mountain in Ladysmith behind S...

WASHINGTON — House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as an "inciter in chief" who systematically riled up his sup...