The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,707 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,451,846 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021.There are 843,301 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 843,301 confirmed cases (31,830 active, 789,841 resolved, 21,630 deaths).*The total case count i...

QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. — A Vancouver Island man whose truck was stolen while his son was sitting inside says he wants addiction treatment for the woman, not charges. Aaron Johnson and his 11-year-old son, Jesse, went into a Qualicum Beach gas station...

Publisher Joseph John wanted his comic book "Citizen Canada" to reflect the country's diverse history by having the titular hero speak English, French and Cree.But when he started entering the superhero's dialogue into Google Translate he found that ...

VANCOUVER — As people around the world remain isolated in their homes, avoiding close contact with others and meticulously sanitizing their hands and surfaces, scientists warn there may be unintended consequences of these necessary pandemic protoco...

CAIRO — Sudan took the unprecedented but expected step of floating its currency Sunday, meeting a major demand by international financial institutions to help transitional authorities overhaul the battered economy.The flotation is the boldest econo...

Teal Jones has filed an application with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for an injunction to remove blockades at Fairy Creek near Port Renfrew and other areas of its logging operations on the South Island.Protesters have been preventing Teal J...

It’s been nearly a week since Maureen Ward stepped into her chicken coop to confront a neighbour’s dog viciously attacking and killing her prized birds.The giant Schnauzer’s bloody rampage at Ward’s five-acre hobby farm in Cedar on Monday cla...

Victoria police are warning the public to be on guard for cyber-criminals after a rash of incidents over the last week cost victims $5,400. Cyber criminals, who have been more active than usual during the pandemic, managed to steal money from fou...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,707 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,451,846 doses given. The provinces have administered dose...

A flight originating in Victoria and landing in Vancouver on Feb. 12 has been added to the COVID-19 exposure list by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. The notice for Air Canada/Jazz Flight 8050 is directed at passengers in rows six to 12. Th...

Victoria police used an ARWEN launcher to take an armed-robbery suspect into custody Saturday. ARWEN is an acronym for Anti-Riot Weapon ENfield and fires “less lethal” rounds made from materials such as foam or wood. Officers were called to...

Victoria police arrested a woman after a stabbing at a multi-unit temporary housing facility on Saturday. Patrol officers were called to the former hotel in the 100 block of Gorge Road East just after 11 a.m. after a report that bear spray had be...

Two employees at a grocery store in Duncan have tested positive for COVID-19. Loblaw said on its website that the employees last worked at the Real Canadian Superstore on Feb. 12 and 13. The Duncan store has had other cases. An employee teste...

Island Health is reporting COVID-19 exposure at schools in Campbell River and Courtenay. At least two individuals tested positive for the virus at Carihi Secondary School in Campbell River. The dates for exposure were listed as Feb. 10, 11 and 16...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021.There are 843,301 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 843,301 confirmed cases (31,830 active, 789,841 resolved, 21,630 deaths).*The total case count...

MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case that could establish how the so-called Jordan ruling applies to cases where a new trial is ordered.The case involves a 73-year-old Quebec man who was acquitted of sexual assault in 20...

METAIRIE, La. — A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people Saturday, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the shooter, a sheriff said. The shooter also died.The shooting happened aro...

Public health officials have identified upwards of 700 cases of contagious COVID-19 variants across Canada, the nation's top doctor said Saturday, a finding she said lends new urgency to her calls to maintain personal COVID-19 precautions. Indivi...

ROME — Pope Francis on Saturday visited with a Holocaust survivor in her Rome apartment to pay tribute to all those who suffered from what he called "the craziness of Nazi populism."Francis surprised Romans strolling Saturday afternoon on a Rome st...