HMCS Brandon and Saskatoon are due back at CFB Esquimalt this afternoon following a three-month deployment that saw them seize a combined total of 6,436 kilograms of cocaine off Mexico, Central America and South America. The two Kingston-class co...

A missing 15-year-old Colwood girl was located safely by police on Wednesday. West Shore RCMP had asked for the public’s help on Tuesday in finding the girl, who was considered to be at high-risk. She had last been seen on May 14 walking away from ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 355,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,444,304 doses given. Nationwide, 1,485,830 people or 3...

Victoria police are seeking the public’s help in finding 35-year-old Shannon Delaronde, who is considered to be at risk.Details were not released but police said, “The circumstances under which Shannon has gone missing are such that she is consid...

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Remote forest areas of southern Vancouver Island were the scene of more arrests as police continue to enforce a British Columbia Supreme Court injunction against anti-logging protesters camped in the wilderness.RCMP Cpl. Chris...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,955,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 43,044,304 doses given. Nationwide, 1,485,830 people o...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.There are 1,342,388 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,342,388 confirmed cases (61,608 active, 1,255,714 resolved, 25,066 deaths).*The total cas...

Former Saanich School District secretary-treasurer Joan Axford has been named as an independent adviser to help the Greater Victoria School District deal with a $7-million budget deficit. Greater Victoria school officials decided to bring in an a...

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is preparing to vaccinate youth aged 12 to 17 and will roll out its plan shortly. Premier John Horgan is joining Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry for the COVID-19 n...

People age 12 to 17 can now register for COVID-19 vaccinations, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday, as the province announced 521 new cases, including 18 in Island Health.Dix said more details will be provided today. “This is exciting n...

WASHINGTON — The mediator in the dispute between Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan over the controversial Line 5 pipeline says the two sides plan to keep talking. Retired U.S. district court judge Gerald Rosen, who was appointed in March to o...

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he doesn’t think enough is being done to support mental wellness in Canada's Aboriginal communities.Miller says he has been in touch with the Shamattawa First Nation and has offered to connect mental-he...

VANCOUVER — A trading company based in Vancouver has been fined for importing hundreds of kilograms of shark fins from a threatened species.A statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada says Kiu Yick Trading Company has been ordered to pay...

OTTAWA — Nearly three decades after the failure of the Charlottetown accord, Quebec's status as a distinct society and hand-wringing over constitutional reform are back on the table.Quebec rolled out proposed language reforms last week that aim to ...

WINNIPEG — Manitoba has a record number of people in intensive care and has transferred threeCOVID-19 patients to northwestern Ontario to free up bed space.Two virus-infected patients were in intensive care but listed as stablewhen they were sent T...

OTTAWA — Canada's largest airlines are renewing their call for a clear plan from Ottawa on resuming international travel after the European Union moved to reopen for vaccinated tourists.EU ambassadors today agreed to a plan that would allow fully v...

OTTAWA — Canada's military police have referred their investigation into the general who oversaw Canada's vaccination campaign to Quebec's prosecution service, which has responsibility for laying charges in the province.The move was announced in a ...

Twelve people have now been arrested as the RCMP continues to enforce a court injunction banning blockades set up to prevent the logging of old-growth forest on southern Vancouver Island.Five people were arrested at the Caycuse roadblock, RCMP Cpl. C...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's abrupt shift to a mail-in election in February led to more than 16,000 calls for help, several allegations of election violations and at least one plea for civility."While I recognize that this process...

OTTAWA — Respect for laws and principles governing personal information must guide introduction of proof-of-vaccination certificates that could smooth the transition to post-pandemic life, Canada's privacy watchdogs warn.A joint statement Wednesday...