A large crowd gathered around the Capt. James Cook statue at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on Thursday night and pulled it down from its base, leaving behind a portion of a leg. The statue was tossed into the harbour. The statue came down about 8:30...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After nearly 20 years the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two U.S. officials said FridayThe...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Thu...

The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million and owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day-to-day operations for several months after an independent investigation found the organization’s workplace "highly unprofessional," especially...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop was fired Thursday after the sheriff said he did not activate his body camera until after the shooting took place.Lonoke County Sheriff John Sta...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on murder charge, authorities said Thursday. Sgt. Daniel...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of a woman who has spent 3 1/2 years in a state mental health facility after being convicted of stabbing her classmate to please the Slender Man character.Anissa Weier, 19, was ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by angst over state coronavirus orders that shuttered...

CALGARY — Protesters surrounded Alberta's health minister, his wife and two young sons Thursday at the conclusion of a Canada Day parade and a celebration of the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions.Tyler Shandro's wife Andrea was in tears and the...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to get his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.The prime minister's itinerary shows he's getting a shot of the Moderna mRNA vaccine at an Ottawa clinic. His wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, got h...

The Last Ice Area may not last.Scientists and conservation groups have counted on the icy ocean north of Ellesmere Island and Greenland to remain frozen year-round for long into the future, providing a last-ditch refuge for the complex community of p...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson as the head of a new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. She also picked Republican Rep. Liz Cheney as a mem...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld voting restrictions in Arizona in a decision that could make it harder to challenge other voting limits put in place by Republican lawmakers following last year's elections.The court, by a cons...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building resumed Thursday evening after a 15-hour pause for safety concerns, and officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the...

VANCOUVER — The buzz of full restaurants and tills ringing will start to become familiar on Thursday as British Columbia largely returns to the rhythms of pre-pandemic life. While businesses are excited about the return of customers, restaurant, re...

MONTREAL — It isn't easy to find an apartment in St-Donat, Que., these days, much less an affordable one. An influx of city dwellers seeking more space has caused housing demand to surge in the community 130 kilometres north of Montreal, leaving a ...

OTTAWA — Canadians traded in the traditional red-and-white garb for Canada Day, donning orange, building memorials and taking part in events as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous Peoples.Many ...

Lytton resident Jeff Chapman could only yell and scream in despair as he watched the ­Lytton wildfire kill his mother and father a few metres away. Wildfires have destroyed most of the village. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the fire...

Are you ready to travel across Canada? Will you stop wearing a mask? Starting July 1, British Columbians may enjoy Canada-wide travel, larger “normal” gatherings, larger groups at restaurants and no restrictions for alcohol service, just to n...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities.Most of the plans are based on each jurisdictio...