Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million AmericansWASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — pri...

VANCOUVER — A former director of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering office says he is the "whistleblower" that likely prompted the public inquiry examining how hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal cash flowed thr...

HONG KONG (AP) — The group that organized an annual Tiananmen candlelight vigil and three of its leaders have been charged with subversion under Hong Kong's national security law as authorities intensify the crackdown on dissent in the city.Tens of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders' top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Bid...

More than a million people have received their B.C. Vaccine Cards two days after the program was unveiled, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Thursday.Dix said 1,101,754 unique vaccine card codes have been downloaded. “I think it’s a demonstrat...

The Insurance Corporation of B.C. is looking into allegations of sexual harassment by Victoria driving-school owner Steve Wallace toward female students.“This is a very serious matter and we strongly advise anyone with concerns to take those to loc...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, drawing national headlines, attract...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the government will review the death of a 70-year-old woman while she was waiting for care at a hospital in Kamloops on Wednesday.Adrian Dix did not comment specifically on what would be done to r...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister admonished on Thursday those who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and have staged protests against the province's vaccine passport outside hospitals.Adrian Dix also said the province is review...

WHITEHORSE — Yukon officials say everything has gone according to plan after the first case of COVID-19 was identified at a secondary school since classes resumed.Dr. Catherine Elliott, the territory's acting chief medical officer of health, and de...

The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a death related to a serious crash in Sooke Tuesday that sent all five occupants to hospital. “Because the investigation is open, we’re unable to provide any additional details at this time,” said ...

A cougar was euthanized by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service in Port Alice on Tuesday after it killed a small dog and took it into an open carport. It was the third incident within a few days — the cougar also killed a pet cat in a Port Ali...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Northern California county officials can't stop trucks from delivering water to Hmong farmers who are illegally growing marijuana, saying the practice raises "serious questions" about racial discr...

Saanich police received a report of a bear sighting Thursday morning on Hector Road, east of Francis/King Regional Park. The B.C. Conservation Officer Services was notified. Police issued a reminder to secure garbage and pick up fruit that has ...

An injured man was found in the area where a 21-year-old man ran from the scene of what seems to have been an attempted theft of a pickup truck in Parksville on Wednesday, Oceanside RCMP say. “It appears that the vehicle was in the process of b...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida's new "anti-riot" law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a way to quell violent protests is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Thursday.The 90-page decision by U.S. District...

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is asking residents to provide input on proposed anti-racism legislation as members of marginalized communities say the collection of data will help groups flourish.Rachna Singh, the parliamentary secreta...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution."The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, asks a federal judge ...

WASHINGTON — A United States federal prosecutor says his office is working on a plea deal that could be offered to a Quebec woman accused last year of sending poison to former president Donald Trump.Pascale Ferrier made a brief appearance in a Wash...

HALIFAX — The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year has filed almost 50 subpoenas to compel the release of information from several organizations, including the RCMP.All the agencies and...