Two inflatable boats were reported stolen from Oak Bay Marina on the same day, with one later recovered. The first report on Sept. 16 was for the theft of a ­rigid-hulled inflatable and motor, with Oak Bay police passing the details along to the...

They may be too young to cast a real ballot, but thousands of students across Greater Victoria were able to take part in the federal election through Student Vote Canada. A total of 35 schools in the Greater Victoria School District held their ow...

A snap federal election and whirlwind 35-day campaign amid a fourth wave of the pandemic changed little on the political landscape of Vancouver Island. The NDP appeared set to win five seats on the Island Monday, while Elizabeth May cruised to an...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of complications of COVID-19, a friend said Monday. Holliday, 61, died Sunday at a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating Black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of complications of COVID-19, a friend said Monday. Holliday, 61, died Sunday at a ...

The family of a Vancouver Island Indigenous woman killed during a police wellness check in New Brunswick last year says the effort to seek justice has been overshadowed by a weekend attack on Victoria’s police chief. Chantel Moore’s family an...

Sixteen people in the Island Health region were in intensive care with COVID-19 on Monday, according to the B.C. Center for Disease Control. The region saw 204 new cases reported over the weekend, bringing the number of active cases to 661. The...

VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded another 1,692 cases of COVID-19 over the last three days.The Health Ministry says 11 more people have died of an infection in that period, for a total of 1,899 deaths.There are currently 21 outbreaks around ...

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's prosecution service says a special prosecutor has been appointed to provide legal assistance and advice to the RCMP in connection with an investigation prompted by allegations from the mayor of Surrey that he was r...

Two cars clocked travelling at 96-106 km/h in a 50 km/h on Foul Bay Road by Oak Bay police ended up being impounded for seven days, and the drivers were given hefty fines. Penalties for excessive speeding kick in at 40 kilometres per hour over th...

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (20,154.54, down 335.82 points.)TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down $1.40, or 2.23 per cent, to $61.30 on 17.8 million shares.Canadia...

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday said he planned to toss several convictions against the Massachusetts mayor elected at just 23 years old who was found guilty by jurors of bilking investors and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from...

COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through ...

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has expanded its eligibility criteria for people wanting a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The province says it has added residents and staff in First Nations personal care homes. Dr. Marcia Anderson, who ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma scheduled seven executions Monday in what would be the first lethal injections for the state since putting them on hold six years ago following a series of mishaps.Among the men scheduled to die is Julius Darius Jones, even...

Pfizer Canada says it plans to provide Health Canada with data showing its COVID-19 vaccine works for children in a bid to seek authorization "as early as possible."Pfizer said Monday its research shows its product works for children aged five to 11 ...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Charges have been laid in connection with a fire that killed three people at a motel in Prince George, B.C.RCMP say 35-year-old Justin Aster is charged with three counts of criminal negligence causing death and two arson-relat...

LEBANON, Maine (AP) — Residents of this southern Maine town are going to vote whether to recall several town leaders in a flap that grew out of the select board chairman's decision to take a farmer's pot plants.Farmer Eric Kelley accused Select Boa...

NEW YORK (AP) — An inmate died at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex, bringing the death toll at the troubled facility to 11 this year, authorities said.The 42-year-old prisoner died at a jail infirmary just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the Dep...

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say they've made a significant fentanyl seizure in a five-month drug probe.Durham regional police say they began the investigation after a serious increase in opioid-related deaths in the community.Police say t...