A B.C. Supreme Court judge has denied an application by forestry company Teal Jones Group to extend an injunction against efforts to block old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew that has led to about 1,000 arrests. Justice D...

There are signs of price ­acceleration and ­overheating as inventory declines in the Greater Victoria housing ­market, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday.A record-low number of listings in the capital region has created an ongoing sell...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 29 ...What we are watching in Canada ...An influential voice on gun control says it is tim...

MONTREAL — Sandra Gagnon said she received an excited phone call from her mom last week, after Quebec Premier François Legault said he would give full-time nurses a $15,000 bonus to keep them from quitting the public system.Gagnon, however, was le...

OTTAWA — An influential voice on gun control says it is time for a new cabinet minister to usher in the re-elected Liberal government's promised firearm measures. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the group PolySeSouvient calls for the ...

A recall has been issued for certain vegan and vegetarian products sold by Global Vegetarian Foods under multiple brand names because they may contain egg not listed on the label.The company says the items sold under the Happy Veggie World, Hearts Ch...

TORONTO — A Lotto Max ticket holder in British Columbia is waking up $70 million richer.One winning ticket was sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw, which also saw three of 13 Maxmillions prizes claimed. Three tickets will share $1 million, while two s...

WINNIPEG — The two women campaigning to become Manitoba's next premier squared off Tuesday night, both promising to revive a Progressive Conservative government that is running low in opinion polls.Shelly Glover, a former Conservative member of Par...

Victoria police say a man has been charged after a police officer was struck by a vehicle. The department says in a news release that the vehicle that struck the officer is alleged to have been stolen.It says the officer was hit from behind Monday mo...

Two people in a rowboat were rescued from rough 4.5-metre-high seas and strong winds off northern Vancouver Island Monday after their pleasure boat caught fire and sank. A joint effort by federal rescue personnel, a private pilot and crew on a fi...

VICTORIA — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a forest company's application to extend an injunction against blockades by people opposed to the logging of old-growth trees in a remote area of southern Vancouver Island.Justice Douglas...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary ...

WINNIPEG — A man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing sixboys and showing pornography to them and other boys in a northern Manitoba community.Arnold Collier, 54, admitted in a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday to the sex assaults between 2017 and 2020. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising development, a Russian man who was imprisoned in the U.S. for cybercrimes has been deported to Russia, officials said Tuesday.Aleksei Burkov, 31, facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A riot in a penitentiary in coastal city of Guayaquil killed 24 inmates and injured 48 more Tuesday, Ecuadorian officials said.A police and military operation managed to regain control of the Guayaquil Regional prison after fi...

West Shore RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the driver and passenger of a vehicle that rolled over onto its roof in the 700 block of Kelly Road in Colwood shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday.The vehicle, a grey Mazda3 Sport, was ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A historian devoted to keeping alive the stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border and a civil rights activist whose mission is to make sure people who leave prison are free to walk into the voting...

OTTAWA — The Conservative incumbent who was defeated in Calgary Skyview in last week's federal election is planning to ask a court to quash the result, given allegations of dirty tricks by the Liberal victor.Liberal George Chahal was captured on a ...

Victoria police say they have blocked traffic in the 3000-block of Cedar Hill Road, near Cook Street, as they work to “safely resolve an ongoing incident.” Drivers are asked to avoid the area.

COVID-19 booster shots will be provided to seniors in long-term care and assisted living starting next week, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Tuesday.“We know that our seniors and elders have carried a heavy burden,” Henry sai...