NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. forces left Afghanistan this summer and the Taliban seized control, Hillary Rodham Clinton responded not just as a former secretary of state but in a capacity she never imagined for herself — as a novelist seeing her first...

Campbell River RCMP are on the lookout for a boat, engine and trailer taken from the front yard of a home.A 14-foot Lund aluminum boat, a 25-horsepower Yamaha tiller engine and an EZ loader trailer were stolen Oct. 3.“This event is unfortunately a ...

Jay Burnside’s return to running came just short of a year since she lost her left leg following a medical procedure. “It’s been 356 days,” she said after completing the eight-kilometre event at the Royal Victoria Marathon Sunday. She a...

Jay Burnside’s return to running came just short of a year since she lost her left leg following a medical procedure. “It’s been 356 days,” she said after completing the eight-kilometre event at the Royal Victoria Marathon Sunday. She a...

A female pedestrian was hit by a northbound vehicle Friday on the Patricia Bay Highway, near the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. She was taken to hospital and was in stable condition. Sidney/North Saanich RCMP were alerted about 11:15 p.m. The incid...

VANCOUVER — As winter weather approaches, North Vancouver RCMP emergency dispatcher Jodie Cohan is encouraging all British Columbians, especially those who venture into the backcountry, to download geolocation technology called What3Words.The free ...

Vancouver police say charges against a 29-year-old Vancouver man for allegedly uttering threats have been approved. The department says patrol officers and the gang crime unit responded to reports of a person being threatened at an apartment building...

OTTAWA — The lawyer for an Ontario man charged with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts as a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant says his client is relieved after the charge was withdrawn.Shehroze Chaudhry was arrested by t...

VANCOUVER — B.C. health officials say parents can now register their children aged five to 11 for the COVID-19 vaccine.In a statement Sunday, spokesman Jeffrey Ferrier says parents can register their kids through the Get Vaccinated portal, although...

The Royal Victoria Marathon is back in an altered format today with an eight-kilometre race starting at 7:30 a.m. and a half-marathon starting at 9:30 a.m. About 4,400 people are taking part in the two events. The last full Royal Victoria Marat...

As Canadians approach the Thanksgiving long weekend — yet another holiday overshadowed by the COVID-19 ­pandemic — many have been faced with tough decisions over how to gather with friends and family. In the Maritimes, New Brunswick’s gove...

RICHMOND — The UFCW 1518 union has filed a complaint to the Labour Relations Board on behalf of the three ­drivers, claiming they were ­“deactivated” following spurious customer complaints. Three Uber drivers primarily based out of Richmo...

VANCOUVER — Catalytic ­converter thefts are on the rise, and some of them can turn ­violent, Vancouver police are warning. Fourteen catalytic converter thefts have been reported this year in Metro Vancouver where the victim was assaulted duri...

Police are encouraging businesses, government and non-government agencies and the community to decorate their premises or homes with purple lights or decorations this month to show solidarity for the Purple Light Nights Campaign, a month-long drive...

Work has begun on a development behind the former Tally Ho Motel site on Douglas Street, where 154 units of housing are being built. The six-storey project at 3020 Douglas St. and 584 Burnside Rd. East includes 100 affordable rental apartments, 54 ...

She stopped me at the door: “Vaccine card, please.” I paused. “Are you sure that’s necessary?” She smiled blandly, but didn’t move aside. “I think it is.” Defeated, I showed her my phone — though I couldn’t help pointin...

With close to 1,600 abandoned and derelict boats reported to be in the waters around B.C., the Canadian Coast Guard is asking for patience from boaters and others as it works to enforce the two-year-old Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. ...

OTTAWA — It was in late January that vandals so badly scratched out the face of Mackenzie King on an awareness panel by the former prime minister's final resting place in Toronto that a federal agency decided the panel had to be replaced. For more ...

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Ice continued to build on their dominant start to the Western Hockey League season with a resounding 8-0 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday night.Connor McClennon scored a hat trick and goalie Gage Alexander ...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw.However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in the Prairies.The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct. 13 will be an estimate...