VANCOUVER — Canadian ski resorts that rely heavily on international workers are steadying themselves for a labour shortage this winter as the visa approval process by the federal government slows. With international borders reopening to vaccinated ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the world's largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, announced on Saturday it aims to reach "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, joining more than 100 countries in a global effort to try and curb man-ma...

Update: Vancouver Island can expect very windy conditions and rain from Sunday morning to Monday afternoon, Environment Canada says in a special weather statement. The areas affected include Greater Victoria, Metro Vancouver, eastern Vancouver Isla...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $14 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw.The jackpot for the next Draw on Oct. 26 will be an estimated $19 million.

WINNIPEG — Mikhail Berdin tallied 22 saves and the Manitoba Moose blanked the Grand Rapid Griffins 1-0 in American Hockey League action on Friday. Moose centre Cole Maier scored the game's lone goal unassisted 14:31 into the second period. It was a...

Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrectionWASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Luis García showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Friday night in Game 6 of the AL Champi...

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Cumberland business late Thursday while brandishing what appeared to be a handgun.The man entered the business in the 2700 block of Dunsmuir Avenue at about 11 p.m., demanded money, then fled on foot.Comox Va...

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — A woman pretended she owned a Southern California home so a locksmith would make her new keys. Then police locked her up.Officers arrested a 43-year-old woman on suspicion of burglary Thursday night in Coronado, a resort cit...

The Canadian Coast Guard has issued warnings to vessels to be careful ­navigating waters to the west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca after about 40 shipping containers went overboard in rough seas.A statement from the Department of Fisheries and Ocean...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Education Ministry has released new guidelines to help school boards with COVID-19 vaccination policies, leaving any final decisions up to the respective boards. The ministry says the guidelines, which include gath...

OTTAWA — Some Kabul safe houses, where hundreds of Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are waiting to flee to Canada, are set to be closed in two weeks because of lack of funding.An organization running the s...

Aaron Gunn, labelled a far-right extremist by opponents, has been rejected as a candidate for leader of the B.C. Liberal party.After reviewing Gunn’s statements on social media, the party’s leadership election organizing committee concluded that ...

VANCOUVER — A prospective candidate for leadership of British Columbia's Liberal party has been denied the opportunity to officially enter the race. Party officials say Aaron Gunn's application to enter the contest was rejected on grounds that app...

B.C. General Employees’ Union members working for LifeLabs say they will begin job action against the company today with a rally at LifeLabs’ Burnaby location, followed by implementing of an overtime ban and work-to-rule campaign.The union, which...

BURNABY, B.C. — The union representing some workers at LifeLabs, the largest provider of medical laboratory services in British Columbia, says its members plan to take job action.The B.C. General Employees' Union says a rally is scheduled outside a...

Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrectionWASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place ...

Nanaimo RCMP have arrested a man who is accused of making multiple hoax calls to 911 about a school shooting that did not happen. Police said around 1 p.m. Thursday, a person called 911 numerous times, saying shots were being fired at a Nanaimo s...

OTTAWA — Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated.Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopefully on the mend.It says she was fully vaccinat...

Victoria police arrested a man who fled the scene of a crash Thursday evening at the intersection of Fairfield Road and Moss Street, in a suspected case of impaired driving. Police say they received several calls reporting a collision involving t...