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 March 19 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Asian Canadian advocates say Canadians need to bet...

OTTAWA — Card-carrying federal Conservatives are heading into Day 2 of a virtual convention aimed at getting the party ready for the next election.But while they heard from officials on Thursday that the party's bank account is more than ready, the...

OTTAWA — There is no evidence that Canada's history of colonialism has made Indigenous people any more hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than the general population, says an Indigenous studies professor casting a critical eye on the oft-r...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, March 19, 2021.There are 922,848 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 922,848 confirmed cases (29,280 active, 870,978 resolved, 22,590 deaths).*The total case count in...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, March 19, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 155,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,565,023 doses given. Nationwide, 615,679 people or 1.6 per c...

Amy Go says she was saddened by the shootings in Atlanta that left six Asian American women dead, but as an Asian Canadian women, she wasn't surprised.Go, the president of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, said many Asian Cana...

WINNIPEG — Reese Ketler sat behind the wheel of his car and took a deep breath. It had been more than a year since the 21-year-old was able to feel the freedom of being able to drive wherever he wanted — let alone be by himself. "You don't realiz...

DANDONG, China — China put on trial one of two Canadians detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Canada said its consular officials were refused permission to attend the ...

Victoria councillors have endorsed designs for four new bike routes that will extend the city’s all-ages-and-abilities cycling network through the Jubilee, Oaklands and Fernwood neighbourhoods.Once constructed, the projects will add 4.8 kilometres ...

Jacob Baggott had a rough day on Tuesday. The four-year-old train enthusiast and budding philanthropist heard about a fire at one of his favourite places on the planet, Heritage Acres, where he has made it his mission in life to ride and enjoy th...

Two Vancouver Island airports will split just over $590,000 in new funding from the B.C. Air Access Program to cover upgrades and safety equipment.The grants, part of $9.28 million funding announcement to enhance 27 airports in the province as part o...

VANCOUVER — A legal advocacy group that challenged COVID-19 rules in British Columbia says its argument that the restrictions unjustifiably infringed on religious freedoms has been dismissed by a judge.The petitioners represented by the Justice Cen...

A Victoria man shot and injured by police at Royal Jubilee Hospital’s emergency department Monday morning is now in custody. Kevin James Stevenson had his bail revoked during a brief court appearance from hospital on Tuesday. The 34-year-old ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 155,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,565,023 doses given. Nationwide, 615,679 people or 1.6...

For the second year in a row, Times Colonist reporter Louise Dickson is a finalist for a National Newspaper Award.Dickson was nominated in the short feature category for her story about a mother’s unrelenting efforts to save her opioid-addicted son...

WorkSafe B.C., the B.C. Coroners Service and Port McNeill RCMP are investigating the death of a 41-year-old logger at a facility on Mount Connolly, northeast of Broughton Island, this week. The logger, who has not been identified, was from Comox....

A cyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon. Victoria police officers were called to Gorge Road East and Bridge Street around 5 p.m. Gorge is closed to traffic while officers...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021.There are 922,848 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 922,848 confirmed cases (29,280 active, 870,978 resolved, 22,590 deaths).*The total case cou...

A Nanaimo woman was taken to hospital Thursday after a runaway tire hit the windshield of the car she was a passenger in. At 9:50 a.m., Oceanside RCMP received a report of an incident on the off ramp of the Island Highway at the Parksville bypass...

The provincial government is funding four major watershed restoration projects on Vancouver Island worth nearly $2.3 million and creating about 100 jobs. The Central Westcoast Forest Society will get a $1-million grant for its Clayoquot Sound wat...