Saanich police stopped a suspicious vehicle in the area of McKenzie Avenue and the Patricia Bay Highway on Monday and found 10 replica firearms and drugs believed to be fentanyl, methamphetamine and psilocybin. A man and a woman known to police w...

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British navy says the hijackers who boarded a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have left the targeted ship, without elaborating. The notice on Wednesday came after the Br...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $26 million jackpot in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw.The jackpot for the next draw on August 6 will be at an estimated $34 million.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican candidates heading into their first televised debate Wednesday in California’s looming recall election face a gamble: whether to pile up on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom or try to undercut each other in front of a sta...

The chairwoman of the Greater Victoria School Board announced her resignation from the position in a message on Twitter late Tuesday. “This is not a step I thought I would be taking, but I recognize the importance of aligning my values with my ...

Comox Valley RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing on Aug. 1 and may be in Victoria, Nanaimo or Vancouver.Grace Smiley is described as white, five-foot-10 and about 140 pounds. She has green eyes, l...

As the COVID-19 case count increases in B.C., provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to walk in and get vaccinated at clinics that are to be set up around the province. Henry said “walk-in Wednesday” will allow people to ...

Federal fisheries officers and scientists worked for hours over two days to free a young gray whale entangled in fishing gear.Paul Cottrell, marine mammal co-ordinator for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, called it a major victory when the 28-...

A rooftop garden at Our Place is producing a ready supply fresh fruit and vegetables for the agency’s clientele, including people who are homeless and suffering from addictions. Staff members at the Pandora Avenue facility, which provides daily...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist backed by former President Donald Trump, beat a bevy of Republicans in central Ohio, while Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown pulled out a victory for the Democratic establishment in Cleve...

A computer glitch has been blamed after some B.C. Ferries customers who had reserved sailings on a busy holiday Monday arrived to find their scheduled sailing did not exist.Ferry customers on routes from Tsawwassen, Pender Island and Salt Spring Isla...

Oak Bay police responded after a Wessex Close homeowner heard a kitchen window break and opened the blind to see a man standing on the other side. He ran off in the direction of neighbouring yards. The July 29 incident began when someone knocke...

VICTORIA — As the COVID-19 case count increases in B.C., provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to walk in and get vaccinated at clinics that are to be set up around the province.Henry says "walk-in Wednesday" will allow people...

A man riding an unlicensed off-road motorcycle sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital in Victoria after a crash in Nanaimo on Tuesday. The motorcycle crashed about noon on Rock City Road, Nanaimo RCMP said. Witnesses ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple's home in a luxury ...

A man has died after the vehicle he was in left the Island Highway and hit a power pole, snapping it in half.Oyster River Fire Chief Bruce Green said the fire department was called about 2:45 a.m. to a site in Black Creek, about 20 kilometres north o...

OTTAWA — The federal ethics watchdog has concluded Justin Trudeau was not involved in a decision that saw Liberal MPs using their taxpayer-funded budgets to hire the services of a company run by one of the prime minister's lifelong friends.In a let...

Visitors to Prior Lake are advised to avoid the water due to a blue-green algae bloom. The lake is located in Thetis Lake Regional Park and is managed by the Capital Regional District. Blue-green algae can produce cyanotoxins. Ingesting water m...

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A British Columbia court has sentenced a Calgary man to three months house arrest and a 15-month conditional sentence for human smuggling. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a news release that a B.C. Supreme Court ju...

The sweltering conditions continue along eastern Vancouver Island as Environment Canada issued a heat warning about high temperatures and firefighters were battling a new wildfire near Courtenay. A ridge of high pressure is elevating temperatures...