Ocean Networks Canada, the University of Victoria-based entity that monitors three oceans surrounding the country in real time, got a timely funding boost from the federal ­government Wednesday as alarm bells ring over climate change. Kate Moran...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities.Most of the plans are based on each jurisdictio...

Victoria police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a man who stole and then abandoned a jet ski early Wednesday. According to police, a man was seen paddling a jet ski near the 200 block of Russell Street around 1:45 a.m. The m...

B.C. Ferries is advising ­customers the weekend ahead will be a busy one, so consider booking your travel in advance, avoid peak periods if possible, or travel as a walk-on passenger. It turns out that many people vacation either the first two o...

The COVID-19 infection rate in British Columbia has leaped to 536, a figure not seen since mid-May.A Health Ministry statement says there are more than 3,500 active cases in the province and more than half of those are in the Interior Health region.I...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say a helicopter carrying tourists crashed Thursday on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east, leaving about 10 people missing.The Emergencies Ministry said 13 tourists and three crew members were aboard t...

VICTORIA — The COVID-19 infection rate in British Columbia has leaped to 536, a figure not seen since mid-May. A Health Ministry statement says there are more than 3,500 active cases in the province and more than half of those are in the Interior H...

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets will require all fans to be fully vaccinated to attend home games at Canada Life Centre this season.The Jets' parent company, True North Sports and Entertainment, made the announcement on Twitter, saying season ticket h...

OTTAWA — The Canadian military has been roiled by allegations of misconduct and questions about due process. Here are the key players in the scandal:Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the defence staff who stepped down on Jan. 14. A subordinate a...

A 46-year-old Sooke man was arrested for abduction after an incident in Metchosin on Wednesday morning. West Shore RCMP arrested the man, who tried to pick up a seven-year-old boy from the summer camp at Pearson College. About 8:30 a.m., camp s...

WINNIPEG — More than 2,500 people from four First Nations in Manitoba are heading home after having to leave their communities due to wildfires and smoke. Leadership from Berens River and Bloodvein First Nations as well as Tataskweyak and Nisichawa...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's parliament passed a law on Wednesday that would prevent former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their heirs, from regaining property expropriated by the country's communist regime.Israel conde...

POND INLET, Nunavut — A worker at a Nunavut mine has tested positive for COVID-19.The Department of Heath says the worker, who lives outside the territory, tested negative before boarding a charter plane to Baffinland's Mary River mine last Thursda...

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of international travel. Ottawa has been floating the prom...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia officials are reassuring residents that health and emergency services are ready to help people get through another heat wave this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Emergency Management BC is working with ...

OROMOCTO, N.B. — A military judge has rejected an application to dismiss charges against a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to a group of Canadian Armed Forces members taking part in a 2018 live-fire training exercise...

COVID-19 vaccination appointments scheduled for today through Saturday in Langford are being moved to the air-conditioned Victoria Conference Centre to avoid possible heat-wave related issues. An Environment Canada warning in effect for Greater Victo...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Suddenly propelled to lead New York, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed Wednesday to set a better tone in state government after the sexual harassment scandal that spurred Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation."Nobody will ever describe my a...

TISDALE, Sask. — A Saskatchewan helicopter pilot has been charged after landing in a parking lot to allow a passenger to pick up an ice cream cake from a restaurant. RCMP in Tisdale, about 200 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, received a compl...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Labrador's Innu Nation says it has launched a lawsuit against Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government over a recent $5.2-billion deal involving the troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.The Innu Nation said tod...