The City of Langford, long the engine of the region’s housing boom, is putting its money where its mouth is in the hope of helping more young families achieve the goal of home ownership. Langford is tapping into its Affordable Housing Reserve F...

RCMP officers are again ­trying to clear logging roads in the Fairy Creek area, near Port Renfrew, after an injunction against protesters was reinstated by the B.C. Court of Appeal. The RCMP resumed daily enforcement of the injunction on Monday,...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early Wednesday, killing 13 people and wounding three others, state TV reported.Syrian state TV showed footage of the c...

TORONTO — Tuesday's $55 million jackpot has been won by a single ticket holder in the Prairies.However, the four $1 million Maxmillion prizes went unclaimed.The jackpot for the next draw on Oct. 22 will be an estimated $14 million.

The B.C. Securities Commission is alleging a Sooke resident was involved in defrauding an investor who believed a $1-million investment would buy 40 per cent ownership in the Sooke Harbour House hotel.It alleges Timothy Craig Durkin and SHH Holdings ...

Island Health has received the ­greatest number of ICU patient transfers from high COVID outbreak areas in the province and over the last two weeks has had the highest numbers of postponed scheduled surgeries.B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix reported...

A beaver found with three gunshot wounds in the West Shore has been rehabilitated and is back in the wild, minus an eye.The female adult was found about a month and a half ago by someone who alerted Dr. Petra Warnock of Elk Lake Veterinary Hospital.W...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Another large illegal marijuana operation has been discovered in southern Oregon, authorities said. On Tuesday, law enforcement executing a search warrant in a downtown Klamath Falls warehouse found marijuana with a stree...

Foul Bay Road was a speedway again Monday night when an Oak Bay police officer clocked an 18-year-old driver going 119 kilometres per hour in a 50 km/h zone. The result was a $483 fine for excessive speeding and a seven-day vehicle impoundment. E...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously Tuesday to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after the longtime ally of former President Donald Trump defied a subpo...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — No bull: Tucson police had to respond Tuesday morning to reports of a bull roaming a neighborhood near an elementary school.The animal somehow got loose in the city's Rita Ranch community, and police found it casually grazing o...

A cyclist suffered serious injuries in a collision with a vehicle at the intersection of West Saanich Road and Willingdon Road in North Saanich on Monday afternoon. Police responded to a report of the crash about 3:45 p.m. Firefighters and ambula...

OTTAWA — When Parliament resumes on Nov. 22, no one will be allowed into the House of Commons precinct unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.That could present a problem for Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, who has refused to say how m...

COVID-19 infections in school-age children who are too young to be vaccinated peaked in late September to unprecedented levels, but are now trending down, says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Cases in children age five to 11 have seen...

OTTAWA — A month before returning to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet agree on one at least one thing: those present will need to be fully vaccinated.Following a conversation de...

EDMONTON — A report detailing how Albertans feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rockies will be delayed by a month, says the head of the committee preparing the document.Ron Wallace said the report, the first of two his panel is expected to gene...

The B.C. government is lifting audience limits for indoor organized events and gatherings, including concerts and sports, starting Monday in areas where vaccination levels are high and outbreaks are low, including Vancouver Island. As of Sunday, ...

VICTORIA — Indoor and outdoor organized events in British Columbia will soon be able to return to full capacity to allow those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend, with the province's top doctor saying health officials will ke...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a...

WINNIPEG — The Franco-Manitoban School Division says a Winnipeg teacher has been placed on leave after a social media post that appears to show the educator using a racial slur for Black people in the classroom.The school division says it condemns ...