Oak Bay municipal staff are starting immediately to phase out noisy gas-powered gardening equipment, including leaf blowers, by 2025.Council’s decision does not include landscaping companies or residential use, which are permitted to continue using...

LONDON — Britain’s health chief says a new study showing that a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government’s strategy of delaying t...

LONDON — Britain’s health chief says a new study showing that a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government’s strategy of delaying t...

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 Feb. 3 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Advocates say homeless people should get priority to...

OTTAWA — Senators have been presented with two starkly different descriptions of what it's like to receive medical assistance in dying in Canada: a beautiful, peaceful death or a painful end akin to drowning.The duelling descriptions came from two ...

OTTAWA — Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX.But as with most things COVID-19, vaccine-related deliveries are mired in the uncert...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,575 new vaccinations administered for a total of 987,094 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.There are 786,417 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 786,417 confirmed cases (49,562 active, 716,642 resolved, 20,213 deaths).*The total case count i...

OTTAWA — Retired vice-admiral Mark Norman is warning the Royal Canadian Navy to start preparing for some hard discussions as delays and escalating costs continue to buffet the country’s $60-billion plan to build new warships over the coming decad...

OTTAWA — Retired vice-admiral Mark Norman is warning the Royal Canadian Navy to start preparing for some hard discussions as delays and escalating costs continue to buffet the country’s $60-billion plan to build new warships over the coming decad...

CALGARY — Advocates say homeless people should get priority to COVID-19 vaccines given how at risk they are to the virus and how much more likely they are to get severely ill if infected."We as a society set the moral tone by who we provide support...

TOKYO — Sony Corp.’s its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bottom line got a healthy boost from its mega-hit animation film "Demon Slayer."Tokyo-...

BEIJING — China on Wednesday announced a plan to provide 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses to developing nations through the global COVAX initiative.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said China is responding to a request from the World H...

Victoria police are asking for the public’s help locating a “high-risk” missing woman.Carrie-Anne Wishart, 41, was last seen in Victoria on Jan. 31. She is described as white, five-foot-four and about 120 pounds with a slim build. She has long,...

Highlands residents were out in a small show of protest Tuesday at the site of what is to be a rock quarry just off Millstream Road.A group called Not OK is organizing protests every day this week against the OK Industries project.The company recentl...

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Derek Forbort scored, led his team in shots and made a last-minute glove save in a 3-2 win Tuesday over the visiting Calgary Flames.Forbort was the first Jets defenceman to score this season. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the eventua...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,575 new vaccinations administered for a total of 987,094 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...

OTTAWA — Canada's top defence officials say they are troubled by allegations that former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with female subordinates.Global News reported on Tuesday that Vance allegedly had an ongoing re...

Victoria police are investigating after a man was reported committing an indecent act while stopped in his vehicle, then asking for directions before driving away. VicPD said the incident happened around 8 p.m. Jan. 30 in the 600 block of Lampson...

Comox Valley RCMP are asking for the public’s help after receiving two reports Tuesday of a woman in distress in a grey sedan. Around 3:15 p.m., a caller reported seeing a vehicle in the area of Lockwell Road and Fraser Road in Courtenay. The p...