The White Spot restaurant at Douglas Street and Caledonia Avenue — a fixture for about half a century — is permanently closing, the Vancouver-based company said Friday.A statement from the ­company said the location has been one of the hardest h...

The largest First Nations community in B.C. has received $4 million to create new housing in the Cowichan Valley.Cowichan Tribes will build 32 units of affordable housing with funds from the $1-billion federal rapid housing initiative.Dana Thorne, as...

Noisy gas-powered leaf blowers could fall silent in Saanich in coming years if council decides to move forward on banning them.Saanich council will decide at its May 31 meeting whether to send the issue to its strategic planning session in September....

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.Health Canada says up to 37 million doses of vaccine could be shipped in May and Jun...

VANCOUVER — Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and April,experts say. However, the severity of the wil...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.There were also four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and one went to a lottery player in Ontario.The jackpot for the next Lotto Max...

OTTAWA — The federal government has named a legal expert as senior adviser to Global Affairs Canada on the shooting down of a passenger jet in Iran that killed 176 people.The government says in a release that Payam Akhavan, Senior Fellow at Massey ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 22, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 487,993 new vaccinations administered for a total of 20,328,984 doses given. Nationwide, 1,580,997 people or 4.2...

Victoria police seized a replica handgun Friday afternoon and say they are coming across real and fake firearms more frequently. Officers went to a social-service provider in the 900 block of Pandora Avenue after receiving a call about a man with...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 22, 2021.There are 1,352,121 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,352,121 confirmed cases (57,970 active, 1,268,989 resolved, 25,162 deaths).*The total case...

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County officials on Friday directed the Arizona Senate and the auditors it hired to review the county's 2020 election count to preserve documents for a possible lawsuit.The county made the demand in a letter after the audito...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in a New York jail have admitted they falsified records, but they will skirt any time behind bars under a deal with federal prosecu...

AMSTERDAM (AP) — One person was killed and four injured in a stabbing late Friday night in Amsterdam and police said they arrested a suspect nearby.Four victims were taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. Their condition was not immediatel...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain "deeply concerned" about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on...

OTTAWA — Federal health officials are re-evaluating what has to happen before Canada can allow fully vaccinated people to enter the country or entirely reopen the border to international travellers, says chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam....

Five Vancouver Island schools have recorded COVID-19 exposures, including three on the south Island. Cloverdale Traditional School, Oaklands Elementary School and Ecole John Stubbs all have recent exposures, along with Cedar Elementary School sou...

Victoria police are warning the public about a sophisticated Bitcoin fraud that targeted staff at two outlets of the same retailer in Victoria and Saanich. Police say the retailer, who they are not naming, has lost thousands of dollars as a resul...

The organizer of a rave held in an abandoned power plant in Jordan River was given a $2,300 fine by Sooke RCMP for breaking COVID-19 health orders prohibiting public gatherings.The May 15 event attracted up to 75 people.An area resident called police...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press is being criticized for firing a young journalist over her social media activity, with some suggesting the news agency bowed to a political pressure campaign over her pro-Palestinian views from when she was in c...

SURREY, B.C. — The Fraser Health authority is leveraging the fear of missing out in its campaign aimed at convincing young adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Victoria Lee, the health authority's CEO, says the campaign was developed with...