Experts say higher than normal pollen levels have led to a sneezier allergy season in parts of Canada this year.They point to an earlier blossom and warmer May, which led to an explosion of pollen in southern Ontario and Quebec. A thin coat of yellow...

A vehicle hit a power pole and landed on its roof in Esquimalt on Saturday.Victoria police officers were called to the scene at Viewfield and Devonshire roads just after noon for what they called a serious collision.Police thanked bystanders who pull...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The family and friends of Braden Herman gathered at Little Red River Park in Prince Albert, Sask., Saturday evening to hold an emotional vigil for the 26-year-old shot and killed there earlier this month. Bernie Herman, 53, a...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 346,320 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,156,259 doses given. Nationwide, 1,948,469 people or 5.1 p...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 30, 2021.There are 1,376,734 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,376,734 confirmed cases (37,808 active, 1,313,448 resolved, 25,478 deaths).*The total case coun...

Fourteen Vancouver Island fire departments are training in wildfire-fighting methods this weekend in North Cowichan, so they’re ready for forest-fire season. Called the engine boss leader course, it was developed so municipal fire departments could...

TORONTO — Health Canada extended the expiry date of tens of thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses by one month on Saturday, easing pressure on Canadians scrambling to get a second shot before the jabs went to waste.That was most dr...

MONTREAL — Quebecers lost no time in marking the end of the provincewide curfew imposed to help lower COVID-19 cases, gathering in large groups across the province and creating a busy night for local police forces. Authorities in multiple jurisdict...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada's largest Indigenous residential school — one of the institutions that held children taken fro...

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is proposing a prohibition on ­sheltering in Beacon Hill Park for at least two years to allow it to recover from the impact of months of all-day camping. In a report going to Victoria council on Thursday, Helps and coun...

Three years ago, a veteran forest campaigner was on the phone, bemoaning how little attention green-minded people were paying to the logging of old-growth on Vancouver Island. The environmental movement tends to focus on one or two causes at a ti...

Colwood Mayor Rob Martin hit the water for a video aimed at convincing the provincial government to study the idea of a commuter ferry between Royal Bay and downtown Victoria. The three-minute video was launched on YouTube this week. Along with...

The mayor of Lake Cowichan is worried about growing divisions in the small community, where many are employed in forestry, as the area sees an influx of activists protesting old-growth logging. As of Friday, police have made 137 arrests of protes...

A former import store and ­warehouse in Quadra Street ­Village has been completely transformed into a dance studio. The Victoria Academy of ­Ballet is opening the ­purpose-built facility on ­Monday. It covers 8,000-square feet on two floors ...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:35 p.m.Alberta is reporting that the number of patients with COVID-19 in the province's hospitals has fallen to 478.There were 517 virus patients in hospitals the day before, an...

OTTAWA — The U.S. State Department says Arnold Chacon has been named to serve as chargé d’affaires to Canada at the American embassy.The announcement came Friday in a release issued by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.The United States has...

OTTAWA — A senator from Prince Edward Island is pushing for a change to the government's sweeping budget bill that she says would entrench an unfair situation on the island that the Trudeau Liberals have long promised to address.Deep in the Liberal...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $65 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.However, two of the 12 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won by ticket holders in the Prairies.The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Jun...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of more than 200 children found buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia's Interior, says a provincial Indigenous leader. The Kamloops In...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 29, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 463,184 new vaccinations administered for a total of 22,809,939 doses given. Nationwide, 1,877,968 people or 5.0...