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...

OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says he would like municipalities to reshape local rules to more quickly build units through the government's national housing strategy.Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says some...

When Gwenny Farrell booked her second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on the first day it became available, she said she believed she was doing the right thing.The resident of White Rock, B.C., said she has tried to follow every healt...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 17, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 490,061 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,867,925 doses given. Nationwide, 6,004,387 people or 1...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers.There are 1,406,253 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,406,253 confirmed cases (13,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republ...

City staff have removed some bark from three black cottonwood trees in Beacon Hill Park that were found to have significant internal decay.A thin strip of bark was removed from around the trunk of each tree in a process called girdling, which restric...

Saanich police are investigating an assault of a store employee at a business in the 1500-block of Cedar Hill Cross Road, near Shelbourne Street.The assault happened Wednesday afternoon when the employee asked two people suspected of shoplifting to l...

A 32-year-old man wanted on numerous warrants from both the West Shore and Sooke RCMP couldn’t outsmart officers looking for him. The West Shore RCMP Crime Reduction Unit found the man hiding under a mattress in a Langford apartment, and he was...

B.C.’s top doctor says the province is not changing its second-shot COVID vaccination advice, despite a recommendation from a national advisory body that those who received the AstraZeneca vaccine for a first dose get Pfizer or Moderna as a booster...

VICTORIA — There is no wrong choice for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose despite recommendations from a federal panel that people who received Oxford-AstraZeneca first should choose Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for a second shot, says British Columbia'...

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Mounties say a previously unknown substance found at the base of trees at a park in Richmond, B.C., is related to a beetle infestation.The RCMP say a resident reported finding a number of sick and dead squirrels in South Arm Co...

A float plane pilot was rescued without serious injuries Thursday morning after experiencing a hard landing on water near Campbell River.Around 8 a.m., the plane stalled during landing while about six metres above the water, fell and went nose-first ...

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are reiterating a call for more federal health care funding.Following a conference call, the premiers issued a statement Thursday asking the federal government to increase its share of overall health spending to 35 per ce...

A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren't worth the economic benefits it would bring.In its 680-page report r...

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a potential tropical cyclone advanced toward the northern Gulf Coast.The warning extends from Intracoastal City, Louisiana, to the Alabama-...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's legal cannabis operators will be allowed to deliver directly to buyers starting on July 15. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government wants to shrink the illegal market and allowing delivery to consumer...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month's 11-day war. The strikes came after activists mobilized by Gaza's militant Hamas rulers launched incendiary bal...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.Biden signed into law a bill...

The fourth Island-class ferry on its way from Romania to Victoria is stopping for repairs in Spain after it developed an issue with one of the thrusters. The professional delivery crew on board the new ferry assessed the situation and has decided...