Three Manitoba men had to be rescued from the summit of the Golden Hinde, the Island’s ­tallest mountain, after they were too exhausted from the ­2,195-metre climb to get back. “They hadn’t researched the mountain particularly well and th...

The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country.The U.S. was averaging about 11,...

TORONTO — A ticket holder from the Prairies won Friday's $34 million Lotto Max jackpot.The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Aug. 10 will be an estimated $10 million.

A motorist was seriously hurt in a single-vehicle collision in Saanich on Friday night.The crash happened at Morris Drive and Ambassador Avenue. One person was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Saanich police said.

WASHINGTON — Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehicles idling for hours at some of the country's bu...

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 34-year-old man.Jeffrey Purych was last seen in June and was reported missing July 30.Police said there is nothing to indicate foul play and it not unusual for Purych...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia health officials announced circuit-breaker restrictions in the central Okanagan region amid a surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the De...

OTTAWA — An investigation into the conduct of Canada’s top military officer Admiral Art McDonald has ended with police saying there is not enough evidence to lay charges.Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau announced the end of the investigat...

OTTAWA — The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed.Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement in a release Friday.He said while mining is impor...

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (20,475.42, up 99.94 points.)Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 33 cents, or 0.67 per cent, to $49.67 on 15.4 million shares.Bombardier ...

Nanaimo police are trying to locate 69-year-old Robert Knight.His 1999 black Dodge Dakota pickup was found abandoned on Fry Street in Nanaimo and efforts by family members to find him have been unsuccessful.They are very worried for his safety.Knight...

OTTAWA — Taxpayers’ ombudsperson François Boileau will investigate the concerns of Muslim charities and other charities led by people of colour about being inappropriately targeted for audits.Boileau said Friday he is committing to examining the...

MONTREAL — Quebec has reached a deal with Ottawa that will allow up to 20 per cent more temporary foreign workers in the province to work in low-wage jobs.The federal government announced the pilot project today in a news release, saying it will ru...

Victoria council will consider creating a full-time position to address homelessness in the city during its budget process next year.Councillors endorsed a recommendation Thursday to consider allocating funding in the 2022 budget for a position focus...

OTTAWA — Health Canada has added the facial paralysis condition known as Bell's Palsy as a potentially rare side-effect after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.The condition is a usually temporary period of facial muscle weakness or paralysis wit...

Starting Sept. 13, Victoria residents can dispose of yard waste in their organics bin, as collection shifts to a curbside pick-up model. The change means residents will need to bring their bins to the curb on collection days, instead of having co...

New skate and bike parks are coming to Topaz Park for next summer, along with a new artificial turf field. Victoria councillors have approved concept designs for the new features, created with guidance from skateboarders and biking enthusiasts.The sk...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The spokesman for resurgent Tigray forces in Ethiopia says if forces from the neighboring Amhara region launch a threatened offensive on Saturday, "we'll extend a warm welcome."Getachew Reda spoke to The Associated Press short...

The Cowichan Valley Regional District has ordered an evacuation alert for at least one property as a wildfire whipped up by winds and fueled by dry forest and slash was climbing a slope near Holyoak Creek.The B.C. Wildfire Service has requested an ai...

A New Jersey gym owner on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.Scott Fairlamb’s deal with federal prosecutors could be a benchmark for dozens of other case...