KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The city's fall was the latest in a weekslong, relentless Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pull...

NORTH VANCOUVER — Peter Ross, an internationally recognized expert in water pollution, looks out over the sparkling waters of Burrard Inlet and sees something others do not. Invisible chemicals tend to be out of sight and out of mind, says Ross...

A Cormorant helicopter was dispatched from Comox on Vancouver Island around noon on Saturday to transport a sick cruise-ship passenger to hospital. Lt. Michelle Scott, from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Victoria, said 442 Rescue Squadron ...

The wildfire burning in the vicinity of Mount Prevost near Duncan is still classified as out of control but has not spread over the past few days despite windy conditions. The fire, known as the Copper Canyon fire, is burning about 13 kilometres ...

A man drove an SUV through a security fence and onto the tarmac at Victoria International Airport on Saturday morning. He did not reach the runway. “He remained on the tarmac, RCMP were called and brought back to groundside and took him away,...

One person is dead after a drowning Saturday at Long Beach near Tofino. B.C. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Chris Manseau said there is nothing suspicious about the case. He said Tofino RCMP were called about 6 p.m. by park wardens and joined B.C. Ambulance...

Another hiker has had to be rescued in Strathcona Provincial Park, bringing to four the number of incidents in the area since late July. The latest rescue came Saturday when an experienced hiker and climber ran into some bad luck near Mount Burma...

VERNON, B.C. — Showers brought some relief and stalled significant growth this weekend at a wildfire that's forced thousands out of their homes in British Columbia's southern Interior, though hot and dry conditions are expected to return starting M...

PEFKI, Greece (AP) — Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece's second-largest island Sunday as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and encroached on villages, triggering more evacuatio...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan's key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The advances were the latest in a series of blow...

DUNCAN, B.C. — A Vancouver Island city is putting out a call for a new kind of ambassador after deciding it will no longer send a town crier to greet visitors or represent the community at events. Duncan's town crier position has been retired as th...

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A nursing shortage is affecting the country's most northern communities, with eight health centres run by nurses expectedto temporarily shut their doors if staff aren't found to keep them open. In Clyde River, a community of just...

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (AP) — Some residents in a northern Michigan community are complaining about noise during summer nights. Rowdy teens? No. Adults playing pickleball.Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula won't restrict pickleball hours at four co...

While changes to Clover Point may be discouraging some people from going there, dozens of places around the region offer ocean views. We’re compiling a list of some favourite seaside spots and beaches in several categories: Ocean views • ...

With a surge in interest in gardening brought on by the pandemic, Victoria is looking at ways to expand opportunities for residents to grow food and pollinator plants on city land. The city is seeing demand exceed supply for its new Get Growing, ...

Kamal Parmar has been appointed as Nanaimo’s new poet laureate for a two-year term. Parmar writes haiku poetry and non-fiction. Frequent topics include childhood memories of her home in India, the beauty of Canada’s prairies, her own personal...

The Victoria Scottish Community Centre Society hopes to raise $250,000 for its $4.5-million community centre project on the grounds of the Craigflower Manor, with an anonymous patron who is willing to match donations up to $50,000 until the end of ...

At the Nanaimo Bakery and Confectionery, the Black Forest cake, cherry Danish and handmade chocolates beckon. But there’s a lot more to this little bakery than tasty treats. The Island Crisis Care Society recently bought the bakery to provide e...

Paul Paone was bummed. The 19-year-old army reservist from Victoria had wanted to hop a plane for Beirut and its wondrous Kit Kat Club, but couldn’t get leave. So, here he was, stuck at the Ismailia air base in Egypt, helping load a handful o...

Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who won 377 games and built Florida State into one of college football’s great dynasties with two national championships, has died. He was 91. Bobby's son, Terry, confirmed to The Associated Press that hi...