OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to trigger an election on Sunday by asking Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament. A senior Liberal Party of Canada source, speaking on condition of ­anonymity because they were not autho...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say search-and-rescue crews have recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country to 27 on Friday.The floods battered the Bl...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Scientists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture say they've found the first so-called live murder hornet for the year.In a news release Thursday, entomologists say the Asian giant hornet was seen about a kilometre fr...

TORONTO — Canadian special forces will deploy to Afghanistan where Canadian embassy staff in Kabul will be evacuated before closing, a source familiar with the plan told The Associated Press. The official, who was not authorized to talk publicly ab...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans enlisted the help of law enforcement for the first time Thursday to force the return of Democratic legislators who fled the state a month ago to block new voting restrictions.The move, a significant escalation...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury on Thursday sentenced a man to death for fatally shooting a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy in 2018 before setting fire to his patrol car with his body inside.The sentence follows the jury's conviction earlier this month...

HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred headed for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on Thursday on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.The main threat to the U.S. appeared to be heavy rains af...

Ann Whiteaker has been acclaimed as the new chairwoman of the Greater Victoria School Board following Jordan Watters’ resignation last week.Rob Paynter steps in as vice-chairman after incumbent Elaine Leonard also resigned.Watters, a trustee since ...

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros received cheers for more than the two touchdown passes he threw last week in Winnipeg’s victory over Hamilton. Fans also liked it when the Blue Bombers quarterback scrambled for an 18-yard gain that ended with a first dow...

Victoria police arrested a man at gunpoint after he threatened people at a Beacon Hill Park beach area with a knife.Police responded to Finlayson Point about 5 p.m. Wednesday after several people called 911. The man was taken into custody. He was sea...

LONDON (AP) — Britain will send around 600 troops to Afghanistan to help U.K. nationals leave the country amid increasing violence and deteriorating security, the ministry of defense said Thursday.A ministry statement said the troops will provide p...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Prison inmates can’t legally possess marijuana under California’s law allowing recreational pot, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in overturning a lower court that found prisoners could have the drug as long as t...

COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for workers in all of B.C.’s public and private long-term care and assisted living facilities by Oct. 12, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday. Health-care union leaders called the ord...

A Vancouver Island resident died and another was in critical condition after the SUV they were in was hit from behind by a logging truck in Salmon Valley, north of Prince George. The SUV driver, a woman in her 70s, was fatally injured. Her lone p...

VANCOUVER — High temperatures, low humidity and an increase in winds are making wildfire conditions challenging in southern British Columbia, says the provincial deputy forests minister.Rick Manwaring said there's no rain in sight, temperatures are...

COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for workers in all of B.C.’s public and private long-term care and assisted living facilities by Oct. 12, the province said Thursday. Volunteers who are unvaccinated will no longer be able to work in the ...

After a pit stop for repairs in Spain, B.C. Ferries’ fourth Island class vessel is now in B.C. waters and expected to arrive at Ogden Point in Victoria Friday morning. The vessel, which will then be moved to Point Hope Shipyard for inspections ...

OTTAWA — The battle between the federal Liberal government and Admiral Art McDonald heated up on Thursday as cabinet ministers ordered the naval officer to remain on leave rather than return as commander of the Canadian Armed Forces.The surprise mo...

Lake Cowichan RCMP and the Canadian Armed Forces are warning the public after a pair of marine-location makers — also known as smoke markers — were dropped into the north side of Cowichan Lake.The markers consist of a silver tube that burns inten...

VICTORIA — A surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Delta variant is prompting British Columbia health officials to enact mandatory vaccine requirements for all staff and volunteers at long-term care and assisted living sites. Provincial health off...