LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from remote areas in search of medical care. Aid was s...

Pamela Anderson is sending vegan food to several B.C. communities devastated by wildfire. The Island-born Baywatch star and honourary PETA director, who lives in Ladysmith, said she came up with the plan to distribute “methane offset starter ki...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has changed tactics in his campaign for California governor, criticizing fellow Republican Larry Elder, the conservative radio host who has emerged as a GOP front-runner in the recall...

British Columbia reported 553 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday as the upward trend continued across the province — particularly in the Interior Health region. The number of active infections is up to 5,580, including 3,203 in that region, where ...

The first public inquiry from British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the “disturbing surge of hate” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commissioner’s office said there has been a signifi...

VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 553 new cases of COVID-19 as the upward trend continues across the province, particularly in the Interior Health region. The number of active infections is up to 5,580, including 3,203 in that region, where ...

North Vancouver wood carver Ben Hemara says he’s “gutted” after artwork he created in the Lynn Valley forest in tribute to the local First Nations was vandalized beyond repair. A North Vancouver wood carver says he’s “gutted” after ar...

VANCOUVER — The first public inquiry from British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic.The commissioner's office said in a news release there...

WINNIPEG — The race to become the next leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives is revving up with the province's former health minister the first to throw her hat in the ring. Heather Stefanson, 51, said she has submitted her resignation fro...

B.C. Ferry Services Inc. is holding its annual general meeting in Victoria on Thursday with participants able to follow the event online. The meeting will be at 10 a.m. in the Vancouver Island Ballroom of the Grand Pacific Hotel, 463 Belleville S...

A skull mask, a sword and other bladed items were found in a man’s vehicle after he allegedly elbowed a Campbell River RCMP officer in the stomach.A member of the public had called police out of concern for the man, who appeared to be passed out wh...

The person who stole Don Munroe’s canoe also took a boatload of memories, so Munroe was relieved when the Victoria police got it back for him.But the damage that was done to it could mean he’ll give it up, anyway.“It’s got a lot of history,�...

VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C.The B.C. Supreme Court statement of claim filed Wednesday alleges th...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a convoy in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing at least 30 civilians along with 17 soldiers and volunteer defense fighters, the government said. While there was no imme...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming marijuana advocates plan to begin circulating petitions in September for two proposed ballot measures — one asking if the state should legalize medical marijuana, and the other if it should decriminalize pot.The Wyom...

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau blamed Taliban checkpoints rather than bureaucratic red tape and delays on Wednesday as his government continued to face questions about the pace of Canada’s effort to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from their country.Yet Tr...

MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for bringing an eight-year-old girl from Africa to Canada and sexually exploiting her over a three-year period.The sentence was handed down today by Superior Court Justice Pierre La...

RICHMOND, B.C. — An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades.The B.C. government announced the new tunnel connecting the cities of Delta and Richmond on Highw...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.Biden will announce the move Wednesday af...

Beer lovers and other commuters were treated to a sudsy sight when a truck with a broken trailer dumped hundreds of cases and cans of Budweiser on the Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam on Tuesday. Coquitlam RCMP said no injuries were reported — exc...