Justin Trudeau used to take his ­grandmother for joyrides in the halls of her Saanich care home. “He and my other nephew pushed her in her wheelchair as fast they could, up and down the corridor,” says his Aunt Heather. “Mum was so thrille...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during a heated argument in 2015.Elder, widely seen as the leader in the Republica...

A 20-hectare out-of-control wildlife is burning northwest of Ladysmith.First reports of the vigorous ground fire, a few kilometres west of the Trans Canada Highway and east of Mount Hayes, came in early Thursday afternoon.Gusty winds throughout the a...

Victoria police arrested a man Thursday after he allegedly threatened another man with a knife.Police were called to the 1000 block of Pandora Avenue about 10 a.m. to deal with a report that a man had brandished a knife during an argument.The suspect...

Saanich police and firefighters were on the scene of a collision in which a cyclist was seriously injured at the intersection of Grange Road and Tulip Avenue on Thursday evening.The cyclist, a man in his 40s who had been wearing a helmet, was taken t...

A dispute between two passengers on a sailing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen led to a 40-minute delay and a call to police. The Coastal Celebration was on its 2 p.m. sailing on Wednesday when the incident took place. “They weren’t co-operati...

A 20-hectare out-of-control wildlife is burning northwest of Ladysmith. First reports of the vigorous ground fire, a few kilometres west of the Trans Canada Highway and east of Mount Hayes, came in early Thursday afternoon. Gusty winds througho...

Boston Globe. August 14, 2021. Editorial: Give us happy hour, or give us... a referendum on happy hourA proposed ballot question to legalize happy hour in the land of the Puritans is understandable, but legislative action would be preferable.While ma...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during a heated argument in 2015.Elder, widely seen as the leader in the Republica...

VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 689 new cases of COVID-19, with infections in the Interior Health region driving the upward trend.There are currently 5,982 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.The Interior Health region has more than d...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans t...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide whether their children wear masks at school to combat the coronavirus.The order by Leon Coun...

MONTREAL — Environmental experts are praising Montreal's decision to ban some kinds of single-use plastics, but they say Canada is still a long way from being plastic-free despite government promises. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced on Wed...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's Sept. 14 recall election could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. Mail-in ballots, the form of voting most Californians use, already have arrived at voters’ homes. The contest is unfolding ...

CINDY E. HARNETTTimes ColonistThe COVID-19 outbreak at Discovery Harbour long-term care home in Campbell River is over, Island Health said Thursday.“There are no longer any COVID-19 cases related to the outbreak at the home,” Island Health said.T...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A marijuana retailer in Ketchikan is again offering onsite consumption of cannabis, months after the pandemic temporarily shuttered that part of the business.Kanoe Zantuya, an owner of Cannabis Corner, said a small indoor cons...

The body of a missing diver who disappeared near the Winchelsea Islands, north of Nanaimo, was recovered by the RCMP Dive Team Wednesday.The man, in his 40s, went missing during a recreational dive on Aug. 13.Nanaimo RCMP said two men had been on a 1...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's cannabis regulators on Thursday approved rules to set up the recreational marijuana marketplace, giving application priority to women-, minority- and disabled veteran-owned businesses and paving the way for sales t...

HALIFAX — The representation of Black and female members has risen notably in Nova Scotia's legislature following Tuesday's provincial election, but no one who identifies as Indigenous was elected in the vote — or at any point in the province's h...

Nanaimo RCMP are investigating a homicide discovered during a welfare check on a man last week. Officers went to a residence about 3 p.m. on Aug. 12 after receiving information from the Kelowna RCMP. The body of 30-year-old Ryan Mosher was found ...