When the rabid rabble went after Justin Trudeau on the weekend, one of the first to leap to his defence was a political opponent.“I hope every candidate and incumbent will join me 100 per cent in condemning this,” Alistair MacGregor posted on Twi...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban leaders have symbolically walked across the runway at Kabul's international airport after the U.S. withdrawal, marking their victory. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a livestream posted by a militant a...

HMCS Calgary returns to CFB Esquimalt on Monday after seven months at sea.The vessel departed in February for the Asia-Pacific region, where it took part in two operational missions, including Operation Artemis, which is focused on terrorism and drug...

The province is prepared to give out COVID-19 booster shots should they be required and recommended by Health Canada, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday, as 1,853 new cases were reported in B.C. He said the COVID-19 booster shot is something ...

The province plans to bring thousands of hospital and care-home health workers employed by private contractors, providing mostly housekeeping and food services, back under the direct employ of public health authorities over the next year.It’s the b...

Those planning to travel with B.C. Ferries over the final long weekend of the summer are being advised to book ahead and arrive early at the terminals. According to the ferry corporation, traffic is traditionally heaviest heading to Vancouver Isl...

VANCOUVER — Workers employed by private contractors who provide housekeeping and food services at acute care facilities in British Columbia will have their employment returned to the province's health authorities.Health Minister Adrian Dix said Mon...

No mask, no in-person voting on Sept. 20. That’s the message from Elections Canada, which confirmed Monday that British Columbians who want to cast a ballot in person for the upcoming federal election will have to mask up, since B.C. is one of ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 travel advisory, issued today, marks a quick end t...

NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-pound cougar was removed from a New York City apartment where she was being kept illegally as a pet, animal welfare officials said Monday.The owner of the 11-month-old female cougar surrendered the animal on Thursday, Kelly Do...

MONTREAL — A 29-month dispute between the Quebec government and the former head of its provincial police force has concluded with Martin Prud'homme announcing his retirement.In a statement sent through a public relations firm, Prud'homme says he ha...

MONTREAL — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey tried to calm anxieties on Monday about Quebec's potential interests in his province's hydroelectric resources.Furey met Quebec Premier François Legault for the first time on Monday morning...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic fi...

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed veteran receiver Naaman Roosevelt.The native of Buffalo, N.Y., played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2015-19.Roosevelt was Saskatchewan’s most outstanding player in 2016 when he had 76 rece...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An effort to legalize marijuana use and sales in Ohio has cleared another hurdle on the path to getting the proposal submitted to the Legislature.The Ohio Ballot Board, a panel of legislative appointees led by Secretary of Sta...

VANCOUVER — The president of the union representing RCMP members is worried that B.C. police lack the resources and funding to properly enforce the province’s incoming proof of vaccination policy Brian Sauvé of the National Police Federation...

A suspect is in custody after a man was fatally shot in Port Alberni on Sunday evening. Police were called to a home in the 3100-block of 18th Avenue just after 6 p.m., said RCMP spokesman Sgt. Chris Manseau. Officers took a suspect into custod...

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says COVID-19 vaccination cards and QR digital bar codes are now available to people even if they don't have a provincial health card.Individuals will have to have had two doses — in any combination — of the P...

A successful cyberattack targeting Quebec’s digital vaccine certificates may portend to challenges ahead for the upcoming B.C. vaccine card, according to one expert. “The B.C. government needs to be on standby to get hacked, it’s probably g...

OTTAWA — America's torturous, tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan finally ended Monday, leaving Canadian veterans and refugee advocates weighing several bad choices as they seek to protect hundreds of stranded Afghans still waiting to hear good news...