VERNON, B.C. — Residents returning home after the destructive White Rock Lake wildfire in British Columbia's Interior are being encouraged to connect with family and neighbours or reach out to a mental health help line.Corie Griffiths, director of ...

MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has rejected a request from three Quebecers who wanted the province's rules on face coverings due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspended.In a decision rendered Friday, Quebec Superior Court Justice Frédéric Pérodeau refused...

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police were negotiating Saturday evening with a man accused of kidnapping his three-year-old son earlier in the week, in a case that sparked an Amber Alert and a large-scale manhunt. The Amber Alert came to an end on Sa...

WASHINGTON — The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border — a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001.Other myths cropped up in its place, however: that al-Qai...

The union representing tens of ­thousands of public servants says it’s skeptical whether it will be safe for members to return to work after Thanksgiving as planned. Paul Finch, treasurer of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, ...

A Broadmead bedding and home-decor company is designating half the profits from the sale of a line of towels in September to the Times Colonist Literacy Society. In 2015, to celebrate its 20th year in business, Heirloom Linens came up with the id...

A 36-year-old Parksville man has been sentenced to six years in jail for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in 2019. Ryan Grob, who pleaded guilty in February to impaired driving causing death, was handed the sentence and an eight-year driv...

Sarah Mitchell never gasped for air while hiking the rugged West Coast Trail or while plunging into the ocean off Willows Beach in January, but since contracting COVID-19, she has to use an inhaler just to climb the stairs. “I’m a 27-year-old...

A Victoria man accused of trying to murder his girlfriend three years ago was suffering from several mental disorders at the time of the alleged offences, B.C. Supreme Court heard Friday. However, a court-ordered assessment of Mathew Legare’s m...

The suspense is mounting now that veteran competitors Glenn and Andrea Dixon of Mill Bay have delivered their giant pumpkin entry to the Saanich Fairgrounds in preparation for Sunday’s weigh-in. Ian and Rhonda Robinson of Brentwood Bay also hav...

Provincial officials are preparing to trap and kill an estimated 35 coyotes in Stanley Park after a string of attacks on park goers in recent months. On Friday, the Ministry of Forests said conservation officers had already captured and removed s...

A B.C. public health order requiring residents to show proof of vaccination is raising “grave concerns” it will further exclude several marginalized populations. That’s according to 25 organizations that advocate for civil liberties, just t...

After a scorching summer that had British Columbians sweating and sweltering through a series of heat waves, new data from B.C. Hydro finds we are more dependent on air-conditioning that ever before. Because of the temperate Pacific Northwest cli...

Oak Bay Police are looking for help in identifying a man seen smashing automated bank machines with a hammer. Police said the man walked into two different Oak Bay banks about 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 and smashed the ATMs with a hammer before leavin...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities imprisoned a man inspired by the Islamic State group for three years after catching him with a hunting knife and extremist videos — but at a certain point, despite grave fears he would attack...

VANCOUVER — Business owners and law enforcement are asking for more support as British Columbia gears up to implement a COVID-19 vaccine card system in mid-September.As of Sept. 13, residents will need a vaccine card to get into restaurants, clubs,...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $20 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw.The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 7 will be an estimated $25 million.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha won votes of confidence in Parliament on Saturday, helping to steady his government after it had come under intense criticism for bungling its response to the coronavirus pandemic.Prayuth still f...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state judge has shielded, for now, Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under a new state abortion law in a narrow ruling handed down Friday.The temporary restraining order Friday by state District J...

A float plane remained in the water near Honeymoon Bay on Cowichan Lake Friday afternoon after crashing in the early afternoon. According to B.C. RCMP, the pilot was the only one aboard the plane and escaped with minor injuries. B.C. Emergency ...