HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate won a reprieve Wednesday evening from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.25 after claiming the state was violating his religious freedom by not l...

Saanich police are concerned that guns stolen during a recent string of break-ins in the Shelbourne area have not been recovered. “Our focus right now is to locate the outstanding firearms,” said Saanich Police Const. Markus Anastasiades. “...

Police has a busy long weekend as thousands of people descended on the Saanich Fair. Central Saanich police opened 28 files from from Saturday to Monday, with nine of the incidents happening at the Saanich Fairgrounds on Stellys Cross Road. Amo...

The fall term at the University of Victoria began Wednesday with a return to in-person classes after a year of predominantly distance learning, and a requirement that anyone who wants to be on campus declare their vaccine status, or submit to weekl...

You know how irritating the sound of a car alarm is when you’re riding a ferry? It turns out that some dogs share your displeasure. That’s why B.C. Ferries is asking drivers not to activate vehicle alarms during sailings — especially sinc...

RCMP has issued an arrest warrant for a 69-year-old Nanaimo resident after he failed to appear in court on charges of voyeurism and possession of child pornography. Michael Gordon Lowry is described as six-foot-one and 200 pounds, with blue eyes ...

Vancouver police are investigating the death of a man at a restaurant's drive-thru early Wednesday morning.In a news release, police say Vancouver Fire Rescue Services were called to a McDonald's restaurant around 5:30 a.m.Police say video footage sh...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's COVID-19 vaccine passport system is being praised by provincial groups representing doctors and the restaurant industry as unvaccinated residents continue to drive COVID-19 cases across the province.Dr. Matthew Chow, ...

The fight to save old-growth trees in the Fairy Creek area has reached a historic milestone.Police have so far made 882 arrests for breaching a Supreme Court injunction in the disputed logging areas in Tree Farm Licence 46 near Port Renfrew, creating...

Two former William Head inmates charged with killing a Metchosin man during an escape attempt in July 2019 are applying to the B.C. Supreme Court to have their trial moved. James Lee Busch and Zachary Armitage are charged with the first-degree mu...

Island Health reported 90 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday — the highest single-day count recorded in the region during the pandemic.The previous high was reported on Sept. 7, when there were 81 cases.A total of 841 new cases were reported in B.C...

VICTORIA — British Columbia reported 814 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as the number of active infections stood at 5,550 across the province.In a news release, the provincial government says 129 of those who were infected were being treated in in...

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. boosted its guidance after handily beating expectations in its latest quarter with profits more than doubling on a 61 per cent increase in sales.The Vancouver-based athletic clothing company, which reports in U....

Nova Scotia on Wednesday became the latest province to announce plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport system. Here's a look at what the provinces and territories have said about their proof-of-vaccination programs, or lack thereof. Bri...

HOUMA, La. (AP) — The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 Wednesday, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat. The announcement was grim news amid signs th...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Mindy formed Wednesday in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, prompting forecasters to issue a tropical storm warning for part of the Florida Panhandle.The tropical storm warning is in effect from Mexico Beach, Florida, to the...

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba teen has been arrested after an investigation into multiple threats of school shootings in the United States. Mounties say police departments in Tennessee and North Carolina, as well as the Department of Homeland Security, req...

Kate Southwell has been preparing her four-year-old son for his first day of school all summer. She has had him practise wearing a mask for extended periods of time and emphasized the importance of washing his hands before his first day at a school i...

A man was killed early Wednesday after he was crushed by his own vehicle in the drive-thru of a McDonald’s restaurant in Vancouver. Vancouver police say the accident happened around 5:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s at Main Street and Terminal Aven...

LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on social media after three Black players on the England soccer team missed penalty shots during the final of the European ...