MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is backing out of an announced plan to run for vice president in next year’s elections and will retire from politics after his term ends.Duterte announced the surprise decisi...

VANCOUVER — A new study from the University of British Columbia says extreme temperatures caused by climate change will eliminate hundreds of thousands of tonnes from the world's fishery catch in addition to decreasing fish stocks. In the worst-cas...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Abu Dhabi air ambulance flown by the emirate’s police crashed Saturday, killing four people.The Abu Dhabi police gave no details on the location or cause of the crash.Police said the dead included two pilots,...

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $20 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw.That means the jackpot for the next draw on Oct. 5 will grow to an estimated $25 million.

BURNABY, B.C. — The Mounties say Metrotown Mall has been evacuated in Burnaby, B.C., as officers investigate unconfirmed reports of gunfire.They say so far, there is no evidence of an active threat or any injuries.On Twitter, the RCMP say the mall ...

VICTORIA — A Canadian Press story on Sept. 29 about a B.C. Supreme Court injunction quoted an environmental group as asserting that forestry company Teal Jones is "intent" on logging all the old-growth forest across a valley on southern Vancouver I...

A search is underway for a 30-year old man last seen paddling his kayak offshore near Tuam Road in North Saanich. Robert Gray, who has long blond hair and blue eyes and weighs about 170 pounds, was last seen on Wednesday. Sidney North Saanich R...

EDMONTON — A Saskatchewan woman who is worried about losing her eyesight or possibly dying because her surgery for a rare cancer was cancelled in Alberta says the operation has been quickly rescheduled for next week.Sharon Durham said she learned l...

BUICK, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial development without the nation's approval over many ...

Three men were arrested after refusing to wear masks on a crowded evening sailing of the Spirit of Vancouver Island last week. The men, who are in their late teens and early twenties, were on the 7 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay on Se...

VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic has made a bad situation worse for the homeless and housing resources in British Columbia's capital, where shelter spaces are scarce for those who test positive for the virus, the province's housing minister says.Da...

OTTAWA — Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020-day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end.Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were released a week ago after the United States dropped its prose...

Motorists should be prepared for minor delays, road closures and traffic restrictions today as up to 2,000 cyclists take to the streets for Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria. All eight rides that comprise the day-long event start and finish aro...

VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America's first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died.Owen was 88.A statement from his family says he died peacefully on Sept. 30 from complications relat...

OTTAWA — Canada and Germany are making "a lot of progress" convincing rich countries around the world to pony up more cash to help the developing world fight climate change, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Friday.The Canadian environme...

B.C. Housing, Island Health and the City of Victoria have created 50 new shelter spaces where members of the street community can isolate or recover if they contract the COVID-19 virus. “If somebody is COVID-positive outside, there is a place f...

A woman was tracked down by a police dog and arrested Wednesday after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle in the Highlands. West Shore RCMP said they responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Millstream Road near Lost Lake Road in th...

If you’re planning Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends, make sure everyone attending is vaccinated today, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Friday. Thanksgiving Monday, a statutory holiday, is on Oct. 11. “The advice i...

The billowing cigar smoke made it easy to spot Mel Sufrin in the newsroom. It curled around him as he coached young journalists, championed a labour union for reporters, or regaled staffers with tales drawn from his front-row seat to history. His ane...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A flurry of laws passed by the Nevada Legislature earlier this year take effect on Friday — ushering in reforms that Democratic lawmakers who have majorities in both the state Senate and Assembly have long campaigned to i...