Springer, the orca orphan who took a shining to people and their boats and captured the hearts of people around the globe nearly two decades ago, is now a mother of two and is expecting another calf.The orca, also known as A73 and a member of the nor...

Victoria police are asking for the public’s help in locating high-risk 16-year-old Lia Barker. She was last seen in downtown Victoria on Sept. 21 and police want to ensure that she is safe.Lia is described as white, five-foot-eight and about 120 po...

Quadra Island RCMP brought an incident involving an armed male to a safe conclusion after he emerged from his home with various weapons. He had barricaded himself inside and came out randomly with weapons that included a spear and a machete, and ...

VANCOUVER — Closing submissions in British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering were set to begin today before the commission's final report and recommendations are due Dec. 15. The Cullen commission concluded testimony last month, heari...

RED DEER, Alta. — When a central Alberta city renewed its state of local emergency in response to rising COVID-19 cases, workers at an emergency shelter were overcome with relief. It meant they wouldn't be evicted from their temporary shelter in Re...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As a poorly paid public school teacher, Khaled Jaber always needed a side hustle, working as a private tutor and using his car as a taxi to help pay the bills. For unexpected needs, such as medical expenses, he has had to borro...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and prized midseason acquisition Max Scherzer came out of the bullpen for a save, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in a thrilling winn...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is "on the mend," his spokesman said.Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop a novel law that has become the nation’s biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50 y...

B.C. has introduced more pandemic restrictions in Northern Health to address a surge in cases that has resulted in the transfer of 58 intensive-care patients to the south, most to Vancouver Island.COVID-19 regional restrictions were announced Sept. 2...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is "on the mend," his spokesman said Thursday.Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical C...

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba legislature has wrapped up a brief fall sitting and is now on break while the governing Progressive Conservatives pick a new leader.Politicians sat well into the evening Thursday as bills were passed to implement the spring ...

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway at Kilmalu Road Thursday afternoon, said Mill May Fire Chief Ron Beck. He said the collision involved a van and a compact car. It happened about 3:30 p.m. and led to a nor...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Small-scale marijuana businesses in New Mexico would receive access to publicly financed loans of up to $250,000 in an effort to promote social and economic fairness, under a proposal unveiled Thursday.The New Mexico Finance A...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has won back his full pension as part of a settlement of his lawsuit arising from his firing during the Trump administration more than three years ago, his lawyers announced Thursday.McCabe...

VICTORIA — New restrictions for British Columbia's northern health region are being put in place in an attempt to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 through those who are unvaccinated. Personal gatherings indoors and outdoors are restricted to only ...

A vicious attack by two German shepherd-cross type dogs at Island View Beach Regional Park has left one dog dead and the CRD Bylaw and Animal Care Services calling for witnesses to identify the attackers and find their owner.Dianne Donohue had just d...

The Greater Victoria School District has an agreement to potentially sell 0.8 hectare of land adjacent to the south campus of Lansdowne Middle School — formerly known as Richmond Elementary School — to the ­Victoria Hospice Society for $2.5 mill...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more that two decades ago. Durst, 78, was convicted in Los Angeles Superior Court last mon...

Batten down the hatches, it’s going to get windy and wet on many parts of Vancouver Island, including Greater Victoria, over the weekend. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for east, west and inland sections of the Island as two ­suc...