A Hope restaurant that has been flouting COVID-19 health regulations for more than a month was closed on Wednesday, but it’s not clear for how long.Rolly’s Restaurant closed two days after the Fraser Health Authority filed a court application see...

Tentative dates have been reserved for the new trial of a Victoria woman who successfully appealed her conviction for the first-degree murder of her 18-month-old daughter in ­September 2015.Kaele Janine Mehl’s four-week trial is expected to start ...

The murder trial of a man accused of shooting a Langford mother last year has been scheduled for August. Anthony Dheensaw is charged with the second-degree murder of Angela Dalman on March 6, 2020 and the attempted murder of Derrick Oke. The ju...

Saanich police financial-crimes officers are warning about an increase in cryptocurrency frauds that has resulted in a loss of $1.4 million for a handful of victims. In some of the cases being investigated, a victim is contacted through WhatsApp ...

The public will get a chance to weigh in next week on a controversial proposal to build 154 affordable housing units near Victoria High School.The Caledonia project, proposed by the Capital Region Housing Corporation, consists of three townhouse buil...

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Ice overwhelmed the Moosejaw Warriors Wednesday, annihilating the visiting side 10-2 in Western Hockey League action. The Warriors (8-0-0) stayed in the game through two periods, but the Ice (3-4-0) errupted with seven unans...

A Victoria police officer went well above and beyond the call of duty Wednesday by helping a woman in distress while he was being transported from hospital after treatment. The officer, who was leaving Victoria General Hospital, noticed a woman i...

A two-month drug-trafficking investigation has culminated in the West Shore RCMP seizing an ounce of what is suspected to be cocaine, half an ounce of what is thought to be crack, a handgun and a shotgun. Also seized by the detachment’s drug an...

Victoria police and the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team have seized fentanyl, weapons and cash after a drug-trafficking investigation. The investigation began in early October with a focus on a suspect in a suite in a multi-unit resident...

SELKIRK, Man. — Manitoba RCMP say a man who they described as armed, dangerous and a threat to the public has been safely arrested.Earlier Wednesday, RCMP said Wesley Manfred Wadien, who is 38, is wanted on allegations of uttering threats and point...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday...

VANCOUVER — A group of doctors in British Columbia is calling on the province to re-evaluate its approach to combating COVID-19. The group, called Protect our Province B.C., is made up of a range of doctors and medical researchers, and held a panel...

REGINA — Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer cried Wednesday during a teleconference on COVID-19 modelling in the province.Dr. Saqib Shahab said it's upsetting to see what is happening in Saskatchewan's hospitals and intensive care units."A...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being urged to decriminalize the possession and use of illicit drugs as a way to combat the opioid crisis that has resulted in thousands of deaths in Canada.Almost 70 organizations from across the country â...

OTTAWA — A new report examining the health impacts of climate change says more Canadians than ever are facing serious health risks from heat waves and wildfires, prompting warnings from doctors that we need to do more to adapt to the reality of a w...

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Board is to hear a report Thursday recommending the force change its handcuffing policy after the arrest of an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter at a bank in 2019.The police board said it launched a r...

YELLOWKNIFE — Schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas are to reopen Monday after a six-week closure during a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories. Cases have declined in the territory after hitting a peak of 460 on Oct....

VICTORIA — British Columbia's forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and Range Practices Act, saying it would "reshape" forest management in the province.Katrine Conroy told the legislature on Wednesday the proposed changes alig...

A Victoria police officer was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being assaulted while apprehending a man suffering a mental-health crisis. Officers went to a motel in the 100-block of Gorge Road East about 10 a.m. after a man called police, th...

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (21,188.19, up 101.20 points.)The Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Financials. Up 58 cents, or 0.44 per cent, to $132.14 on 12.1 millio...