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Victoria police find missing tourist with Alzheimer's

A elderly man with advanced Alzheimer's was located at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal Saturday evening, a day after he was reported missing.
Court of Appeal upholds woman's exemption from ban on assisted suicide

Court of Appeal upholds woman's exemption from ban on assisted suicide

Ottawa loses bid to have courts rule on issue first

New hospital in Fort St. John on boil-water advisory

Health officials in northeastern B.C. are taking no chances and have issued a boil water advisory for a brand new hospital and seniors' residential care facility. The Fort St.

U.S. mom sues after instructional breast-feeding video is turned into pornography

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — A U.S. woman is suing after the breast-feeding instructional video she made with her month-old daughter was combined with pornographic footage and posted online.

Transplant donor found for toddler

Great aunt will donate part of liver to 18-month-old Pender Island girl
Niño emerges, raising fears over food prices

Niño emerges, raising fears over food prices

Weather disruptions could last until winter and harm crops from Australia to India

Minister: Stealing a little is OK

A minister in India's most populous and politically crucial state, Uttar Pradesh, has said bureaucrats can steal a little as long as they work hard - sparking a national outcry in a country whose ruling class has long been mired in corruption scandal

How tough is Charest's re-election fight? Just ask the guy who now lives in his childhood home

SHERBROOKE, Que. — How tough is the fight ahead for Jean Charest’s Liberals? The polls hint at the party’s defeat and point to the premier losing his own seat.Even the guy who lives in Charest’s childhood home might not vote for him.

Two escape unharmed in Pitt River plane mishap

Two men in a small plane escaped unharmed when they were forced to make an emergency landing along the rocky shore of the Pitt River Thursday after their craft sprung a fuel leak.