Victoria News
Low-cost housing aimed at enticing health-care workers to Campbell River
A new housing program aims to tackle the shortage of health professionals in Campbell River by offering low-cost temporary accommodation and a friendly welcome....
Rally for justice in Duncan after Indigenous girl's death
Community members gathered outside the RCMP detachment in Duncan on Friday to demand better from police in cases involving Indigenous people after the death of...
Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier
The city of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island is the latest British Columbia community to receive government approval for a cancer care centre, Premier David...
'Someone put her there': Mother wants answers in daughter's death
RCMP are investigating after a 15-year-old girl died last week in Duncan under what police are calling “suspicious circumstances.” North...
Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister
Premier David Eby says British Columbia's legislature will have two new members this fall after he calls byelections in vacant ridings once held by former...
Stranded man rescued from cliff face near Parksville
Arrowsmith Search and Rescue saved a man stuck on a cliff face on Little Mountain, just outside of Parksville, on Tuesday night. The man had contacted his...
'Heroic' pair pulled woman from burning car at Comox gas station
Two people were “heroic” when they pulled a woman out of her burning car seconds before it was engulfed in flames on Saturday at a Comox gas...
Orange water in Vancouver Island bay likely harmless phytoplankton bloom
Water the colour of cream of tomato soup on the shore near Duncan is catching the attention of visitors to the waterfront. Sarah Merriam shared images to social...
Harm-reduction material 'not appropriate' for students, says Cowichan district
The Cowichan Valley School District is investigating after material it does not consider “school or age appropriate” was left at a school after a...
3.1-magnitude earthquake in Washington felt in Victoria
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit early Tuesday about 65 kilometres southeast of Victoria. The quake struck near Oak Harbor, Washington, between Victoria and...
Fire-spitting monster truck puts on a wheel-y good show at BC Ferries terminal
People travelling during long weekends in B.C. are used to ferry sailing waits, but it’s not every day there's an entertaining show while waiting at...
Greater Victoria man convicted of repeatedly strangling, confining girlfriend
Warning: This story has descriptions of violence. A Greater Victoria man has been convicted of strangling, assaulting and confining his...
Vancouver developer transfers former village site to Nanaimo First Nation
Lands lost in the 1800s — including an ancient village site — were restored to Snuneymuxw First Nation Thursday when a Vancouver-based developer...
B.C. food bank gets $7M for warehouse as it struggles with abundance, not scarcity
The head of a Vancouver Island food bank says the problem it's been grappling with in recent years isn't scarcity — it's abundance. Peter...
Port McNeill landmark burl burns
Port McNeill’s pride and joy — the world’s largest preserved tree burl — burned through the night, keeping firefighters on the scene...
BC mortgage broker given deadline to co-operate with receiver
Victoria mortgage broker Gregory Martel has been given until May 26 to co-operate with a court-appointed receiver trying to determine where millions of...
Day parole continued for killer of Reena Virk
Convicted killer Kelly Ellard has had her day parole continued for another six months. Ellard, who now goes by the name Kerry Marie Sim, was convicted of...
B.C. municipal employee dies on the job after being hit by vehicle
A municipal worker on Vancouver Island has died on the job after being hit by a vehicle. Police in Oak Bay, a suburban community outside Victoria, confirm the...
Body found near Lake Cowichan, criminality suspected
The discovery of a body in a forested area west of Lake Cowichan is being treated as suspicious. Lake Cowichan RCMP were notified Sunday by someone who came...
Tofino cracks down on unlicensed short-term rentals
The tourist town of Tofino is stepping up pressure on unlicensed short-term rentals as home prices climb out of reach of many residents, who can’t find...