Victoria News
Dies working at wildfire
A logging company employee has died while working at a wildfire in the Nanaimo Lakes area on Vancouver Island. The province's workplace safety authority...
Sir John A gets the boot
The mayor of Victoria says a statue of Prime Minister John A. MacDonald will be removed from the front entrance to city hall as a gesture of reconciliation with...
Humpbacks put on show
Tourists staying at a lodge on a Vancouver Island were treated to a spectacular show when a group of humpback whales visited for breakfast. Marg Leehane,...
Missing orca spotted
The search for an emaciated killer whale has spotted the orca off the coast of Vancouver Island. Rescuers from NOAA, the Vancouver Aquarium, the DFO and the...
Arrest in arson fires
Charges have been laid in two suburban Victoria arson fires. A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the Oak Bay fires that were set on July...
Whale rescue hits snag
An endangered killer whale that has prompted an international rescue effort won't receive antibiotics by dart or by fish if it's found in Canadian...
Fire evacs near Nanaimo
A wildfire has flared on Vancouver Island, prompting evacuation orders and alerts for properties in a rural area southwest of Nanaimo. The Regional District of...
Wildfires flare on Island
A wildfire has flared on Vancouver Island, prompting evacuation orders and alerts for properties in a rural area southwest of Nanaimo. The Regional District of...
Crucial orca has days to live
An international effort to save an important orca from an endangered killer whale population has hit rough waters. About a half dozen vessels are scouring the...
PM visits City of Totems
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to a British Columbia farmer's market today, thrilling vendors and customers. Trudeau's unannounced...
BC's highest honour
Fourteen British Columbians will receive the province's highest honour. "I am so pleased to share congratulations with the inspiring individuals...
Body retrieved from falls
The body of a Dutch tourist was recovered Thursday near Campbell River after she fell into the water at Elk Falls. Police were called to Elk Falls Provincial...
Rescue at Elk Falls
A rescue is being performed near Elk Falls Suspension Bridge after a person fell into the water. CTV News is reporting that the RCMP are responding with all...
Granny chases off bear
A plucky 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman chased a black bear out of her house. Twice. Anna Stady was watching television in her Union Bay home on Friday when...
Body may be missing senior
A body has been discovered just a few kilometres from where a missing Vancouver Island senior's car was found last month. Police won't yet say if the...
Orca still pushing dead calf
A killer whale that has been pushing the body of her newborn calf since it died last week is getting help from members of her pod, including her son who is...
Death by garbage truck
Victoria police are investigating how a man was killed by a garbage truck Wednesday morning. VicPD were called to a dumpster in the 1300 -block of Vancouver...
BC cancer breakthrough
A deadly mushroom found on Vancouver Island is being studied as a potential cure for cancer. University of British Columbia researchers are studying the death...
Missing man's body ID'd
A missing fisherman's body has been identified after it was recovered off the coast of Tofino. The man was one of three believed to have drowned after their...
Not so happy meal
Police were called to a Victoria McDonald's after a customer flipped out over missing tomato on her burger. Officers responded to the Hillside Avenue...