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Horgan defends BC stance

Horgan defends BC stance

Victoria May 16, 2018 / 12:23 pm

Premier John Horgan defended his government's position on the Trans Mountain pipeline Wednesday, hours after Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the federal...

Carriage fall sparks debate

Carriage fall sparks debate

Victoria May 16, 2018 / 6:42 am

Debate has reignited over Victoria's carriage horses after video posted to social media shows two fallen horses struggling to get back on their feet. The...

Lukewarm Horgan reception

Lukewarm Horgan reception

Victoria May 15, 2018 / 4:13 pm

Premier John Horgan told a group of business leaders in Victoria that he can feel their pain, but his government won't back away from ending the medical...

TSB report on fatal sinking

TSB report on fatal sinking

Tofino May 15, 2018 / 2:26 pm

The Transportation Safety Board says modifications made to a commercial sports fishing vessel led to a fatal accident near Tofino. The 10-metre-long catamaran...

Mauling dogs euthanized

Mauling dogs euthanized

Nanaimo May 15, 2018 / 12:44 pm

Two dogs that mauled a young girl in Nanaimo on Saturday have been euthanized, police confirm. The off-leash dogs attacked a group of people and left the girl...

Gov't slaps SLAPP suits

Gov't slaps SLAPP suits

Victoria May 15, 2018 / 12:29 pm

The provincial government has introduced legislation that would prevent lawsuits used to silence critics with unfair or costly legal action. Attorney General...

Falls off 24-metre trestle

Falls off 24-metre trestle

Vancouver Island May 15, 2018 / 11:34 am

A man is lucky to be alive after falling off a 24-metre railway trestle on Vancouver Island Monday night. The man was spotted underneath the trestle next to...

Suspect may never be ID'd

Suspect may never be ID'd

Nanaimo May 14, 2018 / 7:32 pm

The identity of a man shot and killed by police in a takedown at the Nanaimo ferry terminal last week may never be revealed to the public. The man was shot...

Girl mauled in dog attack

Girl mauled in dog attack

Nanaimo May 14, 2018 / 7:20 pm

A Nanaimo girl is recovering from a weekend dog mauling. Dave Skabaro's 10-year-old daughter was in a friend's front yard Saturday, when two dogs ran up...

Flicked butts starting fires

Flicked butts starting fires

Victoria May 14, 2018 / 7:05 pm

Flicked cigarette butts are already causing fires this spring in the Victoria area. Langford Fire Rescue responded to three fires likely caused by cigarettes...

Sudden death not criminal

Sudden death not criminal

Vancouver Island May 11, 2018 / 4:00 pm

UPDATE: 4 p.m. Police say a woman's death at a cabin in Sooke was not a criminal incident. After gathering evidence and speaking with witnesses and family...

Shot with nail gun

Shot with nail gun

Victoria May 10, 2018 / 3:33 pm

A confrontation at a suburban Victoria construction site ended up with one man being shot with a nail gun. A Langford man faces assault charges in the incident,...

IIO probes crime spree

IIO probes crime spree

Nanaimo May 10, 2018 / 12:27 pm

The Independent Investigations Office has released an update on a province-wide crime spree which appears to be linked and which started with a shooting in...

No more free lunch?

No more free lunch?

Victoria May 10, 2018 / 7:10 am

A Kamloops MLA has introduced a bill to end politicians' free lunch in Victoria. Kamloops-North Thompson Liberal Peter Milobar says MLAs who live near the...

Bites cabbie's finger off

Bites cabbie's finger off

Courtenay May 10, 2018 / 6:41 am

A Courtenay cab driver is recovering after a passenger bit off part of his finger. Bruce Morgan picked up the fare on Saturday, and things went downhill...

Carjacker shot at ferry

Carjacker shot at ferry

Nanaimo May 8, 2018 / 7:18 pm

UPDATE: 7:18 p.m. A carjacking in Penticton Monday led to a man being shot to death in Nanaimo Tuesday. RCMP have confirmed the car jacking incident took place...

Snag voters early, young

Snag voters early, young

Victoria May 8, 2018 / 11:58 am

Allowing 16- and 17-year-olds in B.C. to pre-register on the provincial voters list is one of several recommendations from the chief electoral officer now being...

'Consent captain' necessary?

'Consent captain' necessary?

Victoria May 8, 2018 / 5:32 am

A Victoria event venue has hired a so-called consent captain to help prevent sexual harassment and assaults as bars and nightclubs across Canada grapple with...

Body found in marina

Body found in marina

Salt Spring Island May 7, 2018 / 9:43 pm

The BC Coroners Service has been called to Salt Spring Island. CTV Vancouver Island is reporting that the body of a woman in her 30s was found in Fulford...

14th foot washes up

14th foot washes up

Gabriola Island May 7, 2018 / 3:21 pm

A human foot has been found on a Gabriola Island beach. RCMP say the disarticulated foot in a hiking boot was found Sunday lodged in a logjam. Police and the...