Victoria News
Digging for clues in death
A school in Victoria is the subject of a massive police investigation. RCMP were seen digging up a portion of the grounds at S.J. Willis School Friday morning....
Theft zaps Island non-profit
A Nanaimo non-profit has been hit by thieves who stole solar panels off its roof. The four panels were only installed in March at Nanaimo Foodshare and cost...
Pay to play with Horgan
B.C.'s NDP government is facing heat over a $500-a-head golf event with Premier John Horgan. One of Horgan's campaign promises was a ban on major...
Commonwealth bid nixed
Victoria's hopes of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games have been dashed. Finance Minister Carole James said Thursday the province can't commit to...
Body scene still behind tape
Police in Victoria still have the scene of a body discovery on Tuesday cordoned off. However, they say there’s nothing to indicate the public is at risk...
'Ban foreign farm sales'
The leader of British Columbia's Green party wants to see the government ban foreigners from buying farmland in a bid to cool the province's real estate...
Possible body at school
Police surrounded a school in Victoria Tuesday evening after they received reports of a dead body. Investigators taped off S.J. Willis School and were still on...
From charity to tragedy
More than $20,000 has been raised for a Vancouver Island man who was struck in the head Saturday during a charity softball game. Chris Godfrey, 32, of Courtenay...
BC to intervene on pipeline
The provincial government has applied for intervener status in court challenges against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The NDP government announced...
Ferry riders must butt out
BC Ferries is banning smoking on all its vessels and at all terminals starting on Jan. 22. The corporation says it's providing advance notice of the new...
Poverty amid wealth
B.C.'s NDP government says poverty remains a reality for many people in the province despite a stronger-than-expected budget surplus in the last fiscal...
BC's $2.7B surplus
The B.C. government ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of $2.7 billion, largely in line with an unaudited financial picture released about two months ago...
Eclipse warnings ignored
Eye doctors in Victoria, one of the best spots in Canada to view Monday's eclipse, say they're fielding calls from people who ignored advice and looked...
Suspicious blaze guts hall
RCMP on Vancouver Island are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a First Nations community hall. The Nanoose Community Centre burned Saturday on...
Horgan condemns hate
Premier John Horgan is denouncing hate speech ahead of a rally in Vancouver this weekend. In a statement, Horgan says the recent violence in Charlottesville,...
Girls rescued from trestle
Firefighters rescued two girls who were climbing a railway trestle near Parksville, Thursday. Firefighters from Parksville and Qualicum Beach were called to the...
Wilson suing for $5M
B.C.'s former LNG advocate Gordon Wilson has filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Premier John Horgan and two of his fellow NDP politicians. The...
Trick-or-treat deer rescue
Conservation officers have rescued a deer on Vancouver Island that had a plastic jack-o-lantern stuck on its muzzle. Officers in Sooke were able to sedate the...
Float plane flips in lake
A float plane overturned Wednesday during a hard landing on Comox Lake on Vancouver Island. Witnesses say the small plane skipped hard off the water and flipped...
Headless bear on beach
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating the discovery of a decapitated black bear on a Haida Gwaii beach. The bears body was dumped on the...