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Mayor takes down thief

Mayor takes down thief

Victoria Apr 14, 2017 / 11:53 pm

Langford's mayor took down an alleged candy thief. Staff at Western Foods in the Victoria suburb noticed someone stealing sweets on Thursday, and Mayor Stew...

Missing Olympian surfaces

Missing Olympian surfaces

Victoria Apr 14, 2017 / 2:07 pm

Victoria police say an investment dealer and former Canadian Olympic rower who had been missing for nearly a year and a half has turned himself in. Harold...

Lost hikers rescued

Lost hikers rescued

Nanaimo Apr 14, 2017 / 6:41 am

Two lost hikers were rescued Wednesday night near Nanaimo. Nanaimo Search and Rescue located the hikers in Ammonite Falls Regional Park after they lost their...

Threats made against school

Threats made against school

Nanaimo Apr 14, 2017 / 6:29 am

RCMP are investigating social media threats made against a Nanaimo high school. Police were notified Wednesday night of the post, allegedly made by a student....

Held against her will

Held against her will

Duncan Apr 13, 2017 / 4:50 pm

A man is facing numerous charges after police found a woman held against her will for several days and suffering serious injuries. RCMP found the woman Tuesday...

Watching the block pays off

Watching the block pays off

Nanaimo Apr 13, 2017 / 10:52 am

A Nanaimo man who is part of a Block Watch group may have thwarted a break in – to his own home. Jason Grant was returning to his Brookfield Drive home on...

Quit feeding the seals

Quit feeding the seals

Victoria Apr 12, 2017 / 1:38 pm

Victoria's Harbour Authority wants people to quit feeding the seals at Fisherman’s Wharf. The authority posted signs Wednesday saying feeding of...

Chief gets second look

Chief gets second look

Victoria Apr 12, 2017 / 6:10 am

British Columbia's police watchdog has approved a request from Victoria's suspended police chief for more investigation into allegations he sent...

No probe on info sharing

No probe on info sharing

Victoria Apr 10, 2017 / 5:38 pm

British Columbia's privacy watchdog has turned down a B.C. Liberal party request to investigate allegations the New Democratic Party was in breach of...

Search for teen intensifies

Search for teen intensifies

Nanaimo Apr 10, 2017 / 1:03 pm

Police are searching a Nanaimo field in connection with the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl. Makayla Chang hasn’t been seen since March 17. Police...

BC donates to Vimy park

BC donates to Vimy park

Victoria Apr 9, 2017 / 8:45 am

As Canadians marked the 100th anniversary of the ferocious battle fought at Vimy Ridge during World War One, B.C.'s premier on Sunday announced a $350,000...

Oleksiak wins 100m

Oleksiak wins 100m

Victoria Apr 7, 2017 / 8:49 pm

Penny Oleksiak accomplished what she set out to do Friday night at the 2017 Team Canada Trials. The Olympic gold medallist was fourth after 50 metres but turned...

 Liberals privacy complaint

Liberals privacy complaint

Victoria Apr 7, 2017 / 5:52 pm

The British Columbia Liberal Party has filed a complaint with the province's privacy commissioner, alleging the New Democratic Party breached protection...

Justice of the firings

Justice of the firings

Victoria Apr 7, 2017 / 12:47 pm

A retired Supreme Court of Canada judge will oversee financial payments to those harmed when the British Columbia government fired eight workers, including one...

Can't force high heels

Can't force high heels

Victoria Apr 7, 2017 / 12:13 pm

The B.C. government has banned mandatory high heels in the workplace in a move to address "discriminatory" dress codes. Labour Minister Shirley Bond...

8 firings were wrong

8 firings were wrong

Victoria Apr 6, 2017 / 11:31 am

UPDATED: 11:30 a.m. British Columbia's ombudsman says seven government health workers and a contract employee who were fired five years ago because of a...

KD kid picks Minions

KD kid picks Minions

Nanaimo Apr 6, 2017 / 11:27 am

Orange noodles will be morphing into cartoon characters later this year, thanks to seven-year-old Everett Botwright from Nanaimo. Botwright, who has autism,...

Hundreds mourn slain cop

Hundreds mourn slain cop

Victoria Apr 5, 2017 / 4:48 pm

Hundreds of people have gathered to remember a Victoria-area RCMP officer who was killed one year ago in a collision involving an alleged drunk driver. Sarah...

1 year since officer's death

1 year since officer's death

Victoria Apr 5, 2017 / 11:13 am

A service will be held today to mark the first anniversary of a Victoria-area RCMP officer's death after a collision involving an alleged drunk driver....

Police seek Island flasher

Police seek Island flasher

Nanaimo Apr 5, 2017 / 6:53 am

Police in Nanaimo are seeking a man who threatened and exposed himself to a mother and her young daughter. The incident happened Monday afternoon at Colliery...