Victoria News
Mayor takes down thief
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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...