Victoria News
Port Alberni woman sentenced to four years for manslaughter in shooting death of son
A Port Alberni woman convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of her adult son two years ago has been sentenced to four years in prison. Samantha...
Fraudster offered for rent housing that wasn't his, took thousands from victims
A man convicted of seven counts of fraud for “sophisticated” rental scams has been sentenced to 42 months in jail. Brandon Wildman, 43, defrauded...
Missing teens took ferry to Quadra Island and could be camping in woods: police
Two Campbell River teens reported missing on Monday arrived together on Quadra Island the same day and are apparently “attempting to evade police,”...
Union protests firing of Victoria airport security screeners; agency alleges 'incomplete screening'
The union representing 27 Victoria International Airport security screeners who were fired last week says the Crown corporation responsible for passenger and...
In B.C., inflation threatens local government's climate plans
Inflation is threatening to derail the climate plans of one of the most ambitious municipalities in British Columbia, prompting fears cities across the province...
Drug dealer lured to Humpback Road and shot, murder trial hears
Late on Jan. 20, 2020, a West Shore man lured a known drug dealer to Humpback Road outside Langford, B.C. and shot him 12 times with a Ruger rifle, a Supreme...
IIO investigating after man injured in dirt bike crash in Campbell River
B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured in a dirt bike crash in Campbell River on Sunday. Campbell River RCMP told the...
Man charged with first-degree murder in B.C. hit-and-run
Police on Vancouver Island have arrested and charged a man with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a cyclist last week. Comox Valley RCMP say that...
B.C. woman convicted of COVID assault acquitted on appeal
B.C.’s Court of Appeal has acquitted a woman convicted of assault for coughing on a man and pushing a shopping cart into another person during the...
Protest at Bonnie Henry film part of alarming trend, police chief says
A protest at the screening of a documentary about Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday is part of a concerning trend toward aggressive, anti-social behaviour,...
Judge overturns convictions of B.C. woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker
A British Columbia woman who was accused of deliberately coughing in the direction of a grocery store worker early in the COVID-19 pandemic has had her...
B.C. minister who resigned over Mideast comments received death threat, premier says
British Columbia's premier says Selina Robinson, who resigned as post-secondary education minister recently over Mideast comments, has received a death...
Day parole extended for Saanich man who arranged killing of mother and grandmother
A Saanich man who arranged for his Mount Douglas Secondary School classmates to murder his mother and grandmother in 1990 for a $4-million inheritance has been...
'It's dire:' Low snowpack raises drought fears on Island
Mountain snowpacks that act as slow-melting water reservoirs and help feed drinking-water supplies, wells and rivers through the spring and summer are getting...
Game-camera footage leads police to stolen travel trailer in Nanaimo
A game camera helped Oceanside RCMP track down a travel trailer stolen from a property in the Horne Lake area. Police said they received a report from the owner...
Tobacco firm 'disappointed' in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales
A major Canadian tobacco company says it is "extremely disappointed" by British Columbia's decision to move the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches...
Safer supply too weak for most street-drug users, says Island Health doctor
Expanding prescribed safer-supply drugs to include injectable heroin and smokeable fentanyl — as recommended by the provincial health officer — may...
Starbucks pulls cake pops after Courtenay mom reports finding pill inside
Starbucks has pulled “cake pops” — balls of cake on a stick — off its shelves across Canada after a Courtenay mother discovered a pill...
Sea turtle found at Pedder Bay only second ever found in B.C. waters
A wayward loggerhead sea turtle found languishing in bull kelp at Pedder Bay near Metchosin is an incredibly rare find in British Columbia waters, according to...
MP to take petition calling for $1B investment in Island rail to Ottawa
A Shawnigan Lake resident has persuaded a Vancouver Island MP to present a petition to the House of Commons calling for a $1 billion investment to create a...