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Vancouver Island police investigate car in ditch, find driver with gunshot wounds

VANCOUVER — Police on Vancouver Island say an early morning report of a car in a ditch took a turn when they discovered the driver had been shot multiple times.

Dec 30, 2024 3:57 PM Read more >

How a Roberts Creek company helped save 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show

Cavallo Hoof Boots saved the day when stage and entrance for NFL 2024 Christmas Day performance, turned out to be too slippery for the horses.

Dec 30, 2024 2:28 PM Read more >

Person carrying replica firearm for 'physical conditioning' closes Thetis Lake park

West Shore RCMP shut down the park on Christmas Eve in response to a report of a person with a firearm.

Dec 30, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

'Russian roulette': B.C. fatal hit-and-run driver jailed five years

Eoghan Byrne was struck and killed while crossing West 4th Avenue at Arbutus Street in June 2022.

Dec 30, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Rotten avocados are not a reason to call 911: E-Comm

Other calls received in 2024 included directions to Shoppers Drug Mart, a neighbour wearing too much cologne and domesticated-looking bunnies in a park.

Dec 30, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

New Brunswick to issue roadside suspensions for impaired driving starting Jan. 1

FREDERICTON — Motorists caught in New Brunswick for driving while impaired will face additional immediate consequences under new penalties that take effect Jan. 1.

Dec 30, 2024 12:28 PM Read more >

Mario Canseco: Survey reveals Canadians embracing career over church

Generational divides highlight evolving values on religion and ambition

Dec 30, 2024 10:43 AM Read more >

Man charged after nurse attacked, seriously injured at B.C. hospital

PORT MOODY, B.C. — A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a nurse at a Metro Vancouver hospital in an incident police say left her seriously injured last month.

Dec 30, 2024 9:42 AM Read more >

Complaints about avocados and cologne make list of B.C.'s worst 911 calls

British Columbia's emergency call service has released its annual list of the most unusual and inappropriate 911 calls, including complaints about overripe fruit and an overly fragrant neighbour.

Dec 30, 2024 9:12 AM Read more >

This UVic student has persuaded hundreds to go swimming in the bracing winter sea

Several Vancouver Island polar swims are scheduled for New Year’s Day to welcome 2025.

Dec 30, 2024 5:54 AM Read more >