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Cowichan Valley teacher suspended after student injured playing game

Cowichan Valley teacher suspended after student injured playing game

Shannon Steininger was teaching a Grade 8 and 9 class in June 2022 when the injury happened
Family of man murdered in Rockland 'disheartened' by lack of progress in case

Family of man murdered in Rockland 'disheartened' by lack of progress in case

Two years after Jeremy Gordaneer was killed, his family is appealing for anyone with information about the murder to come forward
Hiker grateful to rescuers: He fell and couldn’t move, search crew found him the next day

Hiker grateful to rescuers: He fell and couldn’t move, search crew found him the next day

Thierry Vrain, 77, was doing his regular annual hike up a former ski hill at Forbidden Plateau with his wife when he took a wrong turn, got lost, then hurt his back. He ended up spending the night on the mountain
Popular Lions Bay trails re-open after rain reduces wildfire risk

Popular Lions Bay trails re-open after rain reduces wildfire risk

Following rain on Monday, the Village of Lions Bay council voted to reverse an earlier decision to shut the trailheads
Hiker dies after fall on trail near Qualicum Bay

Hiker dies after fall on trail near Qualicum Bay

Search and rescue groups were called to the 10-kilometre trail on Sunday evening in response to an urgent call for medical aid for a woman who had fallen while hiking the trail
YVR launches new tool to help passengers catch their flights

YVR launches new tool to help passengers catch their flights

Vancouver International Airport expects more than 300,000 passengers to travel over Labour Day long weekend.
Displaced evacuees could have tough task finding long-term housing

Displaced evacuees could have tough task finding long-term housing

"It's going to be a very fluid situation."
HandyDART driver awarded $713K for Metro Vancouver accident

HandyDART driver awarded $713K for Metro Vancouver accident

A Honda struck a HandyDART bus on Crescent Road near the 144th Street intersection in Surrey in March 2016.
Fallow deer kill essential to survival of Sidney Island: First Nations

Fallow deer kill essential to survival of Sidney Island: First Nations

Parks Canada tour shows how the understory has been nibbled down compared with lush neighbouring Portland Island
Motorist who flicked cigarette butt in front of police chief gets $575 ticket

Motorist who flicked cigarette butt in front of police chief gets $575 ticket

It’s the third time Victoria Police Chief Del Manak has personally issued a ticket for discarding a burning substance