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Drug-death decline 'an encouraging trend'; drop mirrors trend across North America

Drug-death decline 'an encouraging trend'; drop mirrors trend across North America

The province has seen a 25 per cent decrease in the rate of drug-poisoning deaths in 2025 compared with the prior year, and a 36 per cent decrease from the peak in October 2023
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Capital region, Qualicum Beach judged to have best-tasting tap water in B.C.

Capital region, Qualicum Beach judged to have best-tasting tap water in B.C.

Judges were asked to rate the samples on appearance, aroma, taste, mouth feel, after taste and overall impression.
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Doors turned into works of art now open for bids to support Habitat for Humanity

Doors turned into works of art now open for bids to support Habitat for Humanity

The event brings together artists to repurpose a door or a small piece of ­furniture from the agency’s Victoria or Westshore ReStore locations into one-of-a-kind works of art.
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Accused appears on murder charges in separate B.C. courthouses

Accused appears on murder charges in separate B.C. courthouses

Maanav Kinkar, 18, was found dead at Surrey's Hazelnut Meadows Park May 26, 2022 while Caleb Morin, 22, died of a fatal stabbing near Vancouver's Boundary Road and East 45th Ave. March 3, 2023.
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Opinion: When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don't have any?

Opinion: When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don't have any?

A new study aims to understand how adults without friends experience and move through life.
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Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: poll

Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: poll

OTTAWA — Canadians have more trust in Prime Minister Mark Carney now than they did in former prime minister Justin Trudeau after he was first elected, a new poll suggests.
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Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

The athlete, a recent UBC grad, 'forgot to re-tie her leash,' leading to her fatal fall, according to the International Slackline Association.
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B.C. man gets five years for firearms theft, attempted rifle sale

B.C. man gets five years for firearms theft, attempted rifle sale

Li Fu Alex Ni was found guilty of breaking and entering into a Richmond residence and attempting to sell a stolen rifle to an undercover cop.
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Vancouver Coastal Health wins secrecy award

Vancouver Coastal Health wins secrecy award

The Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy was given for the health authority’s routine breaking of access to information laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Man jumps off Vancouver bridge, tells police 'someone had dared him'

Man jumps off Vancouver bridge, tells police 'someone had dared him'

Emergency crews, including the Coast Guard, responded to the scene.
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