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Police watchdog calls for charges to be considered in Duncan skid-steer shooting

Police watchdog calls for charges to be considered in Duncan skid-steer shooting

The Independent Investigations Office says ‘reasonable grounds exist to believe that one officer may have committed an offence in relation to the use of a firearm’
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Here's what to know if Canada Post workers go on strike again

Here's what to know if Canada Post workers go on strike again

Canada Post warns it will take time to get back up to speed following any kind of service disruption.
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B.C. bar owner convicted of sexual assault gets year in jail

B.C. bar owner convicted of sexual assault gets year in jail

Vancouver's Brickhouse Late Nite Bistro and Bar owner Chih Hwa Leo Chow has said he's appealing his conviction of the sexual assault of a woman then aged 21.
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'Appalling mess': B.C. students trash campsite during unsanctioned grad trip

'Appalling mess': B.C. students trash campsite during unsanctioned grad trip

The Delta School District is investigating and believes students from Delta Secondary and Seaquam Secondary left behind the mess during an unsanctioned graduation trip.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP's Downtown Eastside reset flames out on the launchpad

Rob Shaw: BC NDP's Downtown Eastside reset flames out on the launchpad

Michael Bryant’s high-paid, low-impact role imploded under secrecy and silence, exposing deeper problems in the BC NDP’s approach to crisis
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A dozen local chambers leave BC Chamber of Commerce amid changes

A dozen local chambers leave BC Chamber of Commerce amid changes

Current CEO set to depart after AGM in June, as organization faces financial challenges
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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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