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Capt. James Cook statue isn't returning to Inner Harbour, pedestal will be removed

Capt. James Cook statue isn't returning to Inner Harbour, pedestal will be removed

Protesters pulled down statue on Canada Day last year
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Corruption in Canada worst in a decade, finds international watchdog

Corruption in Canada worst in a decade, finds international watchdog

Canada has, once again, slipped down the Transparency Canada rankings for corruption to 13th place
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David vs Goliath as Victoria craft distillery faces off against Big Scotch

David vs Goliath as Victoria craft distillery faces off against Big Scotch

Scotch Whisky Association has forced a halt to sales of a Victoria's distillery's product in Germany
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Coquitlam Mounties seeking witnesses to fatal stabbing

Coquitlam Mounties seeking witnesses to fatal stabbing

COQUITLAM, B.C. — RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., are investigating a fatal stabbing in the city. They say in a release that the female victim was located Thursday around 4:30 p.m. in an underground parkade in the 1100-block of Austin Avenue.
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Surprise evidence sidelines former B.C. legislature clerk's corruption trial

Surprise evidence sidelines former B.C. legislature clerk's corruption trial

New evidence from legislature's executive financial officer could be 'exculpatory,' says special Crown prosecutor
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B.C. reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 141 in intensive care

B.C. reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 141 in intensive care

VICTORIA — The percentage of B.C. residents 12 and over to reach triple vaccination status is now at 43 per cent. A statement from the Health Ministry also says 90 per cent of people 12 and older have received their second shot.
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Engine fire breaks out on board B.C. school boat; students and crew safe

Engine fire breaks out on board B.C. school boat; students and crew safe

VICTORIA — Students and crew aboard a marine school bus were safely rescued Thursday morning after an engine fire on the vessel used to ferry children to schools on British Columbia's southern Gulf Islands.
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First Nations staking claim over mining in B.C.

First Nations staking claim over mining in B.C.

Mining, minerals acts need overhaul as per UNDRIP: First Nations Mining Council
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Vancouver man faces charges of secret nude recording, publication of images

Vancouver man faces charges of secret nude recording, publication of images

A Vancouver man is alleged to have secretly recorded four women naked and then published the resulting images over a three-year period.
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RCMP station in Surrey, B.C., evacuated after grenade turned in

RCMP station in Surrey, B.C., evacuated after grenade turned in

SURREY, B.C. — The Mounties called in explosive experts after a person walked into one of their offices in Surrey, B.C., with a grenade on Thursday.
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