Victoria News
Forget Channing, go Ryan!
A couple staying at Victoria's Inn at Laurel Point asked for Channing Tatum. They got Ryan Reynolds. The couple made the somewhat unusual request to have a...
Birth control for urban deer
A contraception program to reduce the population of habituated, urban deer is one step closer in the Victoria-area District of Oak Bay. Councillors have...
Weapons, drugs seized
The Canadian Armed Forces backed up RCMP in a Vancouver Island raid that saw weapons and drugs seized from a home in Sooke. The haul included a semi-automatic...
Record capital spending
The B.C. government says its capital spending program will reach its highest level ever in 2019-20, with $20.1 billion being spent on construction projects. The...
New child benefit
A new benefit will provide families in British Columbia with tax relief, depending on their household income and the number of children they have. The B.C....
How BC budget goes green
The B.C. government is offering financial support for homeowners who want to retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient and drivers who want to...
Budget offers 'helping hand'
The B.C. government maintained its focus on providing programs to help families cope financially in its latest budget Tuesday, following efforts a year ago to...
BC budget highlights
Highlights of British Columbia's 2019-20 budget presented Tuesday: A new Child Opportunity Benefit will replace an existing tax program for families next...
Concrete plant up in flames
Fire destroyed a concrete plant in Sooke Sunday evening. The blaze roared only metres from a local school. "There are many complexities when dealing with...
It's budget day in BC
British Columbia's finance minister says poverty and climate change are major focus areas of the budget she will deliver today. Carole James says the budget...
Carole James hypes budget
British Columbia Finance Minister Carole James spent Family Day highlighting the family focus of the budget she will present Tuesday. The minority New Democrat...
LNG firm pulls the plug
A Vancouver Island First Nation says a Vancouver-based liquefied natural gas company has pulled out of a planned LNG development just months after it was...
More scandal brewing
More damaging reports are expected in B.C.'s legislature scandal. Alan Mullen, chief of staff to Speaker Darryl Plecas, says a rebuttal to detailed...
Driving a rolling igloo
Coastal drivers may not be used to driving in the recent snow, but common sense dictates you brush the white stuff off before hitting the highway. Yet another...
Budget goes social, green
B.C.'s finance minister says the budget she tables Tuesday undertakes development of social, environmental and economic initiatives as other provinces...
Guilty plea in shooting
A guilty plea has been entered in connection with a fatal shooting at a Nanaimo hotel in 2017. Brandon Tyler Woody of Victoria pleaded guilty to second-degree...
Anchor find historic?
A diver's discovery off Quadra Island could be of historical significance. Richard Hamer of Campbell River spotted an old anchor on the bottom this week,...
Taxi conflict, ruling sought
B.C.'s Opposition Liberals and the New Democrat member of the legislature who is accused of a conflict of interest have both asked the province's...
Three quakes hit off coast
Three earthquakes struck northwest of Vancouver Island Wednesday. The first struck just before 3 p.m. about 188 kilometres west of Port Hardy, registering a 4.1...
Rat-sled collision on cam
The collision between a teenage tobogganer and a rodent was caught in a viral video this week. Cole Salsman, 17, had his GoPro camera recording as he slid down...