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Victoria News Dec 17 to 23, 2017

White Christmas for Island?

White Christmas for Island?

Vancouver Island Dec 23, 2017 / 5:50 pm

Residents on Vancouver Island could be in for a hardly-seen white Christmas this year. Environment Canada is expecting two to four centimetres of snow to fall...

Homeless man finds ring

Homeless man finds ring

Nanaimo Dec 23, 2017 / 1:05 pm

A British Columbia woman says she's "thrilled" to have a cherished diamond ring back, thanks to the dogged work of a homeless man on Vancouver...

School bus crashes, kids OK

School bus crashes, kids OK

Vancouver Island Dec 22, 2017 / 3:37 pm

A school bus crashed into a trailer on Vancouver Island, Friday, sending a rowboat through the windshield. The 12 students on board were uninjured in the...

Alleged assault by cabbie

Alleged assault by cabbie

Nanaimo Dec 21, 2017 / 4:17 pm

A police investigation is ongoing in Nanaimo following allegations that a woman was assaulted by a taxi driver last month. Nanaimo RCMP said the alleged...

Sex and chain of command

Sex and chain of command

Vancouver Island Dec 21, 2017 / 8:14 am

CTV Vancouver Island is reporting that Major Heather Hynes has come forward to talk about a sexual relationship with her commanding officer at CFB Esquimalt....

Lost diamond ring returned

Lost diamond ring returned

Nanaimo Dec 20, 2017 / 4:56 pm

A Salt Spring Island woman, who accidentally lost her diamond ring when she was giving spare change to a man in need, has received a Christmas miracle. Trinda...

Bomb threat closes school

Bomb threat closes school

Vancouver Island Dec 20, 2017 / 12:41 pm

A Nanaimo elementary school has been evacuated after a bomb threat Wednesday morning. CTV Vancouver Island is reporting the discovery of graffiti, which hinted...

Child hit on way to school

Child hit on way to school

Victoria Dec 20, 2017 / 11:23 am

CTV Vancouver Island is reporting a young girl has been rushed to the hospital this morning after she was struck not once but twice and by two separate vehicles...

Power restored to many

Power restored to many

Vancouver Island Dec 19, 2017 / 9:20 pm

UPDATE: 9:20 p.m. BC Hydro says about 19,000 customers remain without power because of heavy, wet snow and freezing rain. That's down from about 75,000...

Propane truck up in flames

Propane truck up in flames

Nanaimo Dec 19, 2017 / 8:02 pm

A propane truck went up in flames near Nanaimo on Tuesday. The fire brought traffic to a standstill on the snow-covered Old Island Highway this morning. The...

Going to pot?

Going to pot?

Vancouver Island Dec 19, 2017 / 10:42 am

One of the largest pot production facilities in the country could be landing on Vancouver Island. CTV Vancouver Island has learned that licensed producer...

Victoria bans plastic bags

Victoria bans plastic bags

Victoria Dec 18, 2017 / 10:11 am

Victoria is the latest Canadian city to move ahead with a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. Councillors have given third reading to a bylaw that would...

Coroners comb church

Coroners comb church

Vancouver Island Dec 18, 2017 / 6:21 am

Police are being tight lipped about an investigation near a church north of Nanaimo. RCMP and coroners were seen at the St. Philips By The Sea Anglican Church...

Is art native enough?

Is art native enough?

Victoria Dec 17, 2017 / 7:58 am

A new public art installation proposed for Victoria has sparked debate over the merit and interpretation of city-funded artwork. British Columbia artist Luke...