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Armed man outside school

Armed man outside school

Victoria Apr 27, 2018 / 6:49 am

Police arrested an armed man outside a Victoria school, Thursday, after a confrontation with a teacher. Officers drew their guns after the man reportedly...

Pickup truck as a weapon

Pickup truck as a weapon

Nanaimo Apr 26, 2018 / 3:57 pm

Two men from Nanaimo are accused of using a Dodge pick-up truck as a weapon in a crash that destroyed two police vehicles and injured two officers. RCMP say an...

BC unveils pot rules

BC unveils pot rules

Victoria Apr 26, 2018 / 11:33 am

The provincial government introduced a trio of bills today outlining how recreational marijuana will be regulated, adding clarity to some rules that have...

NDP pipeline appeal

NDP pipeline appeal

Victoria Apr 26, 2018 / 9:57 am

UPDATE 10:00 a.m. The British Columbia government will ask a court if legislative amendments allow it to control the flow of heavy oils through the province to...

Gas prices fuelling theft?

Gas prices fuelling theft?

Victoria Apr 26, 2018 / 7:08 am

Sky-high fuel prices appear to fuelling a rise in gas syphoning in Victoria. But, police are hesitant to link the thefts to prices that have hit record highs...

NZ warship arrives in BC

NZ warship arrives in BC

Victoria Apr 25, 2018 / 5:26 pm

Seaspan's Victoria Shipyards is welcoming the extended stay of a guest from down under on Thursday when the New Zealand navy frigate Te Kaha is officially...

Pot evolution, not revolution

Pot evolution, not revolution

Victoria Apr 25, 2018 / 1:46 pm

British Columbia's solicitor general says the province's pending recreational marijuana legislation will be more evolutionary than set in stone. Mike...

BC's new lieut. governor

BC's new lieut. governor

Victoria Apr 24, 2018 / 4:18 pm

The former head of multiple community organizations has been sworn in as British Columbia's newest lieutenant governor. Janet Austin officially took on the...

Condo-flipping crackdown

Condo-flipping crackdown

Victoria Apr 24, 2018 / 3:16 pm

The provincial government is moving to ease B.C.'s housing crisis by cracking down on tax evasion in the condominium market and giving municipalities more...

UVic develops syphilis shot

UVic develops syphilis shot

Victoria Apr 24, 2018 / 2:50 pm

Researchers at the University of Victoria have been granted a patent to develop a potential vaccine against syphilis. Microbiologist Caroline Cameron says rates...

Guichon thanked for service

Guichon thanked for service

Victoria Apr 23, 2018 / 3:59 pm

The lost confidence vote for British Columbia's Liberal government and the establishment of a NDP minority may have meant a giant political upheaval, but it...

Prescription led to OD

Prescription led to OD

Victoria Apr 21, 2018 / 12:00 pm

The parents of a Victoria teen who died from an accidental overdose yesterday say they felt trapped by a medical system that didn't give them a say in their...

Police wrangle runaway pig

Police wrangle runaway pig

Vancouver Island Apr 20, 2018 / 12:17 pm

Police turned pig wranglers in Saanich Friday morning. They chased an escaped sow across the grounds of Elk Lake School after it fled its pen. It took two...

Investigating ex-police chief

Investigating ex-police chief

Victoria Apr 19, 2018 / 8:31 pm

British Columbia's Court of Appeal has ruled an external investigation into the conduct of Victoria's former police chief can go ahead, but it notes the...

Hundreds line funeral route

Hundreds line funeral route

Victoria Apr 19, 2018 / 4:08 pm

Hundreds of people lined a procession route of uniformed officers as some wiped away tears outside a church Thursday before the funeral of a Victoria constable...

Capital city traffic woes

Capital city traffic woes

Victoria Apr 19, 2018 / 6:54 am

The dismantling of Victoria's old Johnson Street Bridge is causing some commuter chaos. Drives typically taking five minutes dragged into half-hour...

Shania to visit BC troops

Shania to visit BC troops

Victoria Apr 18, 2018 / 6:03 pm

Country music superstar Shania Twain will visit Canadian troops Thursday at CFB Esquimalt. Twain will meet troops at the Victoria-area Canadian Forces base. A...

Masked man robs trailer

Masked man robs trailer

Sooke Apr 18, 2018 / 3:40 pm

Police are on the hunt for an armed man who broke into a Vancouver Island home in the early morning hours of Monday and stole cash. The break and enter occurred...

$1.9B for affordable rentals

$1.9B for affordable rentals

Victoria Apr 18, 2018 / 2:05 pm

British Columbia's government is investing $1.9 billion over the next 10 years to help build 14,000 affordable homes for renters. Premier John Horgan says...

Can BC restrict pipeline?

Can BC restrict pipeline?

Victoria Apr 18, 2018 / 10:41 am

Environment Minister George Heyman says B.C. will take its Trans Mountain pipeline reference case to court by April 30. Heyman says the government will file its...

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