Victoria News
BC raising disability rate
The British Columbia government says it's raising disability assistance rates this spring by $50 per month. The provincial government says it is investing...
Confident on softwood
When it comes to negotiating a softwood lumber agreement, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says she prefers an unpredictable American administration,...
Cutest cop on the force
He's the cutest member of the Victoria Police Department. And he needs a name. Victoria police have turned to Grade 4 students for the adorable task of...
Softwood strategizing
Premier Christy Clark called a special cabinet meeting today to help map British Columbia's approach to reaching a new softwood lumber trade agreement with...
First Nations deal on LNG
Premier Christy Clark is touting two agreements reached with First Nations on a liquefied natural gas export plant as important milestones for the project's...
Shatner helps with KD hunt
UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. Feb. 15 After a huge response from the public, and even some celebrity endorsement, Everett has enough Star Wars Kraft Dinner to “last...
Cash for children's ministry
British Columbia's finance minister says the Children and Family Development Ministry will receive a financial boost in next week's budget. Mike de Jong...
Pot shop by daycare raided
Police have shut down a marijuana dispensary that set up up shop next door to a daycare centre in Nanaimo. RCMP say they received no co-operation from the...
Man with a softwood touch
A former federal cabinet minister has been appointed the B.C. government's trade envoy to try and reach a new softwood lumber deal with the United States....
Election backdrop to session
British Columbia politicians are back in Victoria today to kick off the final sitting of the provincial legislature before residents head to the polls. Lt.-Gov...
No romance at legislature
Romance is not in the cards for British Columbia's politicians who return to the legislature Valentine's Day for a throne speech that sets the stage for...
Power line knocked down
A power line was knocked out after several trees toppled over in Cowichan Valley Regional District on Vancouver Island. Residents were without power since...
Mom passed out, kid saved
Victoria police smashed the window of a car to rescue a young child while her mother was passed out behind the wheel. The mother and child were spotted in a...
Left for daycare, right for pot
A marijuana dispensary and a daycare centre are proving to be unlikely neighbours in Nanaimo. Parents dropping off children at Kidz Kompany were shocked to see...
Clark was 'a little emotional'
It's not the apology B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan has demanded, but British Columbia Premier Christy Clark now admits she jumped to conclusions when...
Body found at work site
A man was found dead at a Nanaimo construction site, Wednesday. A worker made the discovery this morning at an apartment building under construction, and RCMP...
Carfentanil found in drugs
Police say the deadly synthetic opioid carfentanil has been found in Nanaimo, B.C. RCMP say a white powder was recently seized when officers executed a search...
Huge Saanich drug bust
A university student is among four people charged after police confiscated gallons of the date rape drug GHB on Vancouver Island. Police in North Saanich say...
Abandoned, he took his life
British Columbia's incoming children's watchdog says an 18-year-old Metis teen in government care was abandoned by the system and took his own life as...
Worker electrocuted
A Vancouver Island man died Thursday while cleaning gutters when his ladder came into contact with live power lines. The 31-year-old Nanoose Bay man was...