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Police to probe donations
UPDATE: Friday 9:45 a.m. Elections BC has referred its investigation into indirect political contributions and other potential contraventions of the Election...
Finalist for Google prize
A Victoria tech project has been named a top 10 finalist in Google’s Impact Challenge contest in Canada. The Victoria Hand Project has developed a 3-D...
$500M for seniors care
British Columbia's government will spend $500 million over the next four years to improve care for seniors, including increasing the direct services the...
Commuter rail for Victoria
UPDATE: Thursday 12:15 a.m. The province has a vision for commuter rail in Greater Victoria. Transportation Minister Todd Stone and local mayors on Thursday...
'Duty to document' law
British Columbia's finance minister says the province will become the first in Canada to adopt legislation requiring public servants to document key...
Serious crash closes Malahat
UPDATE: 3:55 p.m. CTV reports two people have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries in today's crash on the Malahat Highway. ORIGINAL: 2 pm....
Making wrongs a right
British Columbia's government says it's moving to remove discriminatory provisions in historical provincial legislation, some of which dates back almost...
Foul play suspected
Police now say foul play is suspected in the discovery of human remains last week off the Malahat Highway near Victoria. The Vancouver Island Integrated Major...
BC Liberals investigated
An investigation has been launched into BC Liberal Party fundraising. Elections BC says it's reviewing information about "indirect political...
Tentative deal for teachers
The B.C. Teachers' Federation says they've reached a tentative deal with the province that if approved would end a 15-year battle over bargaining...
A life-saving breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Victoria are working on development of hand-held drug-testing technology that could save lives. Staff at STS pharmacy in...
Ironworkers endorse Clark
A British Columbia construction union has thrown its support behind Premier Christy Clark in the coming election campaign, saying her government's jobs plan...
Trudeau back in BC
The prime minister will be back in B.C. tomorrow. Justin Trudeau will visit Victoria, where he will go for a run with Armed Forces soldiers and Minister of...
New Van-Vic ferry coming
A new ferry between Vancouver and Victoria will begin service in 2018. The Clipper passenger ferry will use a 52-metre high-speed catamaran. The vessel...
Top cop wants to quit
Victoria’s top cop wants to quit, but can't. Frank Elsner is under suspension and has launched a petition in B.C. Supreme Court to have a Police...
Cash-for-blood ban sought
The B.C. government came under pressure today to prevent clinics that pay for blood products from launching new operations in the province. NDP health critic...
Auditor questions surplus
British Columbia's auditor general is raising questions about the way the provincial government records revenue it receives from the federal government....
Lessons from Mount Polley
British Columbia's mines minister says the Mount Polley tailings pond collapse almost three years ago shook the world's mining industry. Bill Bennett,...
Charge stayed against MLA
An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed, the province's Criminal Justice Branch said Monday. A spokesman for the branch...
Pipeline expansion OK'd
The provincial government has approved the proposed expansion of a natural gas pipeline in northeastern British Columbia. The province says it has issued an...