Nanaimo Regional General Hospital dealing with COVID-19 outbreak for 2nd time
A second outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Island Health announced Saturday evening.
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Police investigating assault, tent fire at Beacon Hill Park
Police in Victoria are investigating an assault and a fire at the homeless camp in Beacon Hill Park on Saturday.
Crash that sent car flipping end over end caught on camera in Colwood
A home surveillance camera captured a dramatic crash in Colwood on Tuesday night.
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Metis Nation of B.C. suspends president, citing 'breach' of policies, procedures
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13 new COVID-19 cases identified on Vancouver Island
Health officials say 13 more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on Vancouver Island Friday.
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Police investigating body found at burned-out cabin on northern Vancouver Island
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Island school bus driver outraged over cars passing while students unloading
Zado is a retired firefighter, now turned school bus driver. He says drivers are ignoring flashing lights and stop signals to pass buses as the unload children on the side of the road every day.
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Island Health poised to immunize nearly 17,000 per day against COVID-19
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'The most Canadian thing you can do': Comedian Jimmy Fallon on woman’s review of Langford jail
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Oak Bay mayor searching for replacement desk with 'local history'
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Feds tout need for new B.C. economic development agency
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Man apprehended in 'high-risk' warrant arrest in Victoria
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Woman disputes U.S. cellphone roaming charges received while on Vancouver Island
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Snow forecasted on Vancouver Island this weekend
Environment Canada has issued special weather statements forecasting snow across all of Vancouver Island this weekend.
Victoria police, bylaw say they were never coming to dismantle illegal Beacon Hill structure
The City of Victoria says homeless advocates and campers were mistaken in thinking that bylaw and police would dismantle a tent structure in Beacon Hill Park Thursday.
Group agrees changes to Goldstream trestle are needed
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Nanaimo store employee assaulted after defending customer
Nanaimo RCMP are searching for a man after a store clerk was allegedly assaulted for defending a customer.
Woman held in police custody gives Vancouver Island jail 4.5-star review in thank-you card
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Female aquaculture employees report online bullying, say divisive debate has turned sexist
Female aquaculture employees on Vancouver Island are reporting increased online harassment after polarized debates about Discovery Islands fish farm decision intensified on social media.
Changes could be coming to the Goldstream trestle after calls for suicide-prevention barriers
A call from the parents of Andre Courtemanche – who took his own life earlier this month at the Goldstream trestle – has been heard by the Island Corridor Foundation and others in the capital region.
Man arrested for damaging 14 Victoria storefronts believed to have also stolen harbour ferry
More than a dozen Victoria business owners woke up Wednesday morning to find their stores had been damaged overnight.
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Quebec researchers say they have found an effective drug to fight COVID-19
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Legendary TV host Larry King dead at 87
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
At least 1 in 3 COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic, study suggests
A review of 61 studies and reports comprising more than one million people suggests that at least one in three people infected with COVID-19 do not have any symptoms.
O'Toole defends decision to oust controversial MP Derek Sloan
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Supporters' words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial
The words of Donald Trump supporters who are accused of participating in the deadly U.S. Capitol riot may end up being used against him in his Senate impeachment trial as he faces the charge of inciting a violent insurrection.
Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience says rapid COVID-19 test approved by Health Canada
Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience says its rapid COVID-19 testing device has been approved by Health Canada after the company had to recall and resubmit its product last year.
Russian police arrest 3,000 protesters demanding Navalny's release
Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe, according to a group that counts political detentions.
U.K. variant confirmed at Barrie, Ont., care home where 32 have died
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74-year-old volunteer climbs Mt. Benson 259 times to maintain Canadian flag at summit
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Vancouver couple charged after chartering plane to Yukon and getting COVID-19 vaccine, say officials
Officials say the pair chartered a small plane to Beaver Creek, Yukon, where they were able to get the Moderna vaccine at a mobile clinic by saying they were local workers.
Calgary boy believed to have world's only documented case of extremely rare genetic disorder
A Calgary family is looking to the public for support to help their infant son cope with a rare genetic condition that doctors have never seen before and have few ideas how to properly treat.
RCMP calls off search for sunken scallop dragger in the Bay of Fundy
Family members of fishermen who died when their scallop dragger sank in the Bay of Fundy reacted with shock and disappointment Saturday to word that the RCMP had officially called off its efforts to recover the vessel.
U.K. variant confirmed at Barrie, Ont., care home where 32 have died
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