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B.C. wants First Nations to agree before old-growth logging deferred on shared lands

The British Columbia government wants First Nations to reach consensus before logging is deferred in old-growth forests on shared Indigenous territories.

Cross-Canada cyclist turns tragedy into mission to help others

After losing his wife Jackie when she was just 31, Adam is now completing a cross-Canada journey to raise money and awareness for research into the genetic heart condition that killed her

Break-in suspect assaulted officer during arrest, VicPD says

Police in Victoria are recommending charges of assaulting a police officer with a weapon, mischief, possession of stolen property and possession of break-and-enter instruments after officers had an altercation with a man in a parking garage Thursday.

A Victoria police vehicle is seen in this file photo (CTV)

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Researchers say new southern resident orca calf is female as full pod returns to B.C. waters

A full pod of southern resident killer whales has returned to the waters of British Columbia, where researchers have determined that a new baby in the group is a female.

Researchers with the Washington state-based Orca Behavior Institute and the Center for Whale Research both reported sightings of the new calf Thursday. (Orca Behavior Institute)

Driver escapes serious injury after truck flips in Comox, B.C.

A quiet Comox, B.C., side street was the scene of an unusual motor vehicle incident Friday morning that led to fire concerns.

The crash occurred Friday morning. (CTV News)

What happened to the Very Good Butchers? Plant-based meat company closing most B.C. operations

A British Columbia company that was once at the forefront of the booming plant-based meats industry is shuttering stores and production plants as it struggles to survive.

The company opened its first official store in the Victoria Public Market in 2017 after leaving Denman Island, B.C. (CTV News)

Man dies after logging truck crash near Courtenay, B.C.

A crash involving a logging truck near Courtenay, B.C., on Tuesday claimed the life of one man, CTV News has learned.

BC Ferries hires 850 new workers as it prepares for busy summer

BC Ferries saw no staff-related service disruptions over the Victoria Day long weekend, even as it carried a record number of vehicles, according to its president and CEO.

$14.9M road repairs coming to Malahat highway

The B.C. government has awarded a Nanaimo-based company a $14.9-million contract to repair the Malahat highway after sections were seriously damaged during storms in November.

DFO investigating dead porpoise found near Victoria

Authorities are investigating Wednesday after the body of a porpoise was discovered on a beach near Victoria.

Old-growth activists dump manure at B.C. premier's office, promise more highway disruption

Old-growth logging protesters left a messy surprise on the doorstep of B.C. Premier John Horgan's local constituency office on Wednesday.

Bag containing inert hand grenades shut down Victoria airport

Victoria International Airport reopened late Tuesday after commercial flights were cancelled for much of the day following the discovery of a pair of inert hand grenades and other surplus military gear in a passenger's luggage.

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Police inaction moves to centre of Uvalde shooting probe

The actions -- or more notably, the inaction -- of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers has become the centre of the investigation into this week's shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Twenty-one crosses and flags stand next to Main Street as a memorial for the victims killed earlier in the week during an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Putin warns against continued arming of Ukraine; Kremlin claims another city captured

As Russia asserted progress in its goal of seizing the entirety of contested eastern Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin tried to shake European resolve Saturday to punish his country with sanctions and to keep supplying weapons that have supported Ukraine's defence.

Truth tracker: Analyzing the World Economic Forum 'Great Reset' conspiracy theory

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos was met with justifiable criticisms and unfounded conspiracy theories.

Woman with disabilities approved for medically assisted death relocated thanks to 'inspiring' support

A 31-year-old disabled Toronto woman who was conditionally approved for a medically assisted death after a fruitless bid for safe housing says her life has been 'changed' by an outpouring of support after telling her story.

Calling social conservatives dinosaurs was 'wrong terminology', says Patrick Brown

Federal Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown says calling social conservatives 'dinosaurs' in a book he wrote about his time in Ontario politics was 'the wrong terminology.'

She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling details of the massacre

An 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, feared the gunman would come back for her so she smeared herself in her friend's blood and played dead.

Fact check: NRA speakers distort gun and crime statistics

Speakers at the National Rifle Association annual meeting assailed a Chicago gun ban that doesn't exist, ignored security upgrades at the Texas school where children were slaughtered and roundly distorted national gun and crime statistics as they pushed back against any tightening of gun laws.

FBI records on search for fabled gold raise more questions

A scientific analysis commissioned by the FBI shortly before agents went digging for buried treasure suggested that a huge quantity of gold could be below the surface, according to newly released government documents and photos that deepen the mystery of the 2018 excavation in remote western Pennsylvania.

Indiana police disclose cause of death of young boy found in a suitcase. They are still trying to identify him

An unidentified child who was found dead in a suitcase last month in southern Indiana died from electrolyte imbalance, officials said Friday.

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Cross-Canada cyclist turns tragedy into mission to help others

After losing his wife Jackie when she was just 31, Adam is now completing a cross-Canada journey to raise money and awareness for research into the genetic heart condition that killed her

Community volunteer celebrates 75th birthday by providing hundreds of meals for others

Over the past two years, Greg saved what little money he had to celebrate his birthday by serving about 400 others.

Vancouver Island 'adventure cat' skis, bikes and kayaks

Before Michelle Gagnon figured out her that her cat liked playing fetch outside in the snow, Bodhi was a skittish kitten.

'Not a normal house pet': North Saanich woman enjoys hard-earned friendship with pig

Anette never expected that she’d be going for daily walks around her neighbourhood with a pair of pups and a 300 pound pig.

Nanaimo girl creates playground and stadium for pet snails

When Olivia started searching for snails at the start of the pandemic, her mom Sarah wasn’t surprised.

Victoria woman raises orphaned goat, brings her to work

Adam finds out how an unexpected past turned a woman and a young goat into unlikely colleagues.

B.C. agility dog with 3 legs wins national award

Although Fisher is partial to just laying about cuddling the cat, the three-legged dog’s determination is proving to be boundless.

Hummingbird builds nest on hook hanging in noisy Victoria welding shop

Dave Clarke's noisy welding shop in Victoria is the last place you might expect to find a hummingbird nest, but that's exactly what he found one recent morning.