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• B.C. Throne Speech: Read the full text of the 2023 speech

  The B.C. NDP government, led by new Premier David Eby, has laid out its plans for the coming session of the B.C. legislature on Monday.

  

• B.C., feds and local First Nations establish blueprint for marine protection off Vancouver Island

  After more than a decade of work, the blueprints for a network of marine protected areas covering 30,000-square-kilometers off of Vancouver Island have been announced.

  

• First Nations, B.C. groups launch coalition to save Pacific salmon from extinction

  A leader with the First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C. says collaboration, not politics, will be the only thing that saves dwindling Pacific salmon populations.

  

• Nanaimo axe attack sends 30-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries

  A 30-year-old man remains in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck in the head with the blunt end of an axe in Nanaimo, B.C., on Saturday.

  

• B.C. government will spend surplus as slowdown looms, according to NDP throne speech

  British Columbia's New Democrat government says it plans to put this year's projected budget surplus of almost $6 billion to work as an economic slowdown looms.

• Explosives team called after Second World War-era mortar discovered at Colwood historic site

  A navy explosives team was called to a national historic site on southern Vancouver Island on Sunday after a Second World War-era mortar was discovered.

• Downtown Victoria intersection closed after cyclist struck

  A cyclist was taken to hospital with unknown injuries Monday after a collision with a vehicle in downtown Victoria.

• Water restrictions lifted on Sunshine Coast as disastrous drought sidestepped

  For the first time since last May, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has lifted water conservation regulations affecting a large part of its area north of Vancouver.

• Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research

  The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what's under Canada's oceans and then protect it.

• Pro wrestling breathes life into infamous Esquimalt nightclub

  While Vancouver Island may seem far removed from the brightest lights and biggest stages of professional wrestling, it doesn't mean there isn't some smack being laid down on the West Coast.

• 5-month suspension for Victoria nurse who 'falsified a medical record'

  A Victoria nurse has been suspended for five months for failing to adequately assess a patient and then falsifying a medical record regarding the assessment.

• Wanted Victoria man arrested in U.S. after Coast Guard rescue, bizarre fish incident

  A man wanted in B.C. has been arrested in Oregon after a bizarre series of events involving a high seas rescue and a home made famous in the 1985 film "The Goonies."

• B.C. man overcomes 'nightmare' burns to create 'dream come true' life

  When he was 18, John Westhaver was the sole survivor of a crash the killed three friends and left him with life-threatening burns. His journey since then has taken him from anger to love.

• VicPD warns of road closures during B.C. throne speech

  Several streets around the B.C. legislature building in downtown Victoria will be closed on Monday during the annual throne speech.

• Gloomy economic outlook, elevated mortgages drag down 2023 B.C. housing market: BCREA

  The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the chill across the province's property sector will drag on through this year, but it calls for a strong rebound in 2024.

• Oak Bay library to remain closed up to 12 more weeks for asbestos abatement

  The Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library will remain closed for significantly longer than initially planned.