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• Oak Bay library closed for asbestos testing

  The District of Oak Bay has temporarily closed a popular library to test for asbestos.

  

• 'I've only got one set of hands': Last remaining ER doctor in B.C. town wants to hire assistant with own money

  Hardy Hospital's emergency room is headed for life support, says the only ER doctor expected to be available as of July 1.

  

• Student-built robots to battle on Vancouver Island this weekend

  More than 100 students will put their team-built robots to the test this weekend as they battle it out at the annual FIRST Tech Challenge provincial qualifier.

  

• First of its kind ultrasound clinic opening on Vancouver Island

  B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix was at Camosun College on Thursday to unveil a new ultrasound clinic that's designed to fast-track specialized care for thousands.

  

• Curtailed Port Alberni sawmill will not reopen as is; owner announces working group

  A Vancouver Island sawmill where work has been curtailed since last October will not be reopening in its current configuration, its owner announced Thursday.

• Yellow lights illuminate B.C. landmarks for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

  Yellow lights illuminated Vancouver City Hall overnight ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.

• Saanich massage therapist banned for 25 years for secretly recording patients

  A Saanich, B.C., massage therapist has been banned from practising for 25 years after he secretly recorded video of female patients undressing before their appointments.

• University of Victoria to redevelop Ian Stewart Complex into housing

  The University of Victoria plans to build a mixed-use housing and commercial development on the site of its aging Ian Stewart Complex.

• 'A lot of uncertainty': B.C. has highest number of avian flu outbreaks in Canada

  Fourteen months after Dave Martens' chicken barns on Abbotsford's Sumas Prairie were flooded, the repairs are almost complete and he finally has birds again. Now, he's trying to keep it that way.

• Abandoned pulp mill on Vancouver Island demolished

  Demolition efforts are underway at a decommissioned pulp mill on the north end of Vancouver Island.

• Nanaimo crash knocks out power to thousands

  About 2,500 BC Hydro customers lost power in Nanaimo, B.C., on Thursday afternoon after a driver lost control of their vehicle and slammed into a hydro pole.

• Former Victoria mayor Lisa Helps appointed premier's adviser on housing support

  Former Victoria mayor Lisa Helps will help advise B.C. Premier David Eby on housing solutions, the province announced Thursday.

• B.C. early warning system in spotlight on anniversary of megathrust earthquake

  B.C.'s earthquake early warning (EEW) system is in the spotlight once again as the anniversary of a massive 9.0-magnitude megathrust earthquake arrives.

• Fewer COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals today than at any point in 2022

  The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. has reached its lowest level in more than a year.

• Suspect arrested after arson at Victoria home

  Victoria police say a suspect has been arrested after a suspicious fire significantly damaged a home near the border of Oak Bay, B.C.

• Body of missing Shawnigan Lake senior found

  A senior who disappeared Tuesday from her home near Shawnigan Lake, B.C., has been found dead. Investigators not believe there was any criminally involved in the death of 81-year-old Janet Klassen, whose body was found Wednesday.