LIVE | COVID-19 on Vancouver Island: Premier, health officials to provide update on new cases, restrictions
British Columbia Premier John Horgan will join provincial health officials for a live update on the COVID-19 pandemic Monday.

British Columbia Premier John Horgan will join provincial health officials for a live update on the COVID-19 pandemic Monday.
Victoria police say a man was arrested and several guns were seized at a supportive housing facility near downtown Victoria on Saturday.
The provincial government is working on regulations that will restrict the travel of British Columbians to their own health region.
"Paying attention to the small things bring a lot of joy" Adam finds out how a visitor to Victoria is using his camera to offer people unique perspectives from around the city.
The Ladysmith community, along with residents from across Vancouver Island, are coming together in support of the Lil' Red Dress Project after two men were caught on camera taking several dresses down.
We are in a much-needed and well-deserved stretch of unseasonably warm weather, making it feel almost like it’s summer time here on Vancouver Island.
Nanaimo city council has passed a motion to spend $400,000 to improve security within its downtown core to deal with an increase of people that are dealing with mental health and addiction issues.
Lee Grant is taking on ICBC and the province after he says he was gouged in an unfair tax grab by the provincial government.
Thousands of dollars are being raised for the family of a child who drowned in a Victoria hotel swimming pool last month.
When a Sidney man found a hooded oriole at his hummingbird feeder in February, he discovered the rarest of finds can be in your own backyard.
A video has surfaced showing two men removing red dresses along a stretch of Vancouver Island highway that were placed to raise awareness towards missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
For the third year in a row, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has imposed strict regulations on Chinook salmon fishing to protect endangered southern resident killer whales, and it has people who catch the prized fish concerned for their livelihoods.
The federal government is unveiling $101.4 billion in new spending, aimed at both supporting the country through the third COVID-19 wave, and stimulating the economic recovery post-pandemic, in a historic budget presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
The federal government unveiled its long-awaited spring budget on Monday, with a focus on navigating taxpayers out of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and embarking on the long road to economic recovery, with specific attention paid to the most vulnerable.
The federal budget proposes a new tax on luxury goods such as yachts, personal aircraft and cars. The tax would be applied to cars and personal aircraft that retail over $100,000; and boats for personal use that retail over $250,000.
The new federal budget announces the government’s intention to introduce a “new taxation framework” on vaping products, and to boost taxes on tobacco cigarettes, starting in 2022.
The federal budget features major new funding for child care, long-term care, bio-manufacturing and many other sectors.
The federal government is diving into the deep end of child care, promising billions in new spending for provinces to create spaces and drive down fees.
Six people in Vaughan, Ont. were injected with saline when they were supposed to be getting the COVID-19 vaccine, health officials say.
A new study at the University of Oxford will see patients who have already had COVID-19 re-exposed to the virus that causes it, in order to gauge their immune response and determine how to best protect against reinfection.
All of B.C.'s current COVID-19 public health orders are being extended through the May long weekend, health officials announced Monday.
"Paying attention to the small things bring a lot of joy" Adam finds out how a visitor to Victoria is using his camera to offer people unique perspectives from around the city.
A man in Vancouver was looking for the couple after buying a videogame player on Craigslist and finding their wedding photos on the SD card inside.
"They don't have everyday to look forward to, so they need just one special happy day." Adam finds out how a Langford couple facing overwhelming adversity is receiving unexpected generosity.
Eddy’s handmade drum was once part of a symphony of sounds recognizing health-care and frontline workers. Tonight, more than a year after the pandemic began, he’ll be performing solo.
I assumed there was a person sitting on the passenger side of the car in front of me, until the shape moved. What seemed like the silhouette of a human head rising above the seat was actually a cat resting on top of it.
They say it’s been a few months since the signs started appearing along a waterfront walkway in Crofton.
"From the goodness of their heart they want to open up and do something." Adam finds out how a little train fan is striving to make a big difference after a fire damaged his favourite place.
"He's not perfect and that’s what makes him so special." Adam finds out how a Saanich duck is overcoming adversity to earn international attention.
Monkey puzzle trees have been intriguing Cindy since she first travelled to Vancouver Island to visit her relatives.
A UBC student is urging others to think twice before judging a car and its driver based on its licence plates after a note was left on the vehicle, telling the woman to go back to Ontario.
The moment the man responsible for Canada's worst mass killing was shot and killed at a gas station in Enfield, N.S. on April 19, 2020, his rampage of terror ended – but a year of grief and questions began. Visit CTVNewsAtlantic.ca for some of the key moments that have taken place since that day.
Two more Metro Vancouver woman are sharing their stories of alleged anti-Asian hate crimes.
A man in his 60s is the first Albertan to be diagnosed with a blood clot linked to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the province's top doctor announced.
It finally feels like spring and Metro Vancouver parks and beaches are packed with people reconnecting with friends who were rarely seen during the winter.
There are only a handful of cases known worldwide of fraternal twins being conceived at different times.
NASA's experimental Mars helicopter achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
A statue of Fred Sasakamoose will soon be displayed in Saskatoon.
'A year from hell': Shooting survivor faces struggle
Executive Director of Parents Engaged in Education Theresa Pastore explains how this decision could leave some lower-income families behind.
Ontario has walked back new pandemic police powers and playground restrictions following public backlash.
LIVE as they happen: COVID-19 updates from across Canada
Video shows a small plane making an emergency landing near a beach shore in Florida on April 17.
A UBC student is speaking out after she returned from a day of skiing to find her vehicle had been keyed.