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• B.C. musician and former pastor sentenced for sexual assault

  A Vancouver Island musician and former church pastor will serve three months of house arrest, followed by 18 months of probation, after he was convicted of one count of sexual assault.

  

• B.C. residents to pay more for hydro starting April 1

  British Columbia residents will pay an average of $2 more per month for hydro power starting Saturday.

  

• UVic hosts Trans history conference during Transgender Day of Visibility

  The University of Victoria is playing host to the "Moving Trans History Forward" conference, which launched on March 30 and will run until April 2, coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31.

  

• Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash with car in Nanaimo

  A motorcyclist was seriously injured and airlifted to hospital in Victoria after a crash with a vehicle in Nanaimo.

  

• Former Liberal cabinet minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives

  A former Liberal cabinet minister who has been sitting in British Columbia's legislature as an Independent is the new leader of the provincial Conservatives.

• Langford, B.C., to host North American Olympic rugby sevens qualifier

  Canada will have home-field advantage for this summer's Rugby Americas North Sevens, which serves as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

• Vancouver Island religious and First Nations leaders respond to Vatican renouncing Doctrine of Discovery

  The Vatican is asking Indigenous people from across the globe for forgiveness as it revokes the "Doctrine of Discovery," which was used by the church and states to justify colonial conquests.

• 'Healing each other': Island charity pairs veterans with rescue dogs to train into service dogs

  A non-profit in central Vancouver Island is teaching rescue dogs, and people, a few new tricks.

• Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko skips warm-up over Pride jersey

  Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko is the latest NHL player to get embroiled in the league's Pride jersey controversy.

• Replacement secured for 'unsafe' Port Renfrew school with tiny population

  A remote community on the west coast of Vancouver Island has secured a replacement for its seismically unsafe elementary school. With 18 students enrolled, it’s one of the least-populated schools on the island.

• Saanich teen publishes book about grieving to help others after losing mom

  While Olivia Hahn is flipping through her family’s photo album, she needs no pictures to remind her how meaningful it was to share snacks, drink tea, and watch her favourite TV show with her mom. “I couldn’t imagine that in a few months I wouldn’t have my mother anymore,” she says.

• 136 new supportive housing units opening in Greater Victoria this spring

  Three new supportive housing facilities containing more than 130 units are opening in B.C.’s capital region over the next several months, the provincial and federal governments announced Friday.

• Father of man shot twice in head by RCMP in Duncan speaks out

  The father of a Vancouver Island man who was shot twice in the head by police during a dramatic incident in Duncan, B.C., on Tuesday evening is questioning why such lethal action had to be taken by police.

• Canadian, U.S. coast guards train for tour vessel disaster off Victoria

  A large-scale Canadian Coast Guard exercise was held near Victoria on Thursday, with members training to respond to an emergency aboard a whale-watching vessel.

• Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

  The mix of businesses in Western Canadian Chinatowns is changing as the neighbourhoods face higher crime levels, slower foot traffic and rising inflation.

• 'It's ridiculous': Langford mayor defends proposed 12% property tax hike

  A proposed 12 per cent property tax increase for Langford residents isn’t sitting well with many.