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• 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.

  

• Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko won't wear Pride warm-up jersey, coach says

  Coach Rick Tocchet says Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko won't wear a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver hosts its annual Pride night on Friday.

  

• 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.

• Man sentenced to 4 years for fatal beating of homeless man in Campbell River, B.C.

  A 32-year-old man from Campbell River, B.C., has been sentenced to four years in prison for the beating death of a 59-year-old homeless man in October 2020.

• 'It's really sad': Canned goods must be thrown out after fire at Victoria Mustard Seed

  The largest food bank service on southern Vancouver Island is reeling after a fire damaged part of its facility in Victoria, resulting in fresh and canned foods needing to be thrown out.

• Washington man charged in 20-plus 'swatting' calls in U.S., Canada

  U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats.

• Body found after house fire in Nanoose Bay, B.C.

  One person is dead after an early morning house fire Wednesday in Nanoose Bay, B.C.

• Clearer harbour rules encouraged after 2021 crash between floatplane and boat in Tofino: TSB

  The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says designated landing zones should be available for aircraft in harbours following a crash between a floatplane and a water taxi in Tofino in 2021.