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• 'Seems like an app that should be around': Unofficial BC Ferries app shows how full sailings are

  A Victoria man has designed a free app that lets users check on BC Ferries sailings and see how full they are.

  

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  EXCLUSIVE | B.C. cop stalked ex-girlfriend for years using police computers, misconduct probe finds

  A high-ranking B.C. officer used police resources to conduct at least 92 searches on his ex-girlfriend and her family while stalking her over a period of five years, according to documents exclusively obtained by CTV News.

  

• Vancouver Island river sees twice as many salmon as originally forecasted

  This year's sockeye salmon return in the Somass River came in around double what the pre-season run size estimate was.

  

• Man sought after failing to return to Victoria halfway house

  Police are asking the public to help find a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after he failed to return to a Victoria halfway house.

  

• B.C. to return 2K hectares of land to Vancouver Island First Nation

  The B.C. government says it will transfer more than 2,000 hectares of land back to a Vancouver Island First Nation amid ongoing treaty negotiations.

• COVID-19 deaths confirmed in every age group but one since April, B.C. statistics show

  At least 363 people have died of COVID-19 in B.C. since April 2, including at least one person in every age group except those 10 to 19, according to the province's Vital Statistics agency.

• New helicopter medical team focuses on industrial accidents on Vancouver Island

  A new helicopter team that provides advanced medical care has launched on northern Vancouver Island.

• Number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals dips below 400

  For the first time since early July, there are fewer than 400 people in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19, but just barely.

• Firefighters tackle brush fire at Royal Roads University

  Firefighters put out early-morning brush fire at Royal Roads University in Colwood, B.C., on Thursday.

• Pet-a-Palooza returns to Greater Victoria to celebrate dog days of summer

  Vancouver Island dog lovers are in for a treat this weekend as Pet-a-Palooza returns to Bullen Park in Esquimalt, B.C.

• Vancouver man the first non-American to be president of magicians' society

  A Vancouver man is the first outside of the United States to be made president of a very specific group: the Society of American Magicians.

• How high mortgage rates are impacting B.C. home sales and prices

  Properties are selling for less and staying on the market longer, recently released reports on real estate in British Columbia show.

• Victoria Mustard Seed celebrates 5 years of food redistribution program

  The Victoria Mustard Seed is marking a milestone in its "food rescue program," which collects unsold food from grocery stores and redistributes it to local non-profits.

• 'This was a bizarre incident': Man arrested after kayakers struck by log pushed off cliff near Nanaimo

  Mounties say a pair of kayakers are lucky to have escaped serious injury after a man pushed a large log over a cliff and onto their boats in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C.

• 'Never seen them stuck on there': Transport truck lands on highway median in Campbell River, B.C.

  A commercial truck driver escaped serious injuries after the rig he was driving ended up on top of a concrete barrier Wednesday morning in Campbell River, B.C.

• Great Gatsby-themed lawn bowling fundraiser returns to Victoria in support of childhood cancer research

  The Great Gatsbowl, a 1920s-themed night of fun, frivolity and lawn bowling all in support of childhood cancer research is returning to Victoria this month.