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  NEW | Victoria property taxes could increase by 9% this year

  Property taxes in Victoria could rise sharply this year as the city grapples with inflation.

  

• B.C. man facing extradition to U.S. for alleged sex crimes against stepdaughter

  A Vancouver Island man is awaiting possible extradition to the United States on charges of sexual assault against his 13-year-old stepdaughter.

  

• Employment agency breaking barriers for marginalized people on Vancouver Island

  A temp agency on Vancouver Island is taking a compassionate crack at the labour shortage.

• Neighbours armed with 'garden tools' stop break-in suspect in Cedar, B.C., police say

  Residents of a neighbourhood near Nanaimo armed themselves with "garden tools" to confront a break-in suspect last week, according to local police.

• B.C. health-care workers at 'breaking point' seeking mental help in growing numbers

  The ongoing toxic drug crisis, waves of COVID-19 and other mass casualty events have B.C. healthcare workers pleading for faster access to mental health care as more of them find themselves distressed and despairing.

• First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor

  The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates as the overdose crisis continues “unabated,” nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergency.

• Nanaimo RCMP seek man who threw coffee at McDonald’s employee

  Mounties are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly threw a cup of coffee at a McDonald's employee in Nanaimo, B.C.

• Saanich appoints new CAO after former staffer abruptly dismissed

  The District of Saanich has announced that its interim chief administrative officer (CAO) will officially fill the role for the next five years.

• Victoria women say transitional housing rule pushed them into homelessness

  A Victoria woman is on the brink of homelessness after maxing out her stay at a transitional home.

• B.C. woman can sue bank for allowing her to transfer $69K to fraudsters, appeal court rules

  B.C.'s highest court has given new life to a fraud victim's case against her bank, which she alleges had a duty to warn her about scams that had been reported in the community before allowing her to transfer $69,000 overseas.

• Nanaimo singer Lauren Spencer-Smith earns pair of Juno Awards nods

  Lauren Spencer-Smith of Nanaimo, B.C., is among the nominees for this year's Juno Awards, including for the artist of the year category. The 19-year-old singer who rose to fame after a stint on American Idol is up against established names like Michael Bublé, Avril Lavigne and The Weeknd in the most coveted category.

• Comox man who broke into former partner's home and assaulted her to serve full sentence: B.C. Court of Appeal

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a man's appeal for a shorter sentence after he was convicted of breaking into a former partner's home and seriously assaulting her in early 2020.

• Parks Canada launching new reservation system

  Mark your calendars, soon you will be able to book your 2023 outdoor vacation at one of Canada’s national parks, historic sites or marine conservation areas.

• Caught on cam: Mattress flies off car near Langford, B.C.

  A Vancouver Island man was driving along Sooke Road just west of Langford, B.C., on Sunday when he recorded the moment a mattress flew off the top of a moving vehicle.

• ICBC accused him of lying about how his Tesla got damaged. He took them to court.

  ICBC has been ordered to pay over $2,500 for repairs to a man's Tesla after the province's Civil Resolution Tribunal dismissed the insurer's claim that the driver lied about what caused the damage.

• New Campbell River bylaw bans open use of drugs as B.C. decriminalizes possession

  A city on Vancouver Island rushed in a new bylaw just before B.C. officially decriminalized the possession of small amounts of drugs.

• BC Transit service back on track in Victoria after brief snowfall

  BC Transit says there are no more service disruptions in the Victoria region after several morning routes were delayed or altered due to snowfall early Tuesday morning.

• Pacific FC signs former Canadian youth international attacker Adonijah Reid

  Pacific FC has signed winger/forward Adonijah Reid, a former Canadian youth international and FC Dallas draft pick.

• Illicit drug death toll surpasses 2,000 in B.C. for a 2nd consecutive year

  British Columbia recorded 2,272 illicit drugs deaths last year, new data released by the BC Coroners Service shows.

• Victoria police and Island Health launch dedicated mental health response team

  Police in B.C.'s capital are pairing up with mental health workers to better respond to service calls involving people struggling with mental health and substance-use issues.