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  Homicide investigation underway in Victoria, risk to public 'considered low'

  Major crime investigators say the death of a man who was found injured in downtown Victoria earlier this month has been ruled a homicide.

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  B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, including Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay

  British Columbia has announced its first set of targets for new homes to be built in 10 municipalities in a provincial strategy to tackle the ongoing housing crisis.

• Body found after woman, 26, swept off Washington state beach

  The body of a 26-year-old woman has been found after she was swept off a beach by strong ocean currents in northwestern Washington state Monday.

• High water advisories remain for Vancouver Island, B.C. coast after storm

  Wind warnings have been lifted in most areas of British Columbia, while high water advisories remain up for Vancouver Island and the southwest coast after the first major storm of the fall swept through.

• B.C. reveals 60,000-unit housing target for 10 municipalities

  Ten municipalities in B.C. must build a total of 60,103 housing units over the next five years, B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon announced Tuesday.

• BC Ferries reports delays due to payment problems

  BC Ferries advised passengers to expect delays Tuesday morning as the company reported problems with its debit and credit card payment systems.

• Vancouver Island humanitarian group to return to Ukraine this fall

  The war in Ukraine has been raging on now for more than 500 days, displacing millions of people from the country and killing tens of thousands of military personnel and civilians alike.

• 2 dead, 4 injured in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.

  Two people have died and four others were injured after a helicopter crashed near Prince George, B.C., Tuesday morning.

• Nanaimo RCMP seek pickup truck after man suffers life-threatening injuries in motorcycle crash

  Police in Nanaimo are looking for witnesses and dashcam video of a motorcycle crash that sent a rider to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

• Report from seniors advocate blasts for-profit long-term care delivery in B.C.

  British Columbia's advocate for seniors is calling for "fundamental reform" in how the province funds contracted long-term care providers, after a study found for-profit facilities routinely under-delivered care for the funding they received.

• Thousands without power, wind warnings remain on Vancouver Island

  More than 6,000 BC Hydro customers were without power Monday morning as a fall storm brought heavy winds and rains to the region.

• West Shore RCMP say 'dangerous' wanted man arrested

  A 41-year-old man who was wanted by the West Shore RCMP on a series of outstanding warrants has been arrested.

• Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children

  Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony today at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home.

• Saanich police say suspect exposed himself on BC Transit bus

  Saanich police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself on a transit bus earlier this month.

• Housing dominates Eby meeting with Trudeau ahead of B.C. announcement

  The housing crisis was front and centre as B.C. Premier David Eby and a contingent of six provincial cabinet ministers met with their federal counterparts Monday.

• Wind warning upgraded for Vancouver Island, B.C. coast as 'significant fall storm' approaches

  Wind warnings have been issued for most of Vancouver Island and coastal B.C. as a “significant fall storm” is expected to arrive Sunday night.

• 'A hero remembered never dies': Memorial honouring fallen police officers held in Victoria

  Emotions were raw as hundreds gathered at the B.C. Legislature Sunday afternoon to honour the police officers who were killed in the line of duty.

• Meaningful moment between father, son and whale caught on camera

  Finn Nelson will never forget that day his dad asked if he wanted to go see a whale in the wild.

• Canucks will be a comfortable family, not a dictatorship, says new captain Quinn Hughes

  Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes says he sees himself as the type of leader who wants to build a family atmosphere on the team where everybody feels welcome.

• B.C. deer are stressed during wildfires, and the proof is in their poop: researchers

  Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what increasingly severe blazes mean for wildlife.