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  B.C. crisis support workers welcome new 988 suicide helpline

  Canadians have a new mental-health support system as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health launches 988, a suicide crisis helpline.

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  B.C. humanitarian group vows to keep fundraising to support Ukraine

  For the past year and a half, Ruslan Tymcyk has been leading a tank brigade on the front lines in the east of Ukraine, defending his country against the Russian invasion.

• B.C. files application for Canada's first unexplained wealth order: minister

  The British Columbia government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada, the province's solicitor general said, calling the orders a “powerful tool” to clamp down on the proceeds of criminal activity.

• With strong storm on the way, B.C. government warns public to prepare for flood risk

  B.C.'s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness has taken the unusual step of issuing a public warning several days before an upcoming storm.

• B.C. prosecutors consider charges against Victoria police officer after fatal shooting

  British Columbia's police watchdog is asking the B.C. Prosecution Service to consider charges against a Victoria police officer who shot and killed a man two years ago.

• Missing Nanaimo woman found 'very cold,' transported to hospital for assessment

  A 21-year-old Nanaimo woman who had been missing since Tuesday in the rugged woods southwest of the city has been found.

• East Sooke neighbourhood tap water unsafe for infants, authorities warn

  Health authorities are warning residents in a rural neighbourhood west of Victoria about high concentrations of manganese in their tap water, saying the mineral may pose health risks to infants.

• Thompson Rivers University volleyball player killed, two others injured in car crash

  One member of the Thompson Rivers University men's volleyball team is dead and two more are in critical condition following a car crash Wednesday in Kamloops.

• Man wearing Santa suit arrested after waving replica gun in Victoria, police say

  A man in a Santa suit was arrested after he was reportedly seen waving a gun in downtown Victoria Wednesday morning.

• Inquiry into involuntary detention of vulnerable adults launched in B.C.

  The British Columbia law that allows certain agencies to take over the affairs of abused, neglected or incapacitated adults is under scrutiny by the province's human rights commissioner and B.C.'s seven health agencies have been ordered to assist.

• A 'predator' at CSIS: B.C. officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture

  Four officers with the B.C. CSIS physical surveillance unit who say it was a toxic workplace where bullying, harassment and worse went unchecked, and where young female officers were victimized.

• B.C. attorney general, premier under fire for comments on justice system

  B.C.'s attorney general recently made comments in the media and online that "risk undermining the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system," according to a letter published by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

• Climate activists to unveil 'massive' ice sculpture at B.C. legislature to coincide with COP28 summit

  Climate activists in Victoria say they will deliver a "massive" ice sculpture to the B.C. legislature Thursday as part of a protest against the province's liquefied natural gas industry.

• Vancouver Island volunteer group helps students in Ukraine

  Ukraine has now been at war with Russia for more than 640 days. “It’s so stressful,” said Anna Terbiak, a Grade 11 student in the west of Ukraine.

• Victoria to host B.C. Lions for regular-season game against Ottawa Redblacks

  The B.C. Lions will host the Ottawa Redblacks in a regular-season CFL game in Victoria next season. The game, dubbed "Touchdown Pacific" by the league, will be played Saturday Aug. 31 at Royal Athletic Park.

• Coastal Renaissance return to service delayed again, BC Ferries says

  BC Ferries expects to serve more than 900,000 passengers during the upcoming holiday season, and says it will be able to do so without one of its largest vessels, which remains out of service for repairs.

• Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

  The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says the unveiling of Indigenous-themed signs outside the building is a necessary step toward opening doors that have been historically closed.

• Campbell River RCMP seek suspect after assault, shooting

  Mounties in Campbell River, B.C., are appealing to the public to help identify a suspect after a shooting and assault in a wooded area last week.

• U.S. says alleged murder plotter was directed by India and mentioned B.C. killing

  U.S. officials have charged an Indian national in a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil – in a case they say is connected to the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.

• Langford humanitarian team delivers thousands in medical aid to Ukrainian hospitals

  A humanitarian team from the West Shore has returned home from Ukraine after bringing much-needed aid to the war-torn country.