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  Avian flu case discovered in Greater Victoria, officials confirm

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed a case of avian flu has been detected in Greater Victoria, on the Saanich Peninsula.

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  Penelakut Island food stores spoil after power outage during B.C. windstorm

  Hundreds of people on B.C.'s Penelakut Island are staring down a winter without their essential food stores.

• Stolen Dodge pickup used in theft of 2nd Dodge truck, B.C. RCMP say

  Authorities are asking for the public’s help tracking down at least two suspects who used a stolen Dodge pickup to steal a second Dodge truck in Greater Victoria this month.

• B.C. man lied about cancer diagnosis while dodging $330K debt, court hears

  A construction contractor from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been ordered to repay a $330,000 loan from a friend who gave him leeway for years, despite her own financial suffering, all because she was under the false impression he had brain cancer.

• 'I was in shock': Vancouver Island couple win $500K lottery prize

  A rural Vancouver Island couple are considering their retirement investment plans after winning $500,000 in a recent Lotto 6/49 draw, according to the B.C. Lottery Corporation.

• New data sheds light on property flipping in B.C.

  With B.C. poised to introduce a flipping tax, new data from Statistics Canada is shedding light on how many homes are bought and rapidly re-sold – and how profitable the venture has been.

• Mount Washington opening for early 'sneak peek' weekend

  Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island will open for a sneak peek of the season this weekend, marking the resort's earliest opening in more than eight years.

• B.C. Chiefs 'alarmed' by federal and B.C. government's role in First Nations dispute

  The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says the federal and provincial governments are wrongfully choosing sides in a land title dispute between two First Nations.

• No 'Taylgate' party for Vancouver, with BC Place to be fenced off for Swift shows

  Ticketless Taylor Swift fans hoping for a "Taylgate" party in Vancouver are out of luck.

• Eliminating open-net fish farms in B.C. would cost taxpayers billions: report

  The proposed federal ban on open net-pen salmon farms in British Columbia coastal waters will cost taxpayers billions and seriously impact Canada's economy, food security and Indigenous communities, says a report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association.

• Search for missing man with dementia called off in Saanich, B.C.

  Search-and-rescue volunteers have called off their search for a missing 64-year-old man with dementia in the Mount Douglas area near Victoria, according to the man's family.

• B.C. teen donates Taylor Swift tickets to charity

  Whenever Sophia Vaillant would go on family road trips as a kid, she’d inevitably play songs by the same singer.

• Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers, union says

  The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying off striking employees as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark.

• Vancouver city council votes to keep natural gas out of new builds

  After two days of debate, Vancouver city council rejected a motion to re-allow natural gas heating in new construction.

• Crew working on Jodi Henrickson documentary notifies B.C. police of possible evidence

  Homicide investigators visited Bowen Island over the weekend after B.C. filmmakers working on a documentary about the 2009 disappearance of Jodi Henrickson turned up potential evidence in the cold case.

• B.C. mom laments 'false hope' as major crime unit declines to reinvestigate daughter's death

  A Vancouver Island woman who lost her child in 2021 said she wants an apology from Victoria's police chief, after she was given the impression major crime investigators were actively looking into her daughter's death.

• Fares would need to jump 30% for BC Ferries to 'simply keep up': CEO

  The head of BC Ferries admits there is so much demand on the corporation and its fleet that resources are pushed "to their limits," and a mammoth increase in ticket prices is needed to keep it running.

• B.C. legislature not returning until Feb. 18 for throne speech

  B.C. Premier David Eby's cabinet gave him a warm welcome as he entered the room for their first meeting today.

• Missing hiker found alive after 50 days in northern B.C. wilderness

  A missing hiker who spent 50 days alone in the frozen wilderness of northern British Columbia has been found alive.