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• 6 cougars killed near Victoria after attacks on sheep farms

  Conservation officers have captured and killed six cougars near Victoria this year in response to multiple predatory attacks on sheep farms.

  

• B.C. creates anti-racism data committee, releases research priorities

  The British Columbia government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its first update since the Anti-Racism Data Act came into effect last June.

  

• BC Transit warns of possible cancellations in Victoria

  BC Transit is warning travellers of possible route cancellations in Victoria beginning Monday.

• Firefighters battling 2 human-caused wildfires on Vancouver Island

  The British Columbia Wildfire Services says crews are battling a pair of human-caused wildfires on Vancouver Island.

• B.C. buys Courtenay motel for supportive housing

  The B.C. government has purchased a motel in Courtenay to use as supportive housing, as the province's lease on another motel in the city expires.

• Tent caterpillars infesting Vancouver Island

  Huge masses of tent caterpillars are being seen among trees and hedges across Vancouver Island.

• B.C. woman fined $350 for keeping rare, wild turtle as pet

  A Kelowna woman has been fined $350 for keeping a Western Painted Turtle as a pet.

• Uber launching in Victoria and Kelowna next week

  After years of trying to break into the market, popular ride-hailing app Uber is set to launch in Victoria and Kelowna in early June.

• B.C. minimum wage rises to $16.75 on June 1

  British Columbia’s lowest paid workers are getting a pay hike this week, going from $15.65 to $16.75 per hour.

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  BREAKING | B.C. woman Madison Scott found dead 12 years after being reported missing

  Exactly 12 years after she was reported missing, police announced Madison Scott was found dead in central B.C.

• Police seize drugs, gold Desert Eagle pistol in Vancouver Island busts

  The West Shore RCMP seized multiple firearms and a significant amount of drugs in a multi-jurisdictional investigation that spanned southern Vancouver Island.

• CTV News Vancouver Island nets 7 RTDNA nominations, 2 Edward R. Murrow Award wins

  CTV News Vancouver Island has won a pair of prestigious journalism awards and is in the running for seven others as the Radio Television Digital News Association and its Canadian counterpart announced their picks for outstanding journalism in 2022.

• Man accused of mass stabbing in North Vancouver, B.C., pleads guilty to all charges

  Yannick Bandaogo, the man accused of a March 2021 stabbing spree in North Vancouver that killed one and injured six, has pleaded guilty to all the charges he faced.

• Police investigate crash involving cyclist in Saanich

  Saanich police are investigating after a crash between a car and a cyclist shut down a street near Pkols, formerly known as Mt. Douglas Park, on Sunday.

• Mother and son recover from debilitating burn by giving back and practising 'superpower'

  A B.C. boy learned to adapt after he badly burnt his hands on a fireplace as a baby, and his mom is giving back by raising awareness about burn prevention.

• B.C. Premier David Eby calls two byelections for June 24

  British Columbia Premier David Eby has called byelections for two ridings left vacant after the resignations of the previous New Democrat premier and a former cabinet minister.

• B.C. expands vacancy tax aimed at turning empty houses into rental homes

  The Ministry of Finance says the Speculation and Vacancy Tax now includes the municipalities of North Cowichan, Duncan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Lions Bay and Squamish.

• BC Transit offering free rides to cyclists in Victoria

  BC Transit is offering cyclists free rides for Go By Bike Week in Victoria.

• B.C. passengers win compensation for cancelled Air Canada flight

  Air Canada has been ordered to pay more than $1,500 in damages and fees to two B.C. passengers whose travel plans were delayed more than seven hours due to staffing constraints amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Vancouver Island facing highest monthly cost for nutritious food in B.C.

  Everyone is experiencing sticker shock at the grocery store these days, and a new report is putting a dollar figure on how much it’s costing families, per month, to eat healthy.