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• Cyclist rushed to hospital after being struck by truck in downtown Victoria

  A webcam captured the horrifying moment a cyclist was struck in downtown Victoria on Tuesday.

  

• 3 police remain in hospital, 1 in ICU, following Saanich bank shooting

  Two Saanich, B.C., police officers remain in hospital Tuesday, including one in intensive care, a week after six officers were injured and two suspects were killed in a brazen bank robbery and gunfight near Victoria.

  

• Comox Valley man facing multiple charges in 4-month guns, drugs investigation

  A 45-year-old Comox Valley man is in custody and facing multiple charges after police seized guns, drugs and cash as part of a four-month investigation.

• B.C.'s deputy provincial health officer named Island Health's new top doctor

  Island Health has a new top doctor after the previous chief medical health officer, Dr. Richard Stanwick, retired at the end of 2021 after more than 25 years in the industry on Vancouver Island.

• Northwest Deuce Days returning to Victoria for 2022 show

  The popular Northwest Deuce Days classic car event is returning to Victoria next week.

• Comox, B.C., coffee shop damaged in overnight fire

  A popular Comox Valley coffee shop was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday morning.

• Job action looms in B.C. as talks collapse with BC General Employees Union

  The BC General Employees Union, one of the largest unions representing public sector workers in British Columbia, says talks with the government have broken down.

• Construction relief: First phase of Saanich's Shelbourne Street construction now complete

  The District of Saanich says the first phase of its "Shelbourne Street Improvements Project" is complete, meaning construction will move further up the roadway beginning later this month.

• Saanich, B.C. bank shooter was rejected by military, CAF says

  One of the twin brothers who was killed in a shootout with police outside a bank in Saanich, B.C., last week had applied to join the Canadian Armed Forces but was rejected, a military spokesperson confirmed Monday.

• Motorcyclist struck, killed by tire on Highway 1 near Revelstoke

  A motorcyclist is dead after being struck by a tire that "detached" from a trailer along Highway 1 in B.C., according to police.

• Campbell River brothers seek owner, origins of crashed drone

  It doesn’t have a black box flight recorder, but two Campbell River, B.C., men are hoping they’ll be able to find out what caused a drone they recently discovered to crash, and who the device’s owner may be.

• Vancouver Island company retrofits Boeing 737 into firefighting plane

  A well-known aviation company in Port Alberni, B.C., has reached a new height and hosted a celebration on Monday to mark the event.

• Man nearly runs over VicPD officers while fleeing traffic stop, police say

  The Victoria Police Department says two officers needed to "leap" out of the way of a large pickup truck after the driver tried to flee from them on Friday.

• Man shot and killed in broad daylight outside Surrey hotel

  A man is dead and an investigation is underway after a shooting at a Surrey hotel.

• 16-year-old stabbed at Surrey, B.C., high school; 2 teenagers arrested

  Two teenagers were arrested after the stabbing of a third teen at a Surrey, B.C., high school, Mounties say.

• B.C. health minister says province preparing for potential COVID-19 surge

  Preparations are underway to help British Columbia fight any potential surges in COVID-19 this fall.

• Langford mayor, former fire chief return from aid mission to Ukraine

  The mayor of Langford, B.C., and the city's retired fire chief are back in Canada after making a journey to Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid to people suffering amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

• Researchers sound alarm over health of 13 endangered southern resident orcas

  Researchers in Washington state are sounding the alarm over the health of the southern resident killer whale population, saying at least 13 of the orcas appear to be in poor condition.

• Black bear spotted at busy Metro Vancouver park killed by conservation officers

  A black bear that was caught on camera chasing geese at a busy Metro Vancouver park over the weekend was killed by conservation officers.

• Good Samaritan hands over 'significant amount' of cash to police in Langford, B.C.

  RCMP are looking to reunite a "significant amount" of money with its rightful owner after an honest woman found a heap of cash while walking in Langford, B.C.