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• No risk to public after police speak to 'suspicious' men reported in Saanich

  A search for two "suspicious" men in Saanich Thursday afternoon ended with no risk to the public, police said.

  

• Ferry passengers again facing hours-long waits at Horseshoe Bay

  There was more frustration for BC Ferries passengers at the Horseshoe Bay terminal Friday, with some waits extending upwards of five hours at the outset of the long weekend.

  

• Confront 'dark truths' of colonial history, B.C. premier says in Canada Day message

  Creating a better future for Canada requires confronting the 'dark truths' of the country's colonial history, B.C. Premier John Horgan said Friday.

• B.C. residents least interested in separating from Canada, poll finds

  British Columbians are less interested in seceding from Canada than residents of any other province, according to a new survey.

• 2 slain gunmen still unidentified after Saanich shooting: BC RCMP

  Saanich police will hold another update on a deadly shooting that took place on Tuesday afternoon, leaving two suspects dead and six officers with gunshot wounds.

• Commanding officer of Esquimalt-based Navy ship relieved of duties

  The commanding officer of a Royal Canadian Navy vessel based in Esquimalt has been relieved of his duties, the Canadian Armed Forces announced Thursday evening.

• Mounties report dramatic spike in catalytic converter thefts near Oceanside, B.C.

  Mounties on Vancouver Island are warning of a recent spike in catalytic converter thefts, with more than 50 thefts of the devices reported to police in the Oceanside, B.C., area this year.

• BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings ahead of busy Canada Day weekend

  BC Ferries is cancelling several sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.

• 273 in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. for 2nd week in a row

  The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals remained at 273 on Thursday, still slightly above the lowest total seen in 2022 so far.

• 'What were they waiting for?' Woman inside Saanich bank amid shootout describes 'calm' gunmen

  A woman who was trapped inside a bank during a robbery and fatal shootout with police near Victoria on Tuesday says there is one question still plaguing her a day later: Why didn't the gunmen just leave with the money?

• Victoria police searching for high-risk missing girl, 16

  Victoria police are asking the public to keep a lookout for a girl who was reported missing earlier this week.

• B.C.'s 'largest investment' in affordable housing on Vancouver Island begins in Saanich

  Construction of a large housing redevelopment in Saanich, B.C., has begun, and it's a project that the B.C. government is calling its "largest investment" into affordable housing on Vancouver Island.

• Canada Day celebrations in Victoria to mark 'new beginning' with First Nations

  The City of Victoria says this year's official Canada Day celebration will mark a "new beginning" in the city's relationship with local First Nations.

• Police investigating possibility of 3rd suspect in Saanich, B.C., shooting

  Police in Saanich, B.C., say they continue to investigate the possibility that a "third suspect" was involved in a fatal shooting at a bank that left two suspects dead and six officers injured Tuesday.

• Vancouver Island beach cracks list of top 50 beaches in the world

  Travel website Big 7 Travel has released its annual list of the top beaches in the world, and a familiar shoreline on Vancouver Island has made the list.

• Man transforms minivan into solar-powered office after layoff

  Robert is on a grateful journey that began after becoming a casualty of a major downsizing at work.

• RCMP clearing new logging protest encampment near Fairy Creek, B.C.

  Police say they arrested five people as they worked to clear a protest camp on Vancouver Island that's blocking access to a forestry operation in the Fairy Creek Watershed area Wednesday.

• Details of decapitation case, including adopted persona, body in suitcase, rehashed in B.C. court

  A man convicted of the gruesome murder of his roommate more than a decade ago was back in a British Columbia court recently, trying to argue he is not criminally responsible for the death.

• Just a 'fraction' of 911 dispatchers actually needed are working, B.C. union warns ahead of long weekend

  British Columbians are being warned that they may have to wait in the event of an emergency as the province's main 911 service operator has just a 'fraction of the dispatchers needed' working this weekend.

• Island pet owners benefit from Lower Mainland veterinary hospital featured in reality TV series

  A Lower Mainland animal hospital is turning to reality television to help raise funds so they can, in turn, help pet owners – including those on Vancouver Island – with costly major surgeries on animals.