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• IIO called to police shooting in Duncan, B.C.

  The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. has been called following a police shooting in Duncan on Tuesday night.

  

• B.C. parents win battle to put son's Indigenous name on his birth certificate

  After 13 months of fighting, the parents of a Campbell River, B.C., boy have received a birth certificate that accurately reflects the spelling of his name.

  

• Victoria to lower speed limit to 30 km/h on neighbourhood streets

  Drivers in Victoria's Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood will be the first to experience the city's new default speed limit of 30km/h on residential streets starting this spring.

• Hundreds of workers may be moving from Victoria to Central Saanich

  An economic boost could be coming to the relatively small community of Central Saanich.

• Owl family drawing attention in Victoria park

  A family of great horned owls is nesting in a open area in Beacon Hill Park.

• Saanich ocean drone builder gets $1.7M boost from B.C

  The small solar-powered vessels are equipped with sensors, cameras and communication devices that can capture information from anywhere on the ocean and relay it to researchers instantly.

• Saanich couple decorate tree with dogs after aggressive pruning

  A few years after Marie and Derek got married, they bought a house and planted a tree in the front yard. Marie attached a large dog’s head mask to the tree trunk, along with a bright polka dot tie.

• More aid on its way to Ukraine from Langford

  A humanitarian team from Langford has now made two trips to the war-torn country of Ukraine. Those missions have brought much-needed supplies to the country and helped feed tens of thousands of displaced people.

• Victim of Vancouver stabbing had asked man not to vape near toddler, says grieving mom

  The family of a 37-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last weekend says he was attacked after asking someone not to vape near his young daughter.

• Victoria landlord to pay tenant $30K for noise, asbestos exposure after judge strikes down challenge

  A Victoria landlord and property management company must pay more than $30,000 in damages and rental reduction to a tenant who complained of exposure to asbestos and excessive noise while their apartment building was renovated.

• 'Hard to keep in stock': Non-alcoholic beer and cocktails creating buzz on Vancouver Island

  They’ve been pulling plenty of pints of non-alcoholic beer at Oak Bay’s Penny Farthing pub since they started carrying it this past December.

• Lululemon shares up more than 10% after reporting Q4 revenue up 30% from year ago

  Shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. climbed more than 10 per cent in early trading after the company reported its net revenue for its fourth quarter rose 30 per cent compared with a year ago.

• Elephant seal rescued from side of Saanich highway

  A wayward elephant seal that was spotted off the side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saanich was safely relocated by police and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on Monday.

• Nanaimo man charged with sexual assault after suspect image posted online

  A Nanaimo man is facing one count of sexual assault after a woman reported she was grabbed around the neck and groped by a stranger.

• B.C. wants federal clamp on weight and diabetes drug Ozempic being exported to U.S.

  British Columbia wants a federal government clamp down on prescription rules after thousands of doses of the hyped weight-loss drug Ozempic went to Americans, doled out by a single practitioner in Nova Scotia.

• 2 arrested, fentanyl seized after raid at Campbell River home

  The Campbell River RCMP say two people were arrested after police executed a search warrant at a home near the north end of the city earlier this month.

• Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

  In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.

• Protracted dispute over B.C. strata noise settled by tribunal

  A B.C. tribunal has ruled on a protracted dispute in which a condo owner described the noise from her upstairs neighbours as "torture" and "violence."

• 'N' driver caught speeding nearly 200 km/h on Vancouver Island highway

  RCMP say a young Vancouver Island man had his vehicle impounded after driving nearly 200 km/h on a local highway earlier this month.

• Fundraiser launched for 'starving' dogs found on remote B.C. island

  Fish farm workers on northern Vancouver Island are trying to unravel a mystery surrounding a pair of abandoned dogs found on a remote island.