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• Mill Bay mall fire that shut down Highway 1 considered suspicious, RCMP say

  The fire at the vacant Pioneer Square Mall in Mill Bay that shut down Highway 1 for several hours on Friday is considered suspicious, Mounties say.

  

• B.C. wants First Nations to agree before old-growth logging deferred on shared lands

  The British Columbia government wants First Nations to reach consensus before logging is deferred in old-growth forests on shared Indigenous territories.

  

• Cross-Canada cyclist turns tragedy into mission to help others

  After losing his wife Jackie when she was just 31, Adam is now completing a cross-Canada journey to raise money and awareness for research into the genetic heart condition that killed her

• Break-in suspect assaulted officer during arrest, VicPD says

  Police in Victoria are recommending charges of assaulting a police officer with a weapon, mischief, possession of stolen property and possession of break-and-enter instruments after officers had an altercation with a man in a parking garage Thursday.

• Indigenous B.C. filmmaker says he was refused entry on Cannes red carpet for his moccasins

  A Dene filmmaker based in Vancouver says he was "disappointed" and "close to tears" when security at the Cannes Film Festival blocked him from walking the red carpet while dressed in a pair of moccasins.

• After years waiting for surgery, B.C. woman considering medically assisted death

  A B.C. mom with a rare, debilitating illness has spent years trying to get the help she needs. Now she's considering medical assistance in dying.

• Interior, Island and North led B.C.'s decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations this week

  The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals hit its lowest point in more than a month this week, and the decline was driven largely by regions outside the Lower Mainland.

• B.C. speedboat driver arrested with 650kg of meth 'feared for his family's safety,' he told U.S. investigators

  New details are emerging after a 51-year-old Alberta man was arrested aboard a speedboat that U.S. authorities say was carrying 650 kilograms of methamphetamine between Washington state and British Columbia.

• Vancouver Island hospital suddenly shuts down ER due to staff shortage

  The emergency department at Port McNeill Hospital unexpectedly shut down on Friday evening due to a staffing shortage.

• Mill Bay mall fire closes Trans-Canada Highway

  At least one building was destroyed Friday afternoon as firefighters rushed to a large fire at the vacant Pioneer Square Mall in Mill Bay, B.C.

• Cyclist, 70, airlifted to hospital after crash with truck in Nanaimo

  A collision between a truck and a bicycle in Nanaimo, B.C., sent a 70-year-old man to hospital Friday morning.

• RCMP seek missing dog, truck stolen in Langford

  West Shore RCMP are on the lookout for a missing dog that was inside of a truck when it was stolen from the Langford area on Thursday morning.

• Woman arrested after random assault against senior in Saanich

  A woman has been arrested after she allegedly attacked an elderly woman in Saanich, B.C., on Wednesday evening.

• 'Now is the time': Premiers urge federal government to talk health-care dollars

  The federal government needs to come to the table to discuss more money for health care, Western Canada's premiers said at their annual meeting.

• CTV News Vancouver Island wins Murrow Award for best newscast

  CTV News Vancouver Island has won the international Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast in a small market for its coverage of local flooding during last fall's historic storms.

• Campbell River car dealership reopens after fire

  The owner of a Campbell River, B.C., car dealership is attributing lessons learned through COVID restrictions with helping his staff continue to operate following a recent structure fire.

• B.C. pledges $750K to expand access to free menstrual products

  The British Columbia government says it is providing $750,000 to expand access to free menstrual products for people who need them and to help the United Way establish a task force to consider how to end “period poverty.”

• Crossword-loving grandma who thought she won $5,000 realized her lotto prize was actually a lot larger

  A recent lottery winner excitedly told her daughter she was suddenly $5,000 richer. She was wrong.

• Driver escapes serious injury after truck flips in Comox, B.C.

  A quiet Comox, B.C., side street was the scene of an unusual motor vehicle incident Friday morning that led to fire concerns.