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• Homicide investigation underway after woman, 39, found dead on Quadra Island

  A homicide investigation is underway on Quadra Island, B.C., after a 39-year old woman was found dead in what investigators believe was a targeted killing.

  

• Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's former top doctor, hired by B.C. public health service

  Alberta's former chief medical officer of health has landed a new role in British Columbia. Dr. Deena Hinshaw was named a deputy provincial health officer for B.C. on Wednesday.

  

• January home sales 'slowest we've seen on record' in Victoria: VREB

  The Victoria Real Estate Board says 2023 is off to a slow start for home sales in the region.

• NDP leader's healthcare concerns front and centre during Vancouver Island tour

  Hot off a week-long Vancouver Island tour on the state of health are, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says protecting Canada's public health system is a top priority in the coming year.

• Eby not ruling out side talks with PM at national health gathering

  British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's optimistic about next week's meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers about health-care funding.

• B.C. man not guilty of stabbing wife because he was 'effectively asleep,' court finds

  A B.C. man who stabbed his wife in the back was acquitted of aggravated assault after a judge found he was likely to have been "effectively asleep" at the time.

• New ocean plastics recycling centre on Vancouver Island just 1 of 4 in B.C.

  A new recycling centre designed to collect wayward plastics from the ocean has opened on northern Vancouver Island.

• Inquest jury delivers 12 recommendations in death of Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan

  The jury in the coroner's inquest into the death of Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan finished its deliberations Wednesday afternoon.

• 2 B.C. RCMP officers charged with manslaughter in Indigenous man's 2017 death

  Two RCMP officers are accused of manslaughter in the 2017 death of an Indigenous man in Prince George, B.C., prosecutors announced Wednesday.

• ICBC cancels driving knowledge tests due to system outage

  Anyone looking to get their learner driver's licence in B.C. will have to wait for another day.

• 'Renaissance' is coming: How Beyoncé is being celebrated ahead of Vancouver show

  Beyoncé fans in Vancouver are buzzing after learning the star is bringing her "Renaissance" world tour to the city this September.

• Nanaimo high school seeks donations of audio-video equipment

  A group of high school students in Nanaimo, B.C., are seeking donations of some much-needed equipment for their digital media class.

• B.C. drug users say 'fight continues' during decriminalization, repeat call for safe supply

  Members of an advocacy group for drug users have gathered to celebrate the start of decriminalization in British Columbia and discuss how they will "fight back" against any efforts to seize illicit substances that meet the 2.5-gram threshold allowed under the first such policy in Canada.

• Victoria property taxes could increase by 9% this year

  Property taxes in Victoria could rise sharply this year as the city grapples with inflation.

• B.C. man facing extradition to U.S. for alleged sex crimes against stepdaughter

  A Vancouver Island man is awaiting possible extradition to the United States on charges of sexual assault against his 13-year-old stepdaughter.

• Victoria's Rich Harden to join Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

  Victoria man Rich Harden, a former major league starting pitcher mostly known for playing for the Oakland A’s, will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this year.

• Neighbours armed with 'garden tools' stop break-in suspect in Cedar, B.C., police say

  Residents of a neighbourhood near Nanaimo armed themselves with "garden tools" to confront a break-in suspect last week, according to local police.

• Flair Airlines adding new Winnipeg routes

  Flair Airlines is adding three new Canadian cities to its Winnipeg routes.

• B.C. teacher suspended for racist comments toward Black colleagues, scaring students

  A teacher from Northern B.C. who was fired from his job for making racist comments to his coworkers and scaring his students has had his certificate of qualification suspended for four weeks.

• 'Get a f***ing hotel room': Anti-gay tirade in downtown Vancouver under investigation

  Disturbing video of a man berating a young couple with homophobic slurs in downtown Vancouver has triggered a police investigation – and prompted an outpouring of support for the victims.