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• Mill Bay home destroyed, man suffers burns in fire

  One man suffered burns and smoke inhalation after a house fire in Mill Bay, B.C., on Saturday.

  

• Warrant issued for man after break-in, sexual assault on Vancouver Island

  RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a man after a break-in and sexual assault in Nanoose Bay, B.C.

  

• Victoria to host grand opening for new Topaz bike, skateboard park

  The City of Victoria is marking the grand opening of its newest bike and skateboard park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and demonstrations by some professional riders Saturday.

• RCMP nab 23 impaired drivers in Lake Cowichan area over long weekend

  Mounties say nearly two dozen impaired drivers were taken off the road over the B.C. Day long weekend in the Lake Cowichan area, and a half-dozen more drivers were ticketed for excessive speeding.

• No damage reported after 4.6 magnitude earthquake off Vancouver Island

  A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vancouver Island.

• Missing woman located safe after walking away from Nanaimo ferry terminal

  Nanaimo RCMP say a 66-year-old woman who was reported missing Monday morning has been located safe.

• New protected bike lanes coming to Tillicum Road in Saanich

  The District of Saanich is removing car lanes and replacing them with protected bike lanes along a stretch of Tillicum Road near the border with Esquimalt, B.C.

• VicPD working with Spanish authorities on search for missing man

  Victoria police are working with Spanish officials to locate a missing man who was reported missing in Madrid on July 15.

• Man arrested after arson at Nanaimo Tim Hortons

  A Nanaimo man is in custody after he allegedly set fire to the outside of a local Tim Hortons.

• Power restored after BC Hydro outage affects 7,300 on Vancouver Island

  BC Hydro says power has been restored after more than 7,300 customers on northern Vancouver Island were without electricity Monday morning.

• Standoff in Cumberland neighbourhood ends 'safely,' RCMP say

  Heavily armed Mounties responded to a home in Cumberland, B.C. Sunday morning for what they described as an "ongoing police incident at a residence."

• Here's where Apple will be mapping in B.C. this summer

  Teams from Apple Maps may be spotted in Metro Vancouver and other parts of British Columbia in the coming weeks as they chart areas using backpack kits and vehicles.

• BC Ferries sailings cancelled Sunday night due to lack of crew

  BC Ferries cancelled two sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland on Sunday because of a lack of crew, and several other sailings to and from Salt Spring Island were also cancelled.

• 'New world order' conspiracy theory not a valid reason to stop paying mortgage: B.C. judge in foreclosure case

  A conspiracy theory about 'new world order' is not a valid argument in a recent foreclosure case involving a home in Vancouver, a judge in British Columbia ruled.

• Police release new photo of Victoria man missing for more than a week

  Police in Victoria have released a new photo of a missing 63-year-old man last seen in the city's downtown more than a week ago.

• B.C. company ordered to pay $35K over posts shared by social media influencers

  A B.C. lithium mining company that paid for promotional posts to be shared by social media influencers has been fined by the province's financial markets regulator.

• Facebook loses bid to have B.C. man's $50M lawsuit tossed

  A B.C. man's lawsuit against Facebook – in which he is claiming $50 million in damages because the social media giant did not take down an "imposter page" – will be allowed to proceed, according to a court ruling.

• 'No crying in baseball': Vancouver's Kelly McCormack takes on famous line in reboot

  Nobody can fill the shoes of Hollywood star Tom Hanks, of that actress Kelly McCormack is certain. Yet on the new TV series "A League of Their Own," the Vancouver native was assigned a task nearly as stressful as emulating Hanks: saying one of his most iconic catchphrases.

• Best time to see the Perseids meteor shower could be this weekend

  While the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, one of the brightest of the year, may be next week, now may be the best time to see the astronomical event, according to The Weather Network.

• Rourke reaches new heights as B.C. Lions rout struggling Edmonton Elks 46-14

  Just seven games into his first season as a CFL starter, B.C. Lions star Nathan Rourke is already breaking his own records.