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• Number of people leaving B.C. for Alberta reaches 20-year high

  The number of people moving from British Columbia to Alberta has reached a 20-year high, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.

  

• Nanaimo grocery store robbed at knifepoint, suspect at large

  An armed robber remains at large after a small grocery in Nanaimo, B.C., was held up at knifepoint.

  

• Nanaimo RCMP called after body found on roadway

  The Nanaimo RCMP are investigating after a man was found dead along a street just outside the Harbour City on Friday morning.

• Vancouver Island city councillor charged with assault

  A Vancouver Island city councillor is on a mandatory leave of absence after he was charged with assault. Court documents show Coun. David Frisch was charged with assault against an intimate partner following an incident on Jan. 7.

• Province says 'significant efforts' underway to end ER closures on northern Vancouver Island

  The British Columbia government says "significant efforts" are underway to improve access to health care on northern Vancouver Island, where prolonged emergency room closures have become routine since the summer.

• Pacific FC to face provincial rival Expansion Vancouver FC in 2023 CPL season opener

  Expansion Vancouver FC will kick off life in the Canadian Premier League at provincial rival Pacific FC on April 14 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C.

• Victoria man plans to take 'a very special lady for dinner' after $100K lottery win

  A Victoria man was in near disbelief after he won a $100,000 lottery prize.

• Oak Bay library closed for asbestos testing

  The District of Oak Bay has temporarily closed a popular library to test for asbestos.

• 'I've only got one set of hands': Last remaining ER doctor in B.C. town wants to hire assistant with own money

  Hardy Hospital's emergency room is headed for life support, says the only ER doctor expected to be available as of July 1.

• BC SPCA seizes 129 cattle found on property with 'numerous' dead cows

  The BC SPCA is recommending animal cruelty charges after seizing 129 cows from a property in the south Similkameen Valley, where "numerous carcasses of dead cows" were also found.

• Student-built robots to battle on Vancouver Island this weekend

  More than 100 students will put their team-built robots to the test this weekend as they battle it out at the annual FIRST Tech Challenge provincial qualifier.

• First of its kind ultrasound clinic opening on Vancouver Island

  B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix was at Camosun College on Thursday to unveil a new ultrasound clinic that's designed to fast-track specialized care for thousands.

• Curtailed Port Alberni sawmill will not reopen as is; owner announces working group

  A Vancouver Island sawmill where work has been curtailed since last October will not be reopening in its current configuration, its owner announced Thursday.

• Yellow lights illuminate B.C. landmarks for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

  Yellow lights illuminated Vancouver City Hall overnight ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.

• Saanich massage therapist banned for 25 years for secretly recording patients

  A Saanich, B.C., massage therapist has been banned from practising for 25 years after he secretly recorded video of female patients undressing before their appointments.

• University of Victoria to redevelop Ian Stewart Complex into housing

  The University of Victoria plans to build a mixed-use housing and commercial development on the site of its aging Ian Stewart Complex.

• 'A lot of uncertainty': B.C. has highest number of avian flu outbreaks in Canada

  Fourteen months after Dave Martens' chicken barns on Abbotsford's Sumas Prairie were flooded, the repairs are almost complete and he finally has birds again. Now, he's trying to keep it that way.

• Abandoned pulp mill on Vancouver Island demolished

  Demolition efforts are underway at a decommissioned pulp mill on the north end of Vancouver Island.

• Nanaimo crash knocks out power to thousands

  About 2,500 BC Hydro customers lost power in Nanaimo, B.C., on Thursday afternoon after a driver lost control of their vehicle and slammed into a hydro pole.

• Former Victoria mayor Lisa Helps appointed premier's adviser on housing support

  Former Victoria mayor Lisa Helps will help advise B.C. Premier David Eby on housing solutions, the province announced Thursday.