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• Blind Paralympian teams up with scent-trailing dog to find missing people

  Jessica Tuomela is a swimmer and triathlete, and has been on the podium at the Paralympics, but says the feeling returning a missing person home safely is no comparison.

  

• 'We drop silver and you find it': Nanaimo silversmiths create treasure hunt on Vancouver Island

  Two silversmiths from Nanaimo are hiding their hand-poured silver creations in local parks for people to go out and find.

  

• Disease and climate change put pressure on bees and their keepers: apiary inspector

  Without bees, there is no food, so keeping hives healthy is of utmost importance. That job is becoming more difficult thanks to an outbreak of disease and the effects of climate change.

• Woman missing for over 2 weeks may be traveling across B.C.: Sidney RCMP

  Mounties are seeking the public’s help to locate Nancy Wilde, who was last seen on May 17.

• June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought

  Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast mean “the table has been set” for significant wildfire activity this summer, an official with the British Columbia Wildfire Service says.

• Oak Bay Tea Party returns for 61st year

  The Oak Bay Tea Party is returning to Willows Beach for its 61st year this weekend.

• Wildfire burning out of control near Sayward, B.C., surpasses 200 hectares

  A wildfire burning out of control on northern Vancouver Island is now estimated to cover 208 hectares, or just over two square kilometres, provincial wildfire officials said Friday.

• 'Utterly disgusting': Canadian Army sergeant fined for 'anti-Jewish' comments

  A 38-year-old sergeant in the Canadian Army was fined $3,000 and issued a severe reprimand after he made what a military judge described as 'utterly disgusting' anti-Jewish comments while conducting an infantry training course in 2021.

• Nanaimo driver dead after multi-vehicle crash on Trans-Canada Highway

  A 73-year-old man is dead after suffering a medical emergency while driving on the Trans-Canada Highway near Nanaimo on Friday.

• BC Transit warns of potential cancellations in Comox Valley

  BC Transit says travellers in the Comox Valley should be prepared for potential route changes or cancellations this week due to a labour shortage.

• B.C. extends old-growth logging deferral in Fairy Creek

  The province is extending its deferral of old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed area of Vancouver Island until 2025.

• 'Very good opportunity': 172-room hotel finally opens in Nanaimo

  After a soft opening in March, the Courtyard by Mariott hotel has officially opened its doors in the Harbour City.

• 8,000 people on waitlist for B.C. e-bike rebate

  One day after applications opened for e-bike rebates in B.C. a waitlist is in effect.

• Saanich closing part of Shelbourne Street for road construction

  The District of Saanich is warning commuters of full, 24-hour closures of a portion of Shelbourne Street for road construction.

• What's in store for summer weather on Vancouver Island?

  The arrival of June brings on the start of summer. So what can Vancouver Island expect for summer 2023?

• Victoria musician with autism writes songs for unique 'superhero' musical

  As Sherri Upton looks back fondly on pictures from her son’s past, she remembers how Nick would play with his toys differently.

• B.C. workers rally against federal decision to close fish farms

  There was outrage on the streets of Campbell River on Thursday as more than 100 fish farm workers gathered to raise concerns about the closure of open net pen fish farms in the area.

• Former Jamaican Olympian headlines Victoria boxing card

  Giant heavyweight Ricardo (Big 12) Brown, a former Jamaican Olympian now fighting out of Toronto, looks to add to his 7-0-0 pro record Saturday when he takes on Mexican boxer Miguel Angel Flores Gomez in Victoria.

• Wildfire near Sayward, B.C., remains out of control, but officials say progress being made

  British Columbia wildfire officials say crews are making progress in their efforts to suppress a large forest fire on northern Vancouver Island, though the 160-hectare blaze was still burning out of control Thursday.

• B.C. seniors face long waits for housing amid affordability crisis

  A Musqueam elder who welcomed CTV News into his deteriorating home in late April has yet to move, saying he hasn’t been given options for a place to go that are adequate.