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  Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Victoria crash

  A pedestrian was struck by a taxi and rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries in downtown Victoria early Wednesday morning.

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  Private isle paradise on Vancouver Island looking for new owners

  An island on Vancouver Island's Sproat Lake, "Sunset Island" is up for sale.

• Mounties say burned vehicle connected to suspicious death near Kamloops, B.C.

  Mounties are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body and a burned vehicle were discovered in two rural areas near Kamloops, B.C., last week.

• Man charged with first-degree murder in Vancouver Island killing

  A young man has been charged with first-degree murder after police were called to investigate a suspicious death on Vancouver Island over the weekend.

• 'Anti-human agenda': B.C. Conservative leader suggests climate action motivated by overpopulation concerns

  The leader of the B.C. Conservative party is once again under fire for comments related to climate change – this time for suggesting there is an "anti-human agenda" behind the push to confront warming global temperatures.

• Emily Carr painting purchased for $50 at U.S. barn sale heading to auction

  When New York-based art dealer Allen Treibitz went to a barn sale in the Hamptons a few months ago, a painting hanging in the old structure immediately caught his eye.

• Heiltsuk Nation family alleges racial profiling after incident at B.C. Canadian Tire

  An Indigenous family has filed a human rights complaint against retail giant Canadian Tire over a pair of incidents that happened on the same day at the company’s Coquitlam, B.C., location.

• B.C. lawyer resigns after decades of sexual harassment, regulator says

  A British Columbia lawyer has resigned from the provincial law society after he sexually harassed staff at his law firm, including attempts to surreptitiously photograph one employee without her knowledge, according to the regulator.

• NDP promises more travel supports, protections for serious illness on campaign trail

  David Eby promised to expand financial supports and job protections for sick British Columbians if he wins this month's provincial election, throwing barbs at his main opponent in the process.

• Victoria police seek witnesses after motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

  Police in Victoria are searching for witnesses and video evidence after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Monday night.

• Netanyahu says Iran 'made a big mistake,' vows retaliation following attack on Israel

  Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.

• B.C. parties express support for new patient tower at Nanaimo hospital

  All three major B.C. political parties have expressed support for building a new patient tower at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, which has long been requested by health-care advocates and doctors.

• B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

  British Columbia's three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party the first to release a full platform ahead of this month's provincial election.

• Military issues warning ahead of explosives training on B.C. island

  The Department of National Defence is warning boaters to avoid a small island southwest of Victoria this week as the military conducts routine, but potentially dangerous, demolition training.

• Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?

  The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia's provincial election but without many of the familiar faces that have graced lawn signs of elections past.

• Trial for accused in Nijjar murder adjourned for fifth time

  The trial for the four Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was adjourned yet again Tuesday.

• Winter tires required on most B.C. highways starting Oct. 1

  British Columbia drivers are reminded that winter tires and chains are mandatory on most highways in the province starting Tuesday.

• Israel on alert for possible strike from Iran as it vows limited ground incursion in Lebanon

  Israel warned Lebanese people to evacuate border communities Tuesday to avoid harm from limited ground operations it said were launched against Hezbollah, and said it would retaliate if Hezbollah ally Iran launched a missile attack on Israel that a senior U.S. official said could come 'imminently.'

• Orange Shirt Day founder fears Sept. 30 being co-opted from survivors

  The residential “school” survivor whose story sparked Orange Shirt Day — and the “Every Child Matters” movement — says she is worried the cause is being forgotten.

• Economic reconciliation or political opportunism? BC Conservatives under fire on Orange Shirt Day

  The leader of the BC Conservative Party pledged to build bridges and promote economic reconciliation with First Nations on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a move Indigenous leaders slammed as “political opportunism.”