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  Yuletide festivities help kick off holiday season in Greater Victoria

  Greater Victoria has a host of yuletide festivities this weekend for residents ready to kick off the holiday season.

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  Supreme Court clears way for B.C. to include other governments in opioid lawsuit

  B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says a Supreme Court of Canada victory has cleared a "pathway" for governments across the country to go after opioid makers and distributors for damages arising from the opioid crisis.

• Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas

  A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas.

• How changing catch-and-release fishing practices can boost salmon survival

  A study has found catch-and-release sportfishing practices that leave salmon with injuries, particularly to their eyes, cause higher mortality than earlier research suggested.

• Police renew appeal for information 12 years after Victoria woman's disappearance

  On the anniversary of her disappearance, police in Victoria renewed their appeal for information in Emma Fillipoff’s 12-year-old missing persons case.

• Man facing 10 charges after Richmond, B.C., crime spree

  A Metro Vancouver man has been charged with nine counts of breaking and entering and one count of mischief after a five-day crime spree last November.

• Winter storm watch issued as snow, heavy rain expected for B.C. coast

  A winter storm is moving over British Columbia's coast, bringing strong winds, heavy snow and freezing rain as snowfall warnings continue for much of the province's Interior.

• Vancouver Canucks defenceman Hronek being evaluated for undisclosed injury

  Vancouver Canucks defenceman Filip Hronek has been sidelined by an undisclosed injury.

• Latest updates: Tracking RSV, influenza, COVID-19 in Canada

  As the country heads into the worst time of year for respiratory infections, the Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report tracks how prevalent certain viruses are each week and how the trends are changing week to week.

• Avian flu case discovered in Greater Victoria, officials confirm

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed a case of avian flu has been detected in Greater Victoria, on the Saanich Peninsula.

• Real GDP per capita declines for 6th consecutive quarter, household savings rise

  Statistics Canada says the economy grew at an annualized pace of one per cent during the third quarter, in line with economists' expectations.

• Penelakut Island food stores spoil after power outage during B.C. windstorm

  Hundreds of people on B.C.'s Penelakut Island are staring down a winter without their essential food stores.

• Stolen Dodge pickup used in theft of 2nd Dodge truck, B.C. RCMP say

  Authorities are asking for the public’s help tracking down at least two suspects who used a stolen Dodge pickup to steal a second Dodge truck in Greater Victoria this month.

• B.C. man lied about cancer diagnosis while dodging $330K debt, court hears

  A construction contractor from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been ordered to repay a $330,000 loan from a friend who gave him leeway for years, despite her own financial suffering, all because she was under the false impression he had brain cancer.

• 'I was in shock': Vancouver Island couple win $500K lottery prize

  A rural Vancouver Island couple are considering their retirement investment plans after winning $500,000 in a recent Lotto 6/49 draw, according to the B.C. Lottery Corporation.

• New data sheds light on property flipping in B.C.

  With B.C. poised to introduce a flipping tax, new data from Statistics Canada is shedding light on how many homes are bought and rapidly re-sold – and how profitable the venture has been.

• Mount Washington opening for early 'sneak peek' weekend

  Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island will open for a sneak peek of the season this weekend, marking the resort's earliest opening in more than eight years.

• B.C. Chiefs 'alarmed' by federal and B.C. government's role in First Nations dispute

  The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says the federal and provincial governments are wrongfully choosing sides in a land title dispute between two First Nations.

• No 'Taylgate' party for Vancouver, with BC Place to be fenced off for Swift shows

  Ticketless Taylor Swift fans hoping for a "Taylgate" party in Vancouver are out of luck.

• Eliminating open-net fish farms in B.C. would cost taxpayers billions: report

  The proposed federal ban on open net-pen salmon farms in British Columbia coastal waters will cost taxpayers billions and seriously impact Canada's economy, food security and Indigenous communities, says a report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association.