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• Pilots safe after B.C. air tanker crashes in Australia

  Two pilots are safe after a large air tanker owned by a Vancouver Island company crashed while battling wildfires in western Australia on Monday.

  

• Man charged with attempted murder after shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

  A Vancouver Island man has been charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm with the intent to wound after a shooting in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sunday.

  

• 2 B.C. cities have the longest average wait times for walk-in clinics in Canada

  The average wait time for walk-in clinics in British Columbia is more than double the national average, according to online clinic tracker Medimap.

• B.C. government will spend surplus as slowdown looms, according to NDP throne speech

  British Columbia's New Democrat government says it plans to put this year's projected budget surplus of almost $6 billion to work as an economic slowdown looms.

• Nanaimo axe attack sends 30-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries

  A 30-year-old man remains in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck in the head with the blunt end of an axe in Nanaimo, B.C., on Saturday.

• Explosives team called after Second World War-era mortar discovered at Colwood historic site

  A navy explosives team was called to a national historic site on southern Vancouver Island on Sunday after a Second World War-era mortar was discovered.

• Downtown Victoria intersection closed after cyclist struck

  A cyclist was taken to hospital with unknown injuries Monday after a collision with a vehicle in downtown Victoria.

• Water restrictions lifted on Sunshine Coast as disastrous drought sidestepped

  For the first time since last May, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has lifted water conservation regulations affecting a large part of its area north of Vancouver.

• Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research

  The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what's under Canada's oceans and then protect it.

• Pro wrestling breathes life into infamous Esquimalt nightclub

  While Vancouver Island may seem far removed from the brightest lights and biggest stages of professional wrestling, it doesn't mean there isn't some smack being laid down on the West Coast.

• 5-month suspension for Victoria nurse who 'falsified a medical record'

  A Victoria nurse has been suspended for five months for failing to adequately assess a patient and then falsifying a medical record regarding the assessment.

• Wanted Victoria man arrested in U.S. after Coast Guard rescue, bizarre fish incident

  A man wanted in B.C. has been arrested in Oregon after a bizarre series of events involving a high seas rescue and a home made famous in the 1985 film "The Goonies."

• B.C. man overcomes 'nightmare' burns to create 'dream come true' life

  When he was 18, John Westhaver was the sole survivor of a crash the killed three friends and left him with life-threatening burns. His journey since then has taken him from anger to love.

• VicPD warns of road closures during B.C. throne speech

  Several streets around the B.C. legislature building in downtown Victoria will be closed on Monday during the annual throne speech.

• Gloomy economic outlook, elevated mortgages drag down 2023 B.C. housing market: BCREA

  The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the chill across the province's property sector will drag on through this year, but it calls for a strong rebound in 2024.

• Oak Bay library to remain closed up to 12 more weeks for asbestos abatement

  The Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library will remain closed for significantly longer than initially planned.

• B.C. NDP expects to table more than two dozen new bills in spring legislature sitting

  A refreshed housing plan and health care, public safety, environment and cost-of-living initiatives will be the focus of the British Columbia New Democrat government's political agenda over the coming months, says house leader Ravi Kahlon.

• Governments, B.C. coastal First Nations endorse marine protection action plan

  The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada's west coast.

• Thieves hit Duncan business 2 times in 26 hours

  Goldstone Consignment Boutique in downtown Duncan was recently hit by two smash-and-grab thefts within a 26-hour period.

• Police body cams may help with accountability but not prevent violence, B.C. critics caution

  Some legal advocates are questioning the effectiveness of police-worn body cameras as the RCMP plans to roll out the technology across the country.