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• Caught on video: Nanaimo teenager hits would-be armed robber with baseball bat

  A teenager from Nanaimo is being hailed as a hero by his family after a suspect wielding a knife entered their business and the boy scared them off using a baseball bat.

  

• Victoria cancer agency building partially evacuated due to 'noxious odour'

  Hazmat teams were called to the BC Cancer Agency building in Victoria on Thursday due to reports of a "noxious odour" in the building.

  

• 'Six more weeks of winter': Vancouver Island Marmot makes weather prediction on Groundhog Day

  A furry mascot endemic only to Vancouver Island is predicting six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day.

• Quadra Island homicide victim identified as 'courageous soul'

  The tight-knit community of Quadra Island, B.C., is grieving the death of 39-year-old Jessica McLaggan, whose death is being investigated as a homicide.

• Pedestrian struck, seriously injured on Trans-Canada Highway near Victoria

  A 22-year-old man suffered serious and potentially life-threatening injuries following a crash with a car on the Trans-Canada Highway near Victoria.

• Langford men arrested in drug-trafficking investigation

  Two men from Langford, B.C., have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after officers executed search warrants in the Greater Victoria area.

• 'Definitely an economic impact': Residents want to draw more mountain bikers to North Cowichan

  A town on southern Vancouver Island is looking to attract more mountain bikers to its doorstep.

• Nanaimo restaurant stops free soup program for homeless after safety concerns

  A cafe in downtown Nanaimo, B.C., will no longer be offering its "Soup Token" program, which helps feed the homeless, due to growing safety concerns for staff.

• Vancouver Island makes list of world's best island getaways

  Vancouver Island is the only Canadian destination to make this year's list of top island vacations in the world, according to travel website Conde Nast Traveler.

• Number in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. hits another new low in latest update

  The number of patients with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals declined again this week, once again reaching a low not seen since before the province began including incidental hospitalizations in its count.

• Treaty negotiations could see transfer of two B.C. parks to Vancouver Island First Nations

  A pair of provincial parks are being considered in the B.C. government's treaty negotiations with the T’Sou-ke and Songhees nations on Vancouver Island.

• New family doctor compensation model a 'new day for family physicians' in B.C.

  A new payment model came into effect Wednesday for family doctors in British Columbia. Under the new model, a full-service family doctor currently making $250,000 a year could make up to $385,000 annually.

• Police arrest 2, seize guns, drugs from vessel on Haida Gwaii

  Mounties are pursuing charges against two people after officers on Haida Gwaii seized guns and drugs from a liveaboard vessel moored in Masset, B.C.

• Homicide investigation underway after woman, 39, found dead on Quadra Island

  A homicide investigation is underway on Quadra Island, B.C., after a 39-year old woman was found dead in what investigators believe was a targeted killing.

• Woman sends life-sized photo of herself to connect with long distance best friend in Victoria

  "It's the best gift I've gotten!" Adam finds out the story behind a life-size picture of a person waving in a window, that’s two decades in the making.

• 1 person hospitalized after attack by group at busy downtown intersection, Victoria police say

  One person is in hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after an assault with a weapon in downtown Victoria Wednesday afternoon.

• Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour recalled in Western provinces

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour because the product contains milk that is not listed on the label.

• Cyclists gear up for Cycle of Life Tour to benefit Vancouver Island hospices

  Registration is now open for the 10th annual Cycle of Life Tour, a cycling fundraiser that raises money and awareness for hospice care across the region.

• Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's former top doctor, hired by B.C. public health service

  Alberta's former chief medical officer of health has landed a new role in British Columbia. Dr. Deena Hinshaw was named a deputy provincial health officer for B.C. on Wednesday.

• 'It has to stop': Canada's Aboriginal Peoples on deaths of Indigenous folks in police custody

  The over-representation of Indigenous people in Canada's justice system and the number of deaths of Indigenous people at the hands of police has the vice-chief of national Indigenous organization up in arms.