Island News
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A Vancouver Island First Nation and a nearby city have reached a significant milestone in their efforts to acquire, protect and restore a culturally significant site that was once a sawmill.
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Police on Vancouver Island's West Shore are investigating after a 37-year-old man was shot Friday night.
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Police in Victoria are warning the public after a local resident was scammed out of $1,700 by criminals posing as police officers.
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The agricultural industry in Canada relies heavily on temporary foreign workers but during the pandemic, travel is limited and social distancing measures are in place. This make housing those workers a real challenge, including on Vancouver Island.
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The North American distributor of an avalanche beacon has issued a "voluntary recall" of the product after two skiing accidents in B.C., one of them fatal.
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Public messaging early in the pandemic urged people to avoid seeking any health care that was not essential.
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CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme sat down with British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Friday to discuss her upcoming book detailing the first four weeks of the pandemic, and where Canada stands a year later in the fight against COVID-19.
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Health officials have confirmed 26 more cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Friday.
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Another Victoria restaurant has abruptly closed its doors in the wake of social media posts accusing a staff member of sexual abuse.
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News that Pfizer is accelerating delivery of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine was one of two pieces of encouraging news on the vaccine front Friday.
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Celebrity actress and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson is selling her Malibu home and will live full-time on Vancouver Island.
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A new taxi-way completed as part of the Victoria International Airport’s terminal expansion is not in use because it can’t be seen from the airport’s control tower.
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The union representing Victoria police officers is calling on the city and provincial government to address rising challenges with homelessness and mental health issues after an officer was threatened by a man with a metal pipe last weekend.
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Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will come into effect on April 1 after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Traffic was brought to a standstill on the Malahat highway after large rocks fell onto the roadway Friday.
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One of the men charged following a heated confrontation over masks at a Vancouver pizza restaurant is an investment advisor at Canaccord Genuity.
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Michael Yellowlees is on an epic fundraising journey across Canada and has so far spent much of it walking in the pouring rain. But still, he appears to be enjoying himself.
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Despite some calling for B.C. to increase its use of rapid tests as a way to prevent further spread of COVID-19, the province's top doctor says there are very specific situations when health authorities will use one.
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Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in British Columbia, as a provincial committee determines who should be prioritized for the shot.
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BC Ferries sailings between Vancouver and Vancouver Island have been cancelled Friday morning due to strong winds.
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"Embrace everyday and try to give something back as often as you can." Adam finds out why a Victoria man committed to create a painting every day for an entire year.
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Two pilots were lucky to walk away with scrapes and bruises after their helicopter came crashing down into a wooded area of Bowen Island on Friday morning.
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Vancouver Island drivers are being warned of significant delays on the Malahat highway Friday due to planned rock scaling in the area.
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The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been authorized by Health Canada, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered to Canadians.
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Nanaimo RCMP are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a man in hospital last month.
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Health officials counted 35 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death in the Vancouver Island region Thursday.
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The man who died after a van caught fire in Beacon Hill Park on Thursday morning has been identified.
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Several more notices warning of possible COVID-19 exposures have been posted at grocery stores and pharmacies across B.C.
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RCMP in the Comox Valley say several arrests have been made after a warrant was executed on a home in the 1600-block of 20th Street Thursday afternoon.
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A West Shore mother is making waves on the internet after sharing a social media posting asking why cannabis use is met with considerable stigma, while other substances – like alcohol – are seen in a different light.
