Island News
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Health officials identified 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Wednesday.
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Sarah Cotton-Elliott's two young daughters were murdered by their father – Cotton-Elliott's ex, Andrew Berry – on Christmas Day in Oak Bay in 2017.
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Comox Valley RCMP are looking for the public’s assistance in locating 30-year-old Chelsea Harry, who hasn’t been seen since Feb. 21.
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Vancouver Island’s health authority has revealed the locations of more than a dozen upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the region.
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Due the ongoing pandemic, the Nanaimo International Jazz Festival has had to go virtual.
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The Vancouver Island First Nation where a man was shot and killed by the RCMP over the weekend has issued its first and, it says, only formal statement on the killing.
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Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for parts of Vancouver Island in preparation for strong winds expected Thursday.
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Victoria police are searching for a man who allegedly broke into a car dealership early Wednesday morning.
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Victoria police closed a section of Dallas Road near Beacon Hill Park to investigate a "sudden death" Wednesday morning.
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The ferry service says its new “Prepaid” and “Saver” fares will reduce sailing waits along its most popular routes during the busiest times.
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George P. Vanier Secondary School in Courtenay reported additional COVID-19 exposures on Feb. 19, 23, 25 and 26 after initial exposures were reported the week before.
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Victoria police are investigating after a female restaurant employee was assaulted in the Harris Green area on Tuesday night.
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The province is committing up to $2 million to expand the BC Food Hub Network to Vancouver Island.
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A Vancouver Island skateboarder is among 12 athletes chosen to be on Canada's first national skateboard team for when the sport makes its debut in the Summer Olympic Games.
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There are currently five overdose prevention sites and two supervised consumption sites in Victoria, mainly in supportive housing facilities.
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Victoria police are investigating a residential building and two vehicles were damaged in a single block of Cook Street near Beacon Hill Park.
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British Columbia-born actor Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively have donated a considerable sum to a Canadian Indigenous youth mentorship program.
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Two schools were on alert Tuesday after RCMP received reports of a man being threatened by someone wielding a firearm.
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Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the British Columbia government counts the money it receives from other levels of government.
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Health officials have identified 19 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Tuesday.
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The investigation into a recent Duncan homicide continues, after the death was first reported by police on Monday.
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The Qualicum School District (SD69) is notifying community members of a COVID-19 exposure at a Parksville elementary school.
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The City of Victoria is petitioning the B.C. Supreme Court to clarify whether Beacon Hill Park can be used to shelter homeless people in temporary structures.
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The latest data released by the province suggests B.C. will collect thousands of dollars from pandemic-related fines, if the alleged violators pay up.
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By March 31, the City of Victoria and the province have committed to housing all unsheltered people living in the city.
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British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to four months is based on scientific evidence and real-world experience, as Ontario and Alberta consider following the province's lead.
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Students in the Comox Valley School District have launched an online petition calling for a transition to full online learning after multiple schools reported COVID-19 exposures over the past two weeks.
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British Columbia's record-breaking state of emergency has been in effect for almost a year.
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The City of Victoria has picked a Vancouver-based team to lead design and construction of a multi-million dollar skate and bike park in Topaz Park.
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A man has been arrested after a dramatic incident took place aboard a BC Transit bus on Tuesday morning.
