Island News
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Vancouver Island health officials identified eight new cases of COVID-19 over the past week, but active cases on the island are declining.
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British Columbia health officials will provide an update on new COVID-19 cases in the province over the past 24 hours on Tuesday afternoon.
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Saanich police are warning residents to protect their pets and livestock after a bear reportedly killed a llama Monday evening.
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Created nearly sixty years ago, the Oak Bay Marina’s lease is set to expire at the end of 2022.
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Another 127 people were killed by suspected drug overdoses last month, the latest data from BC Coroners Service shows.
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Nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in B.C. over the weekend, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Monday.
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British Columbia emergency management officials say there is no threat of a tsunami for B.C. after a massive earthquake triggered warnings for southwestern Alaska on Monday.
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A non-profit watchdog organization wants the B.C. Supreme Court to declare that John Horgan broke the law calling a snap election last month.
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With every tour ship operator in limbo, a group of five companies and five central coast First Nations got together and hashed out a plan to give back to the B.C. coastline that they love.
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Parents in Toronto, Ottawa and several other populous regions in Ontario are being told not let their children trick-or-treat this Halloween.
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A discovery deep beneath the ground at Royal Roads University has historians a tad intoxicated.
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Mounties in Colwood have launched an impaired driving investigation after a car slammed into a hydro pole Monday, ejecting one of the occupants from the vehicle.
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A man who has been charged with the first-degree murder of Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang entered a not-guilty plea while appearing in Nanaimo provincial court by video Monday morning.
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Two recent flights into Victoria have been added to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s list of flights with known COVID-19 cases on board.
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British Columbia New Democrat Leader John Horgan was in Saanich on Monday, responding to disparaging remarks made by a high-profile NDP candidate in the province’s north.
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Two men have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into a fatal hit-and-run in Parksville last year, according to Oceanside RCMP.
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Campbell River RCMP are urging any witnesses of a recent assault to come forward after a homeless man died following an attack last week.
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BC Ferries cancelled several sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland on Monday because of ongoing mechanical issues on one of its ships.
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British Columbia’s provincial election is taking place in the middle of a pandemic. But COVID-19 is not top of mind for voters as they mail in their ballots or head to advance polls, new research has found.
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Two seniors from Fanny Bay were found by Comox Valley Search and Rescue after getting lost while mushroom picking Sunday evening.
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Campbell River RCMP are investigating after a suspicious trailer fire was reported on Saturday evening.
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The COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the Canada-U.S. land border will remain in effect until Nov. 21 at least.
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The Queen of Alberni is experiencing a problem with its controllable pitch propellor, BC Ferries said in a statement Sunday.
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Police in Victoria are thanking the public for their help in locating the suspect in a "very brazen" break-in that took place Saturday morning.
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British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots by hand.
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British Columbia NDP Leader John Horgan is promising further action to protect and revitalize the province's wild salmon stocks.
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With campaigning moving online during B.C.’s pandemic election, video calls have played a prominent role, causing stumbles by candidates of many stripes.
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Family and friends want answers after a man was attacked outside a bank in Campbell River Thursday and later died.
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The Queen of Oak Bay was operating 41 minutes behind schedule on the route between Nanaimo's Departure Bay and West Vancouver's Horseshoe Bay terminals Saturday morning, BC Ferries said.
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The leaders of British Columbia's main political parties have kicked off their final week of campaigning before the election set for next Saturday.
