Island News
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Victoria police are investigating a pair of stabbings Sunday night that left two men in hospital, one with life-threatening injuries.
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A lost dog that was rescued from a cave on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast has been returned to its owner after it was missing for more than three months.
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A new washroom block has opened at the Victoria International Airport, which features a unique pet relief area.
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A Lebanese restaurant in Victoria was overwhelmed by the support of the community when it launched a falafel fundraiser for victims of a massive explosion in Beirut over the weekend.
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A massive piece of heavy machinery has completed construction on Vancouver Island and is now being prepared to be shipped to the Lower Mainland from the Point Hope Maritime yard in Victoria.
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Health officials in British Columbia will provide an update Monday on the latest cases of COVID-19 in the province.
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The B.C. government and federal government are providing more than $900,000 to upgrade a new salmon conservation facility in Sooke.
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A black bear euthanized in Metro Vancouver this summer had been lured out by people trying to take video, a local wildlife group says.
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Two friends headed to the Juan de Fuca trail for an overnight fishing, surfing and camping trip this weekend, when they ended up catching something much bigger than they expected.
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Jess Housty’s tomato plants are late to ripen and she’s not impressed. But she’s not alone in her frustration.
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The Royal Canadian Navy announced today its sixth Arctic patrol vessel will be named after Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, a Second World War navy hero.
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With Vancouver Island's Lebanese community still reeling from the deadly explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, some of its members planned a vigil for Victoria's Inner Harbour Sunday night.
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A former member of the University of Victoria's varsity women's rowing team is suing the head coach and the university over allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment.
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Seven types of salsa, prepared salads and sandwiches are among the items made with contaminated onions from the United States that are now being recalled as a result of a Salmonella outbreak across Western Canada.
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Mounties in Nanaimo say they've received a dozen different reports of vehicles broken into along a rural road in the last month.
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A customer at a Chinese restaurant in B.C.'s Interior was caught on video screaming obscenities and berating the restaurant's staff for allegedly taking too long with his order Friday night.
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A longshoreman who pulled out a knife during a fight with a coworker in 2015 now owes the man he stabbed nearly $100,000.
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The Vancouver Canucks are back in the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2015, but they didn't do it the easy way.
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B.C. health officials have announced 53 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the province to 3,934 since the pandemic began.
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Multiple women have come forward on social media saying that they were recently followed by a strange man at Beacon Hill Park after a local woman shared her harrowing story online.
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A Brentwood Bay business owner has been doing damage control after his business was mistakenly identified online as a business that has been linked to a violent hate crime – which took place in Alberta.
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Victoria police are looking for witnesses after a 64-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted at random in the Burnside Gorge area.
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The Victoria Fire Department is asking people to cool it when it comes to fires along one of the city's most popular beaches near Beacon Hill Park.
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The Fresh Start: Back to School fundraiser, which helps less-fortunate kids in Nanaimo get a haircut and new school supplies, is still happening this year - despite the COVID-19 pandemic - but no haircuts will be given out.
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Victoria police are hoping to reunite a collection of stolen jewelry with their rightful owners after the items were seized during a traffic stop Thursday.
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Three people sustained non-life threatening injuries after a head-on collision shut down traffic at the intersection of Douglas Street and Finlayson Street on Friday morning.
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The Parksville Bottle & Recycle Depot has seen double the amount of people it normally serves after it reopened its doors in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hotel workers from across B.C. are planning to hold a hunger strike on the steps of the B.C. legislature as the industry faces an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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British Columbia Premier John Horgan says the United States government's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian raw aluminum is “disappointing.”
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The Royal Canadian Air Force is planning to mark National Peacekeepers' Day with a flyover of Victoria on Sunday.
