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• New ride-hailing service to launch in Victoria

  Canadian ride-hailing company Uride has received its business license in Victoria, clearing the way for a September launch.

  

• Missing hiker found safe on Vancouver Island

  RCMP say a hiker who was reported missing in central Vancouver Island has been located safe.

  

• Victoria councillor Geoff Young not seeking re-election

  A longstanding member of Victoria council says he will not be seeking re-election this year. Victoria Coun. Geoff Young has served more than 30 years on city council over two periods.

  

• Canada's national basketball team holding training camp in Victoria ahead of FIBA qualifying match

  Fifteen national athletes are coming to Victoria to participate in a training camp ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifying match, which is also taking place in B.C.'s capital this month. Eighty national teams are competing for just 30 spots in the FIBA Basketball World Cup this year.

  

• BC Ferries reports busiest-ever spring for vehicle traffic, despite cancellations

  BC Ferries vessels carried more vehicles between April 1 and June 30 of this year than during any other first quarter in the company's history, according to financial results announced Thursday.

• Wolf found dead, another still missing after apparent break-in at Vancouver zoo

  One of the wolves that were released during an apparent break-in at the Greater Vancouver Zoo this week has been found dead, and another remains on the loose.

• Number in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. declines again

  The number of patients with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals declined slightly this week, as an independent modelling group says the province's latest wave of infections has passed its peak.

• 'We can just be people again:' Inmates at Saanich jail carve totem pole as healing step

  Behind the walls of a jail in Saanich, B.C., there are people working on a totem pole. Since last summer, some 70 inmates have chipped away at the pole at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre. It's a project they say gives them a moment to forget they're locked up.

• E-bike stolen from Nanaimo hospital worker while on shift

  Nanaimo RCMP are looking for a stolen e-bike that was swiped outside of the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Wednesday night.

• Search for Victoria man missing in Spain widens to neighbouring countries

  The family of a Victoria man who has been missing in Spain for more than a month say they are broadening their search to neighbouring countries.

• B.C. breaks temperature records amid brief heat wave

  Wednesday’s heat wave, which gripped much of southern British Columbia, broke a number of temperature records in the province.

• Another union representing B.C. public service workers issues strike notice

  A union representing B.C. government workers – including veterinarians, engineers and pharmacists – has issued a strike notice. The Professional Employees Association (PEA) is the union that represents the Government Licensed Professionals (GLP) group, which has 1,200 members who work in B.C. public services.

• Man convicted of killing Langford teen Kimberly Proctor denied parole

  One of two men convicted of the shocking sexual assault and murder of a Langford, B.C., teen in 2010 has had his day parole application denied again.

• Children's flu and pain medications in short supply across B.C.

  An unprecedented cold and flu season coupled with supply chain issues is leading to a shortage of liquid Advil and Tylenol for kids across British Columbia.