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• BC Transit service back on track in Victoria after brief snowfall

  BC Transit says there's no more service disruptions in the Victoria region after several morning routes were delayed or altered due to snowfall early Tuesday morning.

  

• New Campbell River bylaw bans open use of drugs as B.C. decriminalizes possession

  A city on Vancouver Island rushed in a new bylaw just before B.C. officially decriminalized the possession of small amounts of drugs.

  

• Pacific FC signs former Canadian youth international attacker Adonijah Reid

  Pacific FC has signed winger/forward Adonijah Reid, a former Canadian youth international and FC Dallas draft pick.

  

• Illicit drug death toll surpasses 2,000 in B.C. for a 2nd consecutive year

  British Columbia recorded 2,272 illicit drugs deaths last year, new data released by the BC Coroners Service shows.

  

• Victoria police and Island Health launch dedicated mental health response team

  Police in B.C.'s capital are pairing up with mental health workers to better respond to service calls involving people struggling with mental health and substance-use issues.

• Vancouver Island hotel promotes sexual positivity with Valentine's Day 'nooner' package

  A Vancouver Island hotel is bringing back its afternoon stay packages to encourage romantic rendezvous this Valentine's Day.

• Victoria police seek man wanted on province-wide warrant

  Victoria police are on the lookout for a man who is wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant for breaching his release orders.

• UVic launches investigation into alleged anti-Ukrainian harassment on campus

  The University of Victoria is looking into recent reports of harassment towards members of the Ukrainian Students Society.

• Alleged farm stand thief turns himself over to Central Saanich police

  Police in Central Saanich, B.C., say a man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars worth of products from a local farm stand has turned himself over to police.

• Nanaimo RCMP searching for missing woman, 30

  Mounties are asking the public for help finding a 30-year-old woman missing in Nanaimo, B.C. Police say Samantha Evans has not been heard from since Jan. 11. Her family contacted the Nanaimo RCMP one week later and a missing person's investigation was launched on Jan. 18.

• Island Health searching for ways to improve health care with 'Code Hack' event

  Island Health is on the lookout for fresh ways to improve the health-care system with its 24-hour event, "Code Hack."

• B.C. reveals plan for decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal use

  British Columbia is taking a major step forward in its fight against the province’s deadly overdose crisis by decriminalizing the possession of a small amount of certain illicit drugs for personal use.

• Decades-old Vancouver Island school to be demolished

  A now vacant elementary school in Lake Cowichan, B.C., is slated for demolition this year after it was closed for safety reasons.

• UVic prof's 'Geographies of Surfing' course teaches students on the beach

  Chris Darimont is the instructor for a course in UVic's geography field program called "Geographies of Surfing."