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• Vancouver Island makes list of world's best island getaways

  Vancouver Island is the only Canadian destination to make this year's list of top island vacations in the world, according to travel website Conde Nast Traveler.

  

• Treaty negotiations could see transfer of two B.C. parks to Vancouver Island First Nations

  A pair of provincial parks are being considered in the B.C. government's treaty negotiations with the T’Sou-ke and Songhees nations on Vancouver Island.

  

• New family doctor compensation model a 'new day for family physicians' in B.C.

  A new payment model came into effect Wednesday for family doctors in British Columbia. Under the new model, a full-service family doctor currently making $250,000 a year could make up to $385,000 annually.

  

• Police arrest 2, seize guns, drugs from vessel on Haida Gwaii

  Mounties are pursuing charges against two people after officers on Haida Gwaii seized guns and drugs from a liveaboard vessel moored in Masset, B.C.

  

• Homicide investigation underway after woman, 39, found dead on Quadra Island

  A homicide investigation is underway on Quadra Island, B.C., after a 39-year old woman was found dead in what investigators believe was a targeted killing.

• Woman sends life-sized photo of herself to connect with long distance best friend in Victoria

  "It's the best gift I've gotten!" Adam finds out the story behind a life-size picture of a person waving in a window, that’s two decades in the making.

• 1 person hospitalized after attack by group at busy downtown intersection, Victoria police say

  One person is in hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after an assault with a weapon in downtown Victoria Wednesday afternoon.

• Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour recalled in Western provinces

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour because the product contains milk that is not listed on the label.

• Cyclists gear up for Cycle of Life Tour to benefit Vancouver Island hospices

  Registration is now open for the 10th annual Cycle of Life Tour, a cycling fundraiser that raises money and awareness for hospice care across the region.

• Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's former top doctor, hired by B.C. public health service

  Alberta's former chief medical officer of health has landed a new role in British Columbia. Dr. Deena Hinshaw was named a deputy provincial health officer for B.C. on Wednesday.

• 'It has to stop': Canada's Aboriginal Peoples on deaths of Indigenous folks in police custody

  The over-representation of Indigenous people in Canada's justice system and the number of deaths of Indigenous people at the hands of police has the vice-chief of national Indigenous organization up in arms.

• 2 B.C. Mounties charged with manslaughter, 3 others face obstruction charge

  Two RCMP officers are accused of manslaughter in the July 2017 death of an Indigenous man in Prince George, B.C., while three of their fellow Mounties are charged with attempting to obstruct justice.

• January home sales 'slowest we've seen on record' in Victoria: VREB

  The Victoria Real Estate Board says 2023 is off to a slow start for home sales in the region.

• NDP leader's healthcare concerns front and centre during Vancouver Island tour

  Hot off a week-long Vancouver Island tour on the state of health are, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says protecting Canada's public health system is a top priority in the coming year.