MORE TOP STORIES

• Lack of heavy duty electric vehicles stalling transition of interested businesses, municipalities

  As more businesses and municipalities seek greener solutions for transportation, those with heavier duty vehicles say there are limitations preventing them from switching entirely to battery electric vehicles.

  

• 'Still many people in the rubble': Victoria man worries for family after devastating Turkiye earthquakes

  A Victoria man says a series of devastating earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria have left him feeling nearly paralyzed, as the death toll from the quakes rises above 6,200 people.

  

• Victoria theatre group hosts sensory productions for youngest audiences

  A new form of theatre is in its infancy but growing in Victoria, although it has been captivating audiences in other parts of the world for years.

  

• Mill closures threaten to punch holes in the fabric of rural B.C. towns

  A range of pressures on British Columbia forests are reverberating this spring through Houston and other rural and northern communities, where sawmill, pellet and pulp closuresare affecting hundreds of workers.

  

• B.C. woman transforms house through dynamic designs with connection to moon mission

  Despite the dark paint on the exterior of Susan Strangway’s heritage house, there are hints of her home’s bright interior.

• 'Suffering for years': Advocates call on B.C. to improve health supports for adults with eating disorders

  A Vancouver Island advocacy group is calling on the B.C. government for better access to safe and timely supports for adults with eating disorders.

• IIO called to Ladysmith after cyclist injured overnight

  The office that investigates B.C. police incidents that result in death or serious harm to members of the public has been called to Ladysmith.

• Firefighters douse commercial fire on Salt Spring Island

  More than a dozen firefighters battled a fire at a commercial building in the heart of Salt Spring Island, B.C., in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

• B.C. cabinet minister announces 'heartbreaking' return of cancer

  Selina Robinson, the B.C. NDP's minister for post-secondary education, has revealed she is once again battling cancer.

• Canada's first electric RCMP cruiser arrives on Vancouver Island

  The RCMP's first fully electric police cruiser has entered service in Langford, B.C.

• Turpel-Lafond returns honorary degree to another B.C. university after internal review

  Another British Columbia university has taken back the honorary degree it bestowed on retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond after an investigation raised doubts about her claims of Indigenous heritage.

• The 'Big One' is not the earthquake B.C. scientists are most concerned about

  The pending megathrust earthquake known as the "Big One" has been a source of worry on B.C.'s South Coast for years – but some scientists are even more concerned about the potential impact of smaller quakes closer to Metro Vancouver.

• B.C's pink sea urchins moving to shallower waters due to climate change

  Pink sea urchins off the coast of Vancouver Island are expanding into shallower waters, in what researchers say is an indication of how rapidly climate change is affecting ocean life.

• 'Shut the f*** up, get me my coffee!': Angry confrontation at Tim Hortons in Surrey, B.C., under investigation

  Police are investigating an angry confrontation at a Tim Hortons drive-thru in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend, part of which was recorded and posted on TikTok.