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• B.C. residents least interested in separating from Canada, poll finds

  British Columbians are less interested in seceding from Canada than residents of any other province, according to a new survey.

  

• 2 slain gunmen still unidentified after Saanich shooting: BC RCMP

  Saanich police will hold another update on a deadly shooting that took place on Tuesday afternoon, leaving two suspects dead and six officers with gunshot wounds.

  

• Commanding officer of Esquimalt-based Navy ship relieved of duties

  The commanding officer of a Royal Canadian Navy vessel based in Esquimalt has been relieved of his duties, the Canadian Armed Forces announced Thursday evening.

  

• Mounties report dramatic spike in catalytic converter thefts near Oceanside, B.C.

  Mounties on Vancouver Island are warning of a recent spike in catalytic converter thefts, with more than 50 thefts of the devices reported to police in the Oceanside, B.C., area this year.

  

• BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings ahead of busy Canada Day weekend

  BC Ferries is cancelling several sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.

• 273 in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. for 2nd week in a row

  The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals remained at 273 on Thursday, still slightly above the lowest total seen in 2022 so far.

• 'What were they waiting for?' Woman inside Saanich bank amid shootout describes 'calm' gunmen

  A woman who was trapped inside a bank during a robbery and fatal shootout with police near Victoria on Tuesday says there is one question still plaguing her a day later: Why didn't the gunmen just leave with the money?

• Victoria police searching for high-risk missing girl, 16

  Victoria police are asking the public to keep a lookout for a girl who was reported missing earlier this week.

• B.C.'s 'largest investment' in affordable housing on Vancouver Island begins in Saanich

  Construction of a large housing redevelopment in Saanich, B.C., has begun, and it's a project that the B.C. government is calling its "largest investment" into affordable housing on Vancouver Island.

• Canada Day celebrations in Victoria to mark 'new beginning' with First Nations

  The City of Victoria says this year's official Canada Day celebration will mark a "new beginning" in the city's relationship with local First Nations.

• Police investigating possibility of 3rd suspect in Saanich, B.C., shooting

  Police in Saanich, B.C., say they continue to investigate the possibility that a "third suspect" was involved in a fatal shooting at a bank that left two suspects dead and six officers injured Tuesday.

• Vancouver Island beach cracks list of top 50 beaches in the world

  Travel website Big 7 Travel has released its annual list of the top beaches in the world, and a familiar shoreline on Vancouver Island has made the list.

• Man transforms minivan into solar-powered office after layoff

  Robert is on a grateful journey that began after becoming a casualty of a major downsizing at work.

• RCMP clearing new logging protest encampment near Fairy Creek, B.C.

  Police say they arrested five people as they worked to clear a protest camp on Vancouver Island that's blocking access to a forestry operation in the Fairy Creek Watershed area Wednesday.