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1 road worker killed, another injured in crash near Nanaimo, B.C.

Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in a crash that killed a road worker and injured another near Nanaimo on Thursday night.

Vancouver Island adds 71 new COVID-19 cases

The cases were among 832 new cases found in B.C. over the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on Aug. 31, 2021. (Province of B.C./Flickr)

Club members push back over proposed changes to Cedar Hill Golf Course

The president of the Cedar Hill Golf Club says a report from District of Saanich staff recommending changes to the operation df Cedar Hill Golf Course will hurt the club and its members.

Golfers “putt-out” on 18th hole at Saanich’s Cedar Hill Golf Course on Sept. 23, 2021. (CTV News)

5 schools on Vancouver Island now dealing with COVID-19 clusters

Health officials on Vancouver Island have declared clusters of COVID-19 at four more schools in the South Island. There are now five active clusters at schools in the region.

Victoria police launch hate-crime investigation after church vandalized

Police have launched a hate-crime investigation after graffiti was discovered on a Catholic church in downtown Victoria.

'We've had patients die waiting for a bed': Vancouver Island doctors frustrated with the unvaccinated

An emergency room doctor in Victoria says patients who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are causing unnecessary delays and even deaths in the health-care system.

B.C. considering tougher laws to protect patients, students from anti-vaccine protesters

The B.C. government is considering tougher laws to discourage anti-vaccine protesters from disrupting the daily operations of schools and hospitals in the province, Premier John Horgan said Thursday.

Fate of Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding hinges on mail-in votes

The winner of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding could be determined before the weekend as Elections Canada officials work to count mail-in ballots in a race that was too close to call on election night.

Victoria man's estate leaves $518K to animal shelter in honour of beloved cat

A Victoria man has bequeathed more than half a million dollars to a local animal shelter in honour of his beloved cat, according to the Capital Regional District.

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Huawei's Meng expected to reach 'resolution' of U.S. charges against her

Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou will be in a New York court today where it is expected that the U.S. charges against her will be resolved, following negotiations with American officials. In a letter docketed Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice states that it will be appearing in court to address "a resolution of the charges against the defendant in this matter."

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves home to attend her extradition hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alberta's overwhelmed ICUs near capacity, military support being deployed

The Canadian Armed Forces has confirmed that it will be sending resources to help with Alberta's overwhelmed intensive care units.

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NEW | Discussions underway with countries to accept Canadians with mixed vaccines: Tam

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says "active" discussions are underway with various countries, including the U.S., to permit the entry of Canadians with mixed COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Father, two daughters dead in Gatineau, Que. murder-suicide

Gatineau police say the deaths of a father and his two young children at an Aylmer, Que. home were a double murder-suicide.

Residents of First Nation in Ontario given expired Pfizer vaccine for nearly a month

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is reporting that residents of the Saugeen First Nation in Ontario were given expired doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for nearly a month before the error was caught.