4 new COVID-19 cases found on Vancouver Island
Health officials have confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Wednesday.
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Suspicious fires increasingly common in Nanaimo, RCMP and fire department warn
Nanaimo's fire department and RCMP detachment are banding together to deal with a problem that has escalated over the past three months, with more than 20 suspicious fires occurring in the community's downtown core.
Repair coming for Greater Victoria sewage treatment plant, CRD says
It cost $775 million to build and took five years to complete. It’s the CRD’s sewage treatment plant, and so far, it’s not functioning as it should.
Greater Victoria birdwatchers flock to Saanich wetland to eye rare cranes
Victoria birdwatchers are flocking to Panama Flats after a pair of Sandhill cranes swooped in for a stopover.
Mother calls for stricter actions after nurses suspended at Saanich care home for disabled residents
A mother is speaking out following the suspension of two nurses at a Saanich care home, where her son with complex needs lived for 300 days.
Deadly deer disease still circulating in B.C., ministry says
A lethal infectious disease that first began affecting deer on Vancouver Island last year is still circulating in local populations, according to the provincial government.
Murder investigation launched, vigil planned after missing woman found dead in Nanaimo
Nanaimo RCMP say a homicide investigation is underway after a missing woman was found dead in the downtown area earlier this month.
Wanted man fleeing from VicPD gets stuck in knee-deep mud
A wanted man who led Victoria police on a foot chase Tuesday had his escape plans thwarted by uneven terrain near the Gorge Waterway.
'Profit from other people's pain': Residential school survivors warn of stolen designs on orange shirts
Companies around the world have designed, or stolen designs, of orange shirts that were originally created to raise awareness about Canada's residential school system and its survivors.
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'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief Leo Friday said on Wednesday.
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NEW | 'There's a memory there': Rampant addictions on Sask. First Nation a result of generational trauma from residential school
Indigenous leaders of Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan say the community is struggling to cope with the intergenerational trauma caused by a residential school that once operated in the area, with many residents turning to drugs and alcohol to cope.
China launches first three-man crew to new space station
China launched the first three-man crew to its new space station in its first crewed mission in five years Thursday.
'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin exchanged cordial words and plotted modest steps on arms control and diplomacy but emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started -- with deep differences on human rights, cyberattacks, election interference and more.
B.C. couple pleads guilty after flying to Yukon to jump COVID-19 vaccine queue
A plea has been entered in the case of a B.C. couple accused of chartering a flight to a remote Yukon community to get their COVID-19 vaccinations before they were eligible in their home province.
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