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Vancouver Island adds 4 new COVID-19 cases as B.C. eases restrictions

Health officials have identified four new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Tuesday, as B.C. enters Step 2 of its restart plan.

A senior is seen walking through Esquimalt's COVID-19 immunization clinic at the Archie Browning Sports Centre: March 25, 2021 (CTV News)

Province says Nanaimo-based Indigenous learning centres not at risk of closing amid community concerns

Parents and students from two Indigenous learning centres in Nanaimo are trying to save their schools from a feared closure, while the B.C. government says no closures are planned.

The Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre and the Mid Island Métis Nation have launched a fundraiser in hopes of creating B.C.'s first urban Indigenous school in Nanaimo. A still from a video on their fundraising page is shown.

Nanaimo RCMP issue warning after series of suspicious fires

Police and firefighters in Nanaimo are encouraging residents to be on the lookout as RCMP investigate multiple suspicious fires that recently took place in the city's downtown.

A map showing the locations of suspicious fires that were lit over the past three months is shown: (Nanaimo RCMP)

Nearly 50 affordable homes for seniors, Indigenous Elders coming to Port Alberni

Dozens of affordable rental homes reserved for seniors and Indigenous Elders are currently under construction in Port Alberni, the province announced Tuesday.

Massive harnessless rock climbing gym to open in Langford

A popular rock climbing gym in Victoria that specializes in bouldering, a type of rock climbing done on short walls with no harness, is opening a new location in Langford.

B.C. changes rules to let temporary patios stay up, post-pandemic

The B.C. government says it has amended the rules to allow restaurants and bars to apply to keep the temporary patios that became a lifeline during the pandemic.

Doctors left in limbo as Medical Council of Canada cancels controversial exam

At a time when Canada continues to deal with a shortage of doctors, many residents say they have not been able to become fully licensed since the pandemic began.

B.C. ombudsperson labels youth confinement in jail 'unsafe,' calls for changes

A three-year investigation by British Columbia's ombudsperson concludes the provincial government's practice of placing jailed youth in solitary confinement is “unjust and unsafe.”

COVID-19 exposure reported at Oak Bay school

Island Health is notifying families of a COVID-19 exposure that took place at Oak Bay High School last week.

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Green leader Annamie Paul rejects calls to resign as party tees up non-confidence vote

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is brushing off calls for her ouster as the party's governing body lines up a future vote that could see her removed from her post.

Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada, speaks at a news conference on the news that New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin had left the Green Party to join the Liberal Party, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons

Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs," paraded Tuesday in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians in Gaza responded by launching incendiary balloons that caused at least 10 fires in southern Israel.

Canada's vaccine targets based on models before troublesome Delta variant well known

Canada is on the cusp of hitting its first national vaccination target, but chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 might mean the country has to up its vaccine game again.

Experts say second shot of Moderna is 'as good as' Pfizer when mixing with AZ

Experts are reminding Canadians to get the first vaccine that is available to them as some, particularly those who received AstraZeneca as their first shot, turn down a Moderna jab in favour of its Pfizer-BioNTech counterpart.

How this Anishinaabe chemist is putting traditional elder knowledge into STEM classes

A chemist from the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation is infusing elder knowledge and Indigenous history into scientific concepts and lesson plans to help Indigenous youth feel more emboldened to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.