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B.C. musician and former pastor sentenced for sexual assault

A Vancouver Island musician and former church pastor will serve three months of house arrest, followed by 18 months of probation, after he was convicted of one count of sexual assault.

The Victoria provincial courthouse as seen on November 3, 2021. (CTV News)

B.C. residents to pay more for hydro starting April 1

British Columbia residents will pay an average of $2 more per month for hydro power starting Saturday.

UVic hosts Trans history conference during Transgender Day of Visibility

The University of Victoria is playing host to the "Moving Trans History Forward" conference, which launched on March 30 and will run until April 2, coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31.

Boston Children's Hospital, which calls itself "home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States," says it has faced a "large volume" of threats of violence for offering that kind of care. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash with car in Nanaimo

A motorcyclist was seriously injured and airlifted to hospital in Victoria after a crash with a vehicle in Nanaimo.

Former Liberal cabinet minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives

A former Liberal cabinet minister who has been sitting in British Columbia's legislature as an Independent is the new leader of the provincial Conservatives.

Langford, B.C., to host North American Olympic rugby sevens qualifier

Canada will have home-field advantage for this summer's Rugby Americas North Sevens, which serves as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Vancouver Island religious and First Nations leaders respond to Vatican renouncing Doctrine of Discovery

The Vatican is asking Indigenous people from across the globe for forgiveness as it revokes the "Doctrine of Discovery," which was used by the church and states to justify colonial conquests.

'Healing each other': Island charity pairs veterans with rescue dogs to train into service dogs

A non-profit in central Vancouver Island is teaching rescue dogs, and people, a few new tricks.

Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko skips warm-up over Pride jersey

Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko is the latest NHL player to get embroiled in the league's Pride jersey controversy.

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Unable to leave Syria, mothers of Canadian children forfeit repatriation to keep their families together

In a choice forced upon them by the Canadian government, four mothers have made the agonizing decision to forfeit an opportunity to repatriate their children from open air prisons in northeast Syria.

Women walk in Roj detention camp in northeast Syria, on Feb. 9, 2022. (Baderkhan Ahmad / AP)

MP Han Dong issues libel notice to Global News over China interference reporting

Lawyers representing Toronto MP Han Dong served Global News with a libel notice on Friday over reports that alleged he spoke to a Chinese diplomat in February 2021 about delaying the release of the two Michaels, and that he was a 'witting affiliate' of Chinese interference networks – allegations that Dong denies.