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Remains of missing hiker Melissa McDevitt found on Vancouver Island

The skeletal remains of a 39-year-old hiker who went missing in the southern Vancouver Island backcountry one year ago have been found.

Driver dead after single-vehicle crash in Nanaimo, RCMP say

A driver is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Nanaimo Thursday.

B.C. COVID-19 data: Weekly update shows slight increase in hospital population

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. ticked up slightly this week, but remained well below the early-October high.

Victoria airport working to avoid winter storm chaos this holiday season

The busy Christmas travel season is almost upon us and this year the Victoria International Airport says it’s been working hard to prevent a repeat of the days-long travel chaos that happened last year.

Tofino man released from jail to appeal conviction for killing mother bear and cub

A wildlife guide who was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $11,000 in fines for killing a black bear and her cub in Tofino, B.C., has been released on bail while he appeals his conviction and sentence.

Men charged with assault with a weapon, forcible confinement in 'targeted' incident on Vancouver Island

Mounties on Vancouver Island say two men are facing multiple charges after investigators found evidence that another man had been forcibly confined and assaulted with a weapon.

Langford hockey coach inspires donations to Christmas charity that helped him as a child

While not getting anything for Christmas was hard, Jim Knutsen says the hardest part was having to keep it a secret when he returned to school.

Amanda Todd's mom urges more jail time for tormentor, as Dutch court mulls sentence

The mother of B.C. teenager Amanda Todd, who was bullied into suicide by a Dutch national, says she'll be “so angry” if a court in Amsterdam doesn't give him significant extra jail time on the basis of his Canadian conviction last year.

B.C. landlord ordered to pay $5,400 for tenant's spitting, garbage-tossing, vandalism

A B.C. landlord has been ordered to pay $5,400 in strata fines racked up by a former tenant who was accused of breaching the building's bylaws 75 times.