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Malahat highway traffic snarled by truck fire

The Trans-Canada Highway was reduced to single-lane traffic in both directions due to a truck fire Thursday morning.

Fire crews attended the scene at Split Rock Lookout, approximately two kilometres south of Mill Bay, around 6 a.m. (Facebook)

35-year-old man was lying in roadway when killed by vehicle near Courtenay: RCMP

Investigators say a man was lying in the roadway when he was struck and killed by a vehicle near Courtenay, B.C., on Wednesday.

Members of the Courtenay and Comox fire departments had Ryan Road closed off between Anderton Road and Crown Isle Drive while police investigated what was initially reported as a pedestrian struck around 1:30 a.m. on July 6, 2022. (CTV News)

Logging truck driver airlifted to hospital after crash near Campbell River

The driver of a logging truck was airlifted to hospital in Victoria after he was pinned inside the vehicle following a rollover crash on Wednesday morning.

Rescuers extricated the driver from the truck and he was flown by helicopter to Victoria General Hospital for treatment, the fire captain said. (CTV News)

Dozens of B.C. firefighters sent to Yukon after lightning sparks 136 fires in 7 days

A Yukon information officer says firefighters in the territory have been bolstered by crews and resources from British Columbia to help fight a growing number of wildfires.

Vancouver Island marmots released onto Mount Washington

The number of Vancouver Island marmots in the wild increased this week, with 10 of the critically endangered rodents released onto a Mount Washington ski run.

Saanich, B.C., bank shooting motive may never be known, says criminologist

Questions of what would motivate twin brothers to enter a British Columbia bank dressed in body armour and prepared for a gun battle remain unanswered, but a criminologist sees similarities to two other young men who terrified Canadians in 2019.

New apartment construction in Esquimalt to include 'deeply affordable' units

The rental price for 68 of the units will be set at 30 per cent of the tenant's gross income, while 28 of the units will start at $375 for a studio and $715 for a four-bedroom suite, according to the federal government.

Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father

A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province “won't pay” for the procedure.

B.C. forestry company to spend $29M on upgrades to Vancouver Island worksites

A B.C. forestry company is spending nearly $29 million on upgrades to its mills and facilities on Vancouver Island.

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One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson reads a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, formally resigning as Conservative Party leader, in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father

Canada elections commissioner reviewing information related to Conservative allegations against Brown

The Commissioner of Canada Elections' office says it has received and is reviewing information related to the allegations raised by the Conservative Party of Canada that now-disqualified leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign violated federal election financing rules.

Here's who could replace Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister

Boris Johnson was due to resign as Britain's prime minister on Thursday, bringing an end to a turbulent two and half years in office and triggering a search for a new leader.

Man pulled from burning car by five others on Ontario highway in 'heroic effort'

Five men are being hailed as heroes by the Ontario Provincial Police after saving a man from a burning vehicle on a Toronto-area highway earlier this week.