35 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Vancouver Island
The Island Health region has now recorded 2,241 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

The Island Health region has now recorded 2,241 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
A new report from researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) is questioning B.C.'s COVID-19 vaccination plan.
Two BC Ferries passengers are facing more than $900 in fines for allegedly flouting COVID-19 health orders and acting belligerently towards staff.
The task employees of a North Island fish hatchery have been dreading has arrived, and staff have now begun the process of culling nearly one million salmon they have been raising.
A bust of Queen Elizabeth in Victoria's Beacon Hill Park has been vandalized with the head being completely removed from the body.
A pair teens were taken into police custody following an allegedly targeted case of arson at a View Royal home this weekend.
The Capital Regional District's parks committee has taken a firm stance against raising parking fees at regional parks, after the idea was floated by staff earlier this week.
BC Ferries says one of its employees at the Swartz Bay terminal near Victoria has tested positive for COVID-19, but there is no risk to the general public.
The Port of Nanaimo has finished penning its lease agreement with international shipping company DP World to expand the city's Duke Point terminal and pave the way for global shipping.
Several international travellers arriving at Toronto's Pearson International Airport have refused to comply with a new rule requiring a three-day hotel quarantine, local police said Wednesday.
A man has been charged with sexual assault after an incident last week at a Montreal COVID-19 quarantine hotel. The alleged victim told CTV News that the man came into her room, partially undressed, and touched her, only leaving when she threatened to scream.
As a full-time pharmacy technician in a busy Toronto hospital, Tim MacFarlane has been on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. But since February of last year, he’s also been living in his minivan after he became one of the roughly 235,000 Canadians who experience homelessness every year.
A real-world test of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it's very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose.
COVID-19 patients who experience symptoms months after infection are heading to “post COVID-19 clinics” for treatment and to hopefully discover why their illnessis prolonged.
Dashcam video captured the moment a dump truck collided with a barrier along the I-405 north of Renton, Wash.
A large gaggle of snow geese blotted out the sky over Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in Garden City, Missouri.
A flippered forager was taken away in the back of a police cruiser after it was found wandering the streets of Charlottetown
Hockey card collecting has seen a huge rise in popularity over the past few months, especially with news about a few rare cards selling for six figures.
A train carrying liquid petroleum exploded after a collision with an 18-wheeler in Cameron, Texas.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. leadership has been 'sorely missed' over the past few years.