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Driver arrested after woman seriously injured in Port Alberni hit-and-run crash

Mounties are searching for the driver of a white pickup truck after a pedestrian was struck and seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Port Alberni.

Lack of housing blamed for below-average nursing program enrolment

A lack of affordable and available housing in the capital region is being blamed for keeping people away who are desperately needed in order to correct the ailing health-care system.

Nanaimo parents awarded $328K for loss of support after teen killed in crosswalk

The parents of a Nanaimo teenager who was struck in a crosswalk and later died in hospital have been awarded $327,635 after a B.C. Supreme Court judge recognized the Korean practice of hyodo, in which a child is expected to provide financial and domestic support to their parents.

Tour de Rock bike ride returns to Vancouver Island

The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock bike ride returns to Vancouver Island on Saturday.

Small plane crash injures 2 on Vancouver Island

Two people were airlifted to hospital with minor injuries after their small plane crashed Wednesday morning on northern Vancouver Island. A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada tells CTV News the privately owned de Havilland Beaver aircraft "collided with the terrain" approximately 18 kilometres southwest of Campbell River.

B.C sheriff shortage leads to delays, cancellations of dozens of court hearings

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma is promising more money to fix a chronic shortage of sheriffs that has led to at least 86 court appearances being cancelled or delayed this year.

Saunders Family Foundation looking to fix B.C.'s broken health-care system

More than one million people in B.C. are unable to secure a family doctor, and access to primary-care clinics is becoming harder by the day. But a Vancouver Island foundation has created what it is calling a playbook to end the ailing system.

RCMP seek suspect in Duncan bank break-in

Mounties on Vancouver Island are asking the public to help identify a suspect who allegedly broke into bank in Duncan earlier this month.

Protesters arrested on Vancouver Island as groups clash over 'gender ideology' in schools

At least three people were arrested Wednesday as protesters and counter-protesters gathered in Nanaimo and Victoria to argue about the way schools teach sexuality and gender identity, and how teachers refer to transgender students.